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Quote for today … “That which is not just, is not Law; and that which is not Law, ought not to be obeyed.” – Algernon Sydney

• Out with the Ochocinco; in with the Johnson– Columbus (OH) Dispatch

• “The $60 million fine levied on Penn State by the NCAA doesn’t look so big next to the scale of the athletic department’s finances.” – The Denver Post

• PSU coach O’Brien’s bonus opportunities include:
  • Winning the division: 5 percent of base salary
  • Big Ten championship game: 8 percent of base salary
  • Participation in bowl game: 11 percent of base salary
  • Winning the BCS championship game: 9 percent of base salary – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Oh, no! Someone in charge lied! How can that be?  “A federal investigation has found that two security officials stationed at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station falsified security post inspection documents. – York Daily Record

• Maybe it’s better to see “Dark Knight” during daylight hours? “Patrons flee western Pennsylvania theater after fight during ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “Hang-out bench” gone, too. In addition to the removal of the statue at Penn State, the “hang-out bench” that used to be in front of Columbia’s Borough offices is now gone, too.

• “The following area residents attending YTI Career Institute’s Lancaster campus graduated on May 21. Columbia – Isaias Rivera, culinary arts and restaurant management; Cameron M. Wintermyer, culinary arts and restaurant management; Seth M. Phillips, culinary arts and restaurant management; Linda L. Slaseman, culinary arts and restaurant management; Andrea E. Aller, dental assisting; Amanda J. Lamparter, dental assisting; Amber M. Gochenauer, dental assisting; Kelsi D. Burkett, medical assistant; Linda J. Halter, medical assistant; Jennifer Rodriguez, medical assistant; Justina M. Fox, medical billing and coding; Kayla Wilkinson, pastry arts. – Marietta – Kayla N. Halter, criminal justice and first response. – Mountville – Ryan Van Buren, culinary arts and restaurant management; Kimberly A. Rodriguez, dental assisting; Michelle A. Emerson, medical assistant. – Wrightsville – Krista L. Witmer, dental assisting; Richelle L. Mclasky, dental assisting.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.

• Amy Jackson of Columbia, a communication major in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Villanova University and Zachary Miller of Columbia, received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology in the spring 2012 quarter. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era.

• LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, July 24, 2012: “PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 7:00 PM prevailing time, at the Marietta Borough Council Chambers, 113 East Market Street, Marietta, PA, Marietta Zoning Hearing Board will hold a hearing on the following: The application of the Marietta Boat Club requesting a use variance for the property located at 51 East Front Street, Marietta, to permit the construction of a clubhouse. The property is zoned as Open Space (OS) and Floodplain (FP). Case#03-12. All those who wish to be heard in regard to the above application should be present at the time and date specified. Mark Harman, Zoning Officer Marietta Borough.”