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Quote for today… “An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.” – Simon Cameron (from Maytown)

• “New Traffic Pattern Coming to Eastbound Route 30 Bridge over Susquehanna River” – PennDOT Travel Release
• Thieves broke into five RVs and escaped with four large flatscreen televisions from Gayle Kline’s RV Center in Mountville according to a report at LancasterOnline.com.
• “Lewisberry firefighters ended era with ‘pride and honor,’ their last chief says” – York Dispatch
• Greed, theft, deception … Can it be the way to be all you can be in this country? – “Ex-NCO Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More than $200K From Army” – Military.com
• Gene Herchelroath give $2 million to Marietta – “Benefactor also set aside $1M for (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church) church, $50K for Wrightsville ” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• Manheim Township School Board to seek tax exemption; “Pending state approval, school district will be eligible to raise rate, offset special ed, pension and debt costs.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• Amazon.com Inc. spent $450,000 in the third quarter lobbying the federal government on issues including online sales tax rules and data protection and privacy, according to a quarterly disclosure form. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
• Two schools may have one athletic department; activities department: “In order to help balance out a nearly $4-million deficit, the West Shore School District administration has recommended the consolidation of all athletics and extracurricular activities between its two high schools– Red Land Senior High School and Cedar Cliff Senior High School.” – York Daily Record
• Press Release: Norfolk Southern’s plan to expand Harrisburg intermodal operations