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A non fluff media outlet for the Alleghenies. We look at social trends for the issues that matter to the area. We use data analysis, interviews and cover major events.
Jingle This

by Jackie Allison The retail company I worked for came up with a ploy to motivate their employees. Instead of a decent raise or vacation pay, the company used slogans. I’m not talking cool words encouraging us to just go out and achieve our best. No, I’m talking slogans that made you…
Jingle This
by Jackie Allison The retail company I worked for came up with a ploy to motivate their employees. Instead of a decent raise or vacation pay, the company used slogans. I’m not talking cool words encouraging us to just go out and achieve our best. No, I’m talking slogans that made you retch up breakfast like Jingle This & My Yule ruling? These slogans, many times, came with props, especially the holiday versions. The year of “Jingle Some Bells” we received a pen, a necklace, and a bracelet with bells attached.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Homelessness in the Alleghenies Outside Cambria

The last post on student homelessness in Cambria County School Districts got a huge response. The map above from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania shows that this issue is not just a Cambria phenomenon. This post will take a look at student…
Homelessness in the Alleghenies Outside Cambria
The last post on student homelessness in Cambria County School Districts got a huge response. The map above from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania shows that this issue is not just a Cambria phenomenon. This post will take a look at student homelessness in the Alleghenies outside Cambria County. Not all of the school districts in the state could be sampled for the 2024-2025 school year. The top 20 poorest school districts according to the Census Bureau from the year 2023 in Pennsylvania were sampled. The Johnstown and Ferndale school districts were excluded because they are located in Cambria County.
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December 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
5.7% of Greater Johnstown Students are Homeless

This holiday season (and every other season) it is important to remember those less fortunate. Accordingly, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania produced the map above. It shows all of the school districts in the state. The districts highlighted in…
5.7% of Greater Johnstown Students are Homeless
This holiday season (and every other season) it is important to remember those less fortunate. Accordingly, the Center for Rural Pennsylvania produced the map above. It shows all of the school districts in the state. The districts highlighted in green have rates of student homelessness that are higher than the state rate of 1.89% for the 2023-2024 school year. I spoke with the center and they directed me to the site Future Ready PA. You can look at your school district at their site. Comparatively, I looked at the districts in Cambria County and summarized them in the table below.
alleghenyindependent.media
December 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A Discussion of a Proposed AI Data Center in Homer City

by Paul Ricci Allegheny Independent Media is now affiliated with Nonprofit Partners. It is a subsidiary of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. Thru the site you can donate to the website. It is essential to allow us to provide…
A Discussion of a Proposed AI Data Center in Homer City
by Paul Ricci Allegheny Independent Media is now affiliated with Nonprofit Partners. It is a subsidiary of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies. Thru the site you can donate to the website. It is essential to allow us to provide coverage to the critical issues facing the Alleghenies. You may donate to our site here. An artificial intelligence (AI) data center has been proposed for Homer City, PA. I attended a discussion of the proposal Dec. 3 at the First Unitarian UniversalistChurch in Indiana, PA. Jay Walker of the…
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December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Newsapalooza and Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom

/ On November 21, 2025, Lyrical Capo and I went to Newsapalooza at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. The theme of Newsapalooza was Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom. Above is a video of Newsie Nick and Pittsburgh Mayor Elect Corey…
Newsapalooza and Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom
/ On November 21, 2025, Lyrical Capo and I went to Newsapalooza at Point Park University in Pittsburgh. The theme of Newsapalooza was Artificial Intelligence in the Newsroom. Above is a video of Newsie Nick and Pittsburgh Mayor Elect Corey O'Connor giving the keynote speeches. YouTube would not let me add the keynote address by Natalie Daher of Axios news. The second video I took at the event was a panel moderated by Erica Mokay of KDKA news. The title of the discussion was AI in the News: Friend or Foe…
alleghenyindependent.media
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Covering #NoKings in #Johnstown
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Bardstock and the Cambria Arts and Heritage Festival

I recently attended 2 events locally and took some footage: Bardstock on August 23 and the Cambria Arts and Heritage Festival on September 13 and 14. Bardstock was a hastily organized literary festival by the group Poeming through the Dark. The…
Bardstock and the Cambria Arts and Heritage Festival
I recently attended 2 events locally and took some footage: Bardstock on August 23 and the Cambria Arts and Heritage Festival on September 13 and 14. Bardstock was a hastily organized literary festival by the group Poeming through the Dark. The video above is the footage I took at the event. Ronald Shawley organized The Cambria Arts and Heritage Festival.
alleghenyindependent.media
September 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM