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The Star Beacon reports that Ashtabula County District Library won their levy election Tuesday by 60 votes according to unofficial results. With 170 provisional ballots still to be checked plus absentee ballots bearing postmarks no later than November 4th having until November 15th to arrive potentially numbering over 200, there remains a chance of the slim victory being wiped out. The official canvas of results is due by November 26th from the Ashtabula County Board of Elections.

The Register reports that Sue Gardner of the Wikimedia Foundation issued a statement noting that cash is going to fund bureaucrats in chapter organizations instead of individual editors modifying Wikipedia. Apparently three particular chapter organizations dominate the process of receiving funds.

Reuters reports that author Tom Clancy died aged 66 on October 2nd at Johns Hopkins. Clancy has a novel pending publication that is set for release in December entitled “Command Authority”. CBS News gathered a variety of star tributes to Clancy made today.

Mentor Public Library in Ohio has contracted with Hoopla to provide streaming rich media to patrons in addition to other electronic content on offer from Zinio, Overdrive, and other vendors.

A brief discussion is posted about Schnail Mail and how it might not be such a good thing yet how it relates to the deal presented by GMail.

(h/t Glyn Moody)

Unexpected breaking news on a late Monday afternoon right before markets close in New York City:

Washington Post to be sold to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos http://t.co/v84m9ImVy5

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 5, 2013

Jeff Bezos To Buy Washington Post And Its Publishing Assets For $250 Million http://t.co/IFpwPuHEty

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) August 5, 2013

#BREAKING: Amazon’s Bezos buys Washington Post for $250 mn

— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) August 5, 2013

Washington Post to be sold to http://t.co/EDD1mjvTV2 founder Jeff Bezos – @washingtonpost

— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) August 5, 2013

The @washingtonpost newspaper is being sold to Jeff Bezos, founder of online department store Amazon, for $250 million

— Radio Australia News (@RANews) August 5, 2013

WJW Fox 8 News in Cleveland reports that a teen was shot in the parking lot behind the Eastman branch of Cleveland Public Library who then later died after transport to MetroHealth Medical Center. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to contact the Cleveland Division of Police. WEWS News Channel 5 reported on the incident as well.

Chicago Sun-Times columnist Andy Ihnatko has an initial reaction posted to the death on 4 April 2013 of Roger Ebert.

We recognize conflicting civil scheduling surrounding the next regularly scheduled day for the release of LISTen: An LISNews.org Program and Burning Circle. These situations do arise from time to time. The Air Staff of Erie Looking Productions hereby provides notice that no programs shall be released on Monday, April 1, 2013. The release of programming shall be targeted to resume on Monday, April 8, 2013.

Dated at Ashtabula Township on Thursday, March 28, 2013. Unanimously signed off by the Air Staff.

Fabian Scherschel at The H Online presents a feature comparing alternatives to Google Reader for those looking to replace it in their daily lives.