For newspaper aficionados and history buffs | There’s a lot of history (including a full-page reproduction above) in a series of articles beginning in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster.

Comments speak loudly | Following this Lancaster Online story about “excessive Police force” in Lancaster. 

Comments also follow | this Lancaster Online article about Columbia’s River Park expansion ideas … and this Columbia Spy article pointing to it.

Did you know …  … part of Gladfelter Park is not in Columbia?

 

This week’s inspections at Lancaster Online.

York County’s Inspections

Click here to go to the state’s Website of inspections … and the listing of the violations at each location. The statewide directory lists inspections for all municipalities in York County and Lancaster County.

… 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. It is another instance of a purposeful lack of transparency.

CrimeWatch report | |”RETAIL THEFT: On 12-21-18 Tanasia Jordan (23) of Columbia was charged with Retail Theft (S) after removing a pre-ordered cake, valued at $39.99, from Stauffer’s of Kissel Hill Supermarket, 301 Rohrerstown Rd, on 12-14-18 without making payment.”

When overuse of the word “very” drives you crazy …