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In honor of his many contributions to this city which he has served so admirably for many years. ike Fera is big because his heart is big ... made bigger each year by the countless charities which can attest to the goodheartedness and loving concern he and his union, Cement Masons Local 592, have shown as they respond to requests for help year after year, through winter and summer, no matter how trying the situations. His union, with its 1,080 members, is small by comparison to the several hundred Locals that make up the landscape of organized labor. Though there are other locals in other trades who have contributed heavily to charitable causes over the years, there is little doubt, judged by its (Cont. Page 9)
by Nicholas DePace Philadelphia’s most wanted man, in the eyes of the Philadelphia Parking Authority, is Robert Faraco. He grinds knives for a living and the PPA is now “sharpening its hatchet” to get him. Faraco, who runs Faraco Grinding Services in Pennsburg, Pa., owes the City a total of $40,580 in the form of 430 unpaid parking tickets. He is the #1 parking-ticket scofflaw, according to PPA’s records. Mr. Faraco has accumulated these violations using 73 tags on 70 different vehicles.
PPA Executive Director Vince Fenerty says Faraco is running a fleet of vehicles that are unmarked, so there is virtually no way of identifying them as being a part of his knife-grinding service, nor is there any way of telling that they are delivering something. He is getting his tickets primarily in Center City. The PPA has hired the law firm of Linebarger, Goggan, Blair & Sampson to initiate court action on its behalf against all 25 individuals and businesses on the list. The PPA assures that many more lawsuits are planned for the future.
The money collected from these lawsuits will go to the City’s General Fund and towards its schools for improving education. In this fiscal year alone, the newly-implemented “Registration Suspend” program has brought in $1.760 million (and it’s currently only nine months through the fiscal year). This program kicks in when one gets six parking violations on the one license plate. Furthermore, the PPA has created what it calls a “heavy-hitter list” to better target individuals and (Cont. Page 2)
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Dredging Firm Gets Go-Ahead, Although Obama Omits Dollars Norfolk Dredging, which has been dredging the Delaware River to maintain its 40-foot channel, has now been given the go-ahead to deepen the channel another five feet to 45 feet. This follows the decision by US District Judge Sue L. Robinson, seating in Wilmington, which negated an injunction sought by the State of Delaware against the dredging without first getting permits from
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Delaware. Notwithstanding the fact President Barack Obama's latest budget, for the second time, does not include money for dredging, it is expected Congressman Bob Brady, together with the Pennsylvania congressional delega-
tion and its two US Senators, Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, will again put the money into the budget before voting their approval. The move is seen by Washington insiders as an attempt by the Presi(Cont. Page 2)
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PPA Targets Top 25 Parking Ticket Scofflaws (Cont. From Page 1) businesses who are the biggest parking offenders. Booting crews boot between 80-105 vehicles a day at random so that everyone has a fair chance at getting caught. Fenerty says, “We are stepping up our efforts on people who are ‘heavy hitters’.” Fenerty and the rest of the PPA want to stress that their citations and fines are meant to “act as a deterrent to foster compliance with parking regulations”. On average, over 77% of all fines are paid. Fenerty emphasizes, “These are good citizens who should be applauded.” It is because of the major scofflaws – the remaining 23% – that the PPA feels the need to increase its efforts and why the Parking Authority is compelled to take such drastic legal action. “We hope it will make people more honest,” adds Fenerty, “that it will encourage people to come forward and pay their fines.” Most importantly, this firmer stance by the PPA will teach offenders to respect our City’s park-
ing laws as a way to protect the safety of its citizens. Mr. Faraco, who 6ABC’s Brian Taff characterized in a report last week as showing no remorse or shame for continually violating the City’s parking laws and running up the exorbitant number in unpaid fines, claims the PPA is not showing him the same courtesy it normally would towards other companies which regularly make deliveries. In response to being singled out, Faraco says his company, which has been a staple in the City of Philadelphia for 90 years, is relatively small and can’t afford to have more than one person in a vehicle at a time. They make, on average, 50 deliveries a day, each delivery lasting, at most, only a couple of minutes. Sometimes, the deliveryman even sees a PPA official approaching before leaving his truck and politely lets that officer know that he’s just making a delivery and won’t be there long. Despite this, a ticket is still issued nevertheless. Faraco has already paid
a number of tickets and has been booted several times. He emphasizes every ticket he has ever gotten is from a delivery. Faraco has gone into PPA headquarters and spoken to a judiciary board, but he says the woman with whom he spoke never got back to him thereafter. In total, the City’s top 25 parking-ticket scofflaws owe a combined total of $308,193.70 for 3,490 unpaid parking tickets. Like Faraco, many of the offenders have multiple vehicles, and most are individuals. All relevant data have been collected within the last six years. Sergio M. Claudio is #2 on the list, owing $21,444. With a number of 299 tickets left unpaid, he is one of the few individuals on the list who has done so using only one vehicle. Philadelphians on the list include (in order of amount owed): Sergio M. Claudio; Sharwin L. Coates; Alberto Galue; New Century Travel, Inc.; Sharonda Everett; Anthony G. Dowd; William Nafis; James P. Fiscaro; Faith Brown; Kenneth Brocking-
PHILA. Parking Authority Executive Director Vincent Fenerty outlines court action against 25 parking scofflaws owing over $300,000 in parking tickets as Terry Lewis, director of Booting and Red Light Cameras and Corinne O'Conner, director of On Street Parking, look on. ton; Lafayette Outen; Faraco Grinding Services, laws and create dangerous Christopher Harden; Fred- Pennsburg, Pa.; Donagnew life-threatening situations erick Tarsatana; Abraham Builders, Drexel Hill, Pa.; by parking illegally in Vaughn; Joseph Doe; Ar- and Tom & Susan Mc- front of fire hydrants. netta Johnson; Joanna Shane, Maple Shade, NJ. They block curb access for Pakuris; Colmon Holmes; “These are people who the handicapped – and in Shirley T. Bryant; Kesha accumulate tickets, congest many cases – park illegally Blue; Avery Copeland; and our streets, park illegally in spaces reserved for the James Brunson, Jr. and don’t respond,” ac- handicapped – as well as Also named on the list cording to Fenerty. “Not double parking and parking are three individuals and only do these scofflaws re- in no-stopping areas that businesses not from fuse to pay their tickets, causes congestion in our Philadelphia, including: they violate our parking streets.”
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Brady Pushing Dredging Over Obstacles (Cont. From Page 1) dent to trade for his preferences should he need votes from the Democrats in either chamber. Brady expressed confidence "The dredging will have all the money it needs. We don't intend to allow it to be held up, after all these years of fighting to keep our economic lifeline to the sea open to world shipping." The Congressman cited the Judge's verdict, saying“This was an important decision that will move the region forward economically. The Judge’s ruling means that we have saved 75,000 jobs and $1 billion in wages for our region; this is a win for the workers and our economy. Since I was elected a Congressman in
1998, I have been fighting to beat back amendment after amendment, aimed at killing the project. But today, we move forward with a project designed to keep the Delaware River Ports competitive with other East Coast ports.” In her decision, the Judge wrote, “the public holds a vested interest in the nation’s environmental-preservation efforts,” but that “the public holds an equally compelling stake in the continued economic vitality of the Delaware River Ports.” She noted, “Congress has made the determination that it is in the public interest to proceed with the Deepening Project.” The combined ports of the
Delaware River currently support an estimated 75,000 jobs, generating billions of dollars of economic activity and payroll wages, and contributing more than $150 million in State and local taxes. The deepening, first proposed almost two decades ago, is projected to directly create more than 8,000 new jobs and is critical to the long-term economic prospects of Philadelphia-area ports. From a nationwide perspective alone, the deepening is projected to create $1.35 in new economic benefit for every $1 of the project’s cost. Other ports across the country, including the Port of Baltimore and Port of New York/New Jersey, have al-
ready either begun or have completed deepening projects. The Port of Baltimore recently announced a private sector investment of $750 million after the deepening. If the Delaware River is not deepened, area ports will be at a competitive disadvantage. The dredging will start from the Chesapeake & Delaware Channel to a point just south of Wilmington, at which time the Judge will either permit the dredging to continue further upstream or hold it up for further dialogue among the governmental authorities involved of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Board Chair-
man John Estey welcomes the go-ahead, indicating, "It is great news for the thousands of families whose livelihoods depend on Philadelphia area ports and for the taxpayers who will see economic benefits from the deepening." William McLaughlin, director of governmental and public affairs, said, "Dredging should get underway by the end of this month." He noted Judge Robinson will literally have her "input in the dredging all the way." It's been three decades since Congress voted approval for the dredging, which essentially keeps the Delaware River as a strategic military asset. The Port of
Philadelphia has for some time now been designated a Strategic Military Port by the Defense Dept., making it one of the major depots for sending and receiving military cargo. Proponents of the deepening point to the fact many shipping lines plying the oceans soon will not be able to come up the Delaware to the Port because their newer ships call for channels deeper than 40 feet. Philadelphia's Port is constantly being refurbished by PRPA, with additional cargo and port support areas being added for the anticipated increase in shipping that will come when dredging is complete.
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by Nathan Shrader Attorney General Tom Corbett and former Congressman Pat Toomey are out to wide leads in their respective races for Governor and US Senator in the fight for the Republican State Committee’s endorsement. Republican State Committee members from the Central, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest Caucuses have met in recent weeks to conduct candidate interviews and “straw polls” leading up to their Feb. 13 endorsement meeting in Harrisburg. The state’s two additional caucuses will be meeting on Feb. 6 to hold their own straw votes. Corbett thus far leads State Rep. Sam Rohrer by a vote of 271 to 30 in the gubernatorial race while Toomey leads Johnstown political activist and former third-party gubernatorial candidate Peg Luksik 263 to 22 for Senator. The race for Lieutenant Governor is more closely divided. Bucks County Commissioner Jim Cawley leads with 110 votes, former Lancaster County GOP Chair Chet Beiler has 57, and the rest of the dozen candidates split the
120-vote majority. Perhaps this sharp division means the party will hold a rare open primary for second banana?
primary voters who are anxious to choose the right candidate to hold onto this vulnerable swing seat.
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Pennsylvania’s 2010 Democratic Primary contest will certainly be the most closely watched in the nation. Both incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter and Congressman Joe Sestak claim to be the only Democrat capable of holding onto the US Senate seat against the rising Republican tide. A new Franklin and Marshall College poll shows that while presumptive Republican nominee Toomey leads both Specter and Sestak, his lead over the incumbent is much smaller. In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup among likely voters, Toomey wallops Sestak 41% to 19% and leads Specter 45% to 31%. Between the Democrats, Specter leads Sestak 30% to 13% in the upcoming May primary. It is likely that this poll will enliven the mood of the Specter camp and allow him to more aggressively pursue Democratic
One of the Northeast's political activists and former candidate has announce's moved into the 170th House Dist. to challenge Brendan Boyle.
What Political Media Are Saying About Penna.’s Senatorial Race Congressional Quarterly has moved Arlen Specter’s re-election chances from “Leans Democratic” to “Toss Up.” “It is now clear Pennsylvania’s Senate race will be one of the most competitive in the country and that party-switching Specter no longer has the upper hand when it comes to holding his seat for another term. Several polls over the past few months have shown former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) ahead of Specter, and some surveys have even shown him leading by double digits. That’s just one of the reasons why CQ Politics has changed this race rating from Leans Democratic to Tossup – and that rating is admittedly generous to Specter. Not only does the national mood no longer favor Democrats, but Toomey appears to be performing particularly well in the Keystone State at the start of the 2010 midterm election year.” Politico noted, Toomey outraised Specter “by a little more than half a million dollars during the final months of 2009. “ Toomey reported raking in about $1.6 million between October and December, the final fundraising quarter of the year. Specter took in about $1.1 million over the same period. Specter still holds a more than three-to-one cash-on-hand advantage (Cont. Page 6)
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City Republicans In Civil War (Cont. from Page 4) over Toomey, with $8.6 million to spend over the next nine months. Toomey has just $2.8 million in the bank. But before Specter gets to Toomey, he has to survive a primary challenge from Congressman Joe Sestak, who has not yet released his fourth-quarter fundraising totals.”
A Reform Year? Speaking of the latest Franklin and Marshall College poll, there are many reasons why the throng of candidates on both sides of the aisle seeking statewide and state legislative offices this year ought to seriously consider arguments for gov-
ernment reform. The poll found a sweeping majority of Pennsylvanians feel that state government needs reforming. 78% of respondents said that they believe it is time for reforming state government. 91% of respondents said they feel strongly about the reform issue while 76% said they favor reforming the way the state legislature is structured and operated. Most interestingly, 72% stated their support for a state constitutional convention to review the State constitution. So far only none of the gubernatorial candidates of either party are on record as supporting a constitutional
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The Philadelphia Flag Day Association and I are hosting a Presidential Idol Contest. Students in grades K-8 attending schools in Senate District 5 are invited to participate in a Presidents Day poster contest. Students in grades 9-12 are invited to participate in a public speaking contest. Prizes will be awarded to one winner from each grade. The winner and their family will be honored at an awards breakfast on Presidents Day. For more information about this contest, please visit my website at www.senatorstack.com or call Mike Axelrod at 215-333-8604. Parkwood Shopping Center 12361 Academy Road, Phila., PA 19154, 215-281-2539 8016 Bustleton Avenue Philadelphia PA 19152 215-695-1020
convention. Meanwhile, Republican Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidate Russ Diamond has authored a specific plan to outline the establishment and structure of such a convention. Additionally, former State Rep. John Kennedy — another GOP Lt. Gov. hopeful — has called for a limited convention to address legislative reform.
City GOP Flexes Muscle It looks as if Philly Republican City Committee counsel Michael Meehan and Chairman Vito Canuso are taking seriously the challenge to their power by upstart activists in the Loyal Opposition organization. Loyal Opposition has been actively recruiting candidates to seek Republican City Committee positions in all wards and divisions in the May primary in hopes of electing a majority of Ward Leaders sympathetic to knocking out the longtime Meehan-driven leadership. The Pennsylvania Republican State Committee has supported the effort by hiring former City Controller candidate Al Schmidt to help spear-head Loyal Opposition’s recruitment efforts. In response, Canuso, Meehan, and party leader-
ship are planning a meeting of all Republican Ward Leaders on Feb. 16 to consider a plan to restructure the way in which the chairman is elected. Under the plan, Ward Leaders who represent areas with a larger number of registered Republicans would get a weighted vote over those wards that have fewer GOP voters. This makes sense, since many Republican Ward leaders have less than 300 Republican registrations in their wards, while others number in the thousands.
Don't Say You Did, And Then Get Caught Kevin Price, who is spearheading the campaign to insure Ed Nesmith returns as the leader of the 2nd Ward Democratic Executive, reports Nesmith's challenger Nick Schmanek was tripped up on his statement he wasn't campaigning for ward leader during his hours at City Hall as one of Councilman Frank DiCicco's staffers. Price says one Nesmith's supporters in the 2nd Ward has proof positive Schmanek has been campaigning on Council time. It was a committeewoman who says he
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Doc's Support Seen For Some Campaigns The support of IBEW Local 98 leader John J. Dougherty, Jr., is coveted by candidates lucky to get it in the upcoming primary. Since birds of a feather flock together, it is understandable that Lewis Thomas, the nephew of Local 98 public relations specialist Tommy St. Hill, has
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An Excellent Addition To The Roll Of Honorees Named ‘Public Servant Of The Year’ The Philadelphia Public Record started in 2002 to single out individuals who were obviously making changes and doing good things for their constituencies and the citizens of this City, calling their contributions to the attention of our readers by awarding each the meritorious and prestigious “Public Servant Of The Year”. Our staff, from the inception of this newspaper in 1999, quickly developed the knack of digging through news releases, readers’ comments, and the off-the-cuff and on-therecord remarks we pick up daily from the movers and shakers and from our hardworking and intelligent readership. Each individual named has become a household word among Philadelphia families. That will be obvious as one scans our list of awardees. They are, in order of their awards starting in 2002, PHA Executive Director Carl R. Greene, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, former PPA Executive Director Joe Egan, City Commission Chairwoman Margaret Tartaglione, Congressman Bob Brady, State Rep. John Perzel, Carpenters Union head Ed Coryell, businessman Joe Vento and, now, Cement Masons Local 592 President Mike Fera. The easiest way to describe Mike Fera is to tell our readers when one mentions his name, those within listening range immediately smile. Each will have a story to tell – a story which reflects his good heart, his steadfast loyalty, his honesty, and his willingness to donate his time and that of his family’s to good causes, beginning with the welfare of his loyal rank-and-file union members. This issue is a tribute to Mike Fera for all those attributes and more. Unfortunately, we did not have the time to personalize into print the stories of those affected by the generosity of Mike Fera, his local, his members and his apprentices. They all make up the Mike Fera Family ... a lucky group, indeed.
Feb. 4- United Way Nonprofit Stimulus Forum features State Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood’s presentation on American Recovery & Reinvestment Act at 1st Presbyterian Ch. Germantown, 35 W. Chelten Ave., 2-4 p.m. RSVP (215) 849-6426.
Feb. 4- Maurine McFarlane, author of “Release the Prophetic Destiny in Philadelphia, a City Under Reconstruction,” signs book signs at Penn Book Store, 3601 Walnut St., 5-7 p.m., in celebration of Black History Month. For info (215) 898-5965. Feb. 4- Phila. Young Democrats Policy Forum at Obermayer, Rebman, Maxwell & Hippel, One Penn Center, 7th fl., 7 p.m. Feb.4- State Sen. Anthony H.
Williams, Darby Mayor Helen Thomas and Penna. Public Utility Commission host forum on saving money on winter utility bills at Borough Hall, 821 Summit St., Darby, Pa., 6 p.m. Free to public. Feb. 6- 2010 campaign kickoff fundraiser for Mike “Googs” Guglielmelli for City Commissioner at Froggy Carr NYA, 1429 S. 2nd St., 7-10 p.m. Donation $50. Tickets at door. Feb. 8-12- PECO Lights “VA
Letters • Letters John Perzel has done more to keep the Republican Party alive in Philadelphia than all the wine-swilling, pretentious wannabes who, time and again, show they have no concept of what loyalty means and who are opposed to anyone who stands in the way of their own ambitions. John Perzel is the embodiment of the Republican Party in Philadelphia. Through a lifetime of hard
work and personal sacrifice, John has earned our undivided loyalty and total support. John Perzel is currently in the fight of his life and, knowing John as I do, he is up for the challenge. And while some may abandon our friend and leader when he’s down, I stand proudly with John Perzel. Bob Cummings Republican Committeeman 64th Ward, 14th Division
3-9 p.m. Admission $10. For info (215) 334-1233. Feb. 18- State Sen. LeAnna Washington announces reelection campaign at Curtis Hall, Church Rd. & Greenwood Ave., 7 p.m. Feb. 20- National Italian American-PAC Carnevale at Loews Phila. Hotel, 1200 Market St., 6 p.m.-12 a.m. Honorees Sal Patti, Anthony Cagano, Lorraine Ranalli and Donna M. Fluehr. Feb. 22- Fundraiser for Rep. Michael O’Brien at Yards Brewery, 901 N. Delaware Ave. Tickets $1,000, $500, $250, RSVP (215) 432-6090. Feb. 23- Friends of Cindy Bass host fundraiser at Lou & Choo’s, 21st St. & Hunting Park Ave., 6-10 p.m. Tickets $20. For info (215) 783-1736. Feb. 25- Fundraiser-Reception for State Rep. Jewell Williams at New Barbers Hall, 1402 W. Oxford St., 5:30-8 p.m. Contributions $50; Patrons $100 & Sponsors/PACS $250. RSVP (215) 763-0369. Feb. 25- Friends of Marian B.
Tasco host reception honoring Councilwoman and Majority Leader Marian B. Tasco at Penna. Academy Of The Fine Arts, 128 N. Broad St. 5:30 p.m. Host Committee $2,500; Majority Leader $2,000; Majority Whip $1,000; Councilwoman $500; or Commissioner $250. R.S.V.P. (215) 843-8482 or email friendsoftasco@yahoo.com by Feb. 15. Feb. 26- 44th Ward Democrats’ Evening Of Jazz at Cousin Danny’s Banquet Hall, 50th & Market Sts., 610 p.m. Tickets $150. For info (215) 429-4819. Feb. 28- Congressman Bob Brady’s “A Very Brady Sunday “ gala at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 3-7 p.m. Tickets $30. Live music, DJ. Taste of Philly Buffet. Music by The Destinations. Mar. 4- 82nd Airborne All American Dinner and Award Ceremony, location TBA, 7-11 p.m. David H. Oh, Esq., Chairman, Hajdak-Mokan Chapter, 82nd Airborne Ass’n. For info (215) 569-2800, ext. 1157.
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Perzel Is A-OK I am outraged after reading Trunk Man’s call for State Rep. John Perzel to retire. For 30 years, John has faithfully served not only the people of the 172nd District, but also the people of Philadelphia across our Commonwealth – regardless of party affiliation. Trunk Man calls on John to retire “for the good of the Party.” What a pile of elephant excrement!
Salutes Veterans” as part of National Salute to Veterans Week. Culminates with Mayor’s Visit to Phila. VAMC Friday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m. Feb. 10- Germantown Republican Club hosts Attorney General Tom Corbett as guest of honor at 121st annual dinner at Union League, 6 p.m. Tickets $65. For info Jack Morley (215) 389-1768. Feb. 13- Campaign kickoff for St. Rep. Michael O’Brien at TWU, 500 N. 2nd St., 12 m.-3 p.m. Feb. 16- Mardi Gras Cocktail reception for State Rep. John P. Sabatina, Jr., at Ladder 15, 1528 Samson St.,5:30-8:30 p.m. Contributions $100-$250$500. RSVP (215) 742-8600. Feb. 19- Ward Leader Jewell Williams hosts 16th Ward Fish and Chicken Fry at Lou & Choos, 21st St. & Hunting Park Ave., 5-9 p.m. Donation $10. For info (215) 820-1059. Feb. 20- Political People Involved hosts Turkey, Beef & Beer at St. Maron’s Banquet Hall, 10th & Ellsworth Sts.,
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Congratulations To
MIKE FERA
2010 PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR
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MIKE FERA with his wife Karen. Catholic HS; Little Flower HS; St. Timothy School for Autism; Cardinal Bevilacqua Center.; St. Gabriel’s Church; Love Zion Baptist Church; Sacred Heart Church & School; Rock Ministries; Our House Ministries; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church; Annunciation ES; Yesha Ministries; St. Maron Church; Disciples of Christ Baptist Church; Pyramid Temple #1; Sisters of the Sacred Arts; Sisters of St. Joseph, Welcome Center; Padre Pio Shrine and Rosary Bead Park at Annunciation Church; Andalusia VFW War Memorial; Gloucester City VFW War Memorial; “Rebuilding Together” Veterans Home; VFW Post 6700; Veterans Comfort House; Vietnam Memorial at St. Neumann Goretti HS; EOM Youth Asso-
ciation; Bristol Twp. National Little League Park; Sabres Youth Athletic Assn.; Parkwood Athletic Assn.; Jokers New Year Brigade; Negro League Baseball Memorial Park; William Way Gay Lesbian & Transgender Center; Ukrainian-American Youth Association; Senators Baseball Field; Bristol Township Canal Project; Albert Welsh Community Ctr.; Martin Luther King Park, Chester, Pa.; Bucks Co. Red Cross; Orianna Street Dog Park; Washington Township Lake Park; and Philadelphia Fire Dept. Training Center. In addition to the aforementioned charities, Fera has also contributed to over 130 Philadelphia Police and Firefighter memorial plaques, including those in Margate, N.J.; Atlantic City, N.J.; Norristown, Pa.; Upper Darby, Pa.; Upper Merion, Pa.; and Skippack, Pa. These plaques are cemented into the spots where each officer or firefighter died in the course of his or her duty. Furthermore, Fera devotes himself to various other projects, such as the Senior Citizen Law Project and Rev. Jones Housing for Homeless Single Mothers. Fera has partnered with State Rep. Bill
Keller to take 50 empty lots and transform them into neighborhood gardens. The union leader comes from a pragmatic family. His dad, who was a longtime cement finisher, asked Mike, when he graduated high school, if he intended to go on to college. Mike said no. His dad's response was, "Then you will become a cement finisher." Mike joined the Cement Masons Local 592 as an apprentice on Sep. 23, 1971, graduating his apprenticeship in 1974. (Cont. Page 11)
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(Cont. From Page 1) size and the numbers of charities its membership has helped, Fera has moved his union up among the leaders in charitable giving. It's a fact: Wherever and whenever his name is mentioned, all in hearing distance smile and many are quick to count him among their personal friends. There are many reasons why Cement Masons Local 592 President Mike Fera has been named 2010 Public Servant of the Year by the Philadelphia Public Record. Just the list of those charities that have benefited from the support of him and his union would suffice. What these charities have in common is they have been able to get vital, expensive cement work done – often far beyond their financial reach – thanks to the apprentices of Local 592, a program initiated by Fera, which has become a landmark program for other unions with apprentice programs, having their trainees get hands-on experience. We have been able to gather a partial list of organizations to which Fera and his union have made generous contributions. They include Father Judge HS; Camden
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BUILDING TRADES Council members confer before a vote. From left are Mike Fera, John Dougherty and Al Frattali.
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PROMOTING healthy lifestyle through boxing, Mike Fera is flanked here at boxing gym by Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts and "Joltin" Jeff Chandler.
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(Cont. From Page 9) Over the years he proved to be a valuable asset to the reputation of Local 592, working on many projects in the building and heavy highway construction field. In 1982 he was elected Union Trustee and a year later to the Executive Board. In 1989 he was appointed as the first Organizer in Local 592's history, from which position he immediately earned his reputation as a fair but no-nonsense union official. He began his leadership role when members elected him in 1993 as Financial Secretary/Business Representative. In June of 1994, he ran unopposed as the union’s President and (Cont. Page 13)
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MIKE FERA thanks members of UNICO, the Italian American charitable association, for naming him their Man Of The Year.
D.V.R.E.I.F. Delaware Valley Real Estate Investment Fund
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Fera Changes Eyesores (Cont. From Page 11) Business Manager, with successful reelections since. He is head trustee to Local 592's Health & Welfare Pension Funds, chairman of Cement Masons Local 592 PAC Fund and is chief negotiator for union contracts. He is Vice President of both the Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Councils. Mike has been instrumental in expanding Local 592 from its five-county Philadelphia area of jurisdiction to where it now encompasses all of Eastern Penn-
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THIS PHOTO at left is one of more than 50 corner lots transformed by Mike Fera's apprentices as they continue to make positive changes in community, as seen in same lot in photo at right.
sylvania, Central and Southern New Jersey, the State of Delaware and Northern Maryland. Fera has been key to building Cement Masons Local 592's Apprentice Program into the prototype training facility for all cement-mason apprentice programs throughout the United States and Canada. Throughout this time, his roles of responsibility as a unionist have increased. He is Deputy International Representative, Secretary of the very important Constitution Committee of the Operative (Cont. Page 17)
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Medal in 2001. He also received the March of Dimes Transportation Building and Construction Award in 2003 and two years later was named Man of the Year by USA Boxing Middle Atlantic Association. Fera has been involved in the Delaware Valley Youth Association, the South Philadelphia Athletic Association, the Juniata Park Boys and Girls Clubs, Habitat Forr Humanity in Lehigh Co., St. Monica's CYO, the Bristol Township Lagoon Restoration Project, the Mount Moriah Temple Baptist Church Christian Youth League, and St. Katherine's Day School for children with Downs Syndrome and Mental Retardation. Through the years, he continues to support State (Cont. Page 20)
LABOR LEADER Mike Fera, right, confers with Sheriff John Green and City Controller Alan Butkovitz on union needs.
LABORERS LEADER Sam Staten, Sr. is congratulated by Local 592's Mike Fera at event honoring Staten for his years of service to Building Trades.
MIKE FERA, 4th from left, with some of his rankand-file members at charity event.
MIKE FERA lends his union's political muscle to get Judge Roxanne Covington elected, together with Lou Agre of Operating Engineers.
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(Cont. From Page 13) Plasterers & Cement Masons International Association and is a member of its Finance Committee. Fera is also on the Board of Directors of the Diversity Apprentice Program, which opens the doors for minority participation into various apprentice programs. In 2000 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia. Mike is a Vice President with both the Philadelphia and the State Building and Construction Trades Council and well as the State Council. His peers in organized labor named him the "Friends of Labor Man of the Year" in 1999. He was then honored with the Philadelphia Chapter of UNICO's Man of the Year
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MIKE FERA PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC RECORD
”The work goes on,the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die” —Senator Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009 The Office of Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown City Hall, Room 581 Philadelphia, PA 19147
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PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE YEAR Building Comunity Strength Jimmy Dintino
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Mike Fera for being chosen for The Public Record's Servant of the Year Award
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Anthony Biddle Contractors B. Pietrini & Sons, Inc. Healy Long & Jevin Louis Dolente & Sons Madison Construction Mega Construction P. D'Andrea, Inc. Quinn Construction
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Fera An Active Union Leader
(Cont. From Page 17) Sen. Shirley Kitchen's People Support Services, St. Francis's Inn Shelter for the Homeless, the Philadelphia Special Olympics, the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Congreso de Latinos Unidos. Local 592’s Apprentice Program has donated concrete work to State Rep. Bill Keller's Neighborhood Beautification Program, Ukrainian Youth Club, Pyramid Temple. Yesha Ministries Church, Academy Sabres, Mayfair Holy Terrors Youth Organization, EOM Youth Club, Tacony Historical Society, St. Gabriel's Church, St. Timothy School for Autistic Children, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Annunciation BVM Church, Potter House and the Negro
Baseball League Memorial. Fera continually insures needy handicapped people get wheelchair ramps. Mike has been married to Karen Crossin since 1979. They have three children: Marissa, 30, now married, Michael 28, Stephanie, 27, and one grandson, Justin. Mike is active with boxers, noting, "I believe I could have done well, but never had the time." Instead, he continually trains with boxers, saying, "It's what's keeping me in shape." Though he didn't go on to college after graduating from Bishop Neumann HS, Fera continued his education by attending George Meany Center for Labor Studies and Penn State’s Continuing Education Program.
MIKE FERA led Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades to leaflet their worksites during Presidential campaign, joined here by John Wurtenberg, IBB; Richard Bloomingdale, Penna. AFL-CIO secretarytreasurer; Pat Gillespie, Phila. Building & Construction Trades business manager; and Bob Henon, of IBEW Local 98.
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MIKE FERA, business manager of OPCMIA Local 592; Phil Triggiano, Roofers Local 30; and Rich Ennis, Roofers Local 30.
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Anthony Biddle Contractors B. Pietrini & Sons, Inc. Healy Long & Jevin Louis Dolente & Sons Madison Construction
The New Jersey Concrete Contractors Association congratulates
Mike Fera for being chosen as
Mega Construction P. D'Andrea, Inc. Quinn Construction
“Servant of the Year Award”
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Everybody Loves Mike Fera
FORMER DA Lynne Abraham is good friend of Cement Masons Union leaders Anthony DiSibato and Mike Fera, and Steve Jackson.
PUBLIC SERVANT of the Year Mike Fera often hosts fundraisers for political candidates. Here, Fera joins labor leaders Albert Fratalli and John Dougherty to host fundraiser for State Rep. Bill Keller. Joining them are Controller Alan Butkovitz, and Engineers Local 542’s Cecil Preston.
Greetings to Our Man of the Year
Mike Fera Thank You for your service with Friends of FDR Park
The international "Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association" was founded in 1864. The OP&CMIA then chartered local unions throughout the country. This Local was chartered in 1916. It was a union of cement masons only. Its original territorial jurisdiction was the five-county area: Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware, Chester and Montgomery Cos. In the early 1990s, Local 592 merged with Local 94, Harrisburg, 107 York, 233 Allentown, 105 Reading and 100 Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre to form Cement Masons & Plasterers Local 592 of Eastern Pennsylvania. In July of 1999 Local 699 of South Jersey, Delaware and Northern Maryland became part of the 592 family. Except for the
plasterers of the fivecounty area, which is Local 8, This Local represents Cement Masons, Plasterers and shophands in Eastern Pennsylvania. Since 1916, all the major concrete in this area was done by members of this local. Power plants and highrises, bridges and highways, sidewalks and curbs are all part of our legacy. Safety on the jobsite has become a forerunner in the construction industry. During the years of the industrial revolution, injury and death on the jobsite occurred at an alarming rate. Jobsites today, with government agencies like sham, safety inspectors on the job, and toolbox safety meetings harbor a safer jobsite. Like the jobsites on yesterday, injury and (Cont. Page 23)
The Friends of Jewell Williams Cordially Invites You To A Fundraiser-Reception In Honor of
State Rep.
Jewell Williams Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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ardous material training and other programs, job safety has become the most important issue. "Safety First." Everyone's safety begins with themselves. Hardhats, safety glasses, proper clothing, gloves and work boots are required on nearly every jobsite. Uncomfortable and cumbersome as some of these may be, they do protect workers. Another safety imple-
mentation at these various types of jobsites is drug and alcohol testing. Drugs and alcohol can be a serious problem at work and at home. The Philadelphia Building Trades sponsors a program called Allied Trades Assistance Program Through ATAP, members with dependencies on drugs, alcohol or both can get treatment that is unsurpassed.
One of civilization’s most amazing mysteries is an artificial rock. It starts out soft – literally a liquid that can be poured into place – but ends as one of the hardest and toughest tools ever made by man. It's concrete. Concrete and its related products are all around you and under your feet. Too often, though, we take this miracle material for
granted. It is the foundation of your home or office, and in many cases the walls and roof as well. It is used to make the sidewalks and roads that transport you. It lends its strength and versatility to build dams and power plants to light your way. Concrete is used more than any other man-made material in the world. As of 2006, about 7.5 cubic kilometers of concrete are made each year — more than one cubic meter for every person on Earth. Concrete powers a US $35-billion industry which employs more than 2 million workers in the United States alone. More than 55,000 miles of highways in the United States are paved with this material. Reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete are the most widely used kinds of concrete functional extensions. Concrete is a compound material made from sand, gravel and cement. The cement is a mixture of various minerals which, when mixed with water, hydrate and rapidly become hard, binding the sand and gravel into a solid mass. The oldest known surviving concrete is to be found in the former Yugoslavia and was thought to have been laid in 5,600 BC, using red lime
as the cement. Concrete solidifies and hardens after mixing with water and placement due to a chemical process known as “hydration”. The water reacts with the cement, which bonds the other components together, eventually creating a stone-like material. Concrete is used to make pavements, pipe, architectural structures, foundations, motorways/roads, bridges/overpasses, parking structures, brick/block walls and footings for gates, fences and poles. The first major concrete users were the Egyptians in around 2,500 BC and the Romans from 300 BC The Romans found that by mixing a pink sand-like material, which they obtained from a nearby town called Pozzuoli, with their normal lime-based concretes, they obtained a far stronger material. The pink sand turned out to be fine volcanic ash and they had inadvertently produced the first “pozzolanic” cement. Pozzolana is any siliceous, or siliceous and aluminous, material which possesses little cementitious value in itself but will, if finely divided and mixed with water, chemically react with calcium (Cont. Page 31
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(Cont. From Page 22) death can still abound. Safety on the jobsite is everyone's responsibility. The oil refineries, pharmaceutical companies, and chemical plants in conjunction with the Philadelphia Building Trades have laid a foundation of quality pre-job safety education that is second to none. With certification classes such as Process Safety Management, Haz-
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Warm Coats For These Kids
GOV. ED RENDELL was featured in Chamber of Commerce’s 4th annual Conversation with Governor at the Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater last week. David L. Cohen, chairman of the C of C and executive VP of Comcast, introduced Governor. Marti Moss-Coane of WHYY asked questions. Governor surprised everyone when he announced he is five chapters into a book he is writing, with a working title, My Life in Politics – You Can’t Make This Stuff Up.
10 YOUNGSTERS who attend Police Officer Lauretha Vaird Boys & Girls Club and The Vaird Foundation, a Philadelphia Police Dept. Initiative, will be warm this winter thanks to a winter-coat giveaway from Cradles to Crayons. Accompanied by John Gonzalez, Boys & Girls Club Unit director; Commissioner Sylvester Johnson, former Philadelphia Police Dept. commissioner and co-founder of The Vaird Foundation; and Sgt. Kimberly Byrd, co-founder of the Vaird Foundation, the youths each picked a warm jacket.
‘Danny Boy’ Rendition Heralds Veterans Court
JUDGE Jimmy Lynn sings “Danny Boy” at AOH Chapter 61’s fundraiser to support new Phila. Veterans Court. In attendance were Judges Pat Dugan and Joe Waters, both of whom will man Philadelphia Co. Units, and Penna. Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, who explained Photo by John J. Kline what Veterans Court will do.
PNP’s OWNER, Norma Davis, is presented a Proclamation from State Sen. Anthony Williams’ office for her service to community. Shown are, in front row, Phillip & Priston Davis and Emma Brune; 2nd row: Redis Washington, PNP Gen. Mgr.; Norma David, PNP owner, receiving Proclamation; Borough of Yeadon Mayor Jacqueline Mosley; Desaree Jones, of Williams’ office, presenting Proclamation; Sue Stephan, of Delaware Co. Chamber of Commerce; 3rd row: Philip Washington, PNP operations manager; Kevin Huynh, of Chamber; Darryl Mann, assistant manager of PNP; Jo Anne Brune, of Chamber; Henry Davis, of PNP; and Tej Sharma and Bruce Herre, both of Chamber.
Segal Lands In Court
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NEWLY SWORN-IN Municipal Court Judge Dawn A. Segal is joined by Judges Lydia Kirkland, Marsha Neifield, Alice Beck Dubow and Diane Thompson.
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Judge Dawn Segal is congratulated by daughter Lily Wasser Segal, son Jacob Wasser Segal and partner Nancy Wasser. Photos by Lee Buchanan
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cement used in concrete production. Joseph Aspdin created the first true artificial cement by burning ground limestone and clay together. The burning process changed the chemical properties of the materials and Joseph Aspdin created a stronger cement than what using plain crushed limestone would produce. This product remains essentially unim-
proved today. The other major part of concrete besides the cement is the aggregate. Aggregates include sand, crushed stone, gravel, slag, ashes, burned shale, and burned clay. Fine aggregate (fine refers to the size of aggregate) is used in making concrete slabs and smooth surfaces. Coarse aggregate is used for massive structures or
sections of cement. In 1830, a publication entitled The Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Village Architecture suggested a lattice of iron rods could be embedded in concrete to form a roof. True reinforced concrete was probably invented first, in 1849, by Joseph Monier, who received a patent in 1867. Monier was a Parisian gar-
dener who made garden pots and tubs of concrete reinforced with an iron mesh. Reinforced concrete combines the tensile or bendable strength of metal and the compressional strength of concrete to withstand heavy loads. The man normally credited with its introduction as a building material is William Wilkinson of Newcastle, England.
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strength suitable for the massive architecture of the 21st century. But they soon discovered this product tended to suffer from weathering in temperate climes. That’s because, as winters and summers succeed each other, they cause many materials to shrink or expand thermally. Unfortunately, bronze and sand react to thermal expansion at different rates, causing the materials to splinter or “spall” over time. So this creative technological discovery went nowhere for centuries. Nevertheless, today’s concrete industry remains a lineal descendant of the Roman master builders. It is from the Latin words caementum, meaning a rough stone or chipping, and concretum, meaning grown together or compounded, that we have obtained the names for these two now-common materials. After the fall of the Roman Empire, though, major architectural projects were mostly approached with brick or stonework. Solid blocks were mortared together with a cement typically based on lime, which is made from crushed limestone or chalk mixed with water. This technique goes back to the Ancient Egyptians, who used lime and gypsum cement to build the Pyramids. With the dawning of the Industrial Revolution, new experiments in Western Europe swiftly transformed these time-honored technologies. In 1756, British engineer John Smeaton made the first modern concrete (hydraulic cement) by adding pebbles as a coarse aggregate and mixing powered brick into the cement. In 1824, English inventor Joseph Aspdin invented Portland Cement, which has remained the dominant
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(Cont. From Page 23) hydroxide to form compounds that glue other materials together. The first major concrete users were the Egyptians in around 2,500 BC and the Romans from 300 BC The Romans found that by mixing a pink, sand-like material which they obtained from Pozzuoli with their normal lime-based concretes they obtained a far stronger material. The pink sand turned out to be fine volcanic ash and they had inadvertently produced the first “pozzolanic” cement. Pozzolana is any siliceous or siliceous and aluminous material which possesses little or no cementitious value in itself but will, if finely divided and mixed with water, chemically react with calcium hydroxide to form compounds with cementitious properties. Almost 1900 years ago, the Romans erected a magnificent concrete building that not only still stands today, but is in excellent repair and regular use. That’s the Pantheon, dedicated by the Emperor Hadrian in 126 AD, which is one of the tourist marvels of Rome. Almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon's dome is still the world's largest unreinforced-concrete dome, 142 ft. across. Since the 7th century, the Pantheon has been used as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to “St. Mary and the Martyrs”, but informally known as “Santa Maria Rotonda”. The Romans made many developments in concrete technology, including the use of lightweight aggregates, as in the roof of the Pantheon, and embedded reinforcement in the form of bronze bars. That interior framework – “rebar” to tradesmen today – gives incredible structural
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City Unemployment Rate Dips After Six Months Rise After realizing six consecutive months of increases, Philadelphia’s unemployment rate dropped by half a percentage point from the previous recording month, putting the overall figure at 10.6%. The data were released by City Controller Alan Butkovitz in his Monthly Economic Snapshot and Forecast. It is only the second time in the last 14
months that the City’s unemployment rate declined from the previous month. Pennsylvania’s seasonallyadjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.9% in December, up four-tenths of a percentage point from November, but still below the national rate of 10%. Philadelphia’s December unemployment rate is not yet available because local statis-
Kearney In Race Again
DEMOCRAT Tim Kearney addresses meeting of Greater Bustleton Civic League on why he should be elected to 172nd House seat. Photo by John J. Kline
N.E. Treats Officers
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AT 7TH POLICE DIST. Advisory Council's annual holiday dinner for Police and Firefighters, Sgt. Jeff Hickson is served by Sister Theresa of Nazareth Hospital, secretary of PDAC; Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz; and Izzy Ezersky, representing Greater N.E. Phila. Chamber of Commerce. Conroy Caterers provided all the hot food served.
tics are a month behind national data. The Economic Snapshot and Monthly Forecast iscompiled by the Financial & Policy Analysis staff. The City Controller’s office circulates these documents on a monthly basis to assist key decision-makers in understanding and anticipating local and national economic trends.
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LESLIE ANNE MILLER and husband Richard Worley, board chairman of Phila. Orchestra Association, shared a box with the Rendells and the Nutters. Photo by Bonnie Squires
ENJOYING FESTIVITIES were Joanne McNeil Lewis, Chris and Paul Tufano and Angela Hudson. Photo by Bonnie Squires
CONGRESSMAN & Mrs. Chaka Fattah share a moment with Joanne Epps.
AMONG Orchestra supporters were Amy & Joe Frick.
WITH RENOVATED Academy of Music ballroom in background – and obviously enjoying evening – are Joe Neubauer, Jeanette Lerman and David & Connie DiCarlo.
JEFFREY & MARSHA Perelman were among major supporters.
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Kimmel Center Plans Focus On Paris
KIMMEL CENTER announced next year's Phila. International Festival of the Arts, focusing on Paris, circa 1910-1920, a 3-week potpurri of all the arts. Seen here in front of PIFA logo are, from left, Mayor Michael Nutter; Meryl Levitz; Anne Ewers, CEO of Kimmel Center; and Ed Cambron, PIFA executive director.
KIMMEL CENTER board members, from left, Hon. Constance Williams and Kimberly Strauss, discuss upcoming Paristhemed festival with Daniele Tomas Easton, director of France Philadelphie and board member of Alliance Francaise.
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DAVID & PAMELA Beckman were one of many handsome couples in attendance. Photo by Bonnie Squires
Hoeffel Ignites His Race
ANNOUNCING his candidacy for Governor at Convention Center, Montgomery Co. Commissioner Joe Hoeffel strides toward pro-choice leader Kate Michelman of NARAL, who will be heading up his Women For Hoeffel campaign.
Being Lean Early Is The Right Way To Go FIVE AND FIT initiative to influence eating and exercise habits of young children brought together Temple Univ. Intergenerational Center project coordinator Yvonne Thompson Friend and State Rep. Angel Cruz to talk to preschoolers.
LABORERS Local 135 from Montgomery Co. cheered for their native son Joe Hoeffel.
Correction Rep. Waters’ Community Service Awards
IN LAST WEEK’S ISSUE covering State Rep. Ron Waters’ Community Service Awards banquet, this photo was missing. These were youngsters who received a check from Waters for $500 for excellent school performance. They are, from left, Justin Watson, Orin Stevens and Kristen Mack – all students at Southwest Leadership Academy, 71st Street & Paschall Avenue.
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PRESCHOOLERS at Norris Square Civic Association Children Center get pep talk from State Rep. Angel Cruz as part of local campaign to reduce and prevent obesity. Cruz himself has lost 50 pounds with a goal of another “15 lbs. to go.”
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JOE & RENEE Zuritsky, sponsors of Academy of Music 153rd Anniversary Concert and Ball, poses with Dr. David Paskin, whose wife, Linda Scribner, is as- ANDY & DARIA PEW are seen here with Marguerite & Gerry Lenfest in fabulous Acadsociate VP of Phila. Orchestra. Photo by Bonnie Squires Photo by Bonnie Squires emy Ball.
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industry. In all my years of being a cement mason, either working with my tools or as a Union officer, every non-union cement mason I came across was overworked, underpaid, scared to death about los-
ing his or her job, treated like dirt and dumped when that worker asked a question or maybe got hurt or a little too old. I feel bad for them and have helped many of them. When these non-union workers come over to the good side, they are shocked at how being a union member is like having hundreds of family members working alongside of them. While the work is still strenuous, we don’t tolerate bums. The first thing new 592 members notice is how much more money they are paid -sometimes double what they were getting before. They also see they have a voice and they won’t get fired or told to “sit down” because they “stood up”. We don't want troublemakers, but if you are right, you will get a 100% backing from the other members and the union agents. They also notice the benefits – first, the healthcare; then, the pension and annuities.
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by Mike Fera Our Local 592 website is designed to be userfriendly for our members and their families, future members, contractors and anyone else interested in the Cement Masons and Plasterers Unions or the concrete or plastering industries.
First, let me explain: If you are going to be a cement mason or plasterer, the only way to go is to be a union cement mason or a union plasterer. As a matter of fact, this is true in the whole construction
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You Won’t Be Young Forever
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Have you noticed the vast number of non-union contractors always have young people or recently immigrated foreigners working on their jobs? Here’s why: 99% of young workers don’t think they are going to get old. I am 47 years old, and it feels like yesterday I was 21. When I was 21, it felt like I was going to be 21 forever. I never thought of being 47. It came fast. So the nonunion employer exploits the invincible feelings of these young workers and, by the time these young workers get older and begin to realize they are going to retire only on a social-security check and nothing else, they are laid off and replaced with new, “invincible” young people. The same thing is true with the foreigners. They don’t know pensions exist, and when they find out, there is already a new group of foreigners to replace them. The average member in the Philadelphia area retires with about $2,500 a month and about $250,000 in his or her annuity. The people joining in the year 2000 will eventually retire with about $4,500 per month and over $500,000 dollars in their annuities. Where on earth can cement masons and plasterers make that kind of money without hitting the lottery? If that doesn’t make you join the Union, then you must hate yourself! You owe it to your family: Cut this article out and show it to your co-workers. Remember: “IN UNITY, THERE IS STRENGTH”. As you can see, there are advertisers on our website. This site is for anyone interested in the concrete or plastering industry. Now there is a home for you to travel to any website related to our industry – one-stop shopping. I hope you enjoyed this article and found it useful. Stop back anytime and visit. Remember, anytime you need anything in the concrete and plastering industries, come to www.opcmia592.org first and then click on the many links for our trades.
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Lowery Brown Active In Haiti Relief State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown has volunteered to take a lead role in Pennsylvania’s efforts to help earthquake-stricken Haiti after meeting with Gov. Ed Rendell’s staff. “During times of disaster, Americans and the people of Pennsylvania have stepped forward to ease people’s suffering,” said Lowery Brown. “I’m sure once again we will set an example to the world and help put the peo-
ple of Haiti on the road to recovery through ‘PA Backs Haiti’.” Lowery Brown said PA Backs Haiti is a bipartisan effort which has been spearheaded by the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and its chairman, State Rep. Ronald Waters. It includes the Governor and members of the legislature working hand-in-hand with nonprofit organizations to coordinate outreach and clearinghouses
for donations across the Commonwealth. She said details of the effort, including drop-off sites for donations, are still being arranged. “We know that the military and nonprofit groups want us to solicit backpacks and the supplies to fill them, because they can be efficiently distributed to many more people in less time than it takes to distribute the individual supplies,” Lowery
Brown said. “The issue is determining where we will store the items until we get them to Haiti.” More information about the endeavor will be available in the coming days. In the meantime, Lowery Brown is inviting constituents to visit her website, www.pahouse.com/Brown, where she will post updated information about PA Backs Haiti as it becomes available.
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Cement Masons Local 592 President Mike Fera is flanked by world-renowned artist Carl LeVotch and Veteran Boxers Associations President Charley Sgrillo after he received Project MVP award by Joey Giardello Statue committee.
Legendary Philly boxer Stanley “Kitten” Hayward greets Cement Masons Local 592 President Mike Fera at Briscoe Awards. This evening, Philadel- cards. He has been very phia movers and shakers instrumental in the Pennwill be gathering at Galdo’s sylvania Golden Gloves Catering in South Philadel- program over the years phia for the Public and was named a Hall of Record’s 11th Birthday Fame member in 2006. Celebration, where labor This followed his being seleader Mike Fera will be lected as the Man of the honored. The Cement Ma- Year for USA Boxing’s sons Local 592’s presi- Middle Atlantic Associadent/business manager will tion in 2005. Most rebe receiving the Public Ser- cently, Mike stepped up vant Of The Year award. again and helped raise Mike was chosen because close to $10,000 dollars of his involvement in the for the Joey Giardello community and for his nu- Statue, which will enmerous charitable works shrine the legendary middleweight champion. and contributions. SHADOWBOXER Those in the Philadelphia boxing community joins with the rest of the can certainly attest to Philadelphia boxing comMike’s involvement and munity in congratulating generosity as he has been Mike Fera on his Public a longtime friend. Mike is Servant of the Year award routinely spotted wearing and thanking him for all he his Joe Hand Boxing Gym has done for us over the jacket at local boxing years.
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the Ultimate Fighting Championship 101 held multiple championship fights here at the Wachovia Center in front of a packed arena, drawing thousands of MMA supporters as well as local and national media. If you don’t know who the UFC is by now … your head is in the clouds. The UFC is the number-one MMA business in the world, in this reporter’s opinion. There is a number of other companies out there but almost every professional fighter aspires to be in the UFC. Some of the top-level fighters in the UFC earn $500,000 for a 25-minute title fight, which seems like a pretty good payday. With half-million-dollar earnings, it shouldn’t be too difficult to understand why fighters have the motivation to get out there and make it to the biggest venue in the MMA world. What does it take to get to the UFC, one might ask? It starts out like the movie Rocky – only MMA style – and the training is similar. But instead of only knowing boxing, most fighters today need to know several disciplines. The most fundamental of these disciplines is Brazilian jiu-jitsu, wrestling and some form of striking art, particularly boxing or muay Thai. So imagine Rocky trying to learn all of those styles of fighting within the twohour span of a movie! Seriously, it takes years just to get a basic understanding of these styles and to put them into practice. Most fighters go through a grueling schedule of training for upcoming fights and trying to make their weight class. (Cont. Page 47)
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CEMENT MASONS & Plasterers Local 592 President/Business Mgr. Mike Fera is joined by Building Trades Council Prexy Pat Gillespie, IBEW Local 98 Assistant Business Mgr. Mike Hnatkowsky, State Rep. Bill Keller, Ironworkers Local 405’s and N.J. Councilman Al Fratalli.
by Ryan P. Schukis Mixed Martial Arts is the sport of the future! Yes, I said it. Many people even consider MMA bigger and more exciting than the Professional Boxing Association. Don King’s hair is officially falling out and his belt has lost some notches. PBA and MMA enthusiasts can argue all day long about the pros and cons of both sports. The reality is that boxing is a part of MMA and, in this writer’s opinion, will not last by itself but as a part of the MMA world. The truth is that there are Professional Boxers out there who are powerful machines that can knock out MMA professionals in one punch. If MMA rules were not allowed in the PBA match, that fighter would not be able to handle the boxer. On the other hand, though few may be successful, bring a pro boxer into the MMA world and anything can happen. MMA fights not only end with spectacular bloody knockouts, the fights can end in chokes, arm bars, knee bars, and all sorts of fancy “submissions” as they are called in the MMA world It’s not always glamorous but it is fresh. However, the most important factor in any combative sport is the matchups. Without great matchups, any sport would disappear. Who are you excited to see step into the ring or cage and battle it out? One thing we can all agree on is the MMA and the PBA have warriors that come out and give it their all in the name of our entertainment. Our grand city of Philadelphia is a hotbed for MMA enthusiasts and professional fighter hopefuls as well. Just last August,
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What’s In A Name?
Thomas Vs. Thomas Will Be A Classic by Joe Shaheeli The fact a candidate’s last name is larger than the first name on voting machine ballots could cause a problem for voters – especially when both candidates have the same last name. State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, 10-term holder of the 181st House Dist.seat, faces that unique complication as he begins to campaigning for an 11th term. His only announced opponent, Lewis Thomas, III, made it obvious before a crowd of supporters last Saturday he was taking on the incumbent for a second time in the May 18 primary. His last effort was aborted when his petitions were invalidated by the State’s Bureau of Elections. With two Thomases on the ballot, non-discerning voters, in a District that encompasses much of North Central Philadelphia including portions of the 5th, 18th, 19th, 42nd, 43rd and 49th Wards and all of the 14th, 20th and 37th Wards, could unwittingly pull for the Thomas they didn’t want. It is expected Rep. Thomas will get the endorsement of the majority of Democratic ward leaders that are listed above though it is reported State Sen. Shirley Kitchen’s 20th Ward will be supporting his opponent. After two decades in office, it is obvious the Thomas name is identified
with the 181st. But which Thomas? The same-name scenario underlines the importance of ballot position, which will be determined by the candidates when they draw for first in Harrisburg or elect to have a State Trooper pull for them. Voters, who may feel rushed, or voters knew to voting, could easily go to the first Thomas listed and push that button. In a legislative race, with approximately 3,000 presumed voting, the number-one position could easily add 500 votes to the first-place Thomas. Tommy St. Hill, wellknown political consultant, who is Lewis Thomas’ uncle, has been one of the movers behind Challenger Lewis. The other is IBEW Local 98 leader John J. Dougherty, Jr., whose hefty Political Action Committee has reportedly sent a sizeable check to him. Lewis‘ campaign manager Jeff Jurcan indicates his candidate’s first priority is “to insure we make no filing errors. We intend to be on the ballot May 18.” Diane Bridges, chair of the 37th Ward and co-chair of Lewis Thomas campaign, Renee McNair, chair of the 20th Ward, Mike Boyle of the 5th Ward and Ronald Payne of the 43rd Ward are with Lewis Thomas. In his announcement speech, Lewis Thomas said when elected he would concentrate on bringing jobs to the District, addressing the
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by Broad Street to the east, Spring Garden to the south, and Wyoming to the north and zigzags along Front, Fourth and Second Streets to the east. Lewis Thomas said he would open his campaign office at Broad Street & Fairmount Avenue next week.
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become educated on the risks associated with heart disease. "Every day on the news we hear about the great debate over health care reform," Tartaglione said. "Every citizen can enact his or her own health care reform. That is why I am honored to join with the American Heart Association, as well as my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in supporting the goals of the
National Wear Red Day in Pennsylvania." Research has shown that through their own decisions, or the decisions of health care workers, women are far more likely than men to miss or ignore the signs of heart attack, leading to deadly consequences. Tartaglione was joined by her colleagues LeAnna Washington, Vincent Hughes and Michael O'Pake.
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Casino District Offers Funding The Penn Treaty Special Services District, a nonprofit set up by two Fishtown-based groups to distribute money from SugarHouse casino, is accepting applications for grants. The five-member board meets on the third Wednesday of
each month, 6:30-9 p.m. at Liberties Bar, 705 N. 2nd Street and will hear from five applicants at each meeting. Interested groups must first fill out an application form. You can download it from NLNA’s homepage at www.nlna.org. The
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ington. He is of Puerto Rican and Spanish descent. Alvarez made a name for himself in Kensington for his toughness and striking ability. He didn’t get his nickname “The Silent Assassin” for nothing. He was also a wrestler at Northeast Catholic HS. Alvarez’s professional career in MMA began at the age of 18 when he started his formal training. In Alvarez’s career,he has amassed an impressive 19-2 record in the Lightweight Division (155 lb.). Alvarez started his fighting career in low-card events that did not gather much attention but quickly made his way to sign with larger cards such as RING OF COMBAT, REALITY FIGHTING, EUPHORIA, MIXED FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS, MARS, BODOG FIGHT, ShoXC, DREAM 1, and BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPI-
ONSHIPS, where he is the current Lightweight Champion. Alvarez is also currently ranked by Sherdog.com as the number-three lightweight in the world, which is considered by many to be a significant accomplishment for this native son. Rocky Balboa would be proud! Alvarez currently is associated with Philly Fight Factory. According to Loretta Hunt of Sherdog.com, Alvarez recently suffered from a torn meniscus which occurred in a fight on the DREAM 12 card against Japanese fighter Katsunori Kikuno. Kikuno caught Alvarez in an awkward standing crucifix move last April in Japan, which Alvarez felt that contributed to his injury. Alvarez has already undergone successful surgery to repair two tears and shave down the meniscus. Alvarez has said he
is already seeing improvements from his surgery and has more movement than he did before. Fighters usually train all year round. But when they start to prepare for an upcoming bout, they go into “hardcore” mode. Everything they do, starting three months prior to a match, is scrutinized from their diets to their workout regiment. Make no mistake! These workout regiments would make some pro athletes run to their mamas and shed a tear. Cutting weight to make a certain weight requirement is an article in itself, as it is mentally demanding and excruciating for the fighter and in some instances can affect the outcome of the fight. Some fighters have gone up and down weight classes to make interesting matchups for fight fans.
SEPTA’s Youth Advisory Council is releasing its first major survey in an effort to understand the transportation needs of young people in the Philadelphia region. The survey, which is open to youth between the ages of 14 and 22, is the first step in a larger strategy that will culminate in recommendations on how SEPTA can better serve young riders. The YAC was created by SEPTA in September 2009 to function as its “primary outreach group to riders ages 14 to 22,” and is currently the only permanent youth advisory body of its kind in the country. The 17 youth serving on the YAC represent several local high schools and colleges, and were chosen after a competitive application process that drew interest from young people across the Delaware Valley. The Survey is an integral
part of the YAC’s work plan, which focuses on the three areas of Outreach and Events, Communication, and Service Evaluation. The survey is available to take at www.septa.org/partners/yac, and will allow young riders to both respond to suggested service improvements and submit their own ideas. The survey process will be followed by public forums that will allow youth to directly engage YAC members and SEPTA representatives on issues of concern to them. The YAC will use the results of the survey and public forums to present SEPTA’s Board with a set of recommendations for better serving youth riders. Other current YAC projects include visiting campuses to inform students about SEPTA resources and negotiating partnerships with local universities to expand youth ridership.
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(Cont. From Page 41) MMA rules and regulations are similar to boxing, except there are more rules because the fight also ends up on the canvas. Most local Philly fighters today belong to training organizations such as Balance Studios, Diamond MMA, Rocco MMA and Philly Fight Factory, just to name a few. A fighter typically picks up with the coach/trainer that matches his or her style and they feel comfortable with (yes, there are woman MMA fighters). Then begins the process of training every day for several months to end up in the center of the cage for 15 or 25 minutes. Philadelphia fighters represent the different weight classes well with fighters from all across the city. One of those fighters is Eddie Alvarez. Alvarez was born Jan. 11, 1984 and raised in Kens-
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State Autism Cases Climbing Gov. Ed Rendell has announced the release of the State’s first Autism Census Project Final Report, which reveals the number of autism cases in Pennsylvania is expected to rise among both children and adults for the foreseeable future. By 2010, the Governor stated, it is expected that roughly 25,000 Pennsylvanians will be living with autism. DPW Secretary Estelle Richman and members of the legislature’s Autism Caucus,
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For some strange reason, we have a lot of debates in this country about who or what is considered a person under our laws. The entity that usually winds up settling these debates is the Supreme Court, the allegedly nonpartisan body whose job it is to be the final arbiter of the laws which make up our Constitution. Thanks to the Supreme Court, we discovered a fetus becomes a person after it’s been gestating for three months via the Roe v. Wade decision. The Court has also granted personhood to corporations, something I don’t understand because corporations are inanimate objects. The day Bank of America or Independence Blue Cross walks up to me and asks me if I want to go out for a cup of coffee is the day they gain personhood in my eyes. I bring this up because a few weeks ago the folks at the Supreme Court handed the corporations even more personhood than they’ve ever had before. By a 5-4 vote, the Court decided in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission to allow corporations to throw as much money as they want to at the political process in the name of free speech. In other words, we are about to enter what I’d like to call the “WuTang Era of Politics” where “Cash rules everything around me, CREAM get the money, dolla, dolla bill y’all!” Under the Supreme Court’s ruling, unions and corporations can break out their fatter-than-the-average-person’s wallets anytime during the federal election cycle and try to influence things in their favor instead of, well, folks like me, unemployed graduate students who don’t have health insurance. (Cont. Page 58)
If FRANNY RIZZO were to run for Lieutenant Governor, he would have to resign his position as Councilman at Large in the Philadelphia City Council. If he won, he, of course, would not go back to City Council. If he lost, next year (2011) is the year for City Council to run for office, so Rizzo, in the worst-case scenario, would be out of office only a year. If Rizzo were to win for Lieutenant Governor, that would create two Republican vacancies for Councilman at Large. The two current Republican incumbents are JACK KELLY and Rizzo. Kelly’s public image has been damaged by the libel suit, which he recently lost. You will recall when he first got elected that people thought they were voting for GRACE KELLY’S brother, also named “Jack Kelly”. So the perception that his position as a Councilman at Large is vulnerable is apparent to people who wish to run for elective office. Consequently there should be a big turnout for Council at Large on the Republican side. Three years ago DAVID OH lost by 100 votes for the second position. He has given every indication he will be seeking this office again. JAMIE McDERMOTT, executive director of the Delaware River Port Authority, was a strong competitor in the same election. Consequently, you can expect him to run again. The former STATE REP. GEORGE KENNEY has indicated he is considering running for a Council at Large seat, as is AL TAUBENBERGER, who most recently ran for Mayor as a Republican. The Public Record’s annual banquet will be held this evening. Rumors continue to fly that BILL GREEN (the Councilman) would like to take a shot at Mayor in 2011. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., STATE REP. JOHN SABATINA will be holding a cocktail reception to support his reelection bid at Ladder 15 at 1528 Sansom Street in Center City. Contributions are a reasonable $100 to $500. John’s father is the ward leader in the 56 th Ward and year after year he’s been upping his majority. Very often his is the leading ward in the Northeast for the Democrats.
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Yo! Here we go again with this question: Are you superstitious? I wondered about how some superstitions originated. So off to the trusty internet I went to get the interesting origins of these superstitions. Superstitions, as I found out, were passed on from generation to generation and they usually had an explanation as to where they originated. I say “explanation”, but not very logical in most occurrences. Most superstitions originated as religious actions. Some were just plain customs, some of which were connected with obtaining some sort of luck for the participant. Do you toss coins into a wishing well for luck? This superstition came from ancient people’s custom of tossing young Mayan girls into the well of sacrifice to marry with and please the spirit that lived in the well. This was a tribute to the spirits and brings good luck. Today we just toss the spirits a penny or two for luck. The young girls are really the lucky ones. To find a four-leaf clover is supposed to be lucky and was considered so by the ancient Druids. Several times a year they gathered in oak groves to settle legal disputes and offer sacrifices. They ended their ritual by hunting for four-leaf clovers. Why? They believed the four-leaf clover enabled its owner to see evil spirits and witches and thereby avoid them. Knocking on wood was done during the Middle Ages as part of a Christian tradition of prayer, since Christ was crucified on a wooden cross. But the tradition started a long time before the Middle Ages, many thousands of years before. The Native American Indians and the ancient Greeks believed powerful spirits lived in oak trees and that by knocking on oak they communicated with them. The Greeks passed it on to the Romans and, over time, it became part of European folklore. The tradition was transferred onto all kinds of wood. Lucky for us – knock on wood – this custom survived. Does the stork really bring the babies? This superstition comes from Scandinavian. Storks nested on the top of the chimneys of homes, so when Scandinavian parents needed to explain to their youngsters as to how babies arrived the stork was a handy answer. Hans Christian Anderson spread this story in his many fairy tales and I am glad they settled that mystery. There are more superstitions I will report on in another column – look for it.
SNOOPER’S EVENT OF THE YEAR: TODAY, we want all our readers to know it’s time again when WE honor our PUBLIC SEERVANT OF THE YEAR. This year, WE have made a very good choice – MR. MIKE FERA, President of The Cement Masons LOCAL 592. This gentleman will be honored at huge dinner tonight, FEB. 4, at GALDO’S CATERING. We expect a tremendous crowd for this great humanitarian. The Public Record Newspaper is inviting ALL his friends and associates! Come to 20th & Moyamensing Avenue at 6PM! Be there! SNOOPER’S VALENTINE DAY SPECIAL: Yes Boss, it’s that time once again. HON. PAMELA PRYOR DEMBE, President Judge-Court of Common Pleas, tells us THE VALENTINE’S DAY WEDDINGS will definitely be taken place once again. I’m told HON. HOLLY FORD will be the Judge in charge, and she is already putting together a fantastic program this year. It will all take place in COURTROOM 653, City Hall at 12 Noon. HON. Frederica Massiah Jackson, President Judge “Emerita”, will be there as usual, along with HON. MARSHA NIEFIELD, President Judge - Municipal Court. GUY SABIELLI and his professionals from the Marriage Bureau will be on hand. That’s FEB. 12: 45 Weddings, 13 Judges and three Alternates too. SNOOPER SIGHTINGS: Stopped by for lunch at Liberty Bell Diner, 8445 Frankford Avenue, and I couldn’t believe my eyes. Chief, the great DALLAS PAGE, Professional Wrestler, was sitting in the back, and hardly anyone knew he was there except me. I spoke to “Big TOM”, also Leeanne, and both were very friendly. I also spotted MR. HOWARD (Cont. Page 60)
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ranks. In 2003, an FBI bug was found in the office of MAYOR JOHN STREET. We had a strong candidate with a great deal of resources at his disposal. Instead of the City GOP’s using these resources to place the final nail in the coffin of a Democratic Mayor, the City Party retreated in order to allow the Democrats to spin the story. We lost that election against a Mayor under federal investigation! The City GOP blew it – or was it incompetence? Fast forward to 2007, we had yet another opportunity to change the direction of the city. It was the decision of the City GOP to run for Mayor a nice guy who didn’t campaign for the office – at all! Our guy was busy sucking up to the Democratic nominee while our Party grew in its reputation as a joke. The City GOP blew it – or was it incompetence? The very next municipal election, 2009, we ran a Democrat for District Attorney and pulled every Republican from the judicial slate and replaced them with Democrats! MIKE MEEHAN explained it was necessary because the Democrats would easily outvote us. Well, we’re still waiting for BOB BRADY to return the favor. Oh wait, the good Democratic Chairman (Brady – not Meehan/Canuso) stated he never asked for this favor and did not seem particularly grateful. (Cont. Page 60)
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So much for compromise. At a time when Trunk Man attempted to draw a middle ground between the Old Guard and the young Turks of the Philly GOP, it’s time for Trunk Man to duck, because the lead is flying between the Old Guard and the Loyal Opposition. I’ll let you figure out where I stand, but let’s start with the story of why a split has grown in the
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW Term No. 091203104 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL INC. TRUST 2007-HE3, PLAINTIFF vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOHN E. WALKER A/K/A JOHN A. WALKER, DECEASED and WALTER FREEMAN, Solely in his Capacity as Heir of John E. Walker a/k/a John A. Walker, Deceased Mortgagors and Real Owners, DEFENDANT(S) TO UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOHN E. WALKER A/K/A JOHN A. WALKER, DECEASED and WALTER FREEMAN, Solely in his Capacity as Heir of John E. Walker a/k/a John A. Walker, Deceased, MORTGAGORS AND REAL OWNERS, DEFENDANTS whose last known address is 4839 Walton Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL INC. TRUST 2007-HE3, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 091203104 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 4839 Walton Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19143 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW Term No. 091201829 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY LOAN PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-4 PLAINTIFF vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARGARIE SMITH, DECEASED, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) TO: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF MARGARIE SMITH, DECEASED, MORTGAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANT whose last known address is 5830 Fernwood Street Philadelphia, PA 19143. THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE HOME EQUITY LOAN PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 1997-4, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 091201829 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 5830 Fernwood Street Philadelphia, PA 19143 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. NOTICE You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the above, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Law Center North Central 3638 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 215-227-2400 or 215-981-3700
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SEN. MIKE STACK, center, receives FOP reward for his dedicated support for law-enforcement officers in Phila. and throughout the Commonwealth. He is flanked by FOP Lodge No. 5 President John McNesby and Gene Blagmond, FOP Lodge No. 5 political-affairs director. State Sen. Mike Stack He also fought to keep was honored by the Frater- police officers on the street nal Order of Police, Lodge through legislation in 2009 No. 5, in Philadelphia, for that allowed the City of his “dedicated support for Philadelphia to take other filaw-enforcement officers in nancial measures in order to Philadelphia and throughout avoid massive layoffs of City workers, including the Commonwealth.” responders. “I’m honored to receive emergency this recognition and I will Stack’s measure that procontinue to push for better vides for a 20-year mandalaws that protect the police tory minimum sentence to officers who put their lives individuals who intentionally on the line everyday for our fire upon an on-duty police officer was signed into law safety,” Stack said. Stack has consistently in 2008. supported the Roosevelt Stack is also a founding Boulevard Accident Reduc- member of the new Law Ention Initiative, which pro- forcement Officers Caucus, vides State funding to the which focuses on the health Philadelphia Police Dept. and safety of law-enforcefor increased traffic enforce- ment officers in Pennsylvament along the Boulevard. nia.
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1958 Butler Pike, Suite 100 Conshohocken, PA 19428 Office: 1 610.825.4748 Fax: 1 610.825.6785 www.cybersoft.com frank@cybersoft.com software for all Microsoft computers. Main reason we did this: We are unhappy seeing people getting laid off because of the bad economy. Computer security products are overpriced and by providing high quality with lower priced products, we can save hundreds of jobs maybe even thousands of jobs. Here is a simple example. Say you have 400 licenses (unix-linux); first of all, you can use as many users as you want on a single license. If you are paying $2,500,000.00 for your UnixLinux needs at 400 licenses and you get pulled into a minimum only contract, no matter how little or how much you really need, you are still stuck paying $2,500,000.00. Use CyberSoft with the same 400 licenses and you can use our VSTK at $1,195.00 x 400 = $478,000.00, and if you use our VSTK TURBO at $1595.00 x 400 = $638,000.00 and if you use our VSTK PROFESSIONAL at $2,195.00 x 400 =
$878,000.00, you get better products, better quality, better service and best of all better price. The math speaks for itself! Let’s take this a step further. For example, if the average City worker is making $30,000.00 a year and the City spends $20,000,000.00 a year on antivirus and computer security needs but, because of this teaming agreement, can spend $10,000,000.00, therefore that equates to 330plus jobs saved for that one scenario. Multiply this by the number of companies in our region and that equals possibly thousands of jobs saved. ** THESE EXAMPLES AND DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEMONSTRATION ONLY AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO MISLEAD IN ANYWAY!
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CyberSoft Operating Corporation is one of the oldest Unix-Linux anti-virus software companies in the world. We are a Pennsylvania based company located in Conshohocken, Pa. Our company operates under the principals of Quality, Service and Cost Effectiveness. We stand by these values of providing very high quality at a lower price which equates to continued standards of excellence under a not-sogood economy. Just recently, a new international teaming agreement between CyberSoft Operating Corporation and the very famous AhnLab of South Korea took place in Philadelphia. We wanted to partner with a company that would enable us to continue our quality and low pricing for all computer system needs not just the UnixLinux market. When you can’t increase income you have to cut cost. It is better to cut things instead of people. Better yet is to get high quality at a lower price that saves jobs. CyberSoft Operating Corporation specializes in anti-virus software for all non Microsoft computers; AhnLab, an international company centered in Asia with Corporate headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, specializes in anti-virus
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Major Merger At Airport Auto Mall Family Takes Over David Chrysler It’s “Family-reunion” time at the Airport Auto Mall in South Philadelphia. Jeep is coming back home to its original dealership, Family Dodge, the agency that introduced it to Philadelphia at the Airport Auto Mall in 1970. The reunion came about yesterday when Family Dodge officially took over the Jeep and Chrysler franchise from David Chrysler-Jeep. The move puts Chrysler-brand products under one roof and makes Family Dodge, now with Jeep and Chrysler, the auto manufacturer’s only fivestar dealership in the Philadelphia area. The five-star designation is only awarded to those of its huge network of dealers who provide excellent serv-
ice to its clientele. Family Dodge is owned and operated by John & Greg Gentile and Paul Sottile. David Kelleher, who owned David Chrysler-Jeep, which shared boundaries with Family Dodge at the Auto Mall, agreed to a merger of the dealerships. Since both had similar dealerships in Chadds Ford, the merger included the takeover of the Family facility there by Kelleher and the Chrysler Jeep facility at the Auto Mall by the Gentiles and Sottile. Greg Gentile said, “The return of the Jeep franchise to Family marks the end of a 20-year absence. The Jeep franchise started off in Philadelphia with our family and made its appearance at
the Auto Mall, a year after the Mall had opened.” Due to the fact the new Family Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep agency will be the only major source for auto parts, service and sales in Philadelphia, Greg announced, “Starting immediately, we will begin to offer free shuttle service to Chrysler-product customers throughout the City of Philadelphia. No matter where they are located, we’ll furnish them with transportation.” The easy accessibility of Family makes it possible to transport customers to the outermost reaches of the city within 45 minutes. Other innovations are in the works, said Gentile. “We are now in a position to make the best possible deals for trade-ins, for new cars and recent vintage models. Our showroom will be the place to visit for any Chrysler product.”
THE TAKEOVER of David Chrysler-Jeep by Family Dodge at Airport Auto Mall took effect yesterday, making Family the largest Chrysler agency in Phila.
GREG GENTILE isn’t just looking at his computer’s monitor. He’s actually bidding SHARING GOOD NEWS are Family on year-old Chryslers, Dodges, and Jeeps at Dodge owners John & Greg Gentile and a sale held weekly for Chrysler dealers. Paul Sottile. Family’s customer lounge is coffee, tea and hot chocolate, For sales and service, Genan internet café offering free plus a variety of other snacks tile invites automobile owners wireless service as well as free and refrishments. to call (215) 492-8900.
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is like hitting the lottery, and the wind-chill factor was in single digits. According to the TV weatherpersons, it was the coldest night in a year. And the restaurant has done no advertising that I have seen and had no newspaper writeups yet. Nevertheless, Zama and the surrounding community has hit it off like grease hits a skillet. By about 8:30 p.m., almost every table in both dining rooms and at the commodious bar was occupied, and we overheard diners at two nearby tables (they’re not very far apart) raving about
the food. “This is just as good as Morimoto,” said one woman, “and it’s not as expensive.” The woman who made that remark is probably more astute than she realizes. Her comparison to Morimoto was right on the money, especially since the chef/owner of Zama, Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka, 38, previously ran the kitchens at such Asian stalwarts as Pod, Morimoto and Genji at the Ritz Carlton. “I’ve been working towards opening my own restaurant for nearly 20 years,” said the soft-spoken
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etable; akadashi soup with tofu and scallion; salmon skin salad with mixed greens, kawarie sprouts and sesame onion dressing; vegetable spring rolls; Zama house tofu, cooked tableside with choice of two sauces; and fork-tender braised short ribs served with sautéed udon noodles. Any first-time diner at Zama absolutely must try the “Special maki tasting.” It is $35, but it is literally a meal for two. There is so much food and such a variety of flavors — from soy-wrapped barbecued eel to spicy crunchy tuna to yellowtail jalapeno mango — that it is the probably the best buy at any local Japanese restaurant. There were several tempting desserts, but we settled for a trio of homemade ice creams ($8). The black sesame ice cream did not have a very creamy consistency, but the Asian pear sorbet was sheer heaven. The restaurant serves a (Cont. Page 56)
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by Len Lear According to the Cassandras who are allegedly experts on the economy, our economy is still in deep do-do, with unemployment still in double digits and consumers watching every penny as if it were the Hope Diamond. Therefore, you may be as shocked as we were when we had dinner last week at Zama,
the Japanese restaurant that opened in mid-December at 128 S. 19th Street, one block north of Rittenhouse Square and the former home of Loie’s. (Owned by bar entrepreneur Avram Hornik, Loie was at one time the hottest Rittenhouse Square area restaurant, but stuff happens.) Theoretically, the place should have been deserted. It was a weeknight (Thursday); the economy is in the tank; finding a nearby place to park
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Doherty Opts For Lt. Gov. Race (Cont. from Page 6) Wagner Keeps On Counting Delegates Three party leaders and elected officials in Cambria Co. endorsed Democrat Auditor General Jack Wagner for Governor. They are Helen Whiteford, Chair of the Cambria Co. Democratic Committee, Charlie Vizzini, a Veteran and Democratic State Committeeman Barb Kline, Cambria Co. Treasurer. Wagner, who is expected
to attend tonight's Public Record Birthday celebration at Galdo's at which Cement Mason leader Mike Fera is to be honored, said he was honored by the endorsement and excited about the momentum that his campaign was gaining. “I look forward to working with these and other local leaders on the important issues facing Pennsylvania in the months and years ahead.” Wagner, twice elected with bipartisan support as the
State’s independent fiscal watchdog, received recordbreaking vote totals in his reelection in 2008. He has been adding more supporters and endorsements every week to his campaign for Governor, including the chairs of Democratic party committees in Bedford, Cameron, Carbon, Clarion, Dauphin, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lebanon, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Schuylkill and Somerset Cos., as well as the affiliated political action committee of the Pennsylvania Business Council and Henry Nicholas, President of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, AFSCME, AFLCIO, and President of District 1199c of the national union.
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have “the best experience for Governor” because they have been chief executives.
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Sixth District GOP primary candidate Steve Welch ,founder and former CEO of the Mitos Group, a leader in biotechnology solutions, was headliner at forum held this morning by the Loyal Opposition. Also speaking at the Lead-
ership Forum, which was held early this morning at the Union League, were Lowman S. Henry, chairman of Lincoln Institute of Public opinion Research and Russ Diamond, GOP Lieutenant Governor candidate. It seems as though the Republican State Committee has fueled a civil war within its Philadelphia City Committee ranks. Stay tuned for updates in the Public Record.
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(Cont. from Page 55) wide variety of Japanese and domestic beers, as well as a lengthy list of sakes, wines and a full bar, offering a selection of cocktails including the sake punch ($9), which had way too much ice and not much flavor. When the very handsome server, Curt, asked what we thought of it and we told him, he said, “Well, I think that is about to be taken off the menu.” Another cocktail with Nigori sake and a Brazilian liqueur that was not on the menu was wonderful.
A glass of Clifford Bay Sauvignon Blanc ($9) was fine, but I think it was the smallest amount of wine I have ever been served in a restaurant. It filled only the very bottom of the glass. (Maybe they think I am allergic to wine.) The look of the 80-seat Zama was created by Jun Aizaki of Crème Design Collective, based in New York City. Aizaki has developed a reputation in Philly for his work on Jose Garces restaurants, Amada and Distrito. There are backlit, lightcolored maplewood slats that frame the walls (they reminded us of picket fences, but one blogger called them a “chopstick-like covering”) and a dramatic hanging ricepaper lantern shaped like a fish over the eight-seat sushi bar where chef Zama oversees production. There is an eye-OK vaulted ceiling with a pattern reminiscent of a Japanese sand garden, and one thing I appreciate about Zama is the acoustics. Despite the crowd, the noise was never a problem, a rarity among contemporary restaurants. A private dining room
offers seating for up to 14 guests. Zama is currently serving only dinner seven days a week; lunch service will come later. For more information or to make a reservation, visit www.zamarestaurant.com or call (215) 568-1027.
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Out & About (Cont. From Page 49) Now, anyone who knows me knows I believe the First Amendment came down on stone tablets from Mount Sinai. I believe free speech is sacrosanct. I may think what you’re saying is silly, outra-
geous, or just plain wrong, but I’ll beat up anyone who tries to keep you from saying it. The First Amendment not only protects speech we like, it protects speech we don’t. But while a lot of folks are trying to use my respect for the First Amendment to try and get me to think that this decision is
okay, it’s not working. First of all, corporations have been able to shout to high Heaven through their money for years now. If you want proof of that, you need only look at the whole healthcare debate. If corporations weren’t already speaking loudly and proudly at the ex-
is going to do in terms of the candidates themselves. Since money talks, are our elected officials going to listen to the people who actually take a few moments to vote or to the corporations who have given them big bucks to run? How many attack ads are we going to get hit with during
that race, and from what entities will they emanate? I think I know the answer to that, and it isn’t good. So what happens next? Being an optimist and all, my hope is that Americans will look at this and say, “Hell to the no!” But Americans have broken my heart before.
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Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, February 23, 2010. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.
Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015,until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications. BUDGET FEE B-021 C of 2009/10 Electrical Contract Prince Hall ES $185,000.00 $100.00 Emergency Generator & Emergency Lighting 6101 N. Gratz Street *A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location, on February 12, 2010 at 12:00 p.m.
BUDGET FEE Electrical Service Contract $200,000.00 $25.00 High Voltage Repairs Various Locations Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130. B-001 (G) of 2009/10
Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia. The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
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pense of those of us who are actual people, we’d be celebrating the 16th anniversary of national health care. Secondly, and this is something that we as Pennsylvanians need to look at, since we have a pretty important Senate race coming up this year, we need to think about what this
Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia. The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
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Snooper (Cont. From Page 49) JETTER, former employee of Municipal Court, now RETIRED. Howard asked that I let all his friends of the Court know he was asking for all of them and he misses them all, especially Joe McDermott, Colleen, and his ‘buddy’ Dorian. Let me tell you, he really looks great and he’ll be traveling again! SNOOPER ‘SNOOPING’: Boss, remember a few weeks back, I mentioned I spotted a-NORTHEAST WARD
LEADER with a beautiful young lady. Right away, I get all kinds of EMAILS from a lot of people, wanting to know WHO IT WAS. Well, it’s like they say in VEGAS, what happens in VEGAS, stays in VEGAS, and I’ll never tell. The Ward Leader knows who he is, and whom the young lady belonged to. The Snooper’s lips are SEALED. SNOOPER’S “JOB LINE”: This one comes from The Government. APPLY NOW. Good Pay, Temporary/Part time, Flexi-
ble Hours, Mileage Reimbursements (for FIELD JOBS); get all of this and more, as A CENSUS TAKER. Please call 1(866) 861-2010. I strongly suggest you do it NOW. Yes, you can get all of the above, call them. Apply NOW to be a Census Taker. SNOOPER’S COMMENTS: Like all of you, I too watched the Presidential “farce” (State of the Union speech). I don’t know about you, but it seemed to me ONE-SIDED. Did you notice THE REPUBLICANS
didn’t join in with the phonies who stood up and clapped for everything? Ridiculous. Now he’s worried about UNEMPLOYMENT; this, after he received the lowest rate ever, and his popularity is still going DOWN. Did any of you notice the one “leader” who actually fell asleep during The President’s long speech? Nothing will happen; watch! SNOOPER’S LOCAL POLITICS: This week we saw a lot of action by various politicians. The biggest news
came when HON. JONATHAN SAIDEL, former City Controller for many years here in Philadelphia, announced, he was running for LT. GOVERNOR of Pennsylvania. Saidel is a great choice; after all, who knows what politics is all about, better than he? And he possesses a great “name recognition”. Many of his friends will tell you HE’S A WORKAHOLIC and nothing will ever change him. Yes, I’m for him 100%.
Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 49) And why would he? Did we really do a favor to the Democrats who have a 6-1 majority in the city?! In that same year, our Party punished the only GOP candidate who cared to stand up to waste, fraud, abuse and corruption by cutting him from some ballots. This man was AL SCHMIDT. The City GOP blew it – or was it incompetence? Finally, when the State GOP finally decided to get involved in this miserable failure by actually running committee persons and then ward leaders who are committed to a party that actually does something, the City leadership is attempting to change the rules of the Committee to ensure their cobtin-
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ued leadership. My GOP brethren, be aware there is a revolution rising in the 18th, 21st, 55th, 56th, 58th, 63rd, 64th and 66th Wards. Run for committeeman, then elect ward leaders who are committed to supporting the future of the Philadelphia Republican Party. It’s time to decide if we want a leader who will stand up to the folks who distinguished our city as the highest taxed in the country! We need to provide an alternative to incompetent incumbents of either party! We need competition to make Democrats better because in the end, it’s not about Republicans and it’s not about Democrats – it’s about the city we love and providing the best possible leaders to right the ship.
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S P R U C E HILL Community Association’s past President Ed Halligan enjoyed World Café Live’s glamorous hospitality with lovely wife Rose. REPUBLICAN businessman Joe Watkins, who is running for Lieutenant Governor, said hello to 27th Ward Leader Matt Wolfe. GREEN-SPACE leaders Frank Chance, left, of Friends of Clark Park, appreciates show with Greg Cojulun of Malcolm X Park. W. Phila. parks are famous for live outdoor music and Glenn Bryan himself often performs in Malcolm X Park.
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NAACP HEAD Jerry Mondesire grooved on Bryan’s show along with talented Cathy Hicks of Sheriff’s Office.
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UNIVERSITY of Penna. VP Glenn Bryan uncorks a torrent of smooth jazz on keyCOUNCILWOMAN Jannie Blackwell en- boards as he leads his septet at before a joyed Bryan’s performance, as did her aide packed house at World Café Live in UniJohn Fenton. versity City.
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Airport May Set Record With Mammoth Mural
APPLAUDING artist JJ Tiziou’s stunning design for Airport mural are Mayor Michael Nutter and Mural Arts Director Jane Golden. The City of Philadelphia mph, the energy of the moveMural Arts Program is about ment will be unmistakable. to begin How Philly Moves, a The joy of dance is easy to project that will place an ex- share; it is infectious, univertraordinary and vibrant new sal, and accessible to all. work of community-based From Philadelphia’s longpublic art on the parking standing tradition of tap dance decks facing Interstate 95 at to the traditional Aztec dance the Philadelphia International brought by more recent immiAirport. It may, in fact, be- grants, the variety of the imcome the largest mural in the agery will foster an world. appreciation for every eleThe nearly 50,000-square- ment of our shared commufoot mural, incorporating the nity through the common photographic work of and de- bond of dance and feature signed by artist Jacques-Jean dancers from all over the “JJ” Tiziou, will be produced Philadelphia region. over the next 18 months and Philadelphia International is scheduled to be dedicated in Airport is the busiest gateway June 2011. The project, de- to the Delaware Valley reveloped in cooperation with gion, hosting nearly 32 milthe City of Philadelphia Of- lion passengers per year who fice on Transportation & Util- travel on commuter, national, ities, will employ 35 artists and international flights. and individuals in various The main visual feature on Mural Arts Program work- the Interstate 95 approach to force development and reen- Philadelphia International try initiatives. Airport is the parking garage How Philly Moves will that stretches from Terminal celebrate Philadelphia and A to Terminal F — nearly a welcome guests from all over half-mile-long façade of conthe world. This mural will crete deck parking in three give visitors a first taste of the structures. The parking liveliness that awaits them in garages are visible to traffic the City of Brotherly Love. entering and exiting the airAcross the top decks of the port as well as from Interstate airport parking garages, a di- 95. verse range of luminous dancIn 2010 and 2011, the ing figures will swirl, unified Mural Arts Program will in a rich field of black. At 60 transform a large portion of
the parking garage into a memorable “gateway” for travelers and visitors to the region, adding spectacular beauty and color to the airport’s landscape and enlivening the travel experience of millions. The How Philly Moves project builds on Philadelphia’s long-standing commitment to the production of public art and will culminate in the creation of a dynamic and iconic new ‘postcard’ image for the city. This project, in collaboration with Deputy Mayor for Transportation Rina Cutler, is part of a new initiative by the Mural Arts Program to create stunning and exciting gateways into the city. “I was stuck in traffic on I-95 near the airport one day and took a look at the parking garages” Cutler said. “It occurred to me this was a perfect canvas for a gateway to the City project, so I called Jane Golden to discuss a collaboration. I am excited to participate in a great public art project that welcomes people to the City of Philadelphia and captures the spirit of Philadelphians in a bold way.” “The How Philly Moves is a project that combines many areas of great importance to this administration, including workforce development, the creative economy, access to the arts, and tourism,” said Michael A. Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia. “For millions of national and international visitors to Philadelphia, this mural will provide a spectacular first impression of our city.” In the preliminary phase of production on the project, Tiziou brought together over seventy dancers and a large
team of volunteers to produce an initial series of photographs that served to inform his proposed design concept for How Philly Moves. On Mar. 5-7, an additional 60 dancers will be photographed by Tiziou at the Painted Bride Art Center and a selection of these images will be incorporated into the final design. Both professional dancers and those who simply like to dance are invited to submit an application to be photographed. The 60 dancers selected will be notified in advance of this three-day event. Lead artist JJ Tiziou stated, “Because every viewer can see his or herself somewhere among these dancers, this installation will go beyond just providing a beautiful piece of art to the viewers. Rather it will awaken viewers to the art in the movement around them and provide an inspiration to go out and create more.” Tiziou is a photographer specializing in portraiture and movement documentation; he has never encountered an unphotogenic person in his life. His images are used both in corporate and editorial contexts as well as arts and activism. Based in West Philly, JJ uses his work to celebrate the beautiful people around him who are working to make the world a better place. Born in Washington, D.C., to French parents, he has called Philadelphia home since 1997. Jane Golden, Executive Director of the Mural Arts Program, said, “This project is a nexus of Mural Arts Program initiatives to transform public space, impact individ-
WELCOMING massive mural are, from left, Airport CEO Mark Gale, Mayoral aide Jordan Schwartz and PPA Executive Director Vince Fenerty. ual lives, stimulate economic velopment. As such, PPA’s development, and generate responsibilities range from tourism. Having created more managing parking and related than 3,000 works of public art traffic management programs to date, we have a new inter- on the streets of Philadelphia, est in creating gateways into to building and operating the city and providing wel- parking lots and garages. coming points at all entrances The Mural Arts Program to Philadelphia. his project is the nation’s largest mural helps build Philadelphia’s in- program. Since 1984, the ternational presence and gives Mural Arts Program has creus a fantastic opportunity to ated over 3,000 murals and greet the world with our most works of public art, earning creative foot forward.” Philadelphia international How Philly Moves is recognition as the “City of funded by the Philadelphia Murals.” The Mural Arts Parking Authority, the Program engages over 100 Philadelphia International communities each year in the Airport, Bank of America, transformation of neighborand US Airways. hoods through the mural-makPhiladelphia International ing process, while Airport is owned and oper- award-winning, free art eduated by the City of Philadel- cation programs serve nearly phia. The Airport is a 2,000 youth at sites throughself-sustaining entity that op- out the city and at-risk teens erates without the use of local through education outreach tax dollars. It is one of the programs. The Mural Arts largest economic engines in Program also serves adult ofPennsylvania, generating an fenders in local prisons and estimated $14.2 billion in rehabilitation centers, using spending to the regional econ- the restorative power of art to omy and employing a work- break the cycle of crime and force of nearly 42,000. violence in our communities. The Philadelphia Parking Each year, nearly 10,000 resAuthority is an integral part idents and visitors tour the of the City’s efforts to provide Mural Arts Program’s outan efficient, well-organized door art gallery, which has transportation system that become part of Philadelphia’s serves the needs of the public civic landscape and a source and encourages economic de- of pride and inspiration.
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