Jon O'Connell

Life sciences editor, former comms strategist and a local journo before that #NEPA #PGH.

[Jon O'Connell @jon_oc]

All the the best elements of good storytelling, investigation and a sensational subject in this portrait of a big boat.
via @NYTimes https://t.co/WRGBOkTty1

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A note of gratitude to veterans — thank you for your service.
I learned today that Vonnegut rathered Veterans Day to be called by its original name, Armistice Day. Today also happens to be his birthday. He would have been 100. #knowledgeispower

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Are Immunotherapeutic Vaccines The Next Biologic Revolution? https://t.co/lWCDjyaw7Y

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

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When @business is playing in the background and you spot your favorite @TheSporkful @planetmoney pasta shape looking lovely in chickpea.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A “razor” is a rule of thumb that simplifies decision making.

The most powerful razors I’ve found:

[The Times-Tribune @timestribune]

SCRANTON — Having withstood nearly three decades of fiscal challenges including the brink of bankruptcy, Scranton should be granted a green light out of the state program for financially distressed municipalities, state and local officials testified… https://t.co/0z6j9fsWgH

[Dave DiCello @DaveDiCello]

One of the most insane moonsets I've ever captured. The crescent moon looked absolutely enormous as it set behind the Duquesne Incline in #Pittsburgh tonight. Just straight up otherworldly as it hovered above Mt. Washington. Definitely up there as a favorite.

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Delta Medix agrees to sell practice to Lehigh Valley Physicians Group, but Scranton hospitals object https://t.co/TFGoSmSfok

[Michael P. Buffer @cvmikebuffer]

Students arrive for first day at new Wilkes-Barre Area High School

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"From student housing to downtown development, Mammano seizes opportunity in Scranton" Great read by @jhorvathTT Loving this Developers series.
Who's coming next? https://t.co/oaZ0tiJ9mt

[Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Pennsylvania's highest court overturned Bill Cosby's sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

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Great to see so much love for El Buen Amigo in #Scranton. Can confirm his guacamole salsa is incredible. Via ⁦@HofiusHallTT⁩ https://t.co/5IJH5AFo5b

[Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins]

President Biden refers to President Putin as President Trump, then quickly corrects himself.

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Majority commissioners vote to solicit proposals for countywide property reassessment via @jhorvathTT https://t.co/Yan4AOgBfz

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Concise reporting by @flesnefskyTT on what's probably going to be the biggest, most-anticipated environmental decision, at least of this decade, in #Lackawanna County. DEP approves massive Keystone Sanitary Landfill expansion https://t.co/qLO2xK5IWK

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@bgibbs I've always wondered if we would have seen this kind of intensity without a little corner of KSL in Dunmore. At any rate, it feels a surreal that this part is over.

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@bgibbs so this happened today

[The Times-Tribune @timestribune]

The Keystone Sanitary Landfill will continue to expand for the next four decades, adding nearly 200 billion pounds of waste through 2060. https://t.co/PqNqxhJqVG

[The Times-Tribune @timestribune]

The Keystone Sanitary Landfill will continue to expand for the next four decades, adding nearly 200 billion pounds of waste through 2060. https://t.co/PqNqxhJqVG