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Senate Approves Southport The Pennsylvania Senate this week unanimously passed HB 666 to create the Southport Marine Terminal, which will provide hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs to Philadelphia and the region and keep Pennsylvania ports competitive in the 21st century. “In these tough economic times, the Southport Marine Terminal will be a tremendous economic boost in the creation of jobs,” said State Sen. Larry Farnese. “The cre(Cont. Page 12)

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Four Pa. Governors Pressing For Judicial Reform, Refuse To Heed Voter Rebellions In Other States by Joe Shaheeli Supporters of merit selection for Pennsylvania Judges are at it again. Gov. Ed Rendell was joined by former Govs. Mark Schweiker, Tom Ridge, and Dick Thornburgh recently to kick-start the taking away of voters’ right to choose Judges. Each decried judicial elections and the fundraising they require as unfair and corrupting. Each said the better system was to let the State’s chief executive, translated “Governor”, appoint the most qualified person for the job. Rendell

said the elective process “is an awful system. It has got to change.” The four are ramping up an effort to get this legislative session to pass merit-selection legislation. The rules for any change to the constitution would make it necessary to approve the legislation this session and again approve the merit-selection legislation in both chambers the following session, before going to the voters on a referendum. Though bills are in the hopper in both chambers, the push to approve the legislation this

session could be tricky. Lawmakers have a calendar loaded with contentious budget negotiations, finding money for dedicated transportation, and the need for many of them to start campaigning early before November. It may be hard for them to put judicial merit selection on the front burner. In states where merit selection is in vogue, voters are beginning to rebel. Under an initiative headed for the November ballot, Missourians will decide if they want to heave out merit selection and replace it with the system now

enjoyed by Pennsylvanian: direct judicial elections by the voters. In Missouri, vacancies are filled through a nonpartisan judicial nominating commission. That commission selects a slate of Judges from which the Governor chooses a nominee. This merit-selection plan effectively takes politics out of the courtroom, but places it in the hands of lawyers and bar associations, with little political accountability. In Tennessee, Democrat Gov. Phil Bredesen rebuked the State judicial nominating

commission for trying to force its favorites on him. He’s pushed his State legislature to approve steps bringing greater transparency to the nominating commission. Maybe that is why George Soros, according to the Wall Street Journal, funds Justice At Stake, one of the major meritselection lobbies. It’s easier to influence judicial selections when you only have a few Selection Commission members to lobby. So Rendell and the other Governors can expect Soros to fund this campaign. Soros’ af-

filiated Missourians for Fair and Impartial Courts, according to the same Wall Street Journal editorial, hassled the ballot initiative’s signature gatherers, using bloggers to discourage voters from signing petitions. But the initiative has survived all court challenges. As the Journal said, “We trust the voters more than we do a coterie of Soros-funded legal activists.” We believe the four Governors should cease and desist trying to take away the right of voters to pick Judges. It is the birthright of voters.

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Union Benevolent Association Seeks To Help Nonprofits Since its founding in 1831, the Union Benevolent Association has quietly sought to aid those most in need in Philadelphia. But now the group is raising its voice in a different way. As routine funding sources for nonprofits continue to dry up or stall as a result of the recession, UBA has elected to offer more than small seed and booster grants in this cycle by opting to add a side of survival skills via a crash course in collaboration. Earlier this month, UBA gathered some 60 grassrootsfocused service providers for a networking and training session on how to use existing, if not overlooked, assets to counter the impact of the lingering economic downturn. Many social-service providers were caught short last year when the State budget impasse lingered for months past its Jun. 30 deadline. Several are bracing for another round of lengthy negotiations and even lengthier government disbursements, heightening the need for gatherings such as this one. Attendees at the UBA event represented a variety of service providers that have won grants from the charity previously – ranging from those that focus on children, to those that offer instruction in the arts, to those that pro-

vide housing for seniors. As the city’s oldest chartered charity in continuous existence and one of the oldest social-service supporters in the United States, UBA provides some $175,000 annually in small project grants to certified nonprofits across Philadelphia. Preference is given to groups and agencies with operating budgets under $2 million and UBA grants often serve as seed money for many well-meaning, but initially resource-poor entities. Increasingly, those groups with established partnerships or plans to leverage dollars are drawing more attention as the economy cramps all budgets, said Lorene Cary, president of the UBA’s board of directors. “Our charter calls for us to assist ‘the worthy poor,’ but that’s a definition and mission that has broadened in scope through the years,” Cary said. “What we want our grantees to consider are new ways of working smarter. The mantra of ‘doing more with less’ is one many of us know too well. But we often fall short on offering people real tools to make that happen. “Those skills are especially needed now because the dollars just aren’t there,” she said. “Not from us, not from the City, not from the State, and increasingly not from the

larger foundations, either. The challenge is continuing to provide quality service in spite of that reality, leveraging available resources. And we want to help our grantees and others be successful in those efforts.”

The recent gathering focused on helping people consider alternative ways to foot bills for programs, with speakers and attendees sharing real-world how-to’s when it comes to forging partnerships, rather than the default

mode of competing against neighbors for dwindling dollars. Featured speakers included Umi Howard of the United Way, Phyllis Martino of Impact Services Corp. and Heseung Ann Song of Generocity.

UBA is currently accepting applications for the next grant cycle. All applications are due by Thursday, Sep. 30. For more about UBA and the grant process, visit http://www.uba1831.or.

Teamsters 830 Inks Pact With Distributors Teamsters Local 830, which represents 650 drivers, warehouse workers, and sales personnel employed by the member beer distributors of the Delaware Valley Import Distributors Association, has announced the ratification of a new four-

year contract with the DVIDA. The formal announcement of the new contract, which was approved in a 2-to-1 vote margin, was made by Teamsters Local 830 Secretary/Treasurer Daniel H. Grace. The member com-

panies of the DVIDA include Origlio Beverage, Banko Distributing Co., Gretz Beer Co., Muller Cos. and Penn Distributors, Inc. Highlights of the new fouryear deal include raises of 3.2% in each of the four years of the contract; the mainte-

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PROMOTING fire safety at public workshop in Tabernacle Baptist Church on Diamond Street in North Central, State Rep. Jewell Williams, center, joins team from Kidde Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher, which represents state of the art in home fire control.

nance of the current health care plan; and an increase in pension for Teamsters Local 830’s members. “This new contract was the result of a great deal of effort and good faith bargaining by both parties,” said Grace. “Our members work extraordinarily hard for the DVIDA’s member companies and the terms of our new contract reflect the DVIDA’s recognition of the value of our members’ efforts. We are pleased with the outcome of our long, but mutually satisfying negotiations with the DVIDA.” Teamsters Local 830 has been in the news recently for its leading role among a coalition of industries that successfully fought efforts by the Nutter Administration to enact a two-cents-anounce tax on su garsweetened beverages, which the Teamsters asserted would cost its membership jobs.

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by Joe Shaheeli The Mayor’s race has to have a lot of people thinking. Can Mayor Michael Nutter be beaten? If the scenario that has taken place since 1951, when the City Charter became the law of the local land, still holds true, he can’t be beaten by a Republican candidate, though on a couple occasions their mayoral candidates have come close. That history doesn’t daunt the chairman of the 5th Ward Republican Committee, John Featherman. He’s already filed his political-committee registration, putting him first in line as an official candidate seeking the Republican nomination for the 2011 primary. His platform, reports his ward leader Mike Cibik, will be to make voters know he will bring “reform to the Republican City Committee, en-

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West Pa. Takes Full Control Over Dem State Committee The Pennsylvania Democratic Party has a new chairman: Pittsburgh lawyer Jim Burn. Burn was elected without opposition last weekend by the Democratic State Committee to succeed T.J. Rooney, a former State legislator who has headed the party since 2003. He’ll serve a four-year term. Councilman Bill

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successful in November.

GOP Ward Leaders’’ List Still Changing The Democrat City Committee has its rule book closed and all of its ward leaders elected for another four years and a leadership voted in unanimously with Congressman Bob Brady as chairman. Half of the above can be said of the Republican City Committee. It has its chairmanship and Republican Counsel positions and a bulk of ward leaders in the record book for the next four years. But it won’t be until the end of next week that all the challenges have been lodged by both sides of the intra-party feud will have been heard. Some have been adjudicated already, however. Said one active member – in the middle between the State-sponsored opposition group and the regular Republican City Committee – “I believe we will be a united party by the time the Billy Meehan Clambake rolls around in August.” Unhappy over a reschedul-

ing of a vote for his leadership in the 65th Ward is Phil Innamorato. His leadership vote had been contested. Phil knew the City Committee had ruled there would be a revote, since his leadership had been contested. He notified them he would be out of the country, as of now, for three weeks, a trip he had planned months earlier. He asked for the revote to wait until his return. His committeepersons indicated they would wait. But Phil is out and the vote is tonight at Smokeaters Bar in Northeast Philadelphia. He must have one horrendous phone bill.

Shrader Takes On Collazzo Campaign Nathan Shrader, long-time campaigner and political analyst, has signed on the Marc Collazzo campaign for State Representative in 170th. Look for Shrader to give the GOP nominee a robust campaign against a feisty, evercampaigning State Rep. Brendan Boyle. (Cont Next Page)

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‘No One Goes Home,’ Hopes Gov. Rendell Gov. Ed Rendell believes “the spirit of cooperation still prevails,” but acknowledges cuts alone will not solve Pennsylvania’s fiscal woes. “I have proposed an additional $600 million in cuts, but beyond that $600 million in cuts given what’s mandated here, it is going to be very difficult for there to be further cuts.” Hunkering down for budget process, the Governor added, “I also informed leaders I am requesting that they all commit to staying in Harrisburg until we have a budget. No one should go home. The people of Pennsylvania expect that out of us and I think they have every reason to expect that out of us.” They may not have to stay, since the Governor has picked up almost $400 million in tax and escheat notices.

Human Relations Commission Slapped By Controller Audit It might be time for City Council to phase out the Commission On Human Relations.

Its housekeeping is a mess. City Controller Alan Butkovitz has discovered the CHR can’t account for 60% of the Agency’s $513,000 equipment inventory. The missing equipment from CHR’s June 2007 asset records consisted of computers, printers, and monitors that were valued between $500 and $23,000. “CHR could not tell us where the missing items were located or which items had been scrapped,” said Butkovitz. “Not enough emphasis was placed on record keeping, which resulted in more than 60% of the equipment being unaccounted for.” Along with the agency’s failure to locate some equipment, its inventory records did not include locations for any equipment. When auditors requested to see a random selection of three computers,

JOSEPH Hoffman, Sr., and his wife enjoy dinner hosted by his successor as leader of 1st Ward John Dougherty, Jr., at Sfasso’s in Olde City. Hoffman said, “I could not have asked for a better successor.” Dougherty will soon open a ward headquarters on E. Passyunk Avenue. CHR could not find them. “It took a month for the CHR to locate two of the computers and another several months to locate the third,” said Butkovitz. “Failure to maintain records of assets results in these items being more susceptible to theft.” Some of the other findings from the audit include: Employee leave time was not always approved in advance, placing the CHR at risk for

ANTHONY “Blue” Cianfrani enjoys a one-on-one moment with his new Ward Leader John Dougherty.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on March 14, 1997, a certain Mortgage was executed by ALICE HUNTER, as mortgagor in favor of Lincoln Mortgage Company as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book JTD 547; Page 369; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on 9/4/2008 in Document ID # 51961503, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage in that the payment due on November 30, 2009, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of November 30, 2009 is $54,954.33 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on GOLDBECK COMM REC DATE in Misc. COMM BOOK AND PG, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on July 9, 2010 at 9:00 am at entrance of the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse located at 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected. SITUATE on the North side of Morse Street at the distance of 288 feet 3-5/8 inches Westward from the West side of 54th Street in the 42nd Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front of breadth on the said Morse Street 16 feet and extending of what width in length or depth Northward between 76 feet 6 inches to the middle of a certain 15 feet wide driveway extending Eastward into the said 54th Street. BEING No. 5437 Morse Street BEING BRT Account number 522027200 TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveway as and for a passageway, driveway and watercourse in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof, at all times hereafter, forever. The sale will be held on July 9, 2010 at 9:00 am at entrance of the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse located at 601 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $54,954.33 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $54,954.33 as of November 30, 2009, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

ports, “Patricia Kuch was joining up. They met in the main hall where they sat waiting for the cafeteria to open. It was something to see. By the time they reached the end of the line and went to the same table, you knew they were a match.” Jim was shy, Eileen noted. “He asked me what I told about her and I said to him, ‘Take her out.’” He took her out on a date -- to where else but the center. Little did Patricia have any idea she was the marrying kind when she moved to South Philadelphia from New Jersey after her husband died. But Jim was hearing Frank Sinatra’s song “Love Is Better the Second Time Around” moments after he first engaged Patricia in conversation. Still, it took a while for the memory of the words to sink in. But Eileen noted, “it was something to see as their relationship blossomed. We all knew it would be just a matter of time.” Both said, “It was fitting to hold our wedding here at the center.” On their special day, they were surrounded by over 100 of the senior members of the Adult Center. When Jim answered Judge Dembe's question, “Will you take her as

your beloved wife?,” he answered with a loud “You betcha!” to roaring applause. Judge Dembe kept the senior audience laughing when she said, “We all know marriage is a give-and-take proposition. I can see it on most of your faces.” Patricia is moving in with him, happily giving up her apartment. Both have honeymoon plans to watch the JUDGE PAMELA DEMBE instructs whales up in Cape Cod this groom James Passarelli to place wedding WALKING wedding couple down the aisle was September. ring on finger of his bride Patricia Kuch. bride’s mother Natalie Bergen, 88.

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They met in an unusual place: the 50-cent luncheon line set up for the over 1,000 members of the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center at Passyunk and Dickinson in South Philadelphia. She was 66, a widow of three years and he was 70, a widower of 18 years. Last Thursday, Common Pleas Judge Pam Dembe performed the wedding ceremony that bound Patricia Kuch to James Passarelli. Credited with pushing this couple into marriage is the Center’s dietician Eileen Ashton, whom everyone at the center calls “Cupid”. She has always made it a point to know the needs of her lunch customers. She lives near Passarelli, who has a home at 4th & Wolf, on Fitzgerald Street. Ashton watched through the years as Jim lost his wife through a massive heart attack and, later, two children who died early. She said he was “absolutely lonely,” even though a remaining son is still alive and makes his home in New Jersey. She talked him into coming to the center to get at least “one nutritious meal,” worried that he was “beginning to look rundown. Not taking care of himself.” At the same time, she re-

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ANOTHER OPINION by Edith P. Frazier I have been retired for 28 years and have been among the fortunate 18.5 million American retirees receiving employer-provided health care coverage. We are split into two groups: 14.3 million are Medicare eligible, receiving employer-provided health care as supplemental insurance. According to the Congressional Budget Office this includes 9.5 million people receiving employer provided drug coverage, thus obviating the need for Medicare Part D, which in most instances would be more costly. 4.3 million are too young for Medicare and have employer-sponsored health care as primary coverage. In 2004 when the Medicare Modernization Act (creating Medicare Part D) was first passed, there was a fear that employers who were providing retiree drug coverage would use the law as an excuse to drop their Medicare eligible re-

tirees, forcing the government to take over. So a very lucrative deal was offered to employers. For every $100 the company spends on retiree drug benefits, Medicare sends it a subsidy payment of $28. On top of that, the companies got a rare double tax break. The $28 subsidy is tax-free, and the company was allowed to deduct the entire $100 as a business expense. The new 2010 version of health care reform law has left the 28% subsidy intact and continued to exempt it from taxation. But companies will no longer be allowed to also deduct the subsidy from their tax return, as if it were an expenditure of their own. This has caused major corporations to weigh the cost of their plans against the $2,000 per employee/retiree penalty which would be imposed by the new Federal health-care law should they drop the health plan coverage altogether. According a 2009 Kaiser

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Family Foundation study, the average costs for an employer-provided health plan approaches $5,000 for an individual and over $13,000 for a family. If you were an employer, could you imagine a better boost to your bottom line than to get out of the insurance business? If you were an employer, wouldn’t you gladly accept the penalty if it would save millions of dollars? Wouldn’t it be irresponsible to your stockholders to do otherwise? Wouldn’t Congress have the intelligence to anticipate this obvious result? Remarkably, the Congressional Budget Office has not included the cost of 9.5 million people having to migrate from private-employer coverage to Medicare, in its National Healthcare Reform projections. However, should the 9.5 million get dumped, that cost would be an additional $5.4 billion over the original projections. Whatever the motivation, Congress has kept the em-

ployer penalty low and private-sector employers are presented with an open invitation to drop health-care coverage for both active and retired employees. Congress actually scheduled hearings to grill major employers who announced they were already dropping coverage, until legislators realized doing so was in reaction to loopholes in the law that fails to protect America’s retirees who accepted lower wages over a lifetime of employment in return for earned retirement health benefits. Retirees need action from Capitol Hill before Washington takes its summer break for election primaries. When Members of Congress hold town-hall meetings in the District as we get closer to November, we all need to ask why they allowed retirees to be thrown under the proverbial bus by providing such an employer inducement to drop coverage, and how they plan on fixing the mess they created for us.

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Jun. 24- State Sen. Anthony Williams hosts Supporters at Convention Ctr. 12th & Arch Sts., 6 p.m. Jun. 25- Free Water Ice with State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas at 169 W. Girard Ave., 1-3 p.m. Jun. 26- State Rep. Jewell Williams hosts Susquehanna Community Festival on Susquehanna Ave., Broad to 22nd St. National performers, vendors, celebrity basketball game and much more. Jun. 27- Pastor Stacey W. Roberts hosts Three Tenors Of Zion at Community Bible Tabernacle Church, 5220 Wyn-

nefield Ave., 4 p.m. Sponsored by Anointed Creations, Paula D. Thompson Director (215) 222-6986. Jun. 26- Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. hosts 300 block captains in his District for Boot Camp at St. Joseph’s University, Erivan Haub Sch. Of Businesss, Mandeville Hall, 54th St. & City Line Ave., 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Jun. 28- CATCH, Inc., Golf Classic at Island Green C.C., 1 Red Lion Rd. For info Joann (215) 735-7435. Jun. 30- Marc Collazzo for State House Summer Luau on Patio at Miller’s Ale House, 9495 E. Roosevelt Blvd. (Roosevelt & Grant Ave). $30 donation. RSVP to (267) 979-0895 or NathanRShrader@yahoo.com or buy tickets at door.

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With the deadline to pass a budget a few days away, those visiting the Capitol Building in Harrisburg can hear a lot of grunting, growling and bitching. It’s all to good purpose. Everyone vested with the responsibility of passing on the new budget is earnestly trying to do so with a minimum of gives and takes and, hopefully and wisely, not without any tax increases save those planned for some untaxed tobacco products. Maybe Gov. Ed Rendell will find his lucky star flashing over his head again with the fact the State’s tax-amnesty campaign brought in over $261 million in new funds, with Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord handing over $100 million in unclaimed funds to the Treasury. The cry has become almost uniform from the grassroots lobbyists: “Don’t forget the needy, feed the nonprofits that were created to ease their burdens.” This hasn’t worked before, and doesn’t seem to be working now, as a propellant through the legislative process. What does seem to be working, though, is the growing awareness this summer it is more critical than in past summers for legislators to spend campaign time in the only way that insures a return to the legislature ... locally, in the streets, knocking on doors and attending scores of community events. Unlike previous summers, more and more legislators are realizing, no matter how safe the seat, unless there is no competition in the General, the public sentiment to clean house may just do in any incumbent. Messing up the normal routine this summer, for legislators, is the fact Bonusgate has cast a smell on all of the General Assembly membership. Coverage in the dailies is continuing to bring that odorous mess to the nostrils of voters. Add to that, though not up for reelection any time soon, is the snafu created by the truthful, or just dumb, defense raised by Supreme Court Justice Ronald D. Castille’s handling of the $200 million Family Court to be built in Philadelphia. Tax-weary Philadelphians will find it easy to add his woes to the reasons why they may give into the urge to throw the baby out with the bathwater this November.

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tants inside your home and workplace can also be extremely serious for people with asthma. Asthma sufferers can lead active lives by educating themselves on how the environment can affect them and taking action to reduce or remove asthma triggers. In addition to talking with your health care provider, these steps can help prevent asthma attacks: Play it safe. Ground-level ozone and particle pollution can exacerbate an asthma attack. Look for the Air Quality Index during the local weather report or go to EPA’s website http://www.airnow.gov/. AQI uses a color-coded system to display whether the five major air pollutants exceed air-quality standards for the day. When AQI reports unhealthy levels, people should limit strenuous outdoor activities, particularly asthmatics and others with respi-

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When the summer heat builds, ground-level ozone levels increase – and groundlevel ozone, often called smog, is a contributor to the onset or the exacerbation of an asthma attack. Groundlevel ozone makes people more sensitive to allergens and asthma triggers such as airborne particles and dust. During the summer, hospital admissions and emergencyroom visits increase, due to an increase in asthma-related symptoms. “While EPA’s clean-air regulations have improved air quality, bringing us all cleaner air,” said Shawn M. Garvin, mid-Atlantic regional administrator, “It’s important for people with asthma, especially children, to know the warning signs of an asthma attack and to take steps to protect themselves.” Not only can the air outside affect your health, pollu-

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PHA Fills In With Summer Food For Kids Senate Green Lights Southport The Philadelphia Housing Authority will help needy children through the summer vacation with good food. The 2010 Summer Food Program begins Monday, Jun. 21 at 19 PHA sites across the city. PHA Executive Director Carl Greene says, “This is needed now more than previous years because of the depressed economy. Many parents are out of work and providing a good breakfast and lunch ensures that our children will not begin their day hungry.” Under the Summer Food Program, all eligible children ages 18 and under are able to receive free breakfast and lunch from Monday, Jun. 21 through Friday, Aug. 20. The program will operate Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Carla Fleming, PHA Summer Food Program coordinator, anticipates increased participation in the program this year. The program provides young PHA residents and children from surrounding neighborhoods with the fundamentals, a good break-

fast and lunch. The Summer Food Program changed dramatically several years ago with a switch to a nutritious hot lunch menu that proved very popular with the kids. No processed meats are used in lunches, which feature veggies and fruit. No needy children will go hungry if they do not live at a PHA site offering the program. They can go to a neighboring site to receive a good meal or PHA will refer them to a City Dept. Of Recreation site that offers similar meals. This way, parents and children don’t have to travel too far to take part in the program. Over 50,000 meals were provided to low-income children throughout the city last year. The 19 sites for Summer 2010 are: Abbottsford, Arch, Bartram, Blumberg, Cambridge (JF Street), Champlost, Fairhill, Haddington, Harrison, Hillcreek, Johnson, Morton, Norris, Oxford, Queen Lane, Raymond Rosen, Spring Garden and West Park, Whitehall.

A partnership between PHA, the Pennsylvania Dept. Of Education and the United States Dept. Of Agriculture makes the program possible. People who want more information about participating in the program can contact Carla Fleming at (215) 684-3959. Other youth activities planned for this summer include PHAPD’s G.R.E.A.T Program – interactive activities for children that provide information and education on gang violence and other related topics; Youth Computer Seminars – fun and interactive training sessions for youth on computer skills; Coventry Cares – Youth and Outreach activities; Financial Literacy Classes for youth; Boys and Girls Clubs – Summer Camp; and Summer Nutritional seminars. There would be no significant cost to PHA in having any of these programs. The program would initially be introduced to family sites where organized youth activities are and/or will be operating during the summer months.

(Cont. From Page 1) ation of Southport means the thousands of highly skilled workers – longshoremen, truck drivers, crane operators and others – can go back to work. It will also put Philadelphia on the map as a regional and a global competitor in cargo shipping.” If approved by the House and signed by the Governor, the bill would transfer 180 acres of land at the Navy Yard from the City to the State to create the Southport Marine Terminal, which is located in Farnese’s District.

For more than three centuries, the ports of Philadelphia have been a major center of commerce and trade for Pennsylvania and the entire Mid-Atlantic region. Shipping has now become a more global business than ever. Philadelphia faces stiff competition from New York, Wilmington, Baltimore – and even ports clear across the country. This bill would make nearly 200 acres available for the new Southport shipping and container facility at the former Navy Yard in South

Philadelphia. Combined with dredging initiative on the Delaware River, this project will ensure Philadelphia continues to have a world-class port. It will ensure Pennsylvania does not lose out to our neighboring states in this lucrative industry. “This is the last, best opportunity to keep Philadelphia competitive in cargo movement,” said Farnese. “Most importantly, it is the first step in creating thousands of permanent jobs, and putting people to back to work.”

Congressman Brady In Twitter Match Congressman Bob Brady is taking part in a House Democrats New Media Competition between Members who are battling to see who can gain the largest following on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube combined. In the spirit of the competition, Brady is inviting constituents to join his social network. “We’re in the midst of a new media revolution that allows for instant access and

feedback regarding the challenging issues we are facing. Hopefully this competition will help to get people more engaged with government. And, I believe the First District can rally together so we can win this contest.” Already an active member of Facebook and YouTube, last month the Congressman joined the Twitter generation by adding Twitter to his social

media repertoire. Brady says he welcomes new and innovative ways to interact with the people in his District. “I admit my first preference as an old school politician is to pick up the phone, but I am enjoying communicating with voters and how they can communicate with me.” Call his office to get additional info at (215) 389-4627.

week. “This latest project is an exciting next step for us.” Inspired by the pair’s recent trips to the Mediterranean coast, Barbuzzo’s menu will feature rustic, hand-crafted regional fare such as woodoven-roasted sardines with piquillo pepper and preserved lemon; “burrata” (a fresh Italian cheese, made from mozzarella and cream) with chicory, spiced walnuts, honey and fried rosemary; minted pea tagliatelle with braised pork, fava beans and pig cracklings (fried or roasted skin); and pizza “Uovo” with spring onion, guanciale (unsmoked Italian bacon prepared with pig’s jowls or cheeks), fava leaves and egg. Menu items will range in price from $3 to $20. “We plan on making as much of our food as possible in house, from curing our own charcuterie to hand-stretching fresh “fior di latte” (moz-

zarella cheese made from fresh pasteurized or unpasteurized cow’s milk) each morning,” said Turney. “We’ll be preserving lemons, pickling fruits and vegetables, canning marmalades and grinding sausages to bring the vibrant flavors of Mediterranean to our guests’ plates.” Executive chef Turney’s globe-trotting culinary style modernizes and elevates traditional ethnic fare, from Mexican at Lolita to Indian at Bindi and now Mediterranean at Barbuzzo. She focuses on dishes that allow the often-unusual ingredients of foreign culinary styles to shine. She recently created a signature line of chocolates, Marcie Blaine Artisanal Chocolates, which are sold at Verde. Prior to opening the first of her own restaurants, she served as executive chef at Valanni, Twenty Manning and Audrey Claire. Turney and Safran have always taken a creative approach to the BYOB format. At Lolita, they started a trend with BYOT (as in tequila) to pair with their fresh-squeezed margaritas, and at Bindi they offer

Len Lear a variety of exotic cocktail mixers that they developed to complement the restaurant’s Indian cuisine. At Barbuzzo, they will take the next step with signature cocktails influenced by flavors of the Mediterranean and a frequently changing wine list focusing on boutique wines from small European producers. Turney and Safran have partnered with Urban Space Development & Provenance Architectural Salvage to create Barbuzzo’s look and feel. Features include reclaimed wood tabletops that date back 350 years, flooring salvaged from the pilings of a Maryland harbor dock and gray Italian

marble countertops. Seating will be a mixture of distressed church pews and French bistro chairs in gunmetal gray. The restaurant’s 68 seats include a 12-seat bar, a 14seat kitchen counter and seasonal open-air cafe seating. Safran’s influence affects nearly all esthetic aspects of each of their businesses; she is the buyer for products carried in both boutiques and also serves as general manager for the restaurants. Turney and Safran have been working since 2002 to help reinvent 13th Street. In October of that year, the pair opened their first business, a housewares boutique called Open House, and set the ball rolling for what eventually became a full-scale revitalization of the block between Chestnut and Sansom Streets. They have since opened Lolita (2004); Grocery (2006); Bindi (2007); and Verde (2009), a gift shop offering fresh-cut flowers, jewelry and accessories alongside chef Turney’s handcrafted chocolates. For more information, call (215) 546-9300.

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by Len Lear Chef Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran are partners in business and in life. The pioneering partners, whose five restaurants and boutiques on 13th Street have helped transform the once-desolate neighborhood into trendy Midtown

Village, will debut their sixth venture, Barbuzzo, a Mediterranean kitchen and bar, at 110 S. 13th St. in about two weeks. With a wood-burning oven for pizzas and roasting, and decorative elements such as Italian marble and reclaimed woods, Barbuzzo will evoke the atmosphere of a Mediterranean farmhouse. For Turney and Safran, Barbuzzo will be the first of their restaurants to have a liquor license, and joins BYOBs Lolita and Bindi, as well as their gourmet prepared-food market, Grocery, and two boutiques, Open House and Verde. “I think it’s clear that we love this community; we live here, and we have enjoyed being a part of its growth both as residents and as business owners,” said Safran last

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City Council Wants RDA ‘Movement’ The 17-0 resolution followed two days of testimony before the Councilwoman’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless in which local developers with ready-to-go projects testified the RDA is placing them in default and recalling property they had purchased. Both the University City Science Center and Klein Properties are engaged in legal proceedings against the RDA that would enable them to move forward with projects that will bring hundreds of jobs to the City. Klein Properties has an

agreement with the Church of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) to build a temple at 17th & Vine. Many smaller projects, including those for affordable housing, have also been put on hiatus because of the RDA crackdown. “That is the kind of cooperation that the Council wants,” said Blackwell. “The RDA should evaluate these projects on the basis of their contribution to the City – not send out blanket default letters without knowing what kind of projects are actually in motion.”

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The Redevelopment Authority has been moving at a snail’s pass on needed new city developments according to Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. Under her sponsorship, City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling for the City’s Redevelopment Authority to honor its commitment to work with Council “in the spirit of transparency and cooperation” to end the current backlog. We have projects both great and small that are ready to be built,” Councilwoman Blackwell said. “These are not ordinary times. The RDA has to understand that it can take time to put together a real estate project and get financing. “Yet, here, we have one project that would build a beautiful church on our Parkway, and another project from a world-class urban-research park. Both would bring jobs and visitors to our City. I think the RDA needs to take a closer look and take a more pragmatic approach to managing these parcels of land.”

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Cruising Through History From Naval Base Want to cruise, but tired of having to take a plane right to a port embarkation? Then look to the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in

South Philadelphia. You not only get a good send off, but an awe inspiring view of the historic aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, just relocated to its new berth across from the

FIRST MATE of American Spirit receives welcoming plaque from Delaware River Port Authority’s CEO John J. Matheussen. right, and COO Tim Pulte, left, for bringing cruise business to Naval Base Terminal.

Philadelphia Cruise Terminal. Underlining that history is American Cruise Lines. This company, which specializes in small-ship cruising, has selected the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal to introduce its new Philadelphia Potomac Cruise. The Philadelphia Potomac Cruise takes passengers on a journey through America’s rich history. Stops along the way include the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, Chestertown, St. Michaels, Annapolis, St. Mary’s, Mt. Vernon and Alexandria/Washington, D.C. It first cruise left on Jun. 19. The two other sailings will take place on Jul. 3 and Jul. 17. It will return in 2011 for two sailings, May 14 and May 28. American built in 2005, the American Spirit is designed to intimately accommodate 100 passengers. Its oversized estate rooms, spacious observation decks and glass-enclosed dining room provide the perfect setting for an enjoyable and unique

cruise experience. “We are pleased that American Cruise Lines selected the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal for its Philadelphia Potomac Cruise,” said John J. Matheussen, CEO of the Delaware River Port Authority. “There is no better place to start a cruise about America’s history than in Philadelphia.” Tim Pulte, COO of DRPA, adds, “We are excited to have American Cruise Lines sailing out of the Philadelphia Cruise Terminal in 2010 and 2011.” For information on cruising from Philadelphia, visit www.cruisephilly.com or call (856) 968-2052. The Philadelphia Cruise Terminal is operated by the Port of Philadelphia and Camden, a department of the DRPA. The Authority also owns and operates the Benjamin Franklin, Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry and Betsy Ross bridges, PATCO and the Delaware River ferry.

CAPA student artist Cornelius Hawes, right, and CAPA art teacher John Fantine beam at news Congressman Bob Brady selected his work for Congressional Art Competition.

Brady Selects Student For DC Competition Congressman Robert A. Brady has selected the artwork of Cornelius Hawes, a senior at Creative Arts & Performing Arts HS in South Philadelphia to represent the 1st Congres-

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sional Dist. in the 29th annual Congressional High School Art Competition. Entitled a “Deep Sleep,” the oil painting is a portrait of a young African American woman sleeping on a train. It will be displayed with the work other students from across the nation in a 10month exhibition in the US Capitol. The nationwide art showcase, An Artistic Discovery, provides Members of Congress with the opportunity to showcase the talents of creative young artists in their Districts. “The level of artistic talent in the 1st Congressional Dist. is exceptional,” the Congressman said. “I am proud the work of Mr. Hawes will be on display with the best young artists in the country. These young artists will have their work seen by hundreds of thousands of people from across the country and around the world who visit the US Capitol. The exhibition not only encourages young artists, it also makes the overwhelming case regarding the importance of arts education in our schools.” Hawes, a resident of North Philadelphia, will continue his art studies at the University Of The Arts.

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MARCEL GROEN, Montgomery Co.’s favorite son and Democratic Chairman, is working hard to ensure November victories for JOE SESTAK and DAN ONORATO. He (along with BOB BRADY) was among the first to call on those defeated in the primaries to unify behind the nominees. Meanwhile, the Republican Party seems to be in chaos (at least in the Philadelphia region). Will they punish television commentator JOE WATKINS and others for stepping out of line? Looks like they did a number on RENEE AMORE, and she’s no lightweight. Battle lines have been drawn. A well-known civil-rights leader could find his boots deep in dung, as a Federal indictment against his former business associate could point back to him. How bad was the breakup? What will she say? Everyone says she knew precisely where each bone was buried…. He may also be in jeopardy of losing his post, as rumors swirl that Will What’s-his-name may take a shot at it. Oh, the drama! Almost wish we could fast-forward time to see what happens. Could end up being our Unlucky Loser of the week, um, month, um, year…. Is there fallout in the Sheriff’s office over the staff repositioning, after it was announced JOHN GREEN was retiring? Rumor has it the ‘makeup chick’ was ticked off that she was passed over as chief of staff. We’re not in it, but while we’re on it, congrats to BARBARA DEELEY, our Winner of the Week. Also, congrats to SONNY CAMPBELL for continuing on the family legacy of his late, great sister, CAROL ANN CAMPBELL, by assuming a leadership role in the City’s Democratic Party. We are looking forward to seeing him using his influence to get good candidates elected, just like Sis (Cont. Page 18)

SNOOPER “SNOOPING”: While visiting a local TV STATION, I was told they had a CONGRESSMAN there to be interviewed. Naturally, my curiosity got the best of me, so I proceeded to investigate. Yes, it was none other than CONGRESSMAN JOE SESTAK from The 7th Dist. He was asked what some of his concerns are. The Congressman quickly stated, “I am interested in our EDUCATION SYSTEM.” After a little prodding, he further stated, “EDUCATION, LABOR and also SMALL BUSINESSES all belong together.” SNOOPER’S “SPECIAL REQUEST”: Please, I understand your RAGE over the recent story in THE PUBLIC RECORD concerning our friend PAUL “Earthquake” MOORE. He stated, “These MEMORIALS left by grieving PARENTS and FRIENDS on our roadsides are EYESORES, and soon become harsh and uninviting to our outsiders visiting our local COMMUNITIES.” Many of you asked me to ask MR. MOORE what he would do if one of his children met with a tragedy like this. “Does he know,” said one, “a MEMORIAL helps us to deal with what has happened, and to tear them down is a personal insult to us. These MEMORIALS are not eyesores, but are reminders to all of us what has happened – AN INNOCENT LIFE HAS BEEN SNUFFED OUT.” We CARE! SNOOPER’S GREAT IDEA BUREAU: How about the Senator who is proposing a bill that would insist all those on WELFARE and FOOD STAMPS be TESTED for DRUGS? I agree 100%, because about preventing all these people from using our hard-earned dollars for their DRUGS. I have seen many of them, as soon as they get their WELFARE CHECKS, immediately go to KENSINGTON & ALLEGHENY looking to BUY DRUGS. Hey, please let me know how you feel about this one. EMAIL me at snooper2@live.com. SNOOPER’S PHILLY’S “WATER WONDER”: I am very curious as to how many of you may have seen the WATER MAIN BREAK last week. If you were at STATE ROAD & LINDEN AVENUE, you couldn’t have missed it. There was this huge waterspout, and I thought I was in Yellowstone NATIONAL PARK. Whew – a huge GEYSER coming out of the street. Now I know how the underwater OIL LEAK must look like, only in reverse. You guessed it, FREE CAR WASH. It did cause quite a TRAFFIC JAM, because of all the ‘traffic neck-benders’. Must give “PROPS” to our WATER DEPT.; they did a great job! SNOOPER’S SPORTS NEWS EXTRA: With deep sorrow I must report the passing of one (Cont. Page 18)

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Read any good magazine articles lately? If you haven’t, please allow me to direct you to Rolling Stone magazine’s profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of our forces in Afghanistan. In this article, the General lets it all hang out when it comes to his feelings on President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and the rest of the civilian structure that signs his checks, or as he calls them, the Wimps in the White House. This article has some doozies in it. For example, here’s an exchange between the General and an aide regarding Vice President Biden: “Are you asking about Vice President Biden?” McChrystal says with a laugh. “Who’s that?” “Biden?” suggests a top adviser. “Did you say: Bite Me?” Reporter Michael Hastings gives us the whole skinny on McChrystal, who was kind of a hellraiser during his time at West Point and throughout his military career. We also find out through this article that McChrystal is the same guy who helped create the narrative that former NFL Safety Pat Tillman had died in a hail of enemy fire in Afghanistan instead of the “friendly fire” of his own fellow troops, a narrative the Bush Administration trotted out to whitewash the case. And this is the guy that has the keys to the bus that is our policy in Afghanistan? But my guess is it’s a job that no one else applied for. I mean, who would want to be the person in charge of the latest quagmire the United States has gotten itself into? It is that reality that probably made Gen. McChrystal feel empowered enough to refer to National Security Advisor Jim Jones as a “clown” and to say in front of a reporter he doesn’t “even want to open the email” he receives from Special Representative to Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke. What I can’t understand is why McChrystal wasn’t being made to figure out the wheres and hows of civilian life by Monday morning. I say this because I know for a fact that if a non-commissioned officer, meaning an officer who enlisted in the military without the kind of commission that comes with going to West Point, a stint in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, or some other post-high-school education, had said the things McChrystal said to Rolling Stone about the folks in the White House to any news organization, he or she would lose a stripe and would be peeling potatoes for six months before being forced out with a dishonorable discharge. (Cont. Page 18)

The S.J.C. Yacht Club will hold its summer assembly Jul. 7, 2010 at Lamb Tavern in Springfield. Among its members are former Police COMMISSIONER JOE O’NEILL; great trial attorney CHUCK PERUTO; Supreme Court JUSTICE TOM SAYLOR; retired Common Pleas JUDGE JERRY ZALESKI; former candidate for Congress in Delaware Co. ED O’HALLORAN; former US ATTORNEY BOB CURRAN; former President of Catholic University Of America FATHER BILL BYRON; and PRESIDENT JUDGE EMERITUS STEVE McEWEN. Chairman of the Speakers Committee promises speaker Ed O’Halloran’s subject will be interesting to all: “Wouldn’t it be environmentally beneficial if the red lights were colored burgundy?” This is an unusual organization for a Yacht Club, in that none of the members own a boat. However, they are past masters of persuading people who do own boats to give them free rides on weekends. The Irish equivalent to the Holocaust was “An Gorta Mór”, which translates to “The Great Hunger”. This was a period in the 1800s which ran for five years, during which the potato crop failed and a famine followed. Over a million Irish were allowed to die because of the indifference and neglect of the British government which ruled Ireland at the time. That occasion was observed at the Irish Hunger Memorial in New York under the sponsorship of the Counsel General of Ireland NIALL BURGESS. In attendance was Ireland’s PRESIDENT MARY McALEESE. To catch your favorite pol these days, take a stroll around Angelsea in North Wildwood. Many can be seen meeting and greeting at Keenan’s and at the Pointe, where the breezes waft in from the ocean. In fact, several major political events are planned in that seaside community this summer.

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Yo! Here we go again with this fond memory of Mary Jane. I was traveling with my friend Jerry on a trip to Erie, Pa. and Jerry had brought a bag of them to snack on during the trip. Just the sight of the yellow and red wrapper brought back some great memories. I decided to get some facts on Mary Jane candy. So off to the trusty internet I went, to gather some facts for those who do not know about Mary Jane. Mary Jane candy is 90 years old and still going strong. In 1914, Charles N. Miller named this bite-size peanut-butterand-molasses candy for his favorite aunt, Mary Jane. Over the years the company has tried out variations on the basic molasses and peanut-butter flavor, but none could compare to the original Mary Jane. I remember when I was a very young there was a little corner candy store called Nick’s, but which was always referred to as Pabees. This little store was operated by a very friendly family who always catered to the kids in the neighborhood. They always had Mary Jane candy in the store and I think they cost two or three for a penny. After collecting an empty soda bottle or two, we took them to Nick’s and traded the deposit for some Mary Janes. It was always such a treat. All it took was one Mary Jane and I knew I had found a new favorite. I ate them every time I could and that is how my mom got me to clean my room, brush my teeth, eat my dinner and all the other things that kids don’t like to do. I still love my Mary Janes and I would probably clean my room for a few Mary Janes to this day. You know, that candy store right on the corner still reminds me of Mary Janes. I chuckle every time I think about (Cont. Page 18)

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Legislative Roundup O’Brien, Boyle Pay Tribute To Firefighters State Reps. Dennis O’Brien and Brendan Boyle introduced two resolutions in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in honor of firefighters who have lost their lives, and their survivors. A resolution declaring a week in June for “Fallen Firefighters Survivors” in Pennsylvania was passed unanimously. “Firefighters bravely put their lives at risk with each response to duty,” said O’Brien. “We can honor those who made such a tremendous sacrifice by recognizing their courage and supporting those they have left behind.” “These resolutions are meant to honor fallen first responders and their families,” Boyle said. Also passing unanimously was a condolence resolution introduced by O’Brien to honor Capt. Lawrence J. McDonald. McDonald was a retired captain of the Philadelphia Fire Dept. who tragically passed away in April.

Governor To Sign Tartaglione Bill A bill sponsored by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, intended to address a chronic shortage of nurses and other health providers, is now on its way to the Governor, having passed both chambers. “We need to produce the next generation of health-care workers because we have a historically large next generation of seniors,” Tartaglione said. “Understaffing and overworking health care workers affects more than just their quality of life. It affects patient safety and outcomes as well. Tartaglione’s legislation, SB 174, passed the Senate last month and was approved 165-

33in the House. The bill will create “The Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers” within the state’s Department of Labor and Industry. The center will focus on increasing the capacity of nursing education, retaining health-care workers, increasing diversity and training new critical care workers.

Rep. Ron Waters Awards 3 Essayists State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus and a member of the House Judiciary Committee, acknowledged the winners of his “There Ought to be a Law” essay contest on the House floor. Waters said the purpose of the contest is to allow students in Philadelphia schools to express their views on issues they feel lawmakers should consider addressing through legislation. The winner, Jazmine Mitchell, and first runner-up Kian Pulliam are both from William C. Bryant School. Mitchell advocated for the immediate removal and protection of children from the homes of foster-care parents who the children say have abused them. In Pulliam’s essay, he said it should be illegal for parents to leave children younger than 14 at home alone. Second runner-up Jada Blanche DuBose, and third runner-up Yarnell Kamokai both attend South West Leadership Academy Charter School. DuBose said she believes Pennsylvania should make it easier for ex-convicts to obtain jobs upon their release from prison by requiring one month's supervision of that individual on his job. She

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42 BRAND-NEW motorcycles and 100 shotguns were donated to Philadelphia Police Dept. by Cop Wheels, a team of philanthropists including Kal Rudman. Its coordinator Jimmy Binns made presentation to Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey on Art Museum steps.

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JUDGES turned out to show appreciation to jurors who showed up for service on Juror Appreciation Day. Among participants were Jury Commissioner Gerard P. Shotzbarger, Deputy Court Administrator Charles Mapp, Pres- AMONG guests at Juror Appreciation Day were Jeff Jubeident Judge Pamela Dembe, former Jury Commissioner and lirer, Lynn Marks, Sharon Pinkerson and Judge D. WebJudge Roger F. Gordon, and Prothonotary Joe Evers. ster Keogh. says this would help to deter them from returning to a life of crime. Kamokai advocated for a law that would prohibit strip clubs and bars from locating within school zones. “I consider it a privilege to hold this contest. We must educate our children about the legislative process at a young age. This will help to give them a better understanding of our government and the important role it plays in our society,” Waters said.

Stack Divestment Bill To Become Law State Rep. Babette Josephs and State Sen. Mike Stack applauded the unanimous House passage of Stack's legislation that would require the Commonwealth to pull its state pension investments out of companies that do business in the energy and military equipment sectors with the governments of Iran and Sudan. The House passed SB 928 by a vote of 200-0. It now goes to the Governor for his signature. “In Nazi Germany, it was the government doing the persecuting,” Josephs said. “The government perpetuated genocide and terrorism against its people. Now, thanks to the bipartisan support in the General Assembly, Pennsylvania is actively working to prevent these kinds of atrocities. Divesting from terror and genocide is a fiscally sound public policy and it is the right thing to do,” Josephs said. “I am happy to be part of a government where all sides agree that genocide should never happen again,” Stack said. “I am glad I was able to forge an agreement in order to see this bill gain passage in

both chambers and reach the Governor’s desk.” Specifically, the bill would require the withholding of Pennsylvania’s pension fund investments in the Public Employees’ Retirement System, State Employees’ Retirement System and Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System from foreign companies in the energy and military equipment sectors that are helping the Sudanese government continue genocide and the Iranian government sponsor terrorism. The bill would also put the same restrictions on the State Treasurer’s Office. Josephs said that this bill is similar to a bill she authored and the House passed in 2007. At that time, the Senate failed to consider the legislation, but she has been working with Stack to get the legislation passed. The bill received bipartisan support in the Senate and unanimous support in the House, including from the State Government Committee of which Josephs is chairwoman. “While as public officials many of us do not have the expertise to understand all the technical details that make up a prudent investment policy, it is clear from the recent global financial-market collapse that policymakers must supply guidance to the technocrats. The citizens know this. They look to elected officials when things go wrong,” Josephs said. “We are accountable to the voters and taxpayers, and we must be the ones to set policy.” Stack agreed, “Companies that choose to conduct business with nations that sponsor terrorism or murder their own people should not be sup-

ported by Pennsylvania tax dollars. This is a morally, fiscally, responsible and reasonable way for Pennsylvania to combat terrorism and genocide,” he said. Currently, 28 states have either passed divestment laws or divested from Iran, Sudan or both through executive orders.

Getting Government Fingers Out Of Pie Good news for the sponsors everywhere of cake and pie sales. The Pie Bill is expected to become law in Pennsylvania. It’s a bill designed to keep government bureaucrats’ fingers out of the community pie and cake sales that bloom up this time of year. State Sen. Elder Vogel’s legislation barring the State from citing community groups for selling home-made baked goods received final legislative approval in the Senate and Gov. Rendell is expected to sign the measure into law. SB 828, known as the “Pie Bill”, will eliminate the ability of the Dept. of Agriculture to cite nonprofit community

groups such as volunteer fire companies, churches, and school booster clubs for selling non-hazardous homebaked food at fundraisers. Vogel introduced the bill after the Dept. of Agriculture cited a local church for selling homemade baked goods prepared by ladies of the church at a Lenten fish fry. It may be time for the City’s health inspectors to take heed as well.

Grand Jury Disses Caucus System A State grand jury investigating the “Bonusgate” scandal recommends the dismantling of the entrenched party caucus system that runs the Legislature. The 23-member grand jury calls for a wide range of reforms to the legislative branch, including reverting to the part-time body it was four decades ago and ending perdiem payments for lawmakers that don't require receipts. But the anonymous members of the grand jury leveled their harshest criticism in a 34-page report against the legislative caucuses.

PGW Names Chief of Staff The Philadelphia Gas Works has named Charles J. Grant the company’s new Chief of Staff. Grant, a 30year resident, will focus on labor issues and external affairs. He will be reporting directly to Craig White, PGW’s executive VP and acting COO. “We’re excited to have Joey, as he likes to be called, join the PGW family,” said White. “His labor experience and knowledge of the city will be invaluable to us as we continue to improve the company’s

financial standing, business practices and connection to Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.” Before coming to PGW, Grant founded the Philadelphia law firm of Grant & Lebowitz, LLC, where his areas of concentration were civil litigation, eminent domain, corporate and institutional internal investigations, and labor and employment-related matters. He has been selected by his peers as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in civil litigation in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.

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Out & About (Cont. From Page 15) What Gen. McChrystal did was the one thing that you don’t do in the United States military: He was in-

Lucky Glenwood (Cont. From Page 15) did. It is important to recognize the importance of this being a Party that supports and welcomes families! The good Reverend doesn’t do politics. Is that a question, a statement or a misstatement? Some of our local ministers seem to be interested as it suits their individual interests. The policy should be the same across the board when it comes to men

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(Cont. From Page 15) or taste these awesome candies and I hope you too enjoy them. If not, I hope you try them – they will be great memories. One thing that I must warn everyone about: There is plenty of peanut butter in them and some are allergic to peanuts. To those that are, I sincerely feel sorry for you. You may never get the pleasure of enjoying Mary Jane candy. Wouldn’t that be torture? You bet it would!

subordinate. The military will put up with your accidentally shooting your colleagues, abusing a female soldier, or getting caught drunk off base before it will let you engage in insubordination. Now I know what you’re saying: Gen. McChrystal

was merely expressing himself. He was speaking his mind. He was exercising his 1st Amendment right. As my late father, CSM Jack G. Clay, Sr. (US Army Ret.) would say, “The 1st Amendment doesn’t exist in the military.” While I might be able to get away with

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we all knew him, “TRENT ACID”. Hey, he was only 29 years of age, far too young for such a wonderful young man to pass away. “TRENT” was loved by many and I can tell all of you he loved them all back too. MOIRA, an avid fan of “THE BACKSTREET BOYS”, could tell you all about him, and what a great gentleman he was, not only to her, but to everybody he met.

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