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Quote for today… “A politician thinks of the next election – a statesman of the next generation. –  James Freeman Clarke

• REMINDER: Special Meeting of the Columbia Borough Council will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the Borough Municipal Building, 308 Locust St., Columbia, PA to address a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway Company, and any other necessary Borough business.

• Liar, liar … pants on fire! Pennsylvania legislator Tom Creighton now says “he does not plan to honor a separate pledge he made during his 2000 campaign — to turn down a legislative pension if he served long enough to become eligible for one.” He will get around $30,000 a year for 12 years of being “at the trough” – – – just about as much as the average working person gets (NOT)! – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• Take a look at the survey question: “How do you think the economy will do in 2012?” Click on the “SURVEYS” tab and cast your vote.
• Nittany Lions going to the Ticket City Bowl
• Editorial: PSU must donate all bowl funds – The Daily Collegian
• “Once every 10 years, American elected officials engage in quintessential behind-the-scenes, political scheming.It’s called redistricting, and the results often determine the outcome of elections years before they’re even run.” Read the entire article here. – Harrisburg Patriot-News
• Letter to the editor: What happens when only the minority votes; questionable leadership gets elected. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era