Salve. Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Penn State. Academic Visitor. Univ of Pittsburgh. Niagara Falls native. Pittsburgh dividitur per tria flumina.
#BREAKING NEWS: Rachel Powell, a Mercer County mother of eight who used a bullhorn to instruct rioters and smashed a window during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, was sentenced to nearly five years in prison. https://t.co/VZdiA4cLHU
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
"Moby-Dick" is first published (1851); The US purchases Alaska from Russia (1867).
Prophetic? A coincidence of history? Evidence of lizard-people conspiracy?
Between 2000 and 2020, the share of US hospital bed capacity under multi-unit firms increased from 58% to 81% – a rapid corporatization of a sector with $1.3 trillion in annual spend.
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Rev. Cornell Jones, Director of Street Outreach for @Pittsburgh, received the inaugural @FredRogersInst Helper Award this past week.
Rev. Jones is one of just 14 individuals to receive this national honor for his work to prevent and interrupt teen violence in the city.