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Quote for today… “Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society.” – Anna Lindh

• “A total of 22 persons infected with the outbreak-associated strains of Listeria monocytogenes have been reported from 7 states. The number of infected persons identified in each state is as follows: Colorado (12), Indiana (1), Nebraska (1), New Mexico (4), Oklahoma (1), Texas (2), and West Virginia (1). Two deaths have been reported, one in Colorado and one in New Mexico.” – Centers for Disease Control (CDC)  press release
• At some York County schools, students pay to participate in athletics; read article here. – York Dispatch
• And this is a surprise to whom? “Report: BP ultimately responsible in Gulf spill” – (Memphis, TN) CommercialAppeal.com
• Job cuts announced – “The Lancaster County Cooperative Extension office, one of the largest in Pennsylvania, is eliminating three positions as Penn State copes with a 19 percent budget cut from Gov. Tom Corbett. Discontinued as of Sept. 30 will be the positions of agricultural economic development coordinator and 4-H coordinator.” – Read the entire Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era article here.
• It happens other places, too. “That’s because, unlike many other counties and cities in central Illinois and across the country, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District currently does not publicize in any form the results of about 1,300 inspections it conducts each year at restaurants, cafeterias and other food-service facilities.” So, that’s because it’s a college town and ??? Read the entire article here.
• POLICE LOG: MARIETTA: Ervin L. Nell, 50, of 613 W. Market St., Marietta, and Charles R. Chambers, 32, of 26 Thornapple Drive, Marietta, were charged in what police called a “road rage” incident Friday in the 300 block of North Decatur Street. – MARIETTA: Jeremie M. Winter, 23, of 539 E. Hazel St., Marietta, was charged after he shoved a person during a domestic dispute Sept. 8 at his home, police said. The victim suffered a minor injury. – MARIETTA: Brittney R. Harven, 22, of Mapleton Depot, was charged after she repeatedly sent unwanted text messages to a person Aug. 25. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• And they are considering going on strike. “(Pennsylvania Turnpike) toll collectors’ wages now start at $19.76 an hour and rise to a maximum of $22.69 after three years.” Evidently there is a potential for a strike as early as the end of September; read this article here. – York Daily Record
• Are these “public servants gone wild?” This Associated Press story might suggest that: “Even as leading Democrats offered assurances to the contrary, government experts repeatedly warned that a new long-term care insurance plan could go belly up, saddling taxpayers with another underfunded benefit program, according to emails disclosed by congressional investigators.” Read the article (and gag and choke) here.