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Quote for today … “The mission … is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.” – Rotary International mission statement

• The York Daily Record reports: “Chief R. Wayne Pearson is no longer with the Wrightsville Borough Police Department. The council voted 5-0 Monday to end Pearson’s employment with the borough effective immediately, Mayor Neil Habecker said Monday evening. It is a personnel matter, Habecker said. He declined to comment further. Pearson has been with the department for about 5 1/2 years, Habecker said. Pearson could not be reached immediately for comment. Four years ago, the borough was embroiled in controversy over whether to keep the local police force or contract services from another department. The borough decided to keep the local force after a majority of residents told elected officials that is what they wanted — even if it meant a tax increase.”

• Harrisburg wants 12 spy cameras – they’re way behind Columbia – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• This column, CEOs tax the people, was nestled in the Wall St. Journal pages of Sunday’s newspapers; the author, Al Lewis, tells us more about how the American elected “public servant” / lobbyist / big business  triad has rigged the system to screw everyone else and send this nation into ruin.

• Lancaster New Era editorial asks questions about “no information for citizens about police chief’s ‘administrative leave’” –

• Voter ID is not a political issue; wait, isn’t the governor Republican? – “The administration of Gov. Tom Corbett is suggesting that a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into Pennsylvania’s tough, new voter identification law is politically motivated and outside of its authority.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• In Columbia, this Friday is Fourth Friday!

• “The Columbia Park Rangers are launching a beautification program to provide homeowners throughout the borough with free advice about how to spruce up the front of their properties.  Officials of the volunteer organization said the goal of the program is to enhance the beauty of the town to make it a more attractive place to live.” – MyColumbiaNews

• “triumph of style over substance” – More writers suggest Paul Ryan’s “Path to Prosperity” is more about smoke and mirrors than reality. Paul Krugman, The New York Times and Andy Heintz, Ottumwa Courier, Ottumwa, Iowa

• A million bucks a month! What can happen when elected “public servants” take on vanity debt – “Harrisburg’s incinerator debt is ballooning by about $1 million a month as the fighting over how to solve the city’s financial crisis continues.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, August 21, 2012 – “The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to consider the following application(s) and/or appeal(s): Jason Orndorff and Andy Krueger are requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to operate a place of worship at 232 Locust Street in a Downtown Commercial (DC) zoned district. Luis Hernandez Is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to operate a place of worship at 26 North Fourth Street in a Downtown Commercial (DC) zoned district. If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend this meeting and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Columbia Borough Office at 684-2467 to discuss how the Borough may accommodate your needs. Jeffrey Helm, Zoning Officer.”