PA in the WSJ

This is a list of articles regarding Pennsylvania in this week's Wall Street Journal. Chances are I missed something, but these are the articles that caught my eye.

It should be noted that I routinely do not read the editorials in the WSJ. So any discussions of the state, its elected officials, businesses, or citizens, in editorials will not be mentioned here.

PA Politicians

Our folks were quiet this week, perhaps home talking with constituents.

PA Businesses

From “Anthracite, DGSE rise; Heelys slip,” by Rob Curran (8/09) we find this:

Home builders led the market’s charge and the Philadelphia Housing Sector Index recorded its best session since June 11, 2003, after large luxury builder Toll Brothers posted fiscal third-quarter revenue that topped Wall Street estimates.

John Rigas and his son Timothy will serve their jail time in Allenwood, to be close to family. The elder Rigas founded Adelphia and both were convicted of fraud. “Adelphia creditors await payout as founder and son head to jail,” by Sara Silver (8/11).

Boyds is featured in “The Psychology of the $14,000 handbag,” by Christina Binkley (9/09

Other PA

Philadelphia’s Pew Charitable Trusts features prominently in “As states tackle poverty, preschool gets high marks,” by Deborah Solomon (8/09). One paragraph:

Pew established its Pre-K Now advocacy group to support activists in states. It funded the National Institute for Early Education Research. To date, Pew has spent about $58 million on the campaign, a substantial sum for a foundation that spends about $250 million a year altogether.

Good news for college graduates on the health insurance front. From “Uninsured grads risk finances, future coverage,” by Cheryl Soltis (9/07):

Pennsylvania state University offers short-term insurance plans through GradMed. Roger Williams, executive director of the Pennsylvania State Alumni Association, says one advantage of going through GradMed for Penn State alumni is that there is no waiting period for coverage. No medical exam is required for new enrollees, but re-existing conditions aren’t covered. Mr. Williams says that in July, 2006, Penn State had 1,635 policies in effect.

Ed Atkins, director of emergency services for Chester County, is quoted in “Clearing emergency radio waves,” by Corey Boles (9/07). Apparently some cell phones disrupt emergency services frequencies. Sprint Nextel seems to be the worst offender. They are supposed to be shifting things around to fix the problem. Chester County is one of the areas where things are not moving very quickly.

Other Interesting Tidbits

At the tail end of “Republicans test war tolerance,” by Christopher Cooper and Amy Schatz (8/06) there are three paragraphs on Sen. Hillary Clinton’s interaction with the netroots.