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

Quote for today… “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers

SOURCE: The York Dispatch

• Former Columbia Historic Market House vendor operating in York. – The York Dispatch  [See this Columbia news, views & reviews article here.]

• Insightful comment: “wow, 15 Million for the TH half built Experience and only 20M for a highway. Something doesn’t make sense.” – Commenter at this article about the Route 441 project groundbreaking at Cole Umber’s news site.

• Gettysburg Bike Week tattoos features gallery of interesting body art – Hanover Evening Sun

• Mike Argento column: York family mourns after their small-dogs mauled and killed by two pit bulls. – York Daily Record

• A friend’s death: On Thursday afternoon, we received a phone call from a friend who told us that another friend had passed away. Our friend was a gorgeous pit bull owned by another friend in  southeastern  Lancaster. Mr. Big, had cancer and died on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 pm. “Big” was a gorgeous pit bull we’d got to know about three years ago. He was an aspiring therapy dog with an enormous appetite for “play.” This hunk of a dog was gentle, gregarious and affectionate. He loved to interact with persons with disabilities. His owner trained him with love. He was not a piece if “weaponized arm candy” as so many of them are. Tito, I am so sorry for your loss. You cared so much for “Big” that you trained him to be the kind, gentle and adoring pit bull that his breed can be. Mr. Big, went gently to heaven on Thursday afternoon and his owner’s heart is emptier today. So it mine.

•  Nepotism, in school districts, school boards, in business, in government, does not necessarily benefit anyone – even the “nepotee.” Ever wonder if some people run for offices or hold positions just to get jobs for relatives?