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Sunday marked the beginning of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to increase government transparency and freedom of information. - “Wolfgang Candy files for bankruptcy” – York Dispatch
- “CarMax opened for business at 1457 Manheim Pike on Tuesday, some five years after the nation’s largest used car retailer proposed building a superstore here.” .- Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era – Click here to find out what CarMax is
- “A record 50% of Americans strongly disapprove of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy, a recent Washington Post-ABC News survey shows. A whopping 65% are unhappy with his handling of gas prices. While national gas prices have increased 8% in the past month alone, the increase has not been uniform across all states, with some fairing far better than others. Here are the 10 states with the cheapest gas.” – Wall St. 24/7
- “Columbia Borough officials decided Monday that two representatives from council will meet with Columbia Historic Market House vendors (last) evening to discuss recent market matters.” – MyColumbiaNews
- “A Manor Township Crime Watch Meeting will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at the township municipal building, 950 W. Fairway Drive. The public will be given an overview of how an arrest takes place and also will tour the police station.Township police Cpl. Kimberly Geyer will be in charge of the meeting. No reservations or fees are required.For more information, contact Geyer at 299-5231 or geyerk@police.co.lancaster.pa.us.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era
- “The Colts and Fillies 4-H Club will hold its re-organizational meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 4606 Marietta Avenue, Columbia, PA 17512, starting at 7:00 p.m. Parents are encouraged to attend the meeting with their youth. Youth are asked to bring with them a 2012 calendar, pen/pencil and notebook. 4-H Horse clubs provide education opportunities but do not provide horses or riding lessons. Contact club leaders Amber Meyer at 717-715-2317 or Stacy Davis at 717-629-5053 for more information about the club.” – PennState Extention
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