Socialism? What is that? Several dozen people seeking answers to those questions attended a socialism program at the Johnstown Library Jan. 26, 2025. The presenters were Madeline Burrows and Frank Scarsella of Johnstown, members of the Pittsburgh Chapter, Party for Socialism & Liberation – PSL. Attendees were mostly young people in their 20s or 30s, […]

One of the best panel discussions I heard at the Appalachian Studies Association Conference was on “Cooperatives and Sustainable Development in Appalachia.” Convened by Shaunna Scott of the University of Kentucky. It is seen in the video above. It included J. Todd Nesbitt of Lock Haven University, Hannah Scott of the CFAES Center for Cooperatives […]

  The number of corona virus cases has grown exponentially in Cambria County.  I have been keeping track of the number of cases in a google sheet as can be seen above.  The cumulative case line has been following a cubic trend with the polynomial, y = 0.0347×2 – 3051.6x + 7E+07.  This equation accounts for […]