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

Quote for today… “Kid. You’ll move mountains” – Dr. Suess

• Burke out; new football coach at Columbia – LNP – Always Lancasterr

EXTREME WEATHER NOTICE

SCHOOL DELAYS

COLUMBIA – Please be advised that on Friday, February 20, there will be a two hour delay FOR STUDENTS due to the extreme weather conditions.

HEMPFIELD – Due to dangerously low morning temperatures (-20 degrees F to -30 degrees F), there will be a 2-hour delay for Friday, Feb. 20 with modified kindergarten.

LANCASTER CATHOLIC – LCHS is operating on a two-hour delay schedule on the morning of Friday, February 20, 2015.

• Click here to visit the Suessical facebook page

• Kudos to Hinkle’s and the staff at Hinkle’s for providing the community preview.

• Fair number of Columbia properties listed at the sheriff sale posting

• Us vs. them. – the insular thinking of law enforcement – PennLive [We trust no one but thee and we and we’re not sure of thee.]

• In York, busing folks to a zoning hearing board meeting and “bribes?” – The York Dispatch

• PA’s “oil trains” getting more scrutiny after WV explosion, fire – State Impact – Oil trains pass through Columbia

• Letterman’s Top 10 things that Veep Joe Biden whispered to Stephanie Carter, wife of new Defense Secretary – PennLive – [Hard to believe! Hillary will have no competition in Philly!]
  

• Opinion at LNP – Always Lancaster questions the party selection process – and so, too, do many of the commenters following the opinion.

 

Hear that oil burner running? What’s the price of heating oil today?

• Know any state workers? Want to see that person’s salary? [NOTE: This report provides information on the annual salaries or hourly/daily wages earned by employees.  Salary and wage amounts do not include other forms of compensation, such as overtime. Or health insurance benefits, we’d guess, too.]