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Quote for today… “Capital punishment is as fundamentally wrong as a cure for crime as charity is wrong as a cure for poverty.” – Henry Ford

• It is what good newspapers do better … writers telling the story! Lancaster Newspapers’ MyColumbiaNews article details Thursday’s joint meeting in Columbia.
• $2,400 heating bill! Using the averages quoted in this York Dispatch article (Area heating oil prices higher) that’s the expected price to heat the average house with heating oil this year!
• POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Police responded early Thursday to a home in the 700 block of South 16th Street, where a resident reported that someone had entered the home and taken a $500 computer tablet. The resident heard noises and saw someone fleeing, police said. … MARIETTA: Jonathan S. Hinkle, 32, of 616 W. Market St., Marietta, was cited Friday with harassment and disorderly conduct after he confronted another man over a parking issue. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• This is a funny video! It’s not really happening, but could be a lighter side of law enforcement. http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=204780739557369