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Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 7:40 am

Pennsylvania loses a giant

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PREPARE TO DIG SOME MORE

Here comes Round 2: Travelers to face wintry blast again
National Weather Service meteorologist Rodney Smith said snow is expected to begin falling before noon today and continue through 7 tomorrow night. Wind gusts are likely, and temperatures will remain at or below freezing.

WARMING CENTERS EMPTY — FOR NOW

Those displaced by major snowstorm thankful for place to go
Thousands were displaced by the weekend's paralyzing snowfall. For some of the region's ill and elderly, public warming centers very likely meant the difference between life and death.

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An 82-year-old woman was trapped in her van for 17 hours after running the vehicle into an icy pond near her home in Morristown, Ohio. "I just hoped and prayed somebody could see me," she said.

Transplant recipient improves
A Georgia man who received a double hand transplant was discharged from UPMC Montefiore yesterday after signs of rejection cleared, according to a UPMC spokeswoman.

Right to Know ruling hailed
A state appeals court's first ruling on the new Right to Know Law upholds the idea that government agencies must prove they have a good reason for withholding information, lawyers and others said yesterday.

GOING WHERE NEEDED

RESIDENTS FRUSTRATED

National Guard brings welcome help to snowbound city
Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said some of the approximately 350 Guard personnel assisted city police with 75 calls and EMS with 40 calls. They were to patrol some communities overnight and will work to help those still held captive by the snow.

City, county leaders were absent when the big snow fell
Frustration with snow-covered secondary roads turned into anger directed at Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato, both of whom were out of town when a storm dumped more than 20 inches of snow over the weekend.