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FEBRUARY 9, 2014 SUNDAY COUPONS WORTH $ 166 H PRICEMAYVARYOUTSIDEPRIMARYMARKET $ 1.50 GET BREAKING NEWS AT TRIBLIVE.COM Vol. 126 · No. 7 · 11 sections · 150 pages © 2014 47397 22222 6 8 BASEBALL BREAKDOWN The Trib rounds up topics that matter heading into camp B13 29 · 15 Cold, snow at times A12 IN SHORT SUPPLY W.Pa. lacks enough emergency housing for homeless veterans with families C6 Allegheny Health Network in- sists it didn’t draw up its high- profile cancer partnership with Johns Hopkins Medicine as an at- tack on crosstown rival UPMC, which attracts seven times as many cancer patients. Just as adamantly, UPMC execu- tives say the alliance is not a seri- ous threat to their clinical cancer services, a profit hub for the Down- town-based health giant. Yet industry observers expect the Hopkins arrangement, announced last month, to intensify competition and strengthen care as the rivals draw from a growing pool of cancer cases in Western Pennsylvania. The collaboration echoes academ- ic-clinical agreements nationwide that lure referrals, research dollars and a shrinking percentage of inpa- tients who deliver robust revenue, scholars say. “If I were UPMC, I probably would be somewhat concerned about this. How much it’s going to drive business is hard to say,” said William Aaronson, a health care management professor and associ- ate dean at Temple University in Philadelphia. “The real drivers of business are the physicians. When you go to your physician and you’re diagnosed with cancer, where’s your physician going to refer you? If this influences their thinking, then it’s been successful.” North Shore-based doctors at Al- legheny Health say their cancer program follows treatment stan- dards as good as — or better than — any competitor in Pittsburgh. The tentative five-year deal with Johns Hopkins’ Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore will en- able 150 oncologists from Allegheny by ADAM SMELTZ Hopkins pact set to intensify W.Pa. cancer care competition Allegheny Health expects deal with medical center will boost its share of cases; UPMC says alliance not a threat CANCER · A8 In Pennsylvania’s most conservative con- gressional district, Bedford County busi- nessman Art Halvorson believes his “defend America” message will build momentum and lead voters to choose him over Rep. Bill Shuster in the Republican primary. But Halvorson, 58, is not convincing cam- paign donors. His fundraising report to the Federal Elections Commission last week showed he raised $8,675 but spent $61,786. He has more than $70,000 banked, largely because he gave his campaign $100,000. Analysts believe voter pragmatism will keep Shuster, 53, of Hollidaysburg in the 9th by SALENA ZITO Despite frustration with Washington, voters will be pragmatic in choice for 9th District, experts say Shuster expected to keep seat SHUSTER · A8 Shuster Halvorson Schooley American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg celebrates winning the men’s slopestyle title on Saturday at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Kotsenburg’s was the first gold medal earned by an American athlete. For more on the Olympics, see today’s Sports section. REUTERS AMERICA FINDS GOLD IN SOCHI When University of Pittsburgh trustees looked for the school’s next chancellor, they turned to an alumnus with a strong back- ground in science and business. On Saturday, they named Patrick Galla- gher, a Pitt-educated physicist, who is acting deputy secretary of the Department of Com- merce and director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as the school’s chancellor-elect. The appointment, effective on Aug. 1, rep- resents a homecoming for Gallagher, 50. His mother, Clare, grew up in Carrick, and the New Mexico native said he frequently visited his grandparents in Pittsburgh as a child. He met his wife, Karen, while he was a graduate student at Pitt and she was interning as an occupational therapist in local hospitals. Gallagher said he wants to get to know the region, build relation- ships with business and civic leaders and lever- age them for the univer- sity’s continued success. “The secret sauce at NIST was that to be ef- fective, we had to part- ner,” Gallagher said. He said he has ex- tensive experience in forging public-private partnerships with the nation’s leading re- search universities and business. “With Pitt being such a research powerhouse, having someone who knows the inner work- ings of Washington and the federal research side will be a real strength,” said Rich Lunak, presi- dent and CEO of Innova- tionWorks, a nonprofit that promotes tech startups. Lunak is not a member of Pitt’s board. Gallagher’s appointment capped a five- month international search for a successor for longtime Pitt Chancellor Mark Nordenberg. “Public service has been an underlying value throughout my career, and I can think of no higher form of public service than leading this great university,” Gallagher said, thanking the board and adding that he’ll look to Nordenberg for guidance. Gallagher will be paid an annual base salary of $525,000. And in a move seemingly aimed at ensuring he will remain with the university for the next five years, Pitt officials approved five annual retention incentive payments of $100,000 that will vest only if he does not leave or is not dismissed before July 31, 2019. Pitt trustees said Gallagher emerged early in their search as the candidate best qualified to build on advances the school has made under by DEbRA ERDLEy Commerce deputy chief to assume post on Aug. 1 Pitt alum appointed chancellor PITT · A6 “Public service has been an underlying value throughout my career, and I can think of no higher form of public service than leading this great univer- sity,” said Pitt’s chancellor-elect Patrick Gallagher. WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday will in- struct all of its employees across the country for the first time to give lawful same-sex marriages sweep- ing equal protection under the law in every program it administers, such as courthouse proceedings, prison visits and the compensa- tion of surviving spouses of public safety officers. The policy memo will cover Pennsylvania because the depart- ment will spell out the rights of gay couples, even if their marriages are not recognized in the state where the couple lives. For example, same-sex spouses would not be compelled to testify against each other, and in bank- ruptcy cases, same-sex married THE WASHINGTON POST Equal protection under the law will apply in every state Feds extend recognition of same-sex marriages PROTECTIONS · A8 SOCHI, Russia T he first thought is that this is Olympic Park’s second- best hockey arena? It’s called Shayba, after the Russian word for “puck,” and it’s a gem of dynamic design with its swirling, circular structure on the outside, a compact, colorful 7,000-seat rink area on the inside. When the U.S. women’s hockey team fended off Finland, 3-1, in the tournament opener on Satur- day, the place was packed with flags flying against the bright blue backdrop that’s standard in these Games, making for a scene that moved former NHL star and Russian wom- en’s team gen- eral manager Alexei Yashin to observe from the seats, “It’s amazing, isn’t it? We’re very proud.” If Lake Placid were built to- day, it would look like this. And then it would move. Because in this case, the Russians built it to be easily deconstructed and moved elsewhere in the country. But that’s not the Miracle. No, that would be the Bol- shoy Ice Dome, the neighbor about 700 feet away inside the Olympic Park. It’s the 12,000-seat home to most men’s hockey games and the women’s medal round. And as a certain hockey voice in Pitts- burgh is fond of saying, you’d have to be here to believe it. The outside is emblematic of a frozen drop, and the striking aluminum roof is studded by 38,000 LED lights that at night create the most dazzling effect in the park. The inside in- cludes a glazed-glass concourse that allows for a clear view of the Caucasus Mountains. Think of Consol Energy Cen- ter’s face toward Downtown, but add to it what just might be the most extravagant arena- type structure built. And that’s where the second thought arrives like a bad bar bill: How does anyone pay for this? Moreover, is it worth it? 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