Screen Going Bad

Yesterday a 1" wide, vertical, white bar appeared on my screen. There's nothing that apple can do since I'm out of warranty and the serial # isn't in the range for this kind of problem.
What I've noticed is that the bar is not always there. When coming out of sleep or just starting up the screen looks normal until an application opens up or the mouse moves then the bar appears. Any suggestions?
Thanks!

Ok, for now my screen looks completely normal. The white bar is gone. Anyone have an explanation for this?

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