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Squirrel Hill resident Juliet Zavon no longer accepts vague health care bills — she’s found too many mistakes and saved hundreds.

In a first-person essay, she shares her strategy for escalating complaints, while acknowledging that many lack the time or energy to fight these battles and shouldn’t have to.

And don't miss this week's top read about an effort to cover former encampment sites Downtown with rocks.

I write CEOs to get my inflated health care bills fixed and perhaps you should, too

 

Active reading: A tutoring program uses movement, balls, sandboxes and more to bridge the literacy gap
 

Replacing tents with boulders, Downtown boosters argue safety while advocates for homeless see exclusion

Is ‘500-in-500’ hitting its marks for housing people? Officials, observers weigh in at day 250
 
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Just the Source: Asthma-related ER visits in Allegheny County have dipped, but air isn’t entirely clear
 

Push for property tax reassessment likely to continue, per Pittsburgh schools’ top lawyer
 

PublicSource series on EQT receives Pictures of the Year accolades
 

Quote Source: Voices shaping the Pittsburgh region
 
Everyone has a story to tell, and you can be the person to tell it. In this free workshop, get tips for composing powerful, personal narratives, pitching a story for media attention and working with editors (or peers) to incorporate feedback.

Presented by editors Halle Stockton and Jamie Wiggan of PublicSource.

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