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 a trio this week.

Lawmaker’s Aide pleads guilty to obstructing probe,” on the Fumo case (8/12)

McCain in Erie, “McCain bristles over Russia’s “aggression”,” by Elizabeth Holmes and Amy Chozick (8/12)

Congressman John Murtha is prominently mentioned and quoted in “Attack on George gives boost to big U.S. weapons programs,” by August Cole (8/16)

Sen. Bob Casey, Jr.,’s scheduled appearance at the Democratic National Convention later this month is mentioned in “Young clergyman leads Obama’s drive to attract ‘faith voters,” by Amy Chozick (8/16)

In presidential news, both candidates are buying ad air time in Pennsylvania, see “Obama floods Florida airwaves,” by Aaron Rutkoff (8/12)

Pennsylvania is mentioned in “Voter registration is the new battleground,” by Corey Dade and John D. McKinnon (8/12)

The Democratic Party platform committee met in Pittsburgh, as discussed in “Democrats seek unity in preparing party platform,” by Amy Chozick (8/11)

PA Businesses

Dick’s Sporting Goods of Pittsburgh is mentioned in “Tiny detergent makes scores big as U.S. sponsor,” by Stephanie Kang (8/11)

Dranoff Properties is mentioned in “Change of plans,” by Riva Richmond (8/11)

Glenville farmer John Breckenridge is quoted in “Prime cutbacks: farmers seek a little less bull,” by Jennifer Levitz (8/12)

Tim Stark of Lenhartsville’s Eckerton Hill Farm is the focus of “The accidental tomato farmer,” by Dennis Nishi (8/12)

AKA Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia is mentioned in “Crashing at extended-stay hotels,” by Charles Passy (8/14)

“Toll brothers is seeing signs of hope for housing market,” by David Benoit (8/14)

On Urban Outfitter, “Clothier’s net income up 79% on sales gains,” (8/15)

Matt Breyer of Breyer Construction in Reading, Donald B. Kraybill of Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, and unnamed Amish are mentioned in “From barn raisings to home building,” by Nancy Keates (8/15)

Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Pittsburgh is mentioned in “Cracking the code of restaurant wine pricing,” by Juliet Chung (8/15)

Other PA

The Countrywide Mortgage bankruptcy court case in Pittsburgh is mentioned in “Countrywide deal with critic is disputed,” by Peg Brickley (8/11)

Lawyers for drug companies and plantiffs met for their annual conventions near each other in Philadelphia. See “plaintiffs lawyers fight restrictions on product-liability suits,” by Alicia Munday (8/13)

You know those annoying wavy letter things you have to type in before posting comments or other things on the web? Designed by Luis von Ahn of Carnegie Mellon University. He has a new plan, read “Web-security inventor charters a squigglier course,” by Ethan Smith (8/13)

Pennsylvania residents are among those switching from oil to gas heat in “Ditching oil, converting to gas,” by Jeremy Singer-Vine (8/13)

Lawrence Brown, statistics professor at the University of Pennsylvania is quoted in ”Boston Scientific stent study flawed,” by Keith J. Winstein (8/14)

Mitchell Fink of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has some questions about a new therapy for Sepsis infections. Fink and some colleagues have been dubbed “The Pittsburgh Pirates,”. See “New therapy for sepsis infections raises hope but many questions,” by Thomas Burton (8/14)

“Increased taxes in Pennsylvania ignite another whiskey rebellion,” by Clare Ansberry (8/15)

Some University of Pennsylvania researchers were involved in the study discussed in “Obesity study looks thin,” by Carl Bialik (8/15)

From “USDA expands its recall of beef,” (8/15):

Nebraska Beef’s intact meat products have been linked to 27 illnesses in Canada, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

Henry B. R. Brown, whose obituary appears on 8/16, was a native of Pittsburgh. “Co-inventor of money-market account helped serve small investors’ interest,” by Stephen Miller outlines Brown’s contribution to investing.


Other Interesting Tidbits

String’em up: “New plea in Iraq, Kuwait troop-supply plot,” by Joel Millman (8/13). Anyone who profits at the expense of soldiers in the field is really slimy, at least in my opinion.

From “Home solar jumps in Europe,” by Emma Charlton (8/13):

There is eight times as much residential and commercial capacity to produce solar energy in Europe as in the U.S., according to estimates from Swiss private-banking group Bank Sarasin.