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Quote for today … “”Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can.”  – Arthur Ashe

• Every once in a while, one of the hogs gets caught: “DeWeese guilty on 5 of 6 corruption charges” – York Dispatch

• ” …  he says school boards don’t do enough … planning for the future.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “Unemployment after deployment” – Reading Eagle

• “Pitts rolling in dough” and much of it comes from corporations! – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data” – Seattle Post-Intelligencer

• “State budget cuts put disability services in jeopardy” – Harrisburg Patriot News

• Naomi Gillies, LCHC graduate, is an American Idol hopeful. Watch her video here – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “Jim Kerr: Hold on for ride of school budget season” – Opinion from the Reading Eagle columnist about cutting sports programs at a “football-is-king school.” – Reading Eagle

• “Who is Bill O’Brien? New Penn State football coach brings mix of fire, smarts, blue-collar mentality” – Harrisburg Patriot News

• LEGAL NOTICES published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, February 6, 2012: “CASTING OF LOTS FOR BALLOT POSITION GENERAL PRIMARY April 24, 2012 Please be advised that the casting of lots for positions on the ballot for the April 24, 2012 General Primary, will be conducted by the Lancaster County Election Office at The Lancaster County Government Center, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster, PA in The Office of Voter Registration/Elections, Suite 117, 1^st floor on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 3:00 P.M. All individuals involved in the drawing will be notified prior to the drawing.