With the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk in still in the news I thought I would take a look at his organization Turning Point USA in the Alleghenies. According to their map of chapters there are 27 chapters in the region. Of these, 18 are on college campuses, 5 are in high schools and 4Continue reading “Turning Point USA in the Alleghenies”
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Clairton HS vs. Bishop Guilfoyle HS: A Contrast in Poverty
The Pennsylvania class A high school football championship this year was a matchup of two schools with proud football traditions: Clairton High School near Pittsburgh and Bishop Guilfoyle High School in Altoona, PA. The two teams met in the title game in 2014 and again this year. Guilfoyle won the game 17-0 givingContinue reading “Clairton HS vs. Bishop Guilfoyle HS: A Contrast in Poverty”
My Classmate’s Story of Abuse
Shaun Dougherty, a classmate of mine at St. Clements grade school, has come forward with his story of abuse at the hands of one of the priests which is told on page 63 and 64 of the report. The full text of the report can be read below. Pictured below in our 5th grade classContinue reading “My Classmate’s Story of Abuse”
Why Elites Fail | The Nation
Chris Hayes at The Nation Magazine and at Up with Chris Hayes on MSNBC has written a book called Twilight of the Elites: America After the Meritocracy on how ivory tower elites alienate the rest of the American Public on all sides of the political spectrum. That discussion which can be seen above with theContinue reading “Why Elites Fail | The Nation”
Pitt & PSU going private: Shifting the Tax Burden to College Families & A Bigger Story Than the Pitt Bomb Threats & Joe Paterno
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett, in his zeal to hold the line on taxes, is requiring even more cuts in higher education which are forcing the state related universities (Pitt, Penn State, Temple, and Lincoln) to consider going private which would mean a drastic rise in tuition (Carnegie Mellon charges about $50,000/year for tuition room andContinue reading “Pitt & PSU going private: Shifting the Tax Burden to College Families & A Bigger Story Than the Pitt Bomb Threats & Joe Paterno”
Conspiracies?
It’s so tempting to jump to conclusions when two events are closely related by time, distance, some other numerical measure, or all three. Take for example the Penn State scandal. After the alleged incidents were first reported to authorities and Joe Paterno by Mike McQueary in 2002 the district attorney for Centre County at theContinue reading “Conspiracies?”
Say it ain’t so JoePa!
What a shock last night after coming home and hearing that the man who had personified Penn State football since before I was born had been fired after assuming that they would let him finish his last season. While there are many things to be learned from this and the Catholic Church sex abuse scandalContinue reading “Say it ain’t so JoePa!”