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MORNING Smörgåsbord Public dominates meeting AG: weather, C6 After more than four hours of public comment, Dickinson Twp. Teacher AM snow and Carlisle borough officials discussed a proposed warehouse showers possible By Tammie Gitt borough and in Dickinson followed by those of op- and the township. had The Sentinel Township. ponent Nathan Wolf, who Courtney started the The meeting, held at introduced three experts meeting by reviewing a CARLISLE — A meet- borough hall, began at 6 who had also spoken at letter that had been sent to child High: 34 / Low: 19 ing intended to bring mu- p.m. and was ongoing as last Monday’s meeting officials in both munici- nicipal officials together of The Sentinel’s press of the Dickinson Town- palities to counter infor- to discuss a proposed lo- time, with officials having ship supervisors. About mation presented at pre- porn gistics center became a not yet started discussions half the audience left after vious meetings. forum for proponents among themselves. a 10-minute break half- “Unfortunately, in re- and opponents alike to air Charles Courtney, an way through the meet- cent meetings a few in- An East Pennsboro their arguments for what attorney for Goodman ing, leaving a handful of dividuals have resorted Area Middle School could be the last time be- Birtcher, spoke for about citizens whose residency to threatening officials fore decisions are made an hour to start the meet- was almost evenly split teacher is charged on zoning changes in the ing. His comments were between the borough See Warehouse, A4 with child porn dissemination

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HARRISBURG — An East Pennsboro Area Middle School science teacher is in Cumberland County Prison after a child pornography in- vestigation, Attorney Gen- No easy eral Kathleen Kane said. Craig Co- task hen, 29, of East Penns- boro Town- Camp Hill drops s h i p , wa s semifinal contest charged with four counts to powerhouse of dissemi- Craig Cohen n a t i o n o f York Catholic child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography and one count Sports, B1 of criminal use of a commu- nication facility. Cohen is an eighth grade science teach- er at East Pennsboro Area Middle School. Kane said Cohen’s arrest was part of an ongoing effort to target the online sharing, downloading and distribu- tion of child pornography. Moving on According to the criminal See Cohen, A4 Midstate man ends campaign for governor; Happy cites fundraising difficulties Police heart By Daniel Walmer — he decided to drop out of and a lack of political connec- The Sentinel the race. tions and money for his cam- continue to “I looked around and didn’t paign’s premature end. Eating right, LOWER ALLEN TWP. — As really see any more stones. investigate exercising and both a minister and an un- And when David looks at Go- Running for governor derdog in the race to win the liath and there’s not a stone The 60-year-old Myers en- shooting quitting smoking Democratic nomination for lying around, then it’s time to tered the campaign as a po- governor, Lower back up,” he said. litical outsider. He had been By Andrew Carr among best ways Allen Township resident Max His decision to exit the race many different things in his The Sentinel to stay healthy Myers naturally saw himself leaves six Democrats compet- life — a U.S. Army volunteer, as David fighting Goliath. ing for the nomination. Jack a Pentecostal minister, and a CARLISLE — While no “I always felt like there was a Wagner, , small business owner, to name suspects have been identi- Cuisine, C1 stone somewhere that I could Katie McGinty, , a few — but he had never been fied, police continue to in- pick up. As long as David’s got and Jo Ellen Litz a politician. About five years vestigate a shooting inci- a stone, there’s always a pos- are still in contention for the ago, however, he said he was dent that left a girl injured in sibility that Goliath will come Democratic nomination. inspired by reading a book on Carlisle. go INSIDE down,” Myers said. It wasn’t the way Myers ex- William Penn and his values. The incident occurred Classifieds...... B7-8 But Monday morning — be- pected his campaign to end. “I kept saying to myself, in the first block of West Comics...... C6-7 set with fundraising problems He said he planned to at least ‘Somebody has to run for Pomfret Street at 3 p.m. Feb. Lottery...... A3 and struggling to meet signa- appear on the primary ballot, 13. ture requirements to be listed if not win the election, and he “The incident is still ac- Midstate...... A6 See Myers, A5 Opinion...... A7 on the May 20 primary ballot blames some early mistakes tively being investigated,” Carlisle Borough Police Police...... A3 Jason Malmont/The Sentinel Chief Stephen Margeson Sports...... B1-6 Max Myers, of Mechanicsburg, has withdrawn from the gubernatorial race. said Monday. Nation & World...... A7-8 Police are looking for the Thrive...... C1 TV, People...... C5 See Shooting, A4

OBITUARIES, A2 Kohl, Rebecca Miller, Theresa 2015 budget shrinks Army to smallest in 74 years Powell, Dorothy Sheaffer, Martha Defense Secretary decade of war. White, Ruby Hagel outlined his vision Defense White, Thomas says U.S. must in a speech at the Penta- Secretary gon, a week before President Chuck Ha- adjust to idea of a is to submit gel, accom- smaller military his 2015 budget plan to Con- gress. panied by By Robert Burns Hagel said that U.S. forc- Joint Chiefs Associated Press es must adjust to the reality Chairman of smaller budgets, even as Gen. Martin WASHINGTON — De- he asserted that the United Dempsey, fense Secretary Chuck Ha- States faces a more volatile, briefs re- United we stand gel on Monday proposed more unpredictable world porters at shrinking the Army to its that requires a more nimble the Pentagon smallest size in 74 years, military. Monday. closing military bases and “We are repositioning making other military-wide to focus on the strategic Associated savings as part of a broad Press 7 08725 00005 2 reshaping after more than a See Military, A4

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Cohen Continued from A1 the files were made pub- ious other electronic media. Magisterial District Judge School District. any personnel information, licly available for download The items were preliminar- Richard Dougherty. He The district posted on its as such, please understand complaint, agents from the from a computer allegedly ily examined by the Attor- was placed in Cumberland website Monday that it is that we are not able to com- Attorney General’s office belonging to Cohen, the of- ney General’s Computer Fo- County Prison in lieu of cooperating with the Attor- ment further on this situa- conducted an online inves- fice said. rensics Unit, which located $100,000 cash bail. A pre- ney General’s office in the tion at this time.” tigation and found numer- ous files containing explicit Investigators conducted numerous files containing liminary hearing is sched- investigation. The case will be prosecut- images of minors engaged a search of Cohen’s resi- suspected child pornogra- uled for March 3 at 9 a.m. “All appropriate actions ed in Cumberland County in sexually graphic acts dence, which resulted in the phy, the office said. Kane said her office was have been taken at this by Senior Deputy Attorney and poses, including a file seizure of a desktop com- Cohen was arrested Mon- assisted by the East Penns- time,” the statement read. General Christopher Jones named “Preteen Boys Pedo puter, a laptop computer, an day morning and prelimi- boro Police Department and “As a school district, we are of the Attorney General’s Gay.” Agents determined external hard drive and var- narily arraigned before the East Pennsboro Area not permitted to discuss Child Predator Section.

Shooting Continued from A1 ing the incident. Police Police said it is unknown photos of two suspects in- Police continue to inves- hospital in good condition. said at least 10 shots were if Godfrey was with his volved in the shooting, and tigate, and anyone with in- Police said she was not the owner of the getaway fired. vehicle at the time of the they are looking into their formation about the sus- intended target and was vehicle involved in the Police want to speak shooting. The vehicle is a identities. The suspects pects and vehicle should able to escape “serious shooting, as well as two to the owner of the car, 1998 Buick Century with were also captured using contact police at 243-5252. injury.” A second victim, individuals they say were Chase J. Godfrey, 23, who Pennsylvania registration the downtown camera sys- The girl who was shot in who was grazed by a bul- involved, both of whom is considered a person of JLM8742. tem. No arrests have been the head in the incident let that went through her police say fired shots dur- interest in the shooting. Police earlier released made. was released from the jacket, was uninjured.

Military Continued from A1 what many soldiers have Its post-World War II low stand for the defense of a strong commitment to realities of our time. We become accustomed to was 480,000 in 2001, ac- our national interests — the men and women in must be pragmatic. We challenges and opportu- during more than a decade cording to historical tables that whatever budget pri- uniform and to their fam- can’t escape tough choic- nities that will define our of war. He said many have provided by the Army on orities we establish, we ilies, Kirby said. es. He and the chiefs are future: new technologies, the misperception that the Monday. In 1940 the Army do so in keeping with our “But he has also said willing to make those new centers of power and a Army is no longer busy. had 267,000 active-duty defense strategy and with that we have to face the choices,” Kirby said. world that is growing more “People tend to think members, and it surged to volatile, more unpredict- that the Army is out of Iraq 1.46 million the follow- able and in some instanc- and Afghanistan, and there ing year as the U.S. ap- es more threatening to the is not much going on,” he proached entry into World United States,” he said. said Jan. 23 at an Army War II. Under the Hagel plan, forum. “The Army is not Navy Rear Adm. John which Congress could standing still. The Army is Kirby, the Pentagon press change, the active-duty doing many, many, many secretary, said Mon - Army would shrink from things in order for us to day that Hagel consulted its current 522,000 sol- shape the future environ- closely with the military diers to between 440,000 ment and prevent conflict service chiefs on how to and 450,000. That would around the world.” balance defense and bud- make it the smallest since The last time the ac- get-saving requirements. just before the U.S. entered tive-duty Army was be- “He has worked hard World War II. low 500,000 was in 2005, with the services to en- Hagel said Obama’s bud- when it stood at 492,000. sure that we continue to get proposal will include Aardvark Computers IntegrityWorks Coaching a government-wide “Op- AgChoice Farm Credit/Country Mortgages Jeff Wolfe Design portunity, Growth and AllBetterCare Urgent Care Center Knisely’s Pet & Farm Center, Inc. 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