Noooooooooooo!

As much as I miss the recent departure of local blogs like Teacher. Wordsmith. Madmen, The Burgh Blog (PittGirl), The Conversation, Pittsburgh Pist-Gazette and others, I really mourn for the loss of The Burgh Report.

When I wanted to read about local Pittsburgh politics it was my first stop, and my second and third . . .

I have no insight as to why they closed shop. I do know that The Burgher had to, at least, take a break and was looking for someone to cover for him/her, but the fact that the archive is now gone and that video final blog post leads one to believe that the anonymity of The Burgher may have been threatened.

But who knows? Not me.

All I know is that it is damn hard to keep up a blog consistently for years -- even a group blog like The Burgh Report.

And, Bram: You are forbidden from closing up shop.

I'm also glad that the Post-Gazette's Early Returns has stepped up their game.

Damn, this sucks.
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Huh?

What the...heck happened to the Burgh Report?

Have they, like Pittgirl and Chad Hermann before them, taken their collective marbles and gone home?

Does this mean we have to face another week of great public weeping and gnashing of teeth over how bland and dull the Pittsburgh blogosphere will be from now on?

But it's Christmas!

Final vote on the Lamar 4's legal bill today?

The final vote should be taken today "on the $10,706 bill from attorney Hugh McGough, hired by council President Doug Shields and members Ricky Burgess, Bruce Kraus and William Peduto to contest the now-revoked permit given to Lamar Advertising for a Downtown sign."

Since I missed all the fireworks last week, I'm very grateful that Char did an excellent job of covering it at The Burgh Report -- almost like you're there. [shudder]

(Did I mention that I couldn't be more pleased with the job that my own City Councilman, Bruce Kraus, is doing thus far? Guess I just did.)
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I'll be hosting for Lynn Cullen today

Lynn's off today so I'll be hosting the show in her place.

AM NewsTalk 1360 (click here to listen online)
Friday, October 12, 2007
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
PLEASE Call in at: 412-333-1360

Regular Friday guest, Jon Delano, will join me along with Bram Reichbaum for The Burgh Report and Sue Kerr for The Pittsburgh Women's Blogging Society.