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today’s news … Sunday, January 8

today’s news and information gleanings from here and there! 

Quote for today… “The right to think is the beginning of freedom, and speech must be protected from the government because speech is the beginning of thought.” – Justice Anthony Kennedy, majority opinion, Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition, April 12, 2002.

  • DEEDS RECORDED: “Norfolk Southern Railway Co. and Pennsylvania Lines LLC conveyed property on a public road to Columbia Borough for $100,308.” – Lancaster Sunday News
  • Columbia Borough – Norfolk Southern Subdivision Plan and Right of Way Easement filings with Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds’ Office.
  • It’s Farm Show Week … through January 14.
  • Home foreclosures “down 43 percent over last year, but could rise again as ‘processing delays’ end.” – Lancaster Sunday News
  • Elizabethtown College set plans to honor Martin Luther King with week-long event schedule: Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Dream Still to Fulfill
  • New Penn State football coach to make up to $2.3 million per year – “The details of (Bill) O’Brien’s contract were released after the press conference, as well. He will make a base salary of $950,000 per year with a 5 percent increase annually through 2017. Penn State confirmed that he will make an additional $1 million per year in radio and television incentives, raising the total to roughly $2.3 million per year over five years.” – The Daily Collegian, University Park, PA
  • THE: Traveler reviews – Tripadvisor.com
  • Unlimited smartphone service for only $19 a month – that’s the deal that may be too good to last says Boston Globe columnist about Republic’s very affordable service. – Boston Globe
  • Recent restaurant and food serving establishments: Better week in York County – York Dispatch; several instances of “persons in charge lacking food safety knowledge” in  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.
  • Feel-good theft! – “A York City woman was charged with felony retail theft for allegedly stealing lubricant from a grocery store.” – York Dispatch
  • “The Manor Township Planning Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the municipal building, 950 W. Fairway Drive. Among the agenda items: (1) Appointments by supervisors; (2) Reorganization meeting; (3) Final land development plan and modification requests relating to street reconstruction, required right-of-way, curbing, access drive pavement specifications, parking compound setback minimum curb radius and landscape screening for Chesapeake Crab Connection, 2910 and 2834 Columbia Ave.; (4) Discussion regarding zoning of the Wal-Mart Realty Co. property at 2820 Columbia Ave. and surrounding properties as requested by the supervisors; and (5) Year-end report.” – Lancaster Sunday News

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