Fair Market Rent for a two bedroom apartment in Pennsylvania comes to $835/month. That means 2.2-minumum wage earners would have to work 40-hours/week in order to afford the average unit, according to the 2012 “Out of Reach” report. Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is $7.25/hour. The National Low Income Housing Coalition and Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania released […]
Long-term, repeated use of high heels can cause problems from the hip down to the foot, according to Geisinger Medical Center podiatrist David Troutman, and he says studies continue to reinforce that fact. For instance, a study recently published in the Journal of Applied Physiology finds that high heels strained the calf muscle, even when […]
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is reporting a decline in highway deaths. The numbers in 2011 were the second lowest on record. 1,291 people were killed in crashes on Pennsylvania roads last year. That number is 33 fewer than in 2010. Fatal crash statistics improved in several areas. There were fewer alcohol-related deaths along with […]
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Pennsylvania voters believe Penn State’s home field should be renamed “Joe Paterno Stadium,” by a margin of 46 – 40, according to a new Quinnipiac University Poll. The support increases to 51% when you look only at voters over 65-years-old, and the name change has 55% support among college football fans. “There is lingering respect […]
The Department of Public Welfare will reinstate a food stamp asset test on May 1st. “It will help to ensure that individuals will first deplete all readily available resources before relying solely on public assistance, and as a result preserve the benefit for those who have no other additional means or resources,” explains DPW spokeswoman […]
The mild winter will reduce the risk of spring flooding in most of the country, including Pennsylvania. NOAA’s annual spring outlook was released today. This time last year, most of Pennsylvania was looking at an above average risk of spring flooding, with a section of Northeastern Pennsylvania at high risk. This year, the risk of […]