LADY GAGA SIGHTED IN LANCASTER COUNTY AGAIN

Tries to keep low profile, can't quite manage it

SOMERSET COUNTY D.A. SAYS BOW AND ARROW KILLING OK UNDER THE CASTLE DOCTRINE

Courts yet to weigh in on use of pointy sticks and boards with nails in them

MOCKINGBURGH POLL: ARLEN SPECTER'S NEW BOOK

In a forthcoming book, former Senator Arlen Specter complains about not being acknowledged by President Obama at an event, and "ignominious" treament from Senate colleagues. He also calls for open primaries in which voters may choose to cast ballots in either party's primary, claiming, "If Pennsylvania had followed such a course, I would not have had to switch parties." What do you think of his claim?

87% - Arlen can think what he wants, but he would come in third in a two-man open primary

13% - I don't think you're allowed to print what I think

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM MOCKINGBURGH

STEELERS WINNERS AND LOSERS: PITTSBURGH/ST. LOUIS

Winners: Rashard Mendenhall, John Clay, Troy Polamalu, Antonio Brown, Hines Ward, Charlie Batch

Losers: St. Louis' kicker and every other Ram with the possible exception of Steven Jackson

VEGAS ODDSMAKERS PUT OVER/UNDER FOR NEW PITT COACH AT TWO YEARS

"Pitt is always hoping its luck is going to change, but we base our lines on past performance," bookie says

STEELERS WINNERS AND LOSERS: PITTSBURGH/SAN FRANCISCO

Winners: Troy Polamalu, Heath Miller

Losers: The offense, Pacific Gas & Electric

LOCAL WOMAN CALLS 911 TO REPORT EXTORTION ATTEMPT BY CHARITY

"They sent me a letter saying they'll leave me alone if I pay them," angry resident says. "I thought the mob was the only kind of people who do that."

LOCAL DOG SAYS PET TELEPATH'S CLAIMS ARE "A LOAD OF CRAP"

"Renee says I showed her an outdoor image with water moving in a small area," 14-month-old Mr. Bingley says. "That's what's known as peeing outside. It's not some fancy waterfall like she said."

POLL RESULTS IN: MOST-COMMON TWEET FROM THE SANDUSKY HEARING IS...

"Never mind."

MOCKINGBURGH POLL: WHAT WILL BE THE MOST COMMON TWEET FROM THE JERRY SANDUSKY HEARING?

On Monday, the judge in the Jerry Sandusky preliminary hearing said he will allow reporters to use Twitter during the court proceedings. What do you think will be the most-frequently tweeted message?

A) Yet another victim now testifying.

B) (gasp)

C) OMG. OMG.

JAMES HARRISON SAYS HIT ON COLT MCCOY NOT SUSPENSION-WORTHY

Steelers linebacker hits him again as Browns head for their bus, just for good measure

A BLOGGER'S DILEMMA: GO FOR MORE HITS, OR DON'T WRITE ABOUT TERRELL SUGGS?

COMMENTARY - We here at Mockingburgh pride ourselves on covering Pittsburgh, greater Pittsburgh, and, of course, the Steelers. But week in and week out, one previous article keeps rising to the top of the 'most viewed posts' statistics: the one and only article that mentions Terrell Suggs of the Ravens. He's so popular he may even be ahead of Troy Polamalu in search terms (but certainly not on the football field - no need to go totally crazy here).

So what's a blogger to do? Go for the gaudy numbers and write about Terrell Suggs, or ignore him? Delete that one post about him and chase away all the Baltimore fans?

Nah. There's a happy compromise - write another post about Mr. Suggs, double my hits, give Baltimore fans double the content, and still get Troy Polamalu's name into the article. Baltimore fans might not be totally happy about it, and Pittsburgh fans won't like any mention of him at all, but there is one thing both Steelers and Ravens fans can agree on: Cleveland always sucks.

MOCKINGBURGH POLL: OCCUPY PITTSBURGH'S 'EVICTION' OF MELLON BANK

On Monday, Occupy Pittsburgh 'evicted' Mellon Bank from their own property, calling the bank "a criminal enterprise masquerading as a respectable instituiton." What do you think of this action?

87% - Pointless, silly grandstanding

13% - Occupy should have evicted Pirates' ownership - now there's a movement a lot of people would get behind

STEELERS WINNERS AND LOSERS: PITTSBURGH/CLEVELAND

Winners: Really shouldn't name ANYONE after that performance, but Antonio Brown, Troy Polamalu and Jason Worilds did OK

Losers: Ugly win in even uglier uniforms

STEELERS WINNERS AND LOSERS: PITTSBURGH/CINCINNATI

Winners: Hines reaching 12,000 yards receiving; the first punt return for a TD since 2008; a solid win

Losers: the bitter Cincy fan sitting next to me at the bar; the NFL forcing the Ravens game to be shown in central PA instead of the Steelers game

MOCKINGBURGH POLL: WHO WORE IT BEST?

Hillary Clinton and Aung San Suu Kyi both stepped out in white outfits and hairbands in Burma today. Who do you think wore it best?

MT. LEBANON RESIDENTS SAY THAT THEY WOULDN'T HAVE GRABBED CASH OFF THE STREET

"That's Upper St. Clair for you," longtime homeowner sniffs. "We'd never stoop to grab cash from an armored car like that. We would send the servants out for it."