Outside Erie

Erie will be well represented at this weekend’s PodCamp Pittsburgh — an event aimed at helping folks learn more about social media.
Erie native Douglas Derda — the author of the bubbly beer blog Should I Drink That? — is one of the speakers. And he invites his Erie brethren to make the trip down I-79 […]

We talk a lot in this space about Erie’s brain drain — the idea that a lot of the area’s best and brightest young minds leave the area for better opportunities elsewhere.
And one of the goals of this Web site is to help create an environment in Erie that creates more opportunities for those who […]

The House of Representatives today approved the revised Wall Street bailout package.
U.S. Rep. Phil English, who voted no on the first package last week, again cast a “no” vote today.
Here’s his statement on his vote:
“The challenges facing our financial markets are real and Congress should have engaged in a deliberative process to craft a measured […]

We interrupt this rather heated discussion about our country’s financial mess to share a video tribute to the late Jack Tirak.
Jack, as many GlobalErie readers know, was one of Erie’s most influential bloggers and media personalities. We are currently working with the Tirak family to archive his blog, Erie Media-Go-Round, on this site.

Here is U.S. Rep. Phil English’s statement on today’s bailout bill vote:

“From the outset, it has been my strong belief that any rescue proposal necessarily include real consequences for bad actors, strong taxpayer protections and accountability and transparency of any tax dollars used. I believe that the bill considered today failed to meet these […]

Congressional candidate Kathy Dahlkemper has released a statement about the news today that Congress has rejected the bailout bill.
Her opponent, U.S. Rep. Phil English, voted no on the bill. We’ll post his statement if and when it’s available.
In the meantime, here’s what Dahlkemper had to say:
“Over the past few weeks, we have seen the biggest […]

Former New York Times writer David Cay Johnston — one of the country’s top journalists when it comes to covering U.S. taxation — today issued an impassioned plea to his fellow journalists to not blindly cover the government’s proposed bailout of Wall Street.
Johnston argues the plan shouldn’t get a rubber stamp from the press, which […]

A poll released this morning by Quinnipiac University finds that Sen. Barack Obama has a thin lead over Sen. John McCain in Pennsylvania — 48 percent to 45 percent.
But McCain appears to be gaining ground. The margin was 49-42 on Aug. 26 (during the Democratic Convention).
The reason, posits the Harrisburg Patriot-News, is McCain’s choice of […]

ABC TV’s morning news-entertainment show Good Morning America will pull into Erie a week from today, Tuesday, Sept. 16 as part of its “Whistle Stop Tour ‘08″ series.
The show will be touring the country by train as part of its election coverage and will be making a stop at The Brewerie at Union Station as […]

For those of you watching last night’s Giants-Redskins game instead of the convention, here’s former Gov. Tom Ridge’s speech last night.