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

Philadelphia Sheriff John Green, of all people, does the honors this week. He is the subject of a 6/06 story by Michael M. Phillips, entitled “To help broke homeowners he’s taking law into his own hands.”



PA Businesses

“Toll posts loss amid write-downs,” by John Spence (6/04)

EarthCare Pest Services of Philadelphia and J.C. Ehrlich of Reading get good reviews in “Evicting the rhodents from our home,“ by Suzanne Barlyn (6/05)

Ahh, one of my favorite subjects, local banks: “Local banks regain mortgage business,” by James R. Hagerty (6/05) mentions Washington Federal Savings Bank in Washington, PA. The bank avoided subprime loans and at the end of April had a total of four loans that were 30 or more days overdue.

Other PA

SPC Ross McGinnis of Knox, PA, is posthumously awarded the Medal of Valor, as noted in “Medal of Honor awarded to Spc. McGinnis,” by John D. McKinnon and Michael M. Phillips (6/03)

Scott Erker of Pittsburgh’s Development Dimensions International is quoted in “For job hunters, the big interview is getting bigger,” by Joann S. Lublin (6/03)

A Darby resident is quoted in “Gadget priced for frugal times,” by Christopher Lawton (6/03)

PA is on the list in “Coal rich states could shape climate bill,” by Siobhan Hughes (6/04)

Between 60 and 65% of Pennsylvania women enrolled in Medicare aged 65-69 had at least one mammogram in 2004-2005 according to “Health care has racial, state disparities," by Anna Wilde Mathews (6/05)