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Quote for today… “As citizens, we all have an obligation to intervene and become involved – it’s the citizen who changes things.” – Jose Saramago

• There’s good news and bad news for AT&T in Consumer Reports‘ latest annual cellphone service ratings. – USA Today

• Giant recalls “Veggie Patch” burgers – WHTM Channel 27

• Giant communicates with its Customers; Website transparency in action – Giant Website

• “Columbia officials were surprised this week when the Susquehanna River town was one of a dozen cities across the nation recognized for taking steps to curb childhood obesity.” – MyColumbiaNews
  

• Why can’t citizens find the above news item and the news about recent burglaries at Columbia’s Website? – Columbia Website

• Columbia Historic Market House NOW open Saturdays 9-4 – Market House Facebook Page

• Dumped deer carcasses: Nearly ‘an epidemic down here’ – York Daily Record

• Communication gaps produce rumors: “Additional police and other security precautions were taken at the Carlisle High School earlier in the week after rumors that a Thursday shooting was planned at the campus and chatter about the threat circulated on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Nothing occurred, but on Thursday about half the high school’s students stayed home.” – Harrisburg Patriot-News

• POLICE LOG: “EAST DONEGAL TWP.: A 17-year-old male was referred to Lancaster County juvenile authorities after Susquehanna Regional police charge that he had a BB gun on school grounds. Police had investigated a Nov. 9 incident at Donegal High School, 1025 Koser Road, after receiving reports of several juveniles using marijuana. The youth was charged Friday with having weapons on school property and with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia, police said.” Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era [Today’s Log included reports from eight municipalities; none from Columbia.]