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Quote for today … “If your family does not believe in the future of this great city and its capacity to support a daily newspaper, it is only fair to allow us to find someone who does.”. – from a letter from noted New Orleans citizens to the owners of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.

• Six people were injured when a three-car wreck closed Route 30 in Mountville early this morning, police said. – LancasterOnLine

• “Thieves broke into 13 vehicles in Manor Township last week, police said. Items including wallets, change, electronics and cigarettes were taken.” – LancasterOnLine

• REMINDER: Columbia Borough Council will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 5 PM in Borough Hall, 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA to discuss/act on the 2013 Budget, and any other necessary Borough business.

• The Harrisburg Patriot-News has announced it will publish only three days a week in 2013; this letter to the editor speaks to that decision. When the corporate ownership of the Patriot-News did the same thing in New Orleans, the Baton Rouge Advocate moved in to set up a New Orleans office; established a New Orleans edition and signed up 10,000 subscribers. BayouBuzz.com suggested this, “Give the paper we all knew the farewell it deserves by inserting this on the obituary page: ‘Times-Picayune, died of unnatural causes on May 24, 2012 at age 175. Offspring of New Orleans Picayune and various consorts including the Times-Democrat and the States-Item, Survived by grieving, but resilient readership. Mourners may contact Baton Rouge Advocate for grief counseling and home delivery.”

• “When news breaks, most Americans seek a second, trusted source for more info” – The Poynter Institute

• Stink bug attack – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Your one chance: “One-day-a-year drive on railroad bed through Stony Creek wilderness has flaming foliage, history, scenic stream and wildlife” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era