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Quote for today… “Common sense is not so common.” – Voltaire

• Gas prices dropping – Gas is under $3 a gallon at some Illinois stations; locally, the prices are coming down to close to where they were in early March – St. Louis Post-Dispatch

• “Rainy weather holding stink bugs at bay … for now – But when dry weather takes hold, they’ll be ba-ack.” – York Daily Record
• Volunteers give back to Hellam Township’s Tourist Inn – York Daily Record
• “Spin dizzies debate over Marcellus Shale drilling” – “… both sides increasingly spin every shred of research to fit their own views and ignore the bigger picture.” – Harrisburg Patriot News