Obituary of local interest | Shirley H. Staman  

after today, June’s gone | “Welcome July!The hottest month of the year, thunderstorms are nearly as abundant as ants at a picnic.” – The Farmer’s Almanac

facebook mythology | The same myths and lies are being hoisted on facebook sites: The renters are a problem in Columbia. There are just too many renters in Columbia. Renters take up all the parking spaces. The renters are killing downtown business. Here’s a look at the comparison between a thriving Mount Joy and Columbia. Columbia has just slightly fewer renters (5%) than Mount Joy has. NOTE: Thank you, readers who have pointed out the incorrect comparison earlier posted in which Columbia County rather than Columbia Borough was compared. We apologize for the error.

Long Read: but a good read | “Covid 19 — What the Data Tells Us” – “We are suffering from data illiteracy in this country — from the Institutions capturing it (like the CDC), to the Politicians making decisions from it, to the Media reporting on it, all the way down to the Public consuming it.” – Medium

Oh, well … moving on | “As COVID-19 cases rise, fewer Americans are following coronavirus news“ – Nieman Lab

They knew | about hired assassins to kill US warriors — hired by POTUS’s “friend.” – Letters from an American

Truth hurts | This is a story of the stinging truth behind an attempt to overthrow the government; an insurrection, a “Lost Cause mythology: The Lost Cause of Empty Pedestals.“ – The Bitter Southerner

“Does Germany Have Statues Of Hitler? | “Nazis Are Not Remembered Like Confederate Generals” – Bustle [Germany does not glorify the treason of past — no sane nation does.]

June 2020 | Delinquent Tax Report – (Amounts are NOT certified. Total due is subject to change. Interest accrues monthly on the first day of a new month.) – Lancaster County Treasurer’s Website

The rat’s gone | Nah, the one from Kentucky’s still here for now, but the one in Lancaster is gone. Lancaster’s Chuck E. Cheese is gone according to an article in today’s LNP – Always Lancaster and the company’s Webpage. C’mon Kentuckians, wake up. Dump that “rat” of yours.