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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.

• Don’t know who to vote for? Maybe the Presidential Candidates Quiz will help you figure it out. – ProCon.org

• “The state Department of Revenue charged Kelly S. Ballentine with conducting taxable sales without a license at Walk-In Style Fashion Footwear, 356 N. Queen St. (Lancaster).  Court documents show that Ballentine didn’t have a sales-tax license for the three-year-old business but charged customers tax anyway. – LancasterOnLine

• “One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday night on Route 30 near Columbia.” – Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era

• Turkey Hill recalls mint chocolate chip ice cream – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• GSM Roofing awards new roof for Columbia Historical Preservation Society – MyColumbiaNews

• LEGAL NOTICE, published in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 – “The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough of Columbia will meet on Wednesday, October 31, 2012, at 7:00 P.M., in the Municipal Building at 308 Locust Street, Columbia, PA, to consider the following application(s) and/or appeal(s): Brentt Sechrist is requesting special exception(s) and/or variance(s) to operate a fire apparatus sales and service business at 520-524 Union Street and 517, 519 and 523 Avenue N in a High Density Residential zoned district. If you are a person with a disability wishing to attend this meeting and require an accommodation to participate in the meeting, please contact the Columbia Borough Office at 684-2467 to discuss how the Borough may accommodate your needs. Jeffrey Helm, Zoning Officer.”