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

Quote for today… “EVERYTHING in this town is ‘selectively’ enforced..” – Comment from anonymous commenter to this Cole Umber news site photo series.

“The (Wednesday) fire happened at a three-story historic home that had been converted into six apartments on the 100 block of North Third Street.” – WGAL-TV8

• Quote from an opinion column: “Pit bulls are among the most neglected, abused, unsocialized and over-bred dogs … “ – The York Dispatch

• Uh-oh, Microsoft laying off up to 18,000 people – Seattle Times

• Knocked-out roses. A reader asks The Scribbler: “What happened to the red roses leading to the old Columbia Bridge.” When folks who don’t live in the area recall the positive things about Columbia – and those positive things disappear – they wonder. Grab a copy of today’s newspaper to read the Scribbler column.

• In October of last year, Columbia news, views & reviews wrote: “GYPSY ROSES – Where are the roses that framed the entrance to the Bridge and will they ever return? Short answer: the roses are being stored at the Borough Farm and maintained really well. When the bridge entry construction is completed, the roses may be replanted in the general vicinity of where they were (f there’s space) or they may go to an area by the Union Bank and Cubby Spiese Bridge.” Is there anything on the borough Website about the disposition of the roses? Not that we could find?

• Over past 10 years, “water rates rise by 119%” in Detroit. In mid-June, “the City Council approved an 8.7 percent revenue increase” for this municipally-operated water and sewer district. – dwsd.org

What’s this? They’ve traded Columbia to York County?

So says nbcphiladelphia.com