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

Quote for today … “ … uneven codes inspection … ” – Heard more than once at last night’s council meeting as several citizens and a councillor; seems the word codes keeps coming up and the concept of “uneven codes inspection” and application persists. Kudos to Councillor Barry Ford who openly stated the codes ought to be followed uniformly … all the time.

• Um! Um! Um! In York County, trusted employee convicted of stealing over $82K from former employer and charged with writing a bad check to her ex.

• Public opinion trial starts before the actual trial –  Lancaster Online – The definitive reports on emergency response calls in Lancaster County. Unlike the chatter at council meetings, this one is in writing.

• ‘The (ABOVE) report is developed to show the activity of Lancaster County Communications, along with the emergency services that we dispatch.” NOTE: Columbia maintains its own police dispatch system for one reason or another.

• It’s confusing to hear continuing commentary about how Columbia’s police department is the “fifth busiest department”, etc. and the report shows the number 12,885 calls logged by the county 9-1-1 system, yet these calls are not shared with local media nor citizens.

• Carpetbagger: “In United States history, a carpetbagger was a Northerner who moved to the South after the American Civil War, especially during the Reconstruction era (1865–1877), in order to profit from the instability and power vacuum that existed at this time.” – WikiPedia

• Modern carpetbaggers might be highly paid persons, in uniform or not, who take money from the folks they work for while not living, not paying taxes, where they profit.