Pharmacist: Middlemen to blame for high drug costs
Robert Moskal, 61, in Ellwood-Portersville, battles idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He faces a $900 monthly medicine bill while receiving $1,200 monthly Social Security disability and no sure benefit from a new puffer drug. He travels to Pittsburgh for care, and coughs follow his condition.
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Portersville
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Trump orders civil rights investigation into Charlottesville violence
President Donald Trump announced that the Justice Department has opened a civil rights inquiry into the Charlottesville demonstrations over the weekend that left one dead and many injured. He pledged accountability for those who acted criminally as protesters gathered outside the White House to criticize his remarks on the events. Heather Heyer's death was cited as a central context for the controversy surrounding his comments.
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Crow marks opening of 64th Lawrence County Fair
More than 100 leaders Scouts and dignitaries gathered at the Lawrence County Fair midway for the 64th annual livestock and exhibits kickoff. A poultry exhibit returned after over 20 years as ribbon cutting opened the event led by State Fair queen Madeline McEachin with many local royalty in attendance.
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Butler County
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Lawrence County Fair
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Emily Speer
Leah Bish
Savannah Palmer
Prince
Matthew Mohrman
Mini Grange
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State trims time for Pennsylvania PSSA tests
Governor Tom Wolf announced Pennsylvania will cut state required testing time for grades 3 through 8 from eight hours to six and a half. The Education Department removed sections in math and English and trimmed science to reduce up to two testing days without compromising assessment.
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John Finnerty
CNHS
Tom Wolf
Susquehanna Township Middle School
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
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