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

We have only the remainders of the presidential primary.

Filed from Pittsburgh, “Voters: tuned in, turned off, by Clare Ansberry and Suzanne Vranica (4/22)

“Delegate-allocation rules mean vote may have minimal impact,” by June Kronholz (4/23) discusses delegate allocation in Pennsylvania.

PA Businesses

Sovereign Bancorp of Pennsylvania is the focus of “Smaller banks begin to pay price for their boomtime expansion,” by Robin Sidel (4/21)

In “Free-dailies publisher Metro feels pinch,” by Aaron O. Patrick (4/22), we find this note:

Metro is reviewing the fate of its Metro papers in New York, Boston and Philadelphia and could sell them to another media company, Mr. [Per Mikael] Jensen said. The three papers lost [euro] 2 million in the first quarter. Sales fell 12% at Philadelphia Metro and 8% at Boston Metro, which is run through a joint-venture with the New York Times Co.

Spin-Farming LLC, “a Philadelphia company started in 2005 that sells guides and holds seminars eaching a small-scle farming technique,” published by Roxanne Christensen is mentioned in “Green Acres II: when neighbors become farmers,” by Kelly K. Spors (4/22).

Philadelphia area realtor Chris Talone is mentioned in “Drinks? DJs? See realtor inside,” by Sara Schaefer Munoz (4/24)

Brief mention: Pep Boys (4/24)

Other PA

The Philadelphia diocese is celebrating it’s bicentennial, as mentioned in “Pope calls for healing of divisions, by Suzanne Sataline (4/21)

Victoria Vetter of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is quoted in “New guidelines urge heart tests before kids take ADHD drugs,” by Ron Winslow (4/22)

Swarthmore student Christian Nunez is quoted in “Economic bumps bounce interns,” by Erin White (4/22)

“Pittsburgh subway mural valued at $15 million,” appeared on 4/25

A Pittsburgh surrogate mother is quoted in “Outsourcing childbirth,” by Cheryl Miller (4/25)

Charming Shoppes may sell some assets,” by Mike Barris (4/26)

Other Interesting Tidbits

Peter Orszag, director of the Congressional Budget Office, has a blog, cboblog.cbo.gov/