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- Black life, White life, Indiana, Pa. March 1, 2021
- Indiana County’s partly sunny Sunshine Act February 26, 2021
- Partisan fiddling with the franchise February 19, 2021
- Pennsylvania’s bipartisan vote to convict February 14, 2021
- ‘Suppressing people’s rights to make public comments’ February 11, 2021
- Indiana County, community immunity and the infodemic February 2, 2021
- White Township’s whatchamacallit January 29, 2021
- Covid-19 Indiana County updates January 27, 2021
- End of the tunnel: state and local lights January 25, 2021
- Another year in court for Grant Township January 23, 2021
- Stone-throwing in county government’s glass house January 21, 2021
- Who’s accountable for Indiana County’s Covid-19 effort? January 20, 2021
- A local faith community condemns political violence January 17, 2021
- IUP climate scientist: join RGGI for jobs January 15, 2021
- Local GOP committeeman on Trump, insurrection, impeachment January 13, 2021
- The red hats are coming! January 11, 2021
- Reps. Thompson v. Lamb: toss PA electoral votes? January 10, 2021
- Pennsylvania political courage roll call January 6, 2021
- IUP leadership: a D-minus in crisis communication December 31, 2020
- Public health, public safety, public trust December 25, 2020
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Monthly Archives: April 2020
Indiana County and the infodemic
Coronavirus Diary By David Loomis INDIANA – A second front in the commander-in-chief’s “war” on the “invisible enemy” of COVID-19 is an “infodemic” — a global tsunami of misinformation. The infodemic comes in various sizes and shapes, from the president’s … Continue reading
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Woolslayer v. Driscoll
Coronavirus Diary By David Loomis INDIANA — Administrators come and go at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Sometimes they go by defenestration. A recent such exit is Donald E. Woolslayer, who until March 31 served four years as campus facilities director. … Continue reading
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Memo to Mr. Overman, et al.
Coronavirus Diary By David Loomis INDIANA – State health department officials recorded Indiana County’s first fatality from the COVID-19 pandemic at noon on Wednesday, April 15. But social-media followers of county Commissioner Sherene Hess got the news from her a … Continue reading
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Pandemic economics, politics along Philadelphia Street
Coronavirus Diary By David Loomis INDIANA – In Washington, the president asserted “total” authority over how and when to restart a flattened U.S. economy flirting with Great Depression-scale unemployment. In state capitals, gubernatorial scoffing was gratifyingly bipartisan. In Pennsylvania, U.S. senators … Continue reading
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Domestic violence in quarantine
By Sara Stewart INDIANA — On Sunday, an Indiana Gazette story cited a crime drop in recent weeks as the community largely stayed at home during the coronavirus shutdown. “Reports of domestic disputes rose from 20 in early March to … Continue reading
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Indiana County’s COVID-19 expertise
Coronavirus diary By David Loomis INDIANA – The county’s pandemic response plan adopted last month states on Page 13 that external communication is a “critical” issue during the three or four waves of viral infection projected to wash over the … Continue reading
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Pandemic priorities, rights, responsibilities
Coronavirus diary By David Loomis INDIANA – Amid a global pandemic minimized by the president and people in his base, the Republican members of the Indiana County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday expressed their priorities: No social distancing can be … Continue reading
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The pandemic pathogen of propaganda
Coronavirus diary By David Loomis INDIANA — A friend posted something on Facebook that pushed a button. It was a familiar refrain about “media”: They are The Problem. Some media may be a problem, including some news mediums. But not … Continue reading
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The public in community public health
Coronavirus diary By David Loomis INDIANA – Indiana County officials took to the web and local airways last week to cheer citizens confronting the COVID-19 pandemic. With one exception, officials attempted a Fireside Chat approach, encouraging residents of a blue … Continue reading
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COVID-19 and the HIPAA dodge
Coronavirus diary By David Loomis INDIANA – “How much should the public know about who has the Coronavirus?” The headline in the March 28 edition of The New York Times foreshadowed questions of local elected officials interviewed March 31 during … Continue reading
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