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Altoona Mirror - Sat Nov 21
With the unemployment rate in Blair County at 8 percent, many people who have lost their jobs are facing the dilemma of finding health insurance coverage.
Curve give back at open houseAltoona Mirror - Sat Nov 21
Tom Mentzer of Gallitzin had to laugh at his 4-year-old nephew Alex Proudfit Saturday morning when he suggested to his family that they go to Blair County Ballpark to attend the Altoona Curve's open house.
Rare book cache may have Pennsylvania originsPittsburgh Tribune-Review - Sat Nov 21
It's the mystery of the missing books, and some lucky collector could retrieve a stack of rare Civil War volumes valued at up to $20,000. If police in Brooklyn and Blair County can figure out who truly owns them.
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