The whirlwind surrounding the death of conservative Charlie Kirk has made me think of historical parallels to this event. Jean Paul Marat was a firebrand journalist in the French Revolution. The martyrdom of Marat and Charlie Kirk have some eerie parallels, even though some might see them on opposite sides of the political fence. MaratContinue reading “The Martyrdom of Marat and Charlie Kirk”
Category Archives: Analysis
How Downtown Johnstown Compares to Pennsylvania
When looking at the Unmet Need Score (UNS) from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) data tool, Downtown Johnstown (zip code 15901) had the highest UNS in Pennsylvania of 96.07 out of a possible 100. The UNS is a composite of 33 statistics. These statistics are in the table below for the 15901 zipContinue reading “How Downtown Johnstown Compares to Pennsylvania”
Other Factor Differences Between Pennsylvania and the Alleghenies
Last week I posted on 2 factor analyses of the health resources and services administration’s unmet need score map tool for zip codes in the Alleghenies and Pennsylvania as a whole. There were minimal differences between the regions on the two largest factors (health behaviors and mortality). For this post I am taking a lookContinue reading “Other Factor Differences Between Pennsylvania and the Alleghenies”
Health Factors in Pennsylvania and the Alleghenies
I have looked at Unmet Need Scores (UNS) in Pennsylvania and the Alleghenies. The UNS is a composite of dozens of related health, social and economic variables. Teasing apart the relationships among the variables one by one is tricky. There is a method that allows for identifying clusters of highly correlated variables called factor analysis.Continue reading “Health Factors in Pennsylvania and the Alleghenies”
Freedom of Speech in this Day and Age
Jackie Allison has submitted an article on her concerns about freedom of speech in this current day and age. I placed a 9×12-inch envelope on the counter at the post office. The postal worker jumped into a spiel about hazardous materials, alcohol, explosives, perfume, and other stuff. You’d have thought I was mailing an atomContinue reading “Freedom of Speech in this Day and Age”
Rage Against Unmet Needs
Last Saturday I went to the Rage Against the Regime protest in downtown Johnstown. I interviewed some of the participants in the video above. Groups like Indivisible organized the rally. Previously I posted on the unmet need score (UNS) for 708 zip codes in the Alleghenies. These zip codes are seen in the map below.Continue reading “Rage Against Unmet Needs”
Unmet Need Scores in the Alleghenies
I have looked at County Health Rankings variables in Pennsylvania correlating them with Trump’s vote at the county level. This time I am looking at the Health Resources and Services Administration Unmet Need Score online tool. You can see where your zip code stands at this tool. This tool provides health data at the zipContinue reading “Unmet Need Scores in the Alleghenies”
Trump Approval Rating in the Second Term
Much has been made of Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and the passage of the so called Big Beautiful Bill. Subsequently, It usually takes a week or so before events like these register in the polls. It generally takes a few days to conduct them and they are expensive. Often the news mediaContinue reading “Trump Approval Rating in the Second Term”
Rite Aid and Pharmacy Deserts
On this page we have written about news deserts, food deserts, and legal deserts. Now we can add pharmacy desert to this list. At the end of June, Rite Aid has closed all of its stores in the Johnstown area. The Center for Rural Pennsylvania has published a fact sheet on Pharmacy deserts in RuralContinue reading “Rite Aid and Pharmacy Deserts”
Non-Hispanic White Population Predict Trump’s Vote in PA
This is the last in the series of County Health Rankings and Trump’s Vote in PA. Accordingly, this post looks at the “Percentage of population identifying as non-Hispanic white. The 2025 Annual Data Release used data from 2023 for this measure.” The question is how does this predict Trump’s vote in Pennsylvania? Altogether the multipleContinue reading “Non-Hispanic White Population Predict Trump’s Vote in PA”