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Vol. I No. 143

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

January 19, 2011

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Mike Barley Named New Executive Director of Pa. GOP Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason has hired Mike Barley to serve as the next executive director of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. Mike takes over a position held by former Executive Director Luke Bernstein, who recently left his position to become Deputy Chief of Staff to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett.

“Mike Barley has been an incredibly valuable member of our team during my chairmanship and I am confident he will do a great job moving the party forward as Executive Director,” Gleason said. “Over the past two years, we have achieved an unprecedented number of electoral successes, highlighted by the victories of US Sen. Pat Toomey, Gov. Tom Corbett and Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley, and I am confident we have the team capable of building upon those victories during the 2011-12 cycle.”

Barley remarked, “It has been the greatest honor of my professional life to work for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania under Chairman Gleason and I am both humbled and excited to continue working to elect qualified Republican candidates in my new role. I have inherited a great core staff of professionals and I know that together our team will execute Chairman Gleason’s vision to win elections and expand the reach THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD

of the Republican Party in our Commonwealth.”

Before being named executive director, Barley had served as the director of the Communications and Technology Depts. for the Republican Party of Pennsylvania. In that capacity, he was the primary spokesman and directed media relations. Barley is a native of Hummelstown, Pa. and a graduate of Millersville University. He resides in Palmyra, Pa. with his wife Krista and their two daughters Samantha and Peyton.

Lowery Brown Sets Emergency Preparedness Meeting Thursday As a result of numerous fires, including one that damaged a West Philadelphia charter school, along with recent flooding in North Philadelphia, State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown has scheduled an emergency preparedness meeting from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow at Bibleway Baptist Church, 1323 N. 52nd Street.

“I want to see if there is anything the city can do to be better prepared to deal with these disasters and their aftermath,” said Lowery Brown (DW. Phila.) “We must be proactive.”

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tend, along with local business own- State Police DNA testing and DNA ers. testing when inmates enter prison instead of when they are released.

Meanwhile, Lowery Brown is asking state leaders to find resources to “Government’s first duty is to prohelp a 400-student Global Academy tect its citizens,” said the Senator.

Charter School in west Philadelphia “Countless people could be hurt or that was badly damaged by fire ear- killed while law enforcement and lier this month. the public wait weeks or months for DNA results. Public safety demands Lowery Brown wrote Gov. Tom we do better.”

Corbett, the House and Senate Appropriations committees and House Senator Farnese’s comments follow Democratic Education Committee the arrest of a suspect in the case of Chairman James Roebuck asking the Kensington Strangler. Charges for their help. are pending for the rapes and strangulation murders of three women in Lowery Brown is working with Kensington.

Philadelphia School District Superintendent Arlene Ackerman to find “The public has been vulnerable all the school a temporary home for the these months while the suspect has rest of the school year. A new acad- been at large. According to pubemy is being built at 46th Street & lished reports, his DNA has been Girard Avenue, but it will not be awaiting entry into the database ready until September. since October because of this backlog.”

“Global Academy lost everything in the fire,” Lowery Brown said. “It As a new member of the Judiciary had been doing a lot of positive Committee, Farnese plans to call for things for our young people, but hearings on this matter. He is also now it’s without a building or sup- asking the Corbett Administration to plies. I’m hopeful our State leaders make increased funding for DNA will step forward and come to the testing a top public-safety priority. aid of the students who have been working so hard to better themselves.”

Clarke Writes To Guv,

Pleading For Gun Laws Councilman Darrell Clarke has reached out across the aisle and across the Hill in a letter to new Gov. Tom Corbett, seeking to meet State Sen. Larry Farnese has called with him over gun-control Clarke for hearings, increased funding for believes Philadelphia urgently

Farnese Calls for More State Police, Prison DNA Work

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needs. In his letter, he said: “Gov. Corbett, “I am writing to respectfully request a meeting with you to discuss how the City and the Commonwealth can find some common ground regarding gun violence prevention.

“Unfortunately, the recent tragedy in Arizona has once again highlighted the vital importance of public safety in our society. This incident is yet another example of the extreme harm that dangerous weapons can cause when in the wrong hands. It is a painful reminder of why gun violence prevention is one of the most important issues affecting our communities.

“In 2008 the City Council of Philadelphia passed, and the Mayor signed into law, legislation aimed ensuring that handguns be accessible only to responsible, law abiding individuals. Included were measures allowing the City of Philadelphia to exercise slightly more discretion in the issuance of permits to carry handguns, as well as a prohibition on assault weapons in the city. This legislation does not, and was never intended to, abridge the rights of responsible, law-abiding citizens.

They do, however, represent what we believe is necessary to help protect our residents from the kind of individuals bent on creating mayhem and carnage in our communities.

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ences present, I remain optimistic that common ground can be found. I truly believe that increased dialogue amongst State and City leaders can yield reasonable compromises. It is in this spirit that I respectfully request your audience to further discuss this critical issue.”

Pa. Ranks Low On Tobacco Prevention The release of the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control 2010 report, an annual scorecard that tracks key tobacco control policies at the state and federal level, found Pennsylvania offers no protection against tobacco use as it assigns an “F” in both Tobacco Prevention and Control and Cessation Coverage, and a “C” in Smokefree Air and Cigarette Tax. Pennsylvania received a drop in grade in Cessation, going from a “C” in last year’s report to an “F” this year.

“Pennsylvania has to move forward with renewed resolve to reduce the devastating levels of death and disease caused by tobacco use,” said Deb Brown, President and CEO of the American Lung Association of the Mid-Atlantic, which includes Pennsylvania. “Some of the toughest tobacco control legislation in our history has been enacted with the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and the new health-care law, but it is not enough.

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the deal on tobacco control.”

In 2010, the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania continued its efforts to put strong tobacco prevention and cessation policies in place.

It fought for a wholesale tax over a weight-based tax for other tobacco products and continued to advocate for the removal of exemptions for some casino and bars in the Clean Indoor Air law. However, these initiatives were met with opposition in the state legislature.

Amtrak Keystone Riders Get Quiet Cars In response to customer demand, Amtrak Keystone Service (Harrisburg-Philadelphia-New York) will add Quiet Car® service starting Jan. 24, providing passengers with a peaceful, quiet atmosphere to work or rest without distraction.

The coach car adjacent to the locomotive will typically be designated as the Quiet Car. Seating on the Quiet Car is available on a firstcome, first-served basis, and cannot be reserved. There is no additional charge for a seat in a Quiet Car. While riding in the Quiet Car, passengers must follow these guidelines: Hushed Voices: Strictly limit conversation and speak only in quiet, subdued tones. Muted Devices: No use of any devices that emit sounds, including cellular phones, handheld THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD

Jan. 20Republican City Committee celebrates inauguration of Tom Corbett & Jim Cawley at R2L, 50 S. 16th St., 37th fl., 5:307:30 p.m. $500/person, $750/couple. RSVP by Jan. 14.

Business attire. For info (215) 561-0650.

Jan. 21State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Breakfast Mtg. with seniors at Sarah Allen Sr. Ho., 4035 Parrish St., 9 a.m.-12 m.

Jan. 24Phila. Tea Party Patriots NW meeting at Kendrick Rec Ctr., 5800 block Ridge Ave. by Roxborough Mem. Hosp. at 7 p.m.

Speakers are Commissioner candidate Al Schmidt and 6th Dist. Council candidate Sandy Stewart. For info Mike Lodise (2115) 487-0118 or Pat Haraburda (215) 482-7991, or teapartynw@comcast.net.

Jan. 24Rally to reelect Mayor Michael Nutter at Metropolitan Carpenters Union, 1812 Spring Garden St., 2nd fl.

Jan. 24— The Philadelphia Tea Party Patriots Northwest host 7 p.m. meeting at Kendrick Recreation Center, On Ridge Avenue beetween Rector and Roxborough avenue.

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games without headphones, laptop computers with audible features enabled, or CD, DVD, iPod and MP3 players without headphones. Headphones/Earpieces: Volume must be low enough so the audio from headphones/earpieces cannot be heard by neighboring passengers.

The Amtrak Quiet Car first started in 1999 on the Northeast Corridor between Philadelphia and Washington. Today the Quiet Car has expanded to include Acela Express and Northeast Regional service between Washington and Boston, as well as the Hiawatha Service between Chicago and Milwaukee.

Amtrak Keystone Service trains are financed in part through funds made available by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation.

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