today’s news and information gleanings from here and there!
Quote for today … “And the bulk of this new revenue can be had without a lot of pain, unless you’re a lobbyist for the retail industry, Comcast, Hershey, the organized bar or . . . uh oh, wait . . . I see a potential problem here.” – Philly.com‘s John Baer nails the issue in this column, “Here’s a win-win fix for the Pennsylvania budget.“
- Pennsylvania needs money, but the right-wing nuts don’t want their funding streams dinged. They keep protecting the big money interests: frackers, cable TV giants and anyone writing $10K checks to keep them in office.
- That was then – this is now. facebook chatter turns against Salsa’s following this post: “Everyone seemed so excited when the new Mexican restaurant opened in Columbia. Now when I drive past there are hardly any cars in the parking lot. What happened?”
Finally, a post at the Columbia Police Department’s facebook page that informs the community.
- Dog poop, codes department “courtesy notices” and stolen bikes. Lots of comments about these Columbia issues at this local facebook site.
- Oh, no … say it ain’t so: local economic development shenanigans. – PennLive
- You’ve heard it before: “The house always wins.” – So, too, it appears so in fantasy football. – The New York Times
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