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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Pa. Sen. Pat Toomey says President Trump should resign following Capitol violence - pennlive.com

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Sunday he thinks President Donald Trump should resign following last week's attack at the Capitol.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/01/pa-sen-pat-toomey-says-president-trump-should-resign-following-capitol-violence.html

Lancaster County residents were in Washington on Wednesday: ‘What’s going to happen today is going to be historic’ | PA Power and Policy: Pennsylvania State News | lancasteronline.com

In the hours and days after the insurrectionist mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, LNP | LancasterOnline sought to talk with county residents who went to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday for "Stop the Steal" events. Almost every person contacted declined to speak or never returned messages. This story is based on a review of public posts to social media by Lancaster County citizens. We are describing what they posted, which included many videos and photos. Some of the content relied on has since been taken down.

https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/lancaster-county-residents-were-in-washington-on-wednesday-what-s-going-to-happen-today-is/article_960e9ed4-52a8-11eb-a1fe-bf4c14890a3a.html

Insurrection and state of Republican Party: Words from Lancaster doctors, professors, GOP [opinion] | Local News | lancasteronline.com

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/insurrection-and-state-of-republican-party-words-from-lancaster-doctors-professors-gop-opinion/collection_34054d2a-51cf-11eb-ab7e-9fbeca4be929.html

Pa. Guard to go to DC through inauguration | News, Sports, Jobs - Altoona Mirror

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that about 1,000 Pennsylvania National Guard members have been activated to support the District of Columbia National Guard and local civilian authorities through the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration in the nation's capital.

https://www.altoonamirror.com/uncategorized/2021/01/pa-guard-to-go-to-dc-through-inauguration/

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Lancaster County supervisors leave Republican Party in wake of Capitol riots

Three members of East Lampeter Township's board of supervisors suddenly resigned from their positions this week after expressing disgust over violent rioting at the U.S. Capitol that caused death and destruction.

https://www.pennlive.com/politics/2021/01/lancaster-county-supervisors-leave-republican-party-in-wake-of-capitol-riots.html

Lititz bookstore gives away free copies of US Constitution in wake of violence at Capitol

When the owners of Aaron's Books in Lititz saw what was happening at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, they decided to offer a way for their customers to learn, or be reminded of, the basis of our system of government.

Todd Dickinson and Sam Droke-Dickinson, the couple who owns the independent bookstore at 35 E. Main St. in Lititz, decided to give out the few dozen paperback copies of the U.S. Constitution they have in stock, free to their customers starting Friday.

https://lancasteronline.com/features/lititz-bookstore-gives-away-free-copies-of-us-constitution-in-wake-of-violence-at-capitol/article_b20b00d6-51dc-11eb-ab7f-5be1cb7f426e.html