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Quote for today… “To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” – Abraham Lincoln

• Fire on South Fourth Street displaces seven – (Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era)
• POLICE LOG: MANOR TWP.: Angela Paolilli, 20, of Locust Street, Columbia, was charged as the result of a vehicle stop June 25 in the 600 block of Donerville Road. – COLUMBIA: Terry B. Farley, 39, of Columbia, was charged Saturday in the 100 block of South 5th Street.
• Washington Boro man’s Letter to the Editor in Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era – “Chances are there are a lot of unemployed men and women out there who are experiencing the same kind of problems I am.”though we have many years of experience in our fields of work, and are now unemployed due to circumstances beyond our control (downsizing,closings, layoffs, etc.) it is very unlikely we will get hired. This no-hire decision is not based on age (55 and over) … or is it?”Hiring procedures today are very different than years ago. In the past, you applied for a job, were called in for a face-to-face interview with the person you would be working for and who would get to know you from that interview. They would make a decision based on that meeting.”Today it is unlikely you will actually meet the person you will be working for. Everything is very impersonal. Online applications, personality surveys, phone interviews with an employment agency.”How can employers make a good hiring decisions doing it this way? They can’t. They don’t know you and what intangibles you bring with you. Many potential excellent employees will never even get a chance.

  “This country was built by the American worker, and we still have a lot to offer and need job opportunities. We are not ready to retire, we want to work.” Ken Miller, Washington Boro

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