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Loss of a voice

(Associated Press file photo) U.S. Rep. John Murtha, D-12th District, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., in September 2006. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
February 9, 2010

HARRISBURG — Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said.

In 1974, Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Viet­nam War combat veteran elected to Congress.

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Congressman will be sorely missed at home

February 9, 2010

JOHNSTOWN — U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha’s sudden death Monday sent shock waves through a region that has benefited for decades from his influential standing.

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Blair racks up $48K in OT

February 9, 2010

HOLLIDAYSBURG — Blair County paid almost $48,000 in overtime in December and January, based on information compiled for the county salary board.

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Crews prepare for next storm

February 9, 2010

As cold temperatures keep the weekend snow from melting, area highway crews were working Mon­day to clear roads before the next round hits later today.

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