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

Quote for today … “They also warned Irizarry that some day he would meet the wrong cop who would act first and ask questions later.” – From an article in the Hazleton Standard-Speaker, “Hazleton man seeks $400G in police harassment suit.” Really? “Meet the wrong cop?”

• Why would any cop be the wrong cop? Shouldn’t all cops and codes officers follow the same ordinances and laws and treat everyone in the same way?

• Lots of comments follow the man sues police “in “open carry” story at Lancaster Online.

OpenCarry.org

• Open and concealed gun carry laws in Pennsylvania – Criminal Defense Lawyer

• Letter to the editor at NewsLanc.com condemns LNP – Always Lancaster: LNP editorial was just lip service

• “The purpose of an independent, objective news media is to keep government honest.” – from a comment at LancNews

• Typo? – 200-some jobs lost as Mount Joy facility announces closure – Lancaster Online

• “For meaningful change to arrive, ‘voters need to reach a point of revulsion.’ Hey, folks, that time has come.”– Nicholas Kristoff’s column is yet another scream against the corrupt political system. Why do people not hear the ominous warnings?

• An LNP – Always Lancaster inset in the John Baer column about school district “reserve funds” being held back while school boards cry and cut programs, states: “Columbia Borough’s $541,068 was the smallest in terms of total dollars and percentage of local revenue at 5 percent.”

From the Columbia Borough Website – the downloaded Resolution 15-01 – 2015 Fee Schedule

• When facebook and social media become the “authority” – Perhaps people resort to looking to social media for answers to questions that ought to be easy to find at the authoritative source. Maybe it’s time to scratch your head and wonder. This facebook post, “Does anyone know who I can contact about using the river park area for get together?” garnered a slew of comments. Columbia’s Website has the information stashed in a downloadable document at the FORMS AND DOCUMENTS page. Manor Township information is located at a clearly market PARKS page at its Website. Samuel S. Lewis State Park’s Website says: “Hilltop Pavilion may be reserved up to 11 months in advance. If the Hilltop Pavilion is unreserved, it may be used for free on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact the park office for more information on planning a wedding or other event in the park. West Hempfield Township’s Website has a PARKS AND RECREATION webpage that lists all its parks information too.

• Columbia’s Website’s PARKS AND RECREATION TAB has none of that information, but it does have a bad link here: “Additional information on parks in Columbia and surrounding area,” and a tobacco free policy “that will be addressed by voluntary compliance.” Resolution 12-20 – Adopting a Tobacco-Free Public Park and Playground Policy

• Marietta Market is open Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM at Flanagan Park on the corner of Front and Pine Streets in Marietta.

• Columbia’s Historic Market House is open today from 9 to 4