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In a follow up to the last post on flu vaccinations and the Trump 2024 vote in Pennsylvania, county level white rates will be looked at. Out of the 67 counties in PA, 44 of them have flu vaccination rates for whites, 43 have rates for African Americans, 38 have rates for Asian Americans, and […]

On Cinco de Mayo I went to a community meeting at Mayor Sylvia King’s Christ Centered Community Church. It was by Vision Together (formerly Vision 2025) on Capture Teams. Capture teams are groups of people with projects intended to improve the quality of life in Johnstown. You can see their presentations in the video below. […]

Another measure from County Health Rankings recently updated was suicide rates. This is a moving average for the years 2019-2023. The rates adjust for the population and age distribution in the county to enable comparison of the counties. This post will focus on new suicide rates in Pennsylvania. The map above illustrates counties with higher […]

The Epstein files are like our generation’s Pentagon Papers. One can go to the Department of Justice’s website to query the files. Donald Trump’s name appears in 1,747 documents in the database. Jon Stewart, in the video above, explained how his name appears in the files. Out of curiosity I entered the name Paul Ricci […]

When posting the previous posts on poverty on the sub-reddit for Pennsylvania I was asked repeatedly how many of the poor counties voted for Trump. This post is an attempt answer their question. I looked at the correlation between median income, poverty rates and Trump’s % of the vote for 2024. What I found was […]

My third post on the new Small Area Income Estimates (SAIPE) focuses on the poorest school districts in Pennsylvania. This is expressed as a percentage of their student bodies who meet the federal definition of poverty. When summarizing the top 20 poorest school districts in PA, 14 of the 20 are in the Alleghenies. The […]

On Friday, January 30 at 4:30 p.m., Johnstown residents gathered to protest ICE. More than 20 individuals braved the bitter cold to make their voices heard. The rally, held directly in front of City Hall, sent a clear and intentional message: the people are paying attention, and they are no longer silent. Speakers used a […]

Allegheny Independent Media is now affiliated with Nonprofit Partners. It is a subsidiary of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. Thru the site you can donate to the website. It is essential to allow us to provide coverage to the critical issues facing the Alleghenies. You may donate to our site here. The Holidays are upon us. There […]

Cambria County Housing Summit proved that when a community comes together, moreover, transformation isn’t just possible. Magellan Healthcare hosted the Cambria County Housing Summit at Ace’s in Historic Cambria City, Johnstown, PA. Basically, community organizations such as Breaking the Barriers and several more joined forces to educate and empower attendees. Vision 2025’s Executive Director, Rob […]

“When the People Rise: Inside the 13th Annual Put People First Assembly” When you bring passionate voices from across the region together under one roof, you don’t just have a meeting—you create a movement. From October 17th to 19th, I joined fellow organizers, activists, and community members at the Ramada Inn in State College, PA […]