Tag Archives: Allegheny County

Election Postscript: I’d Rather Have a Ballot in Front of Me than a Cholecystectomy

Posted on June 20, 2023 by John Linko

(Apologies to Dorothy Parker et al) With all of the lead-up to the May 16 primary election, I was looking forward to working that morning and coming home afterward so that Leslie and I, as is our past practice, could … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Civil Liberties, Community, Government, Health, Justice, Local, Media, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Schools | Tagged AHN Wexford, Allegheny County, Bud Smith, Carolyn Verszyla, Corinna Garcia-Skorpenske, Donna Adipietro, Dorothy Parker, Franklin Park Borough, Geoff Bsarnes, Gianni Floro, Giuseppe Rosselli, Jessica Webster, Joe Rockey, John English, Joseph Bellissimo, Katherine Longwell, Kristie Shelton, Leet Township, Leet Township Police, Magisterial District Judge, Martin McDaniel, Matt Dugan, Melissa Walls, Michael Molinaro, Quaker Valley High School, Quaker Valley School Board, Quaker Valley School District, Robert Ford, Sara Innamorato, Stephen Zappala, Suzanne Filiaggi, Todd Hamer, William Jasper | 3 Comments

Post-Election Digest – Old, New, Absent, Through

Posted on July 2, 2017 by John Linko

In the six weeks or so since last month’s primary election, what sticks with me as the most distressing result was how many citizens didn’t think it worth their time to participate. According to Allegheny County, only 17.3 % of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Government, Justice, Local, Politics, Schools | Tagged Allegheny County, Bath Tarasi, Brian O'Neill, Glenfield Borough, Keith Rothfus, Leetsdale Borough, Quaker Valley School District, Tim Murphy | 1 Comment

Quotations, Tribulations, and the Carol of the Bells

Posted on December 31, 2016 by John Linko

I hope that your holiday season was joyous and uneventful. It’s been quite a while since I last posted here, and by many accounts since then our world has changed dramatically with the results of November’s election. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Censorship, Community, Government, History, Local, Personal, Politics, Public Safety, Radio Hobby, Schools | Tagged Allegheny County, Beaver County, Bell Acres Borough, Camp Horne Road, Dixmont, Donald Trump, Edgeworth Borough, Leet Township, Quaker Valley School District, Sewickley, Thomas Tull, Village Theater Company | Leave a comment

Summer / Autumn Decennial Digest

Posted on October 11, 2016 by John Linko

The days are moderating into the familiar, blessed coolness that brings with it the anticipation of harvest festivals, apple cider, and pumpkin spice everything. I’ve been collecting things to summarize – things that I’ve touched upon before, things that are … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Community, Faith, Government, History, Internet, Local, Media, Personal, Pittsburgh, Public Safety, Traffic | Tagged Allegheny County, Camp Horne Road, Edgeworth Borough, Elizabeth Wertz Evans, EpiPen, Heidi Morningstar, John Zingaro, Leet Township, Mylan, Thomas Tull | 3 Comments

Camp Horne Closure Highlights Commuter Crunch, Other Issues

Posted on August 25, 2016 by John Linko

Construction season is one of the more vexatious components of any summer in Pennsylvania. The above-average temperatures of recent weeks have made the daily commute into town just that much more of a chore than it already is. Since around Memorial … Continue reading →