Wettick Suggests Possible Two Step Introduction of 2012 Reassessment.

Judge Stanton Wettick, who is supervising the implementation of the 2012 reassessment that he has ordered, asked the County assessors to report on what would be the outcome if the reassessment effort were concentrated on the City of Pittsburgh and Mt. Oliver (which is part of the City School District) first.

Facing Up to the Reality of Social Media.

No. 691 What ethical issues are there for lawyers who do or don’t invade adversary’s Facebook pages looking for evidence? I have heard various pronouncements that it may be malpractice for a lawyer to fail to investigate the opponent’s Facebook Page. But what about the subterfuge that might be required to gain access? I am […]

Flood Mystery Suggestion.

No. 690 The flash flood on Washington Boulevard in Pittsburgh and the death of four people made the national news all weekend. There was high water on many other streets in the City of Pittsburgh, although not with the deadly effect that the canyon that contains Washington Boulevard had. Officials from the City and ALCOSAN […]

Help! I’m Being Held Prism by Microsoft Word!

No. 689 Have you noticed that word processing software has been trying to finish your words lately? Like in the last sentence, it wanted to complete the partial word that became “processing” to “procession”? If you look at your keyboard all the time like I do because I never learned to type [it suggested “tip” […]

PLBT, What Is It?

No. 688 Did we ever mention that a website called Acronym Geek published the three top meanings found on the internet for PLBT? Yup, they are, in order: – Pitttsburgh Legal Back Talk – Pin Loop Back Tester – Pusat Latiham Berprestasi Tinggi No kidding! No, I don’t have a clue either. CLT

Landlord-Tenant: The difference between eviction by the constable and the sheriff.

If a landlord obtains an award of possession to the landlord, from the Magisterial District Judge (MJD), the tenant has 10 days to appeal to the Arbitration Division of the Common Pleas Court. If there is no appeal after 10 days, the Constable can serve a writ of possession on the tenant. The Constable schedules the eviction eleven days later. However it is not a true eviction. The landlord is permitted to change the locks. So the tenant is, strictly speaking, locked out. The landlord and tenant are then required to work out a moving arrangement. Of course, if the tenant pays the delinquent rent before the eviction, the eviction is cancelled.

Three Days in August, Plus 20 Years: The Bloodless Fall of the Soviet Union.

No. 686 August 19 – 21, 1991 Twenty Years ago the Soviet Union fell without a shot being fired. A military coup caused Gorbachev to flee And Boris Yeltsin became the hero of the day with his famous speech atop a tank, calling for leaders of the government and KGB to change allegiance, on the […]

Westinghouse: Think about Tomorrow, not the Past.

These include a George Westinghouse quotation worth remembering. I don’t think about the past, he said, I think about what I am going to do tomorrow.

More Evidence that the Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 is Just Another Day.

In the aftermath of the events of September 11, 2001, events of all kinds were cancelled, including professional football. I’m not suggesting that this be done this year on the tenth anniversary. But I am suggesting that September 11, 2011 is almost an ordinary day.

Perhaps it was inevitable.

Please Send a Candidate That Doesn’t Scare Us to Death!

No matter how unpopular the President may be, he won’t be beaten next year unless the Republicans can find a candidate that a majority Americans feel good about entrusting with the enormous power of the presidency.

Its not all about ideology. But it wouldn’t hurt to tone that down, either.

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