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Quote for today… “Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” – Oscar Wilde 

• from the York Dispatch: “PPL plan to preserve land rankles cottage owners” – More cottage BMWs!
• Actor Peter Falk dies
• The weekend starts: Columbia Market House, today and tomorrow; the Annual Arts & Crafts Show– featured article in Columbia , tomorrow; Fourth Fridays in Columbia, later today and tonight;
• In California, they do not pay the legislators – in Pennsylvania, we do! But then, we only have about twice as many as they do in California. from the Harrisburg Patriot-News: “Should lawmakers lose their pay if the budget’s late?“
• from the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: Local students named to dean’s lists. MESSIAH COLLEGE: From Columbia, Cassy Bates, a sophomore majoring in social work; Alyssa Frey, a senior majoring in biopsychology; Morgan Hartz, a junior majoring in nursing; Gunnar Herman, a senior majoring in computer science and Broderic Keener, a junior majoring in health and physical education. From Marietta, Alicia Heigel, a senior majoring in elementary education; Nicole Hess, a junior majoring in nursing and Olivia King, a senior majoring in elementary education. From Washington Boro, Emily Gerlach, a junior majoring in education with dual certification in pre-K-four and special education. THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY: From Columbia, David Harnly, Erica Mendez, Robert Miller, Justin Ortleib, David Schoenly. From Wrightsville, Matthew Herbst, Adam Kalke, Victor Pujols, Nathan Smeltzer.
• Letter to the Editors in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era: Mountville writer asks: “Why not accept outdated food? I would like to respond to the article concerning local food banks not accepting outdated food. Just because food is past the expiration date does not render it unfit for human consumption. I would venture to say a good percentage of households have, and consume, foods from their refrigerators and cupboards that have expired dates.“I realize there are many people out there who can’t find work and need help, but would they refuse outdated food? I don’t know the reason food banks won’t accept out- dated foods. It could be some government rule or regulation. I would like to quote the late author, Edward Abbey’s philosophy concerning government regulations, ‘Obey few and challenge many.'”
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