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American Association for Homecare (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
When speaking of the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, " 'Competitive' is a misnomer of Orwellian proportions," said John Shirvinsky, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Medical Suppliers. "You cannot eliminate nine out of 10 competitors from the market and expect to achieve a competitive result."Shirvinsky was quoted in a November...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
PITTSBURGH, PA (MARKET WIRE) Koppers Holdings Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (NYSE: KOP), announced that The Bank of New York Mellon, trustee under the Indenture for the company's 9 7/8% Senior Discount Notes due 2014, is providing notice to holders today that Koppers Holdings will redeem the remaining outstanding $13,550,000 principal amount of Senior Discount Notes on December 30, 2009. The Senior...
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How Appealing (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Lazarus wins final seat on state Superior Court": Paula Reed Ward if The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a news update that begins, "Following a state-mandated recount for the fourth open seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Philadelphia County Common Pleas Judge...
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Null Space (Free subscription) | yesterday
PG's ER posted this first... but Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania redistricting gets a mention on page 3 of this from the CQ: The Next Battle to Draw the Lines . Touched upon by the CQ piece, but a fuller discussion of Republic over-reach following the 2000 census was discussed more fully in the Wall Street Journal a couple years ago. How much redistricting can change the literal political landscape I have...
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post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Timothy McNulty | December 1, 2009 That's what CQ Politics says in this story toda y, which also predicts Pa will lose another congressional seat after the census: Harrisburg, at the same time, poses the biggest comparable worry for the Democrats. The GOP is very likely to hold the Pennsylvania Senate; it is in a tossup campaign for the governorship - Democrat Edward G. Rendell 's two-term limit is...
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WPPA & WAVT LOCAL NEWS (Free subscription) | yesterday
HUNTING CABIN DESTROYED STATE POLICE FIRE INVESTIGATORS HAVE RULED A FIRE AT A HUNTING CABIN IN HEGINS TOWNSHIP WAS ARSON. THE BUILDING AT 160 DELL ROAD BURNED UNDETECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE BEING FOUND ON SATURDAY, ACCORDING TO FIRE MARSHAL JOHN BURNS. THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY WEAVERS SAWMILL OF LIVERPOOL, PENNSYLVANIA. DAMAGES ARE IN EXCESS OF $50 THOUSAND DOLLARS. BURNS SAYS THAT SEVERAL BRUSH...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
PITTSBURGH - The Supreme Court yesterday cleared the way for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man who authorities say murdered his wife and then shot himself in the head, leaving him a paraplegic and, his defense says, delusional.
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THE CENTRIST (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
After years of steady growth, the number of Pennsylvania residents homeschooling has declined. In-home schooling popularity slipping across state - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Think Progress (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) is a vocal opponent of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act who not only voted against the stimulus, but goes out of his way to mock it as “going nowhere ” and doing “ nothing to encourage growth.” Using the “ failed ” stimulus as his evidence, Shuster has been claiming that the government is incapable of reforming healthcare. But while...
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1490 NewsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
A new scholarship at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford will benefit students pursuing careers in the sport sciences. The Dr. Rebecca J. Mowrey Excellence in Sport Studies Scholarship was endowed by Mowrey, who served on the Pitt-Bradford faculty for 13 years, and by Dr. Holly J. Spittler, associate dean of student affairs, a colleague and friend of Mowrey. “Pitt-Bradford is a special place,...
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PGH is a City (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I feel the need to dispel some myths regarding the "fair share" tax. 1. Income tax, property tax, and sales tax are not sin taxes. Don't we still tax text books? 'Councilman William Peduto took the same tack, saying that taxes are often placed on "sin" products, like alcohol or tobacco -- but not on self-improvement. "Why would we ever tax education, where somebody is trying...
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
PITTSBURGH -- The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the retrial of a central Pennsylvania man who allegedly murdered his wife and then shot himself in the head, leaving him delusional and a paraplegic.
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The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
By GottaLaff No surprise here: The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeals court ruling ordering the disclosure of photographs of detainees being abused by their U.S. captors. In doing so Monday, the high court cited a recent change in federal law that allows the pictures to be withheld. I've written about this extensively, because without these photos, many defendants will be deprived of evidence...
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Philadelphia Bicycle News (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Over the past two years The Lebanon Valley Bicycle Club has become an active bicycle advocacy organization in Lebanon County as well as the State level and has officially changed its name to the Lebanon Valley Bicycle Coalition. Despite the name change LVBC will continue to run its extensive bicycle club ride program. LVBC joins the BCGP , Bike Pittsburgh , The Centre Region Bike Coalition and the...
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aarkstore | 11/26/2009
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annmatosanmat | 11/18/2009
http://www.shragerlawfirm.com/ The Law Offices of David S. Shrager have experience in serving clients in Pittsburgh, western Pennsylvania and throughout the eastern United States. criminal attorney,criminal lawyer,criminal defense lawyer
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exhalednitricoxide | 11/06/2009
Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA gwrodway@hotmail.com J Choi Department of Acute/Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA LA Hoffman Department of Acute/Tertiary Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA JM Sethi Division of
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