Category: Politics
PA not ready to pay wrongfully convicted
By Kalea Hall Point Park News Service After serving 17 years for a murder he did not commit, Terrell Johnson was finally able to walk out as a free man last September, yet Johnson has not received any form of assistance from the state to help him reintegrate back into society. Pennsylvania is one of [...]
Expectations for a new mayor
A beginning journalistic writing and editing class interviewed a number of people enjoying a beautiful spring day Downtown and asked them what they wanted the next mayor of Pittsburgh to do after he is elected. These are their responses. Lauren Finkel Bob Santamoor, 62, board chairman of the GE Aerospace Conference Board, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. [...]
Criminal court judge recognizes offender backgrounds, favors rehab
By Marina Weis Point Park News Service Growing up without any family to support her, a young girl developed serious emotional problems that followed her into juvenile court. She was denied many times at placements for counseling because of her violent behavior. That was until Judge Jill Rangos made special arrangements to send her to [...]
Pittsburgh native fighting to ‘revive government’
By Kim Roberts Point Park News Service Stephanie Summers spends her days in Washington, D.C., smack in the middle of conversations about two very touchy subjects: religion and politics. As the Chief Executive Officer for the Center for Public Justice, the 35-year-old Pittsburgh native is particularly busy this election season educating citizens about a biblical [...]
Election Day 2012: Voters turn out in droves
8 p.m. Polls close on a busy day of voting By Audrey Prisk Point Park News Service Lenora Austin has been working polls in the Pittsburgh area since 2000. At 8:02 p.m. Tuesday, she was pushing her walker behind a row of long tables in the lobby of University of Pittsburgh’s Wesley W. Posvar [...]
A close look at presidential debates, examining candidates
By Deandra Williamson Point Park News Service When watching a presidential debate, veteran newsman Sander Vanocur always looks at the intelligence and character of a candidate and evaluates whether the candidate has the capacity to do not what is right for himself, but what is right for the country. During a debate, people should examine [...]
Pittsburgh Leadership Conference designed for Zogby’s new generation
By Justin Karter Point Park News Service A conference, scheduled for late September in Pittsburgh, hopes to reach a new generation of politically independent and internationally connected leaders, termed “globals” by well-known pollster John Zogby. The second annual Student Empowership Conference, held at Carlow University, is designed for young, engaged leaders, described by Zogby in [...]
‘Arab Spring’ results in heated semester for Clinton, Pa. student
By Rebecca Warner Point Park News Service Nicholas Gaworski had only been studying abroad in Egypt for a few weeks when the Arab Spring began. He can still recall how he and a friend were stopped in Cairo’s Tahrir Square by a man demanding their identification and an answer to why they were out that [...]
Election Day – Spring 2012
Today the Point Park News Service is covering the election across western Pennsylvania and is reporting for each hour of the day. Search by time: 5 P.M. | 4 P.M. | 3 P.M. | 12 P.M. | 11 A.M. | 10 A.M. | 9 A.M. | 8 A.M. | 7 A.M. 5 P.M. Baldwin Borough By Alex Stumpf Point Park News Service The halls of [...]
Looking past Mormon beliefs could lead to a Presidency for Romney
By Kimberly Smith Point Park News Service GOP front-runner Mitt Romney made it clear that his religious beliefs are not to be his defining characteristic during his 2007 “Faith In America” speech when he compared himself to one of America’s most respected presidents, John F. Kennedy. “Almost 50 years ago, another candidate from Massachusetts explained [...]
