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A virtual army of 400,000 people worked to make John F. Kennedy’s challenge to land a man on the moon in 1969 a reality. They flocked to the Apollo program for many reasons. Some relished the idea of exploring new worlds. Others were inspired by a patriotic duty to beat the Soviet Union. Some saw the new space program as a chance to fight for racial equality. Others loved the thrill of an engineering puzzle in a land of sunshine and surf. These are the stories of some of the people who made the Apollo program the pride of a nation and the envy of the world.

https://www.floridatoday.com/moonlanding/

Columbia and Lancaster have the two highest percentages of economically disadvantaged students in the county — 64% and 90%, respectively. Both districts provide all students free meals during the school year.

Recipients must spend a majority of their grant on purchasing fruits and vegetables, develop a plan to establish partnerships to reduce costs and provide nutrition education to students, a press release stated.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/schools-in-low-income-communities-awarded-k-to-feed-students/article_dc91a2e8-a999-11e9-ad57-c3d64a77efc9.html

The agreement, which stretches from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2026, extends a partnership between two districts on opposite ends of Lancaster County. The relationship began in 2016 when they also shared a superintendent for one year.

Elanco unanimously approved the extension Monday. Although the Columbia board has yet to consider it, Elanco Superintendent Bob Hollister said it’s a win-win for both districts.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/columbia-could-pay-k-a-year-under-new-shared-services/article_7af55350-a99d-11e9-9366-27aec544a91b.html

Meet Hobie in Columbia at a House Party this Saturday,  July 20 at 5 p.m. at 500 Chestnut Street.

Hobie Crystle is running for Lancaster County District Attorney because he knows it’s time for the criminal justice system to start serving us the way it was intended to– and to stop wasting taxpayer money on solutions that don’t work. We have a unique chance through Hobie to change the culture of the District Attorney’s office, creating a criminal justice system that is fair, empathetic to our community’s needs, and that works for everyone.

The cash bail system has created two criminal justice systems: one for the haves, and another for the have-nots.​ When people are saddled with cash bail they cannot pay, they lose their job, their apartment, their car— and maybe their relationships and their kids. In the end, the taxpayer pays because the families left behind go on welfare or into public housing, and the kids go into foster care. As District Attorney, Hobie will eliminate cash bail for small offenses, where the crime wouldn’t require a jail sentence even if convicted.

See ICE T’s endorsement of Griffin HERE.

Rushed out of work

I was the only person in the family who had to work on that day in 1969. My whole family was at my Aunt Jane’s house in Columbia, Pennsylvania. As soon as work ended I got in my car and rushed to Columbia. Made the trip from Harrisburg in about 35 minutes – door to door. I missed the actual moon landing but got there in plenty of time to see Neil Armstrong take the first steps, of any human being, on the surface of the moon. On a black and white TV, of course. Quite a thrill!

— Michael S. Tucci Jr., Harrisburg

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https://www.pennlive.com/life/2019/07/readers-recall-where-they-were-when-apollo-11-landed-on-the-moon-i-thought-walter-cronkite-was-going-to-have-a-cow.html