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

Quote for today … “England swings like a pendulum do – Bobbies on bicycles, two by two – Westminster Abbey, the tower of Big Ben – The rosy-red cheeks of the little children” – Extracted from Roger Miller’s “England Swings” to remind Columbia’s Girl Scouts of their visit.

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• Columbia’s Girl Scouts: globe trotters – The Merchandiser

• FREE PARKING announced in Lancaster: Lancaster joins Lititz, Ephrata and other communities with free holiday parking from December 19 to 24. They’ll be bagging the meters. Will Columbia remain the only “parking grinch?”

• Columbia Borough Committee of the Whole/Council meeting | 4^th Monday at 6:00 pm, unless holiday – Borough Website

• Next step for hunting “sportsmen” | tethering the deer to a post? Can you believe this? – Lancaster Online

• Or how about “deer focus areas.” Right up there with controlled hunting of lions!

• Lancaster County restaurant inspections – LancasterOnline

• York County restaurant inspections – York Dispatch

• A complete listing of all inspections at food serving facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia – Columbia persists in having its own inspection system with its own forms and inspection items – rather than the one used statewide, is available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.

• Sorry, Joe … The opinion in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster written over your name is “red rhetoric.” None of the terrorists in the Paris attacks were from Syria.
  

• In fact, Joe … since September 11, 2001, there’ve been nearly twice as many people killed in this country by right wing whack-jobs than jihadists. – International Security

• Paranoia and exclusion expands terrorism – “Communities can make it harder for terrorists to recruit by helping the culturally homeless feel more at home.” – The Conversation

• The cost of paranoia | we’re worried a terrorist will attack the Holiday Parade in Harrisburg – Fox 43 TV

• “There’s a solid line between vigilence and paranoia” – an October 2001 article – The Deseret News, Salt Lake City, UT

• “Terrorism fears magnify threats, real or imagined” – The Washington Post

• “its weird – nobody cared about homeless or poor people before the refugees showed up….now suddenly syrian refugees are turning the GOP into socialists.” – commenter following this PennLive article

• Introduction to Monotype and Mono-printing with Milt Friedly – Painting and other techniques on metal and plastic plates becomes an original print when run thru the press. Discover the intrigue that Degas discovered thru Monotype – December 1, Time: 6 – 8 pm – No experience needed. Bring soft and stiff paint brushes (small) if you have them.