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Yesteryear: In the news on June 30

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Local history 50 years ago: June 30, 1976 Andrea Lee Hollen of Altoona was to be one of the first class of 100 women who will attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point that year. She eventually planned to enter the field of medicine. 25 years ago: June 30, 2001 PA Gov. Tom Ridge signed a law that required all-terrain vehicles to have insurance, license plate registration and titles and that exempted ATVs that only traveled on farms. Local ATV dealers like Saylor Honda said the bill would only require ATV owners to have to spend more money. 10 years ago: June 30, ...

Know the symptoms of aphasia

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DuBOIS — More than two million Americans live with aphasia, yet only 12% receive the correct diagnosis from the first provider they see. Aphasia is a language disorder usually caused by damage to the brain, and it affects communication and comprehension. It is not a disease itself, but rather a symptom of damage to the brain. The most common cause is stroke and about one-third of stroke survivors experience aphasia. It can also be caused by other conditions that damage or disrupt brain function including: - Brain infections or inflammation - Brain surgery - Brain tumors ...

Claiming rights: States seek to rein in drug costs

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TOPEKA, Kan. — As consumers worry about medication costs, states are trying to lower drug prices by reining in big companies that oversee prescription coverage for health insurers. Some of those companies, called pharmacy benefit managers, also own pharmacies, and one of them, CVS, has spent millions of dollars fighting the regulations. Affordability is a key issue ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Legislators in at least a dozen states passed laws this year to limit compensation to the companies, set minimum payments from the companies to pharmacists and require the ...

A fine line

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Dave Campbell of J.W. Fleming Inc., Duncansville, lines the parking lot after sealing at Central High School in Martinsburg on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski

In the news on this date: June 29

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Local history 50 years ago: June 29, 1976 The state Department of Public Welfare, Ford S. Thompson deputy secretary, announced that the Hollidaysburg State Hospital would be phased out over the next year. Patients there that were deemed to be “too fragile” would not be moved. 25 years ago: June 29, 2001 Norfolk Southern Railroad, which wanted to close the Hollidaysburg shops, suggested the employees there get together to create ownership of the shops through a stock ownership plan. 10 years ago: June 29, 2016 A bridge along Cooney Road in Cambria County was named for PFC ...