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Quote for today… “You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.” – Abraham Lincoln

• “A York City police officer has been on administrative leave since authorities began investigating his wife for allegedly embezzling more than $300,000 from her elderly aunt.” – York Dispatch

• The Columbia Market House is open today; you can shop from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm and “Meet the Mayor” there between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

• All about the money? “The details of Mr. Paterno and his family’s fight for money seem to deepen one of the lasting truths of the Sandusky scandal: the significant power that Mr. Paterno exerted on the state institution, its officials, its alumni and its purse strings.” – The New York Times

• (OPINION) It’s sickening and it’s spooky; we’ve heard that line before. From the movie, Jerry McGuire: “It now looks I got a shelf life of ten years, tops. My next contract’s gotta bring me the dollars that’ll last me and mine a long time. Shit, I’m out of this sport in 5 years. What’s my family gonna live on? Huh?”

• Titletown? Mountville reigns in midget-midget baseball – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Jarred Andrew White, 21, was cited after he allegedly struck a woman after arguing with her at his Columbia home on Thursday.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• The Freeh Report and its fallout – The Penn Stater Magazine

Sleepy’s should do better than “smarmy.”

Come on! See the “come-on” for the free TV near the top of this ad in area newspapers? See the reference to “see below for details”?

Now see the double asterisk in the block where the “below for details” is found. In 5 1/2 point type is this disclaimer or the “details”: “”**with select Queen or King mattress set purchase.” First of all, nobody should use 5 1/2 point type; for most people, it’s just plain too difficult to read. The type size you’re now reading is 12 point; for many, even this may be considered small. Secondly, the design of this ad further lessens readability by reversing out the type in a surprint – the type is white in a colored background.

Come on, Sleepy’s … you can do better than this!

•  “Stop online bullying: The news is full of scary stories about online bullying and how it can affect our families. Kids are worried and a Microsoft study finds that they want to talk with their parents about it. Whether you’re a kid or a parent, you have the power to help stop online bullying. Take our online bullying quiz to find out how. Read the results of the study to learn more. – Microsoft