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Quote for today… “Heresy is only another word for freedom of thought.” Graham Greene, British novelist

• “Diner fails state health inspection” in recent restaurant and food serving establishments: York County – York Dispatch; Lancaster County – Sunday News. A complete listing of all facilities in Lancaster, York counties and the entire state, except those in Columbia, are listed at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Website.
• We change oil too much? “Many automobile owners are spending more than they need on motor oil, believing that it should be changed every 3,000 miles even though almost no manufacturer requires such an aggressive oil-change schedule.” – Los Angeles Times
• York Daily Record guest columnist wonders: “Cheerleaders or pole dancers?“
• “The (York) man who turned down the NBA — and wouldn’t change a thing” – York Sunday News
• Self-sustainablity: After the grants stop! “With donations falling off, (Lancaster’s) Safety Coalition didn’t have the money to repair some cameras.” – Lancaster Sunday News
• Lancaster Catholic wins state AA crown – llleaguesports.com
• “What pushed Marietta union back to work?” – Lancaster Sunday News
• “Tales of the Occupation: ‘Occupy Lancaster’ shares stories, vows to keep working for change” – Lancaster Sunday News
• Mountville’s Catherine Kreider is Sunday News featured bowler. – Lancaster Sunday News
• Sunday News editorial about broken political promises features serial offenders: Creighton and Pitts. Lancaster Sunday News [NOTE: We hope Shakespeare’s words apply: “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.”]
• POLICE LOG: “WEST HEMPFIELD TWP.: Dale Hardy, 57, of Camp Hill, was arrested Wednesday afternoon, township police said. Police accused Hardy of stealing a woman’s purse from a vehicle parked outside the Weis Market, 1786 Columbia Ave. Police were given a description of a suspect and his vehicle and, within minutes, stopped him at Route 462 and Prospect Road. Hardy was reportedly identified by the victim and witness.” – Lancaster Sunday News