Today’s news and information gleanings from here and there.

Quote for today … “Journalists are good at uncovering hidden facts and hating lies, and worrying stories out of dark holes like the terriers we are.” – From the John Kass column in The Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2017.

Second quote for today … “We’re anticipating 2017 to be a particularly risky year for Lyme.” – Extracted from this WITF article: “Forbidding Forecast For Lyme Disease In The Northeast.”

• “Weak competition yields high prices for consumers and little pressure for companies to upgrade their networks to offer better service.” | “America’s broadband market needs more competition” – The Conversation