Article after article, op-ed after op-ed tells us that the Jewish community is torn, that the Torah and the Jewish tradition and the rabbis can’t all agree. Which is a problem if you’re looking for a authority. Me, I’m just
Hate Churches and Hate Groups
The Reverend Hardy Carroll Lloyd, Church of the Creator, aka, the Church of Ben KlassenI have developed a sort of morbid . . . “curiosity” is too weak and “fascination” is too strong . . . interest in mass killings.
Notable pitch to expedite federal appeals of condemned Pittsburgh synagogue shooter
This editorial from the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette caught my eye this past week. The piece is headlined “Expedite synagogue shooter’s death penalty appeals,” and here are excerpts:
Now that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers has been sentenced
Pittsburgh synagogue shooter sentenced to death by federal jury
As reported in this AP article, the “gunman who stormed a synagogue in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Jewish community and killed 11 worshippers will be sentenced to death for perpetrating the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, a jury
A notable discussion of federal capital decision-making for mass shootings (that makes no mention of differing state sentencing realities)
The AP has this new lengthy discussion of DOJ decision making in two high-profile federal prosecutions of mass shooters that completely leaves out that one defendant will be facing state capital charges while the other will not. The piece is
#Pittsburgh’s Futures 13/x – Sewage, Datafication, and Postindustrial Cities
The following appears online at Postindustrial, a Pittsburgh-based magazine. Postindustrial subscriptions are available here.
By Michael Madison
If your household plumbing is connected to a public sewer system, then once you flush, the water and its contents pass quickly
Pittsburgh City Controller Urges More PILOTS For “Eds and Meds”
According to Pittsburgh City Controller, fully 20% of assessable real property is owned by exempt entities.On page 1-4 of the Pittsburgh City Controller’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report published last Friday, is this discussion:Diversifying revenue streams must be a top priority
When are character letters NOT helpful in a fraud sentencing? When they are fraudulent.
In various posts in this space and elsewhere, one sometimes sees debates over the impact and import of submitting an array of character letters on behalf of a defendant facing sentencing. I sense that, generally speaking, judges find these kinds
When are character letters NOT helpful in a fraud sentencing? When they are fraudulent.
In various posts in this space and elsewhere, one sometimes sees debates over the impact and import of submitting an array of character letters on behalf of a defendant facing sentencing. I sense that, generally speaking, judges find these kinds
More on Pittsburgh’s Challenge to Charitable Property Tax Exemptions
Today, the Finance department will send a Taxing Jurisdiction Exemption Challenge to the Allegheny County’s Office of Property Assessments for 26 parcels. Included in those properties are parking lots, vacant lots, houses, and office space. pic.twitter.com/TyF01y1K7N— Mayor Ed Gainey