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Quote for today… “If you’re horrible to me, I’m going to write a song about it, and you won’t like it. That’s how I operate.” – Taylor Swift

• One report on last night’s anti-bullying forum – MyColumbiaNews

• “Columbia will pay market bills” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• LETTER TO THE EDITORS in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era – “Once again, I have read a letter that is completely with­out facts that was titled ‘Pat­rick Henry to Sandra Fluke.’ Fred Herr apparently doesn’t follow what is hap­pening in Congress. Miss Fluke never testified before this body. She was denied that right by the radically right-wing chairman of that com­mittee, Darrell Issa. As far as her being made famous, that was done by a grossly overpaid blowhard named Rush Limbaugh — “the pied Piper’’ of the Repub­lican Party. Mr. Limbaugh, of all peo­ple, decided to attack Miss Fluke’s moral character by using vile names to describe a person he doesn’t even know .This guy is typical of many right-wingers who claim to be of high moral character, but will do or say anything if there is a dollar involved. I wish these Republicans would start using facts be­fore they write some of their letters. Ronald E. Waugh, Columbia”

• ANOTHER LETTER TO THE EDITORS in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era -“Since Columbia Schools have had problems in the past with bullying, why didn’t the administration and school board address the problem some time ago? According to school board president Tom Strickler, this is the third year the district has had a forum on bullying. So, what was the outcome? Why wasn’t a serious ef­fort made to address this is­sue instead of waiting three years?” Robert G. Miller, Columbia
• APOLOGY: Due to absolutely horrible “worse than third-world” Internet connectivity in this Hampton Inn in Western Pennsylvania, today’s “today’s news”is abbreviated. “Catch-up” will happen tomorrow .