Last Saturday I went to the annual Cambria County Democratic Pancake breakfast in Cresson, PA. Speakers there included former State Senator John Wozniak, Lt. Governor Austin Davis, and Congressional Candidate Beth Farnham. There were also speakers for State Representative Frank Burns, for State Treasurer Candidate Ryan Bizzarro, for Attorney General Candidate Eugene DePasquale, and forContinue reading “Beth Farnham for Congressional District 13”
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New County Health Rankings Show Impact of COVID Pandemic
Last week County Health Rankings came out with their 2024 rankings. The graph below shows mortality trends for Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. The numbers for 2020 are an average for the years 2019-2021. Two out of the three years (2020 and 2021) are years at the height of the COVID pandemic. The rankingsContinue reading “New County Health Rankings Show Impact of COVID Pandemic”
Cambria Democratic Candidate Forum
Last Thursday the Cambria County Democratic candidate forum was held at the Ebensburg VFW. The speakers were County Commissioners B.J. Smith and Tom Chernisky, Candidate for Judge Tim Sloan, candidate for Register of Wills Sharon Burk, County Controller Ed Cernic, and Recorder of Deeds candidate Faylynn Hall. County chair Nina Licastro and vice chair NickContinue reading “Cambria Democratic Candidate Forum”
The Nonviolent Medicaid Army
Put People First PA has organized a Nonviolent Medicaid Army to combat cuts to the program. During the COVID pandemic, a social safety net was created to prevent people from being hurt by it. Now that the pandemic has been declared over (though people are still getting sick and dying from the disease). Last weekContinue reading “The Nonviolent Medicaid Army”
The Cambria County Republican Pig Roast
This Tuesday I went to the Cambria County Republican Pig Roast at the Solomon Run Fire Hall. I took the above video at the event. I wasn’t able to stay for the whole event. State Senator Wayne Langerolc (who has introduced a bill requiring chemical castration for sex offenders as a condition of parole) wasContinue reading “The Cambria County Republican Pig Roast”
Johnstown for Choice Rally at CVS and Well Being in Johnstown
Johnstown for Choice Rally at CVS On Friday the group Johnstown for Choice held a rally at the CVS pharmacy in Johnstown. This was at the corner of Goucher and Menoher streets in the Westmont section of town. The rally was titled Keep Your Legislation off our Medication. I spoke with Adrienne Daily in theContinue reading “Johnstown for Choice Rally at CVS and Well Being in Johnstown”
Area Rankings in Health Outcomes, Factors and COVID
County % COVID Fully Vaccinated Case Mortality COVID Case Rate COVID Mortality /100,000 County Health Outcomes Rank County Health Factors Rank Bedford 38.21% 2.26% 26757.90 604.31 38 34 Blair 52.36% 1.96% 28913.02 566.55 44 26 Cambria 56.20% 1.87% 33358.91 624.57 64 41 Centre 63.58% 0.90% 27468.20 247.74 2 5 Clearfield 51.09% 1.62% 31090.03 503.36 52Continue reading “Area Rankings in Health Outcomes, Factors and COVID”
2023 County Health Rankings Are Out
Last week, The Robert Wood Johnson foundation released its annual County Health Rankings for 2023. The map above shows the heath outcomes ranking for each county in Pennsylvania. Lower ranked counties are colored dark green. The health outcomes ranking is a composite of length of life and quality of life measures. Above, we see thatContinue reading “2023 County Health Rankings Are Out”
Roe v. Wade 50th Anniversary Rally and Democratic Meet and Greet
On Sunday, I covered both the Roe vs. Wade 50th anniversary and the Democratic meet and greet. There was a good turnout for the Johnstown rally for the 50th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision by the Supreme Court. Twenty people came with no hecklers or troublemakers. WJAC TV came to cover the rally.Continue reading “Roe v. Wade 50th Anniversary Rally and Democratic Meet and Greet”
Paul Douglas Newman on Native Americans in Pennsylvania
This evening I had a nice conversation with Pitt-Johnstown Professor of History Paul Douglas Newman (no relation to that other Paul Newman) about the history of Native Americans in Pennsylvania. From around the year 1 AD to the 1400s there was a vibrant Native American civilization in the Mississippi region that extended up the OhioContinue reading “Paul Douglas Newman on Native Americans in Pennsylvania”