Anyone who has lived with a difficult situation in his or her life can understand the anger, frustration, hopelessness — even physical and mental pain —that some residents living near the intersection of Kettle Road and City View Street, in Logan Township, are experiencing at this ...
It is with some urgency that I write this alert for the citizens of Altoona. At a recent city council work session, our current city manager introduced a proposed ordinance at the work session.
This new proposal would reduce city examining and permitting for electrical and plumbing within the ...
I came to this planet 81 years and 11 months ago. You would think in that time, I learned not to do stupid things. Nope!
I stretched my hamstring muscle in my right leg from here to Bellwood.
I hobbled around for two weeks, then finally went to the Van Zandt VA Medical Center for ...
“Inflammaging” is far from being a household word now but, thanks to advances in cancer research, it apparently isn’t destined for obscurity much longer.
Anyone being affected directly or indirectly by cancer needs to familiarize himself or herself regarding what is happening on the ...
Growing up in Altoona in the ’90s, Lakemont Park was a blast. Fun rides, great food, an arcade and a waterpark. What more could a boy want?
Now, at 32, living in Hollidaysburg with my wife and our five children, I’m sad that I can’t share that experience with our kids.
Why? Years ago, ...
I had an experience at UPMC Altoona worth sharing. May 13, I woke up with chest pains at 4:30 a.m.; alarmed but hoping the feeling would pass.
When the pain persisted, I was worried. Where should I go?
After much agonizing, I ended up in the UPMC Altoona Emergency Department at about 9 a.m. ...