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

Quote for today … “Keep telling yourself: We do not live in a dictatorship. We do not live in a dictatorship” – Opening lines from the Ann McFeatters column in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster

Another quote … “These columnists do not speak for Lancaster County and we take exception to this type of journalism.“ – From a column by East Earl resident, Alden G. Huffman, also in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster.

• “Bites, kicks & punches” – Columbia CrimeWatch

• Sex abuse cover-up in another faith – FOX43-TV [This Penn Live report of the same story quotes the church elder as saying he didn’t report it, because one of the incidents “wasn’t really that bad.” REALLY! What if your child or grandchild was the victim!!! 
  

• “Why are little kids killing themselves? Suicides blamed on bullying, social media, more” – Penn Live

• “Due to the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 29, 2017 yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, May 30 2017.” – Borough Notice

• Petting zoo, speeders, National Night Out ... all discussed and itemized at the May Safety Committee May Safety Committee Meeting.

• Answers to the oft-issued topic of street cleaning, street sweeping or street maintenance (your choice on the verbiage) may lie in the Public Works Committee Minutes for April.

• In case you cannot get to the separate committee meetings, the good news is the meeting minutes are posted at the Borough’s Website (Government>Committees>(select the committee).

• And minutes from the April Council meeting are shown here.

At the Columbia Public Library