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

Quote for today … “We are ‘red-flagging’ the second week of January and the second week of February for possible heavy winter weather with a long, drawn out spell of stormy weather extending through much of the first half of March.” – September 2015 Farmer’s Almanac prediction. – The Patch

Second Quote for today … “JANUARY 2016: temperature 27° (3° below avg.); precipitation 2.5″ (0.5″ below avg.); Jan 1-5: Sunny; cold, then mild; Jan 6-13: Snow showers, then flurries, very cold; Jan 14-17: Periods of rain and snow; Jan 18-26: Snow showers, very cold; Jan 27-31: Rain and snow showers, turning quite mild.” – Another “prediction.” – Almanac.com

• River of Life Health Center closing

• Despicable action: Too sad and tragic at the end of life – “Officials believe the dog was alive, but died in the cold, after he was placed along the side of the road.” – Pennlive

• The cost of our elected public servants’ ineptness in Pennsylvania | “Pa. borrows biggest-ever $2 billion from state Treasury” – Pennlive

It’ll probably grow to over a quarter-billion dollars by the Saturday night!

• Coaches are supposed to be role models; no room in athletics for this guy. – ESPN.go.com

• Economic recovery? Not for some of the folks who work at Macy’s.

• A entire website about job cuts – dailyjobcuts.com

• ZooAmerica is offering its 30th annual free weekend on January 23 and 24! Visit more than 200 animals representing more than 60 North American species.  Throughout the zoo experience up-close “animal encounters’ hosted by ZooAmerica naturalists.