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Quote for today… “In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” – Desiderius Erasmus

• And who does not understand that? “High taxes curb growth in York?” – York Dispatch

• Today’s a market day in Columbia; register to win tickets to the Rotary Club’s Bar-B-Q; click on the above picture for more information.

• Time for the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era 2012 L-L Football Preview. Pick up your own copy of today’s paper to get the scoop on all the L-L school programs. Here’s the peek at Columbia’s Crimson Tide.

• Charade one; day four. “Paul Ryan fails the truth.” – Washington Post opinion column

• These Washington Post‘s editorials restate Columbia news, views & reviews’ concerns about Ryan’s perfunctory Path to Prosperity: Mr. Ryan’s misleading speech and Mr. Romney’s still-fuzzy tax  math.

• Best Tweet reacting to Ryan’s speech: “My condolences to the staff members of FactCheck.org and @PolitiFact, who will be forced to work overtime tonight #RNC.

• NIMBY or the impact of one side’s view of the future. Michigan town gets consultant’s report on fire operations – union president rejects the recommendation; wants a “refund.” – Advance Media

• “Fitness system will help Columbia students, community shape up” – My Columbia News

• Library newsletter lists September’s full slate of activities.

• Here we go again: “Locally, (gas) prices have soared by 28 cents in the last month.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Way to go, Millersville University! When there’s a crime, respond and report it to your citizens, constituents and neighbors. Wonder why every community’s law enforcement agency would not do this? – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• LEGAL NOTICE published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era, Thursday, August 30, 2012 – “LANCASTER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS LANCASTER COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a public hearing to be held by the Lancaster County Hospital Authority (the “Authority”) on September 13, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. at the offices of McNees, Wallace & Nurick LLC, 570 Lausch Lane, Suite 200, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601, in connection with the proposed pl an of financing  involving the issuance by the Authority of its tax-exempt bonds in an estimated aggregate principal amount not to exceed $22,000,000 (the“Bonds”).  A. Description of the Project to be Financed: The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Saint Anne’s Retirement Community, Incorporated (the “Corporation”), a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation with their administrative offices located at 3952 Columbia Avenue, Columbia, PA 17512, and applied to finance a project (the“Project”), consisting of: (i) the acquisition and construction of certain alterations, additions, and improvements to the facilities of the Corporation located in the Township of West Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as “Saint Anne’s Retirement Community, Incorporated”, including, but not limited to, expansion of the campus infrastructure including water, sewer, retention basins and roadways to accommodate the expansion of the independent living campus and construction of independent living units (the “CapitalProject”); and (ii) the refunding of certain outstanding indebtedness of the Corporation consisting of the outstanding Health Center Revenue Bonds, Series of 1999 (Saint Anne’s Retirement Community, Incorporated Project), dated as of August 1, 1999, in the original aggregate principal amount of $20,350,000, issued by the Authority (the “Refunding Project.” Together with the Capital Project, the “Project”); and (iii) if applicable, to the payment of costs of issuing the Bonds. The Project will be owned and operated by the Corporation. B. Estimated Maximum Amount of Issue: $22,000,000. C. Initial Owner and Operator: Saint Anne’s Retirement Community, Incorporated. D. Location of Facilities: The Project (described above) being financed is to be located at 3952 Columbia Avenue, in the Township of West Hempfield, York County, (sic) Pennsylvania. The public is invited to attend the hearing at the address set forth above. Any and all persons in attendance will be afforded an opportunity to comment on the proposed issuance of the Bonds. The public hearing is held by and on behalf of the Authority, as the issuer of the Bonds, and by and on behalf of the County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, as the government unit on behalf of which the Authority acts as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.”

• “YWCA Lancaster will offer a Lunch and Learn on Friday, Sept. 7, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 110 North Lime St., about the new voter identification law and what it means to people who do not have the necessary identification, such as a Pennsylvania driver’s license. Representatives will be on hand to register people to vote. Bring a brown bag lunch. Snacks and drinks will be provided. For more information please contact Nick Miron at 717-393-1735, ext. 256.” – YWCA Website

• Bowling – a contact sport? This listing in the POLICE LOG in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era is curiously interesting: “MANOR TWP.: Victorio Ayala, 66, and Thomas Gardner, 65, both of Lancaster, were charged after they got into an argument over a cup of coffee Saturday at Leisure Lanes.”