Ups and downs, downs and ups

 What comes down . . .

. . . must go up?

Yesterday, workers took down the brick facade at 208-210 Locust Street and today installed plywood in preparation for installation of a new facade.

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Schools rely on local funds as they await state budget

Public school districts have two principal sources of revenue: their state subsidy and local funding. The latter comes primarily from property taxes.

In Lancaster County, the state share of district funding ranges from a low of about 17 percent for Manheim Township School District to 45 percent for SDL and 48 percent for Columbia Borough School District, the two highest.

MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/schools-rely-on-local-funds-as-they-await-state-budget/article_ff29174e-41fd-11e5-9647-0f30aa55d3e5.html

Town reacts to a fight that started over the Confederate Flag

GO HERE:
http://fox43.com/2015/08/13/town-reacts-to-a-fight-that-started-over-the-confederate-flag/

It's down!

Well, mostly anyway.  Workers toiled all day today removing the facade at 208-210 Locust, brick by brick. Only side bricks remain.  A foreman on the scene said the project could last into Saturday, although today's endeavor moved along faster than expected.

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The facade is about to come down

Wrightsville artists try to bridge cultural divide

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/breaking/ci_28632189/wrightsville-artists-try-bridge-cultural-divide

Charges expected after fight involving Confederate flag: Columbia police chief

Charges are expected to be filed against people who were involved in a fight over a Confederate flag at an intersection in Columbia borough earlier this week.

The charges could be filed by the end of the week, said Columbia Borough Police Chief Jack Brommer on Wednesday.

MORE:
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/08/charges_expected_after_fight_i.html