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today’s news … Friday, January 20

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

Quote for today… “Ladies and gentlemen, the Forces of Darkness are in the saddle and they’re wearing spurs” – Donald Kaul, columnist, writes a disheartening column decrying the influence of money in contemporary politics. Click here to read the column.

  • Arrogance, avoidance, abdication! – “No apologies: Penn State trustees say they ‘met their responsibilities’ in wake of Jerry Sandusky scandal” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
  • Not alone! – “Harrisburg doesn’t have (certified) health inspector, so many restaurants weren’t inspected” – Harrisburg Patriot-News
  • Fire policeman admonishes “emergency vehicle” letter writer in Letter to the Editors – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • Intelligencer Journal editorial: Exporting Energy
  • Joe Pitts “doesn’t like SOPA in its current form” says Tom Murse in his Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era column today. He wrote: “U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts, who told me last weekend that he hadn’t had a chance to seriously review the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act or its companion Protect IP Act, took a stand on the day Wikipedia and other websites went dark in protest of the legislation. Pitts, a Republican, apparently doesn’t like them in their current form. ‘I’m not a cosponsor of SOPA and will only support it if it protects BOTH artists’ rights AND Internet freedom,” Pitts told his followers on Facebook and Twitter. Critics — and there are many — say the legislation threatens free speech and unfettered access to the Internet by allowing the government too much control in battling copyright infringement.”
  • Win four tickets to THE … and overnight accommodations in Manheim?
  • OLA seeks pet care donations … MyColumbiaNews
  • “VFW Red Rose Post 2435, headquartered at Fourth and Manor streets in Columbia, will hold a “meat bingo” Saturday, Jan. 21. Doors open at noon and the games start at 1 p.m. with a cost of $10. For additional information, call 684-7380.” – MyColumbiaNews
  • POLICE LOG: MARIETTA: Christopher J. Thomas, 29, of West Market Street, Marietta, was charged Jan. 12 with burglary, theft, simple assault and a drug law violation, police said. Thomas entered an apartment on West Market Street and removed items including electronic equipment, they said. The apartment’s occupants, a man and woman, came home and confronted Thomas, who tried to use a stun gun on the male occupant, but it was not turned on, police said. The man sustained minor injuries during the scuffle. The woman also was assaulted by Thomas and required medical treatment for a broken hand, broken ring finger, small laceration to her lip and bruising on the left side of her face, police said. Thomas was sent to Lancaster County Prison.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
  • No anonymous comments in China – “China to demand bloggers true identities” – UPI
  • LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, January 16, 2012, PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED Joint Application of Columbia Water Company and Marietta Gravity Water Company for approval of: 1) the transfer of the rights, service obligations, water system and assets used and useful in the operation of the water system of Marietta Gravity Water Company to Columbia Water Company; 2) the abandonment of service by Marietta Gravity Water Company, and 3) all other approvals or Certificates appropriate, customary or necessary under the Public Utility Code to carry out the Transactions described in the Application. Docket Numbers: A-2012-2282219 and A-2012-2282221. ____________________ Formal protests and petitions to intervene must be filed in accordance with Title 52 of the Pennsylvania Code, on or before February 7, 2012. All filings must be made with the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, P. O. Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265, with a copy served on the Applicant. The documents filed in support of the Application are available for inspection and copying at the Office of the Secretary between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, on the Commission’s website at www.puc.state.pa.us, and at the Applicant’s business address. Applicant: Columbia Water Company Marietta Gravity Water Company Through and By Counsel: Thomas J. Sniscak, Esquire William E. Lehman, Esquire Hawke McKeon and Sniscak, LLP PO Box 1778 100 North Tenth Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 AND Jan P. Paden, Esquire Rhoads & Sinon, LLP One South Market Square 12th Floor PO Box 1146 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1146 BY THE COMMISSION Rosemary Chiavetta Secretary.

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