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Quote for today… “I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.” – John Adams

FILE – In this July 6, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong grimaces prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Wanze, Belgium. Armstrong said on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, that he is finished fighting charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

• Another toppled “hero” re-surfaces the old saw, “Winners never cheat and cheaters never win: An AP article says, “The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he declared he was finished fighting the drug charges that threaten his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time.” Here is more from USA Today.

• Voter ID not over yet – “The state Supreme Court ordered Thursday that the hearing be held Sept. 13 in Philadelphia. The order ends a dispute between the law’s opponents, who wanted a September hearing, and the Corbett administration, which urged waiting until October. The law, which takes effect in the Nov. 6 election, requires all voters to show specific forms of photo ID at the polls.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Dog flu outbreak in Lancaster County – WHTM-TV, channel 27

• Letters to the editors and more in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Read Washington Post columnist, Michael Gerson’s column about the actions of two of our nation’s elected “public bozo’s” – Why can’t we do better than this?

• Five pages of Sheriff sales appear in the classified pages of today’s Intelligencer Journal/New Era.

• School news from an article in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era  entitled ” School news: Technology moves to the forefront as students gear up for a new year.” – “COLUMBIA: High school students will follow a new block schedule of four classes of 82 minutes each, instead of seven 40-minute periods. District officials say the schedule will provide a more concentrated focus on material and allow teachers to go deeper into course content. Six full-time teaching positions have been changed to part time, mostly at the high school, and four professional positions were eliminated, including a high school social studies position and an elementary special-education position. The district has purchased 30 laptop computers for the high school’s mobile computer lab with a $25,000 donation from Columbia Education Foundation. Lunch prices are up 10 cents this year, while breakfast prices will be unchanged.”

• POLICE LOG: “COLUMBIA: Ricky Ray Straub, 51, of Ephrata, was charged after he allegedly created a disturbance in the bar at Smith’s Hotel, 1030 Lancaster Ave., on Aug. 18. A passenger in Straub’s car, Dervin Lee Hackman, 44, of Ephrata, was cited for public drunkenness. – LANCASTER: William V. Milburn, 33, of the first block of North Seventh Street, Columbia, was charged Sunday for yelling obscenities during a disturbance in the first block of North Queen Street.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era