Monday, July 7, 2014

Should Lancaster County firefighters be sworn to secrecy before learning about oil train locations?

Lancaster County's emergency management director is balking at forcing fire chiefs and volunteer firefighters here to sign confidentiality agreements before they can learn when trains carrying flammable crude oil pass through their communities.
Randy Gockley, the county's emergency management coordinator, calls the requirement "overkill" and has sought guidance from the county solicitor.

Lancaster County firefighters won't have to swear secrecy to learn about oil trains

Firefighters in Lancaster County won't have to sign confidentiality agreements to learn the location of trains carrying flammable crude oil in their communities.

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http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-firefighters-won-t-have-to-swear-secrecy-to/article_afa674d4-0601-11e4-9f6c-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm

What I Saw - July 7, 2014

Fox 43 reporting from the river - literally.

Sunday, July 6, 2014

What I saw recently

 Show me a sign.

 Under roof (partially)

 Catchin' a ride

 Phil Robertson is now bald and beardless.

 Cheap seat

 Mangled mailbox

 Do not touch.

 Bird on a wire

 Which way?

 Fraternal twins

 Two of a kind

 Covering the past

 Children a pla

 Flags at CCFD carnival

 Flying by

 "Big wheel keep on turning."
I don't think this one has in a while.

Guard duty

At Laurel Hill

CCFD fireworks


Friday, July 4, 2014

Happy Fourth!


 This morning, patriotic gals set up flags around town.


Down at the Moose - flags right and left.

The national anthem as rendered by a veteran of the 101st Airborne.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

State funding increases do little to help cash-strapped Columbia schools

The newly passed state budget offers the high-poverty Columbia schools a little extra cash, but the amount is less than what district leaders were counting on.

The smaller increase " will continue to squeeze Columbia financially," said Laura Cowburn, the district's business manager.

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http://m.lancasteronline.com/news/local/state-funding-increases-do-little-to-help-cash-strapped-columbia/article_43076d5e-0243-11e4-ad62-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm