today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!

Quote for today… “The only reason I shop at Giant is for the gas rewards. I max out every week. Every week I get free gas.” Giant’s reeling in of gas rewards, is “a real bummer.” – Kelly Pannuty, Giant gas Customer, in this York Daily Record article about Giant’s change in gas rewards policy.

Columbia is page one – above the fold – news today

• Free-standing six page compilation of the online articles that have been appearing this week at LancasterOnLine.

• Good news – bad news! – Good news: Not all of the attention-seeking, vacillating politicos were interviewed in the above series. [Premature post.] Bad news: Still looking for answers. Those answers will come in the form of informed citizenry; real ‘common-good’ selfless community and political leadership and recognition of the obvious advantages that this gem of a town situated next to “liquid gold” between two  huge, dynamic and growing markets has.

• Chance to buy school stuff: “Millions of dollars worth of materials belonging to New Hope Academy Charter School are being auctioned online.” – The York Dispatch

• Will the Pinnacle/Hershey Med consolidation be good for consumers? Likely not, say experts. – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Cop, 1 – Pit Bull, 0 – Harrisburg Patriot-News

Harrisburg Patriot-News political cartoon

• Boehner’s insane folly backfires. – Politicususa.com [This guy’s a nutcase.]

• A real gamble – the family that “pulls together” … : “Children whose parents are gambling or taking in a show at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem will soon have a place to have some fun of their own.” – The Morning Call

• Haagen-Daz recall – Nestleusa.com

Another quote for today … “It was a sad day when Columbia Borough sold the riverfront land that the lots are on for a song. Priceless Land. The river frontage of the entire community. What a shame. Could have easily given current lot owners life time leases and kept ownership. Why do the same people that voted to sell off the lot land care about selling off the Sewer Plant ?” – Commenter from Cole Umber’s news site

Another quote for today … “Lower your prices a bit, and we’re in. But when a cone costs about as much as a Turkey Hill half-gallon of ice cream, it seems foolish to me to spend that much.” – Tom Matteson, commenter, to this LancasterOnLine article about MaggieMoo’s name change.

And another quote for today … “Does anyone understand how much noise from cars will bounce off such a wall and go back to the properties across the street? Do you want to live across the street from a wall?” – extracted from Chris Will’s comment to one of the LancasterOnLine articles about “FAILING IN SLOW MOTION.”

And another quote for today … “One can say technology has left Columbia behind. But that doesnt  explain the decline of small business in the borough.” – Another comment from the above link.

• Interesting deed recorded: “Beverly J. Funk and A. Steven Funk conveyed property on Cherry Street to A New Life LLC for $360,000.” The properties listed at the County Website are 228 and 230 Cherry Street. [NOTE: There’s not much information at the State Website about A New Life LLC – so much for transparency here.]

• Wrightsville honors “unknown soldier” – FOX 43

Yet another quote for today … ” The way things have been run in this boro for the past couple decades is the reason the town is in the shape its in. We need people in council, & mayors positions who make decisions which are best for the taxpayers,& the future of this town. Than maybe there’ll be an article in the Lanc News about the great turnaround in Cola instead of the article running now about how dire conditions are in Cola” – Commenter to an article at Cole Umber’s news site.