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Quote for today … “Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no money. – Jules Renard

PVAAS 2012 rankings of local districts – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Voter ID on hold for this election – LancasterOnLine

• “PA tests show student growth strong here: Some Lancaster County educators say rankings more accurately reflect the impact schools are having on all students over time.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Eric Munro of Columbia was one of six area residents who were awarded scholarships from the Merit Shop Training and Research Center during the July meeting of Associated Builders & Contractors Keystone Board of Directors. He won a $500 award, construction management at Philadelphia University. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• “For about six hours last Tuesday morning, anyone so inclined could peek under the hood of the mighty Susquehanna River.
  The Safe Harbor hydroelectric dam intentionally dropped the river level on Lake Clarke by almost six feet for an annual inspection of the spillway and power house. Near Washington Boro, except for a small channel near the Lancaster County shore, the water had been peeled back.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Marilyn Ngo of Columbia, Columbia Junior-Senior High School, received a one-time, $1,000 scholarship from the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program. – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Middletown saga: “Approximately 100 angry residents filled the Middletown Borough Council’s meeting room and spilled into hallways Monday night to protest the end of funding for the Middletown Public Library in 2013.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• Letter to the editors in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Steven Spielberg will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Dedication Day. November 19, at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, which will honor the 149th anniversary of the cemetery’s dedication; it was 149 years ago in the cemetery that Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• ProPublica report: “What we still don’t know about Romney’s taxes”