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Quote for today… “Computers are useless, they can only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso

• “Andrew Combs rushed for 95 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the way as Columbia won its second straight with an 18-6 triumph over Annville-Cleona Friday night.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal-New Era

• “Richard E. Eisenberger Jr., 31, of 801 S. 15th St., Columbia, was charged with robbing the Turkey Hill on East Main Street in Mountville.” – MyColumbiaNews

• As major electronics retailers have found out, more consumers are using their spending power online. Prospect Self Storage – located just west of Lancaster near Columbia – is staying ahead of the curve by partnering with SpareFoot, the world’s largest online marketplace for self-storage. With their new ally, Prospect Self Storage will now be able to reach more consumers in the greater Lancaster area, provide real time availability information, and offer an expedited online booking process. With the powerful marketing tools that SpareFoot provides storage operators, locally owned facilities such as Prospect Self Storage can now vastly improve their online presence and build a strong brand name to compete with national storage industry giants. – News release Square Foot 
  

• “Harrisburg police have charged a landlord who allegedly released a pair of pit bulls from a tenant’s home before one of the dogs attacked a 10-year-old boy on Thursday.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• GAO report on fracking: “underground migration of gases and chemicals poses a risk of contamination to water quality.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “Organizations that lobby on behalf of townships and other political bodies could be subject to the state’s open records law and forced to publicly share documents that pertain to those associations and state government.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• “The president of a parent-teacher organization in eastern Pennsylvania has stepped down after school officials learned he is a registered sex offender.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News