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

Quote for today… “If it were possible to fill the room and put the heat on, I wonder how comfortable the mayor would feel about public discussion/opinion. The mayor is well aware that very few residents attend meetings so that carries NO weight. It IS about the car.” – Comment to this article at Cole Umber’s news site.

(PHOTO SOURCE: zazzle.co.uk

• Ever wonder why Columbia news is absent from the MUNICIPAL BRIEFS and SCHOOL BOARD briefs listings in the daily newspaper? Ditto the police log?

• Heard about the Kirby Delauter case? Proof that some elected public servants haven’t a clue; have not read the Constitution or state laws and, in all liklihood, violated their oath of office.

• Here’s the Frederick (MD) News-Post editorial response to the elected public servant; read the comments, too.

• In Mount Joy, council relieves police officer and “unanimously voted to terminate his employment.” – Lancaster OnLine

• Hershey Medical Center is “diagnosed” as ebola treatment site. – last night a local TV anchorperson actually said “diagnosed” though he really meant “designated” as this York Dispatch article correctly said.

Star Barn in Lower Swatara Township in Dauphin County.(Barbara Miller | bmiller@pennlive.com)

• The “star barn” is coming to Lancaster County – PennLive

• A little history on the “star barn” – thestarbarn.com

• Ah, those trusted staffers keep on taking! He took money from his Democratic Club members to pay for “gas and other expenses.” – WFMZ-TV Channel 69

• 29 year old mother gets minimal jail time for hitting pedestrian while checking text – PennLive

• LASA gets EPA recognition – Lancaster Online

• By the way, when compared to a local municipal budget, LASA’s budget is online, transparent and fairly comprehensive.

• This funeraloneblog says, “Obituaries are one of the most unique forms of literature ever written.” Reading obituaries often opens a little known door to the person who occupied this earth for a defined period. The final chapter of the person’s biography can be a captivating one, even if the person is unknown to us. It’s too bad that some newspapers tarnish the final life chapters by willy-nilly scattering of obituaries across their pages and sections rather than confining them to the expected pages.