The first 6 months of Allegheny Independent Media (AIM) has been successful. As most other sites are doing, I will look back at the top 10 AIM posts of 2022 and my old site CSI without Dead Bodies. I will start with #10 and count up to #1 for both sites.

10. Peace & Social Justice Advocate, Molly Rush

A nice discussion with Thomas Merton Center cofounder Molly Rush. Sadly she has been banned by the Merton Center.

9. Men & Women’s Income, School Funding Adequacy & COVID Case Mortality

One of my series of posts on which County Health Rankings statistics predict COVID case mortality and vaccination rates. Above is a graph showing how women’s median earnings predict COVID case mortality in the 10 county region accounting for 64.9% of the variability.

8. Additional Statistics Related to COVID Vaccination Rates in the 10 County Area

Another posts looking at County Health Rankings statistics as predictors of county vaccination rates (getting the first 2 shots). It looked at % rural (pictured above), % non Hispanic white, % broadband access, the child care center rate, women and men’s median earnings, uninsured rates, and motor vehicle mortality death rates.

7. SNAP President Shaun Dougherty on Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church

My first interview for the blog was with my former classmate, Shaun Dougherty, who is now President of SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests).

6. Staffing Shortages at Children & Youth Services are a Disaster Waiting to Happen

I had a timely interview with Alex Ciotti of SEIU (not pictured above) on the struggles of Children and Youth workers for adequate pay.

5. Income and Poverty Estimates Are Out for U.S. and PA Counties

This was my Christmas Eve post on new data from the Census Bureau for county level poverty estimates.

4. Thanksgiving Reflections on the Election in Cambria County

After the 2022 midterms, I took a look back at the exit polls and precinct level results in Cambria County.

2. My Experience at the Trump, Mastriano, Oz Rally

Right before the midterms Donald Trump, Doug Mastriano, and Dr. Oz came to the Latrobe Airport for a rally. I went to get a feel for what is was like to be in the crowd.

1. Paul Douglas Newman on Native Americans in Pennsylvania

A former Indian Burial Mound in Johnstown

My number one post for the year was my interview with Pitt Johnstown Professor Paul Douglas Newman on the history of Native Americans in the area. Its popularity is partly due to my promoting

For the first six months of the year I posted at my old website CSI without Dead Bodies. All of the posts there have been uploaded to this site. The top posts of the year are listed below from 1-10 for that site.

  1. PA County Factors that Predict Full COVID Vaccination Rates
  2. Maus Censorship, JAHA, My Book and Me
  3. Changes in How Cases and Deaths in PA are Reported Due to the Omicron Variant
  4. 2022 County Health Rankings are Out: Cambria Still Ranks Low
  5. Pennsylvania’s Primary: Stakes Higher Because of Roe v. Wade
  6. Russia and Dependency Theory
  7. 2022 PA Primary Post Mortem
  8. Order my Book “Wuthering Depths in Johnstown: By the Numbers”
  9. Now it’s Math Textbooks in Florida?
  10. Allegheny Independent Media

This concludes my review of the top 10 AIM posts of 2022