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Quote for today… “Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. – Robert Lewis Stevenson

• from Lancaster OnLine: “Suddenly, the 46-year-old Columbia woman abruptly turned and ran, fleeing the mall and crossing a street, before police and security officers caught her.”
• LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: “NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FINANCING BY WEST LANCASTER FIRE CO. #1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that West Lancaster Fire Co. #1, Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA will meet on 6/6/11 at 6:30 p.m. at the firehouse, 1697 Temple Ave., Lancaster, PA for the purpose of holding a public hearing pursuant to the requirements of Sec. 147(f) of the IRS Code of 1986 as amended on a proposal that the Issuer enter into an agreement in order to finance equipment. The equipment to be financed consists of a Pierce rescue pumper to be located at 1697 Temple Ave., Lancaster, PA. To finance costs of the equipment and to pay costs and expenses incidental to the financing, the Issuer proposes to enter into an agreement in the maximum aggregate principal amount not to exceed $475,000. The Issuer will be required to pay all taxes on the equipment. The payments due pursuant to the agreement will be secured by a security interest in the equipment. Persons interested may appear and be heard at said time and place or may file written comments with West Lancaster Fire Co. #1 prior to the hearing set forth heretofore. Dated: BY ORDER OF: West Lancaster Fire Co. #1 ATTEST
• from the Pocono Record: Another reason we need transparency; because stuff like this happens. “Fire department was flush, not broke – $600K kitty didn’t stop company from demanding tax hike.” 
• from the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: “School District of Lancaster rejects offer by teachers” 
• from the Harrisburg Patriot News: A “makes-you-think” story about a brave woman (a former Lancaster Countian) fighting cancer and the horrors of chemotherapy – “Harrisburg woman tries ‘to find positive’ after dark days of cancer treatments“
• Coffee may be good for you after all … “Coffee habit may protect against breast cancer“

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