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DR. LILY SUN, postdoctoral fellow at University of Penna., leads peaceful demonstration against Chinese government outside Liberty Bell. Demonstration protested inability of many Chinese who are studying and working abroad to return to China. They have their passports canceled or an extension denied because they are Falun Gong practitioners.

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HATS OFF to Councilman Bobby Henon and State Sen. Michael Stack, who played leading roles in finalizing sale of former PHA Liddonfield Site to Holy Family College. Northeast lawmakers made announcement at site of former Liddonfield Homes, 8800 Torresdale Avenue.

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WORKERS STAND FOR AMERICA Join This Major Labor Rally Aug. 11 At Eakins Oval

by Pat Eiding President, Phila. Council AFL-CIO Over the last 18 months, it’s been hard not to notice the general attack on workers taking place across the country. From Wisconsin and Ohio, where Governors tried to win political points by stripping collective-bargaining rights from public employees; to the constant drumbeat that workers with modest pensions and health-insurance coverage have somehow destroyed the nation’s economy.

Workers, union and non-union alike, have stood up against these attacks and been on the defense for the better part of two years.

On Aug. 11 in Philadelphia, tens of thousands of workers from the state, region and beyond will join together for the Workers Stand for America and outline a pro-active vision – a Second Bill of Rights – about what

the labor movement stands for and basic guiding principles which all workers have a right to attain.

Titled “Workers Stand For America”, the gathering will be held at Eakins Oval, on the Parkway, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Workers Stand for America was envisioned by IBEW International President Ed Hill as a way to change the conversation in America and to refocus national attention on jobs, economic opportunity, and restoring the American dream for all. President Hill put out the call and the entire labor movement – and beyond – have answered it.

It is fitting that we will gather here in Philadelphia – which well over 200 years ago became one of the first sites in the colonies where workers joined together to fight for their collective rights – to stand together to

bring forward a modern platform of workers’ rights, including: the right to full employment and a living wage; the right to full participation in the electoral process; the right to a voice at work; the right to a quality education; and the right to a secure, healthy future.

As the preamble to the Second Bill of Rights says, “We the People want to strengthen our nation, as a beacon of equality, economic opportunity and freedom for all. We hold these rights to be essential to our vision of America and believe that the principles contained therein should guide our government, business leaders, organizations and individuals in our common goal of a just and fair society.” We hope all of Philadelphia will come join us on Aug. 11 and then work together to achieve this vision.

Sheriff Offers Help On Domestic Violence Sheriff Jewell Williams has been speaking out on issues of domestic violence as far back as the beginning of his 11year career as a State Representative for the 197th Dist.

“I’ve always seen domestic abuse as indicative of a larger problem, and one that needs to be addressed quickly

and seriously at every level because of the potential for even greater physical violence,” said Sheriff Williams.

As an arm of the court, the Office of the Sheriff and its deputies are charged with the security of judges, court employees, jurors, and witnesses as well as defendants.

In domestic-abuse cases, said Sheriff Williams, there is always the possibility of harassment and intimidation from someone charged with abuse who is seeking to either have the victim drop the charges or change their story.

With that in mind, Sheriff Williams offers the following

This Weekend Of Peace Brings Alternative To Crime On Street Playgrounds, basketball courts, swimming pools and recreation centers around the city are staging activities for young people and families as city groups hope to create a weekend of peace without street violence.

The series began yesterday with the first of a series of Police/Community/Youth Basketball tournaments. The culminating activity of the Weekend of Peace is a shared moment of reflection at each site at noon on Saturday symbolizing and reinforcing common bonds and shared commitment to peace.

This year’s Weekend of Peace was facilitated by representatives of recreation centers, community and

neighborhood groups, city agencies, and others who met biweekly throughout the year to share resources and plan for a summer without violence in their respective areas. It evolved nine years ago from a series of youth and police/community basketball tournaments hosted at several City Recreation Centers.

At least 15 sites throughout the Philadelphia region are serving at-risk, low income, minority, immigrant, and other youth and families. This effort engages residents with the City’s Recreation and Police Depts., Human Relations Commission, Police Advisory Council, the Coalition and other nonprofit and neighborhood groups in building

neighborhood solidarity The Coalition includes C & C Athletic Association, Men Unified Against Violence, Southwest Action Coalition, Father Paul Washington Community Center, Cross & Crescent, Police Advisory Council, Dept. of Recreation, Police Dept., Commission on Human Relations, Police Athletic League, Philadelphia Black Public Issues Forum, Taxi Workers Alliance of Pennsylvania, Village of Champions, Sankofa Association, Moorish Unification Council, House of Umoja, Lancaster Avenue Business Association, 60th Street Business Association, Chester Avenue Business Association and others.

suggestions that can help those concerned with their safety in a courtroom, and how the sheriff’s office can help to assuage that fear: “If you are being harassed, threatened or intimidated in a courtroom, immediately notify the Sheriff and/or the judge.

“If the Deputy Sheriff sees an action where a person is threatening or intimidating someone in the courtroom, that deputy can also be a witness for the victim.

“There is always a supervisor who walks the hallways of 1801 Vine and the Criminal Justice Center. They can be identified by their blue uniform and the star-shaped badge on the front of their shirt, or embroidered into the sleeve. If

you can’t immediately locate a deputy, the supervisor is sure to be in the area.

“If you believe the person threatening you will show up at the same court hearing, notify the Sheriff’s Office to let them know you are on your way.

“If you know there is a warrant out on a person who is threatening or intimidating you, please let the Sheriff’s Office know of this as well. ”Abuse cases are always a priority here,” concluded Sheriff Williams. “As we track down people who have outstanding warrants, those charged in a domestic abuse case are always at the top of the list.”

For more information contact Joseph Blake at (215) 686-3572 or Harriet Lessy at (215) 686-3550.

Vet Job Fair Today Councilman at Large David Oh made opening remarks at the Hiring Our Heroes Philadelphia Veterans Job Fair this morning at West Club Lounge at Lincoln Financial Field. The event concludes at 3 p.m.

The job fair is presented by RecruitMilitary, a veteranowned full-service military-tocivilian recruiting firm, in partnership with the US Cham-

ber of Commerce. To date, RecruitMilitary has held 17 Veterans Job Fairs in Philadelphia drawing 3,360 attendees and more than 550 exhibitors.

The job fair is free to attend and open exclusively to military veterans and their spouses.

A bill, now law in the city, introduced by Oh, makes Philadelphia the first city to offer tax credits to companies hiring veterans.

McGeehan (both D-Northeast) and Councilman Robert Henon of the 6th Dist.

Ceremonies at the Liddonfield site this week highlighted the future changes. In attendance, as well as the political leaders listed above, were Sister Francesca Onley, president of Holy Family University; John Parsons, president of the Philadelphia-based BSI Construction LLC; Stan Cywinski, president of the Upper Holmesburg Civic Association; and members of the PHA executive staff.

“Holy Family University’s redevelopment plan met every parameter set forth by PHA, which is why the PHA board enthusiastically approved the transaction,” said Henon, whose district encompasses the Liddonfield Homes site.

Henon was the driving force behind the agreement.

“The support of Congressman Brady, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, State Sen. Mike Stack, State Rep. Michael McGeehan and the community leaders was invaluable in moving the project forward,” Henon added. “I also would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the great efforts of Sister Francesca Onley and BSI Construction.”

STATE SEN. Michael Stack and Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz discuss Holy Family University’s plans to develop old PHA Liddonfield site with President Sister Francesca Onley.

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Holy Family University, which has grown over the years into a major educational institution, has now become the developer for the former Liddonfield Homes site once the home of several thousand Philadelphia Housing Authority residents.

The public-housing complex, founded beside Torresdale and Frankford Avenues in Northeast Philadelphia, opened in 1955. Over the years, it has deteriorated to where it could no longer be rehabbed and had become a blight on the surrounding area.

The PHA approved the site’s sale to the University which plans a mixed-use development including recreation facilities with public access, an array of shops and dining spots to be shared by the public and university staff and students.

Included will be an assistedliving facility to provide care for the growing elderly population of this venerable Philadelphia community.

The sale is the culmination of efforts supported by an array of political leaders including Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz and Congressman Bob Brady (both DPhila.), State Sen. Mike Stack and State Rep. Michael

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Vice President Polling Draws Comments

by Joe Shaheeli Though the voter photo-ID controversy is on the front line for local political figures in this city, it is obvious voters are beginning to get more involved in the presidential election.

Case in point was the news this week conservative and Republican voters have indicated they would like to see GOP Presidential nominee select Marco Rubio as his vice presidential running mate.

An Independence Hall Tea Party Association poll showed him with 50% of the poll, running way ahead of rivals Allen West, Paul Ryan and Chris Christie.

It’s interesting to note three VP candidates most referenced by the media as the finalists in the VP sweepstakes — Tim Pawlenty, Rob Portman, and Bobby Jindal — barely registered this survey.

Justice Orie Melvin Gets Allegheny Judge Another victim in the rule changes that have sent General Assembly members and staffers to jail now has State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin facing similar

charges. She has been indicted on nine counts she used her judicial staff to run election campaigns for her. Her request for a judge from outside Allegheny Co. to hear the criminal corruption charges against her has been turned down a second time.

There was a time this was an expected tradition. Staffers were hired knowing they should be willing to help their bosses win reelection. The world continues to go round and round.

Philadelphian Named Pa. General Counsel Gov. Tom Corbett has named James D. Schultz, 40, of Philadelphia, as General Counsel of the Commonwealth.

Schultz previously served as First Executive Deputy General Counsel, responsible for overseeing the operation and management of the Office of General Counsel’s executive office and the chief-counsel offices of commonwealth agencies. He was also responsible for providing legal counsel to the governor’s executive staff and Cabinet members.

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CONTINUING celebration of Flag Day, Phila. Flag Day Association at Betsy Ross House honored 13 schoolchildren for their patriotic art projects depicting American flag. Seen with Jay H. Ginsburg, Esq., Association chairman, is 7-year-old Julianna Rose B. Padilla, of Cape Coral, Fla. Michael C. Axelrod, Association VP, holds up her handmade flag. Lt. Bernard Gilliam of Fire Dept. was recipient of this year’s Leopold C. Glass Founders’ Award.

“It has been an honor to serve the Corbett administration as First Executive Deputy General Counsel,” Schultz said. “I look forward facing new challenges and continuing to serve the Governor in his effort to ensure a bright and prosperous future for all Pennsylvanians.”

Schultz has spent the majority of his career handling complex litigation throughout the United States in both state and federal courts, most recently with the Cozen O’Connor law firm in Philadelphia.

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Smith Says Casey Bills Stay Dead US Sen. Bob Casey’s opponent Tom Smith has created a new website called Senator Zero, in which he notes of the 324 bills Casey has sponsored since 2007, none have become law.

But Casey scored well this week when he sided with small businesses, commenting, “Everyone knows that when someone builds a business, and

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Casey maintains a doubledigit lead over Smith and it is being suggested Casey will eye a shot at the Governor’s seat when his next term expires.

His father was 55 when he took over that post. Casey will be 58.

Judge Rogers Has Talking Problem Judge Peter Rogers is facing a complaint filed with the Judiciary Review Board by the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police for “inappropriate and inconsiderate remarks to a group of local cops.”

Those remarks allegedly included racial comments as he lampooned narcotics police officers. With all the noise in the hallways, it’s interesting to learn how closely people listen.

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In total, the DSCC has raised $77.7 million for the 2012 campaign.

Ed Rendell’s Words Come Back To Haunt A Republican supported television ad, running in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio and Virginia – but not Pennsylvania – will carry Gov. Ed Rendell’s remarks made back in June. He commented on Obama’s lack of executive experience and political prowess during a CBS interview, with an aside Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would have fared better as President.

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SHARING moment with RCC Chair Vito Canuso, 3rd from left, are Ken Davis, State Rep candidate Linda Bateman and Ward Leader Walt Vogler.

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BACK-TO-BACK fundraisers highlighted State Rep. John Taylor’s campaign efforts in Wildwood last weekend. In this HOSTS Joseph & Julia Stampone and John & Jackie Hagan STATE REP. John Taylor welcomes his daughter Jill and event, he is seen with hosts attorney Joe Stampone and Jack flank honorees State Rep. John Taylor and his wife Evelyn at her husband Tim Roth to fundraiser in his honor at Coconut Grove in N. Wildwood.

Hagen and guest Donna Parisi in Wildwood Crest fundraiser. successful Wildwood Crest fundraiser.

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Brendan Hosts Film Shows

State Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Northeast), in partnership with the Philadelphia Dept. of Parks and Recreation, is inviting local families to gather up their blankets, lawn chairs and picnic supplies and come out to one of his two family movie nights in August.

The first movie night will be an outdoor screening of “Puss in Boots” at 8 p.m.

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Voter ID Controversy A Boon Or A Bane?

by Joe Shaheeli Who would believe a law Democrats saw as costing them votes and Republicans as a way of stemming a flood of Democrats voting this November, is doing just the opposite?

The new voter-ID law, passed by the Republicandominated General Assembly, requires everyone voting this November to present a legitimate photo ID at the polls.

Though Pennsylvania has a Democrat registration lead of 1.1 million, Democrats at all levels immediately voiced alarm the bill would handicap their seniors and indigent voters who were most likely not to have photo IDs. Republicans saw it as a way of curbing possible illegal voting, eyeing “overenthusiastic” Democrat participation.

The battle to have it rescinded has moved into the courts, where it is now climbing up the rungs toward the State Supreme Court. Yesterday, a coalition of opponents presented their case in Commonwealth Court.

The Feds this week, in what can only be construed as stoking the fire of voter resentment to increase voter turnout, indicated its Justice Dept. would review the ID law for compliance with the Voting Rights Act. African American senior voters, predominantly Democrats, were regarded by anti-photo-ID opponents as targeted victims. They labeled it another form of poll tax.

Though Democrats continue to ferret out more stats from a variety of sources indicating hundreds of thousands of Democrats could lose their voting privileges, no one is sure just how many fit into that class.

Some experts say it could impact as few as several thousand voters; other experts, as much as several hundred thousand. A check of the Commonwealth’s state and county election boards have come up with differing totals involving their counties. PennDOT,

EDUCATING voters on requirements of voter photo-ID legislation were State Sens. LeAnna Washington and Shirley Kitchen and visitor former 8th Dist. Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller. which provides photo IDs, has still another set of stats.

No matter what the numbers, the GOP’s General Assembly and Gov. Tom Corbett have handed the Democrats a trump card in energizing their base. Democrat leadership is no longer concerned as much as 15% of their base would not be going to the polls to vote in November. Rallies around the state and this city are bringing attention to the controversy, with volunteers responding to the party’s calls. Even now they are ringing and knocking at the doors of every Democrat suspected of not having a proper voter ID. Senior leaders and senior advocates have adopted the rallying cry they would not be subject to “another form of polls tax and won’t be denied their privilege to vote.”

State Sens. LeAnna Washington (D-Northwest) and Shirley Kitchen (D-N. Phila.) led the latest crusade, staging a rally in Germantown. Washington declared, “At a time when we should be working together to solve Pennsylvania’s problems, the Senate Republicans have instead voted to waste precious taxpayer funds. They claim this legislation will reduce voter fraud in Pennsylvania, despite the fact our Commonwealth has some of the lowest rates of fraud in the country.”

Kitchen noted between her district and Washington’s, there are an estimated 70,000

votes that are registered, but may not have picture IDs. “Are they to lose their rights to vote?” she asked.

Washington hosted the conference at Center in the Park in Philadelphia, a popular senior facility in Germantown. She noted older citizens – along with the poor, students, veterans, and women – will be disproportionately affected by the new identification requirements.

“Both Sen. Kitchen and myself are concerned about our seniors,” Washington said. “Even though they have been our most-dedicated voters, they will be the ones that are most affected.”

As part of an education initiative, Washington’s office will work with local businesses, schools, senior facilities, organizations, and churches to help inform residents of the provisions of the new law.

“We must act now – each of us – to inform voters and assist them in getting the necessary documentation in enough time to exercise their right to vote,” Washington continued.

Washington also lamented the process by which this Republican-sponsored legislation was enacted. She noted despite the Senate Democratic Caucus’ efforts to improve the bill, the resulting law is a onesided and expensive overreach in a state with one of the lowest instances of voter fraud in (Cont. Page 20)

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ANOTHER OPINION A Side Of Labor Seldom Seen

maintain a job, fair wages, working conditions and standards.

Firsthand over the years, I have watched my own father and other union officials like him dedicate their lives tirelessly to their members and to the labor movement with no ulterior motives other than to procure work and maintain standards.

If there are so many good people in the labor movement, why do we get such a bad rap? Case in point: Just a couple weeks ago on a scalding hot Father’s Day afternoon I saw IBEW Local 98 Business Mgr. John Dougherty (no relation to me) and Local 98 Business Rep Brian Stevenson, along with several other Local 98 officials in the Roxborough section, demonstrating and handing out informational fliers to the general public to protest the hir-

ing by the shopping center of non-union electrical workers to work at night.

What was particularly inspiring was the fact it was Father’s Day afternoon in Roxborough and although he could have easily have sent his members, apprentices or retirees who lived in the area, John Dougherty was handing out the fliers himself with his other union reps. Maybe I’m weird like that, but to me, it gave me chills down my spine to see a high-profile union leader like Johnny Doc walk the walk, grassroots style. As Johnny, Brian and company handed out the materials and spoke to the people, they did so in a very cordial and friendly manner. They were engaging and personable.

There was no profanity or bullying going on whatsoever – just some concerned men standing up for the standards and wages they have worked so hard to obtain on behalf of their members.

What was amazing was the variety of different responses they evoked. Some people walked or drove by without paying notice, others stopped by or honked in support and (Cont. Page 22)

Mark Your Calendar

Jul. 26- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Beat The Heat In The Street at Kelly Pool, 281 N. Concourse Dr., 1-5 p.m. Free.

Jul. 27- Former Sheriff Barbara Deeley hosts evening with Councilman Bob Henon at 270 Seabreeze Ct., Anglesea, N.J., 6:30-9 p.m. Contribution $100. Make checks payable to Bobby 11, POBox 22614, Phila. 19110. RSVP badeeley@gmail.com or (215) 906-0339.

Jul. 28- Voting Rights Workshop hosted by State Reps. Harold James and Babette Josephs, State Sen. Anthony Williams and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson at Dixon Ho., 1920 S. 20th St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Jul. 28- Brady Bunch Beach Party at Keenan’s in Anglesea, Wildwood, N.J., 4 p.m.

Tickets available at door.

Aug. 3- Arthur Green’s 14th Ward Cool Summer Madness Night at New Barber’s Hall, Broad & Oxford Sts., 9 p.m. $10 admission.

Aug. 6- Golf Outing to support Charles Gehret, Penna.

State Senate GOP candidate in 17th Dist., at Sand Barrens G.C., 1765 Rte. 9 N., Swainton, N.J. Registration 9 a.m. For info Judy Camiel (610) 668-1730.

Aug. 15Happy Hour Fundraiser for City Commission Chairwoman Stephanie Singer at Happy Rooster, SWC 16th & Sansom Sts., enter Sansom St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. $100-$500.

Checks made out to Friends of Stephanie Singer, 250 S. 17th St., #701, Phila., PA 19103.

Aug. 18- Barrett Rec Ctr. Advisory Board Community Day, 8th & Duncannon Sts., 11 a.m.-3 pm. No charge.

Family fun day. All invited.

For info Sheila Bellamy (215) 457-4079.

Aug. 18- 47th Ward Crab & Shrimp Fest to Baltimore leaves Progress Plaza, Broad and Oxford Sts., 1 p.m. Open bar, massive menu. $150.

For info George Brooks (267) 971-5703.

Aug. 19- Annual Bill Meehan Clam Bake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8 p.m.

Ferko String Band entertains.

For details Republican City Committee (215) 561-0650.

Aug. 22Stu Bykofsky’s Candidates Comedy Night at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts. Doors open 7:30 p.m. Taxdeductible tickets benefiting Variety Club are $75. For info and tickets Eric Perry (215) 735-0803, ext. 11.

Aug. 25P a u l “Earthquake” Moore’s “Hands For Peace”. Humanchain formation on Woodland Ave. from 52nd through to 70th St., 8 a.m.

Sep. 3- AFL-CIO tri state Labor Day Parade and Family Festival, starting 9 a.m. at Sheet Metal Union Hall, Columbus Blvd. & Reed St. to Penn’s Landing. Free events.

Sep.7- Hospital Fire Marshals Association 12th annual golf benefit at Valley Brook C.C., Blackwood, N.J. Entry fee $125 per golfer. Benefit Burn Foundation. For info Bob Shewbrooks (215) 3381052.

Sep. 9- Doo Wop Festival benefiting Phila. Veterans Multi Service & Ctr. at Penn’s Landing, 12-6 p.m.

Free. For info (215) 9232600.

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by Joseph J. Dougherty, Jr. Unions have been part of the fabric of my life since I can remember.

As workers, we were taught to work hard and stand up for ourselves, our families, our union brothers and sisters, our contractors and especially for those pioneers who came before us who gave their blood, sweat, tears and for some their lives in order to establish the fair working conditions, benefits and wages that we now have today.

I have been fortunate enough to know and watch Philadelphia-area labor-movement leaders like Philadelphia Council President Pat Eiding and Philadelphia Building Trades President Pat Gillespie work passionately and with compassion every day on behalf of all union members and their families so that each and every one of us has a shot to

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Our publisher was queried in the daily media and then again on television as to why he was among those seniors about to lose their proper ID and, as a result, in danger of not being able to meet the requirements of the state’s voter photo-ID law.

His comments showed beyond a doubt confusion reigns as to who is eligible, who is not, who needs a voter ID; in his case, it was obvious, since he is also a super-voter, he did not, though records indicated he did.

The number of voters who may be disenfranchised by this controversial law in Pennsylvania can range anywhere from one to a million. Take your pick. If this were a lottery, we’d never know the winner.

Pennsylvania is the eighth state to have passed specific legislation dealing with photo-identification requirements.

The others, you may want to know, are Alabama, Kansas, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin. As in those other states, we now have a court challenge.

As proponents of voters’ rights, we believe fraud at the polls is negligible, but could make a difference in tight legislative districts or councilmanic races.

This law does not address what has been recognized as major election fraud ... the rampant abuse of the system

by ACORN, whose paid agents added thousands of fake names to voter-registration rolls across the country. This is the fraud that needs to be addressed.

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by Michael P. Boyle, Esq. In a disability or SSI claim, if drug addiction or alcoholism (DAA) is a contributing factor material to the determination of disability, the claimant is ineligible for benefits. 42 U.S.C. section 423(d)(2)(C).

To make this determination, an ALJ must evaluate which current physical and mental limitations would remain if drug or alcohol use stopped, and then determine whether any or all of the remaining limitations would be disabling. 20 C.F.R. section 404.1535(b)(2). If the ALJ finds that DAA is disabling, but the other impairments are not, then DAA is a contributing factor material to the disability determination, and the ALJ must find the claimant not disabled. If the ALJ determines the remaining limita-

tions beside DAA are disabling, the ALJ must conclude the claimant is “disabled independent of [his or her] drug addiction or alcoholism and ... [his or her] drug addiction or alcoholism is not a contributing factor material to the determination of disability.” 20 C.F.R. section 404.1535(b)(2)(ii).

SSA has determined that, when it is not possible to separate the mental restrictions and limitations imposed by DAA and the various other medical disorders shown by the evidence, a finding of “not material” is appropriate. DAA is material when an individual’s other impairment(s) is exacerbated by DAA and the evidence documents that, after a drug-free period of at least one month, the other impairment(s) is by itself not disabling.

DAA will not play a role in a case where the medical evidence supports a finding that a claimant is disabled on physical grounds. DAA is more of a factor in cases involving primarily or exclusively mental impairments.

The greater the period of sustained remission from DAA, the better your chances are of convincing a judge in a “mental only” case that you are disabled, provided that you present strong evidence of disability apart from DAA.

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by Michael A. Cibik, Esquire American Bankruptcy Board Certified

Question: How to get your Chapter 13 discharge court order.

ANSWER: When you filed your Chapter 13 bankruptcy five years ago, the goal was to complete the plan and get a discharge. The “discharge” is the legal determination that all of your unsecured debts that remain after the plan are gone.

The collection company or bill collector can no longer bother you or seek payment for those debts.

So what needs to be done in order to actually get the court to issue the discharge paper?

Like so many of the bank-

ruptcy processes, this can vary from district to district, even in the same state!

Additionally, it may make a difference to the process depending on what else occurred during the bankruptcy. For example, if you own a home and were using the Chapter 13 to “strip” the second mortgage, or a judicial lien, then you want to make sure everything is done to eliminate that debt and the lien on your property is gone. In most districts, you will need a specific filing to accomplish this.

There is a lot to consider before the case is closed.

Next Week’s Question: If you don’t have information about an asset, can you just put down “unknown’?

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The Family Court of the State of Delaware, In and For New Castle.

Notice of Termination of Parental Rights Action.

To: Unknown Father, From: Confidential Clerk of Family Court Adoptions from the Heart, Petitioner, has brought a civil action (Petition number 12-13276) against you to terminate your parental rights of your minor female, born: 1/10/2012.

A hearing has been scheduled at the Family Court, 500 N. King Street, Wilmington Delaware, on 8/30/2012 at 11:00 a.m.

If you do not appear at the hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights without your appearance.

If you wish to be represented by an attorney in this matter but cannot afford one, you my be entitled to have the court appoint an attorney to represent you for free. For more information, please contact the confidential clerk at family court, (302) 255-0244.

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Service Union Contract Win For Both The Philadelphia School Reform Commission and Local 32BJ of the Service Employees International Union, which represents the School District’s maintenance, cleaning, and transportation employees, have agreed on a new contract which saves jobs and provides financial relief to the School District.

Representatives from the School District and from 32BJ began active negotiations in January. The two parties reached a tentative agreement in mid-July, after which 32BJ conducted a vote amongst its members to ratify the agreement.

“This was a difficult process but we came together because

we are committed to our kids and our schools. The members of 32BJ SEIU recognize the dire crisis of public education, locally and nationally, and are stepping up to the plate to make real, difficult contributions for the good of Philadelphia’s public school students,” said SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos. “We appreciate their partnership, and especially look forward to working with them to find new, more-effective ways to improve the climate in our schools with new cleaning standards and practices.”

“Our goal is to create the best possible learning environment for Philadelphia’s children.” said Gabe Morgan,

32BJ SEIU state director. “By working together we hope to transform the system.”

“It was a difficult process, but we are committed to work together over the next four years to support the fight for public education and to ensure the safety of our children,” said George Ricchezza, District 1201 leader for 32BJ. “We are proud to be a part of the system and we want to work with the District to try to close the budget shortfall.”

The agreement preserves the jobs of the vast majority of the nearly 2,700 members of the bargaining unit representing the School District’s blue-collar workers. The contract does

A Rose of Tralee?

Havertown resident Elizabeth Spellman, 27-year-old social worker at St. Christopher’s Hospital, will compete in the finals of The Rose of Tralee International Festival, one of Ireland’s longestrunning and most-prestigious festivals, for the coveted title.

Spellman has been service-oriented since she was a teenager volunteering in the Office of Youth & Adults in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

A graduate of Merion Mercy Academy in Merion,

Pa., she has a BS degree in social work from Catholic University in Washington, D, C. where she was a member of the University’s campus ministry staff.

Every year for the past 53 years, women of Irish descent from around the world including the United States.

United Kingdom, France, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Middle East, who have been chosen from the Regional Finals in May, come to Tralee in August to vie for the title.

Social Worker Spelman

Yo! Here we go again with this inspirational item. I heard it at a seminar given by a noted speaker. He called this seminar “Sometimes we just need to be reminded.”

The speaker started off his talk by holding up a new $20 bill. In the room of over 200 persons, he asked, “Who would like this $20 bill?” Hands started going up.

He then said, “I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the bill. He then asked, “Who still wants it?” Still the hands were up in the air.

Well, he replied, “What if I do this?” And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Still the hands went into the air.

“My friends, you have just learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.

“We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by who we are. You are special; don’t EVER forget it.”

If you do not pass this on, you may never know the lives it touches the hurting hearts it speaks to, or the hope that it can bring. I hope I have touched my readers with this simple lesson: Count your blessings, not your problems.

And remember: Amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.

No one stood out more at the Philly Style Party than Philadelphia STATE SENS. ANTHONY HARDY WILLIAMS and LARRY FARNESE. Williams sported a purple paisley bow tie with a blue custom suit and conservative, yet stylish, cognac-tinted loafers. Farnese sported a blue pinstripe suit with pink tie and Ferragamo shoes. They were among many luminaries on hand. However, Sen. Williams’ beautiful wife SHARI stood out with her stylish black chenille dress and statuesque figure.

Further down I-95, CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY joined his new colleagues in Northeast Philadelphia. Brady picked up the river wards in the recent redistricting process. He will represent some territory formerly represented by CONGRESSWOMAN ALLYSON SCHWARTZ. Speaking of style, Brady wore his trademark Tommy Bahama silk shirt with khakis to the press conference announcing that Holy Family University had won the right to develop the former Liddonfield Public Housing Site. COUNCILMAN BOB HENON, STATE REP. MIKE McGEEHAN and STATE SEN. MIKE STACK had worked hard to advocate for Holy Family and they were successful.

Schwartz, Brady, Stack, McGeehan, and Henon stood with SISTER FRANCESCA ONLEY of Holy Family to announce the development will move forward. Also on hand was NANCY MOROZIN of the famous Morozin family. The Morozins are the owners of the Northeast Landmark, the Dining Car. Nancy gathered nearly 7,000 signatures from Northeast neighborhoods advocating for the Holy Family Plan. She is a successful businesswoman and a former student of Sister Francesca. STAN CYWINSKI and BOB HALL of Upper Holmesburg Civic Association were on hand, and so was powerful 41st WARD LEADER CONNIE DOUGHERTY. Connie is no relation to the more-famous JOHN DOUGHERTY. But the powerful labor leader’s presence could be felt at the announcement. Henon is a former business agent for Local 98.

ALAN BUTKOVITZ continues to drive hard against the City’s antiquated taxing system.

It is difficult to keep track of the number of audits he currently has under way. He even has a summer-intern program where students participate in audits of the school district. Among them is West Virginia University senior JUSTIN WHITMORE.

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If you look at the history of any movement designed to get or maintain the right to vote for various groups in America, that historical timeline most likely includes a bus trip.

So it was probably not a surprise to anyone in Harrisburg that a whole bunch of buses filled with people from all walks of life were headed their way on Tuesday to take part in a rally protesting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s four-month old Voter ID law.

The Philadelphia Chapter of the NAACP sponsored the bus that brought me to Harrisburg for what would wind up being one of the more interesting days that I’ve had in journalism in a while. The Pennsylvania NAACP is one of the groups that had joined with the Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Commonwealth to block the bill that would require a state-sponsored ID in order to vote. By the time this column hits the streets, it’ll be Day 2 of those hearings.

As she worked on my receipt for the $15 I gave her to make this trip (which included a fairly decent box lunch and, most importantly, the water needed to survive an outdoor rally), Theresa Spotswood, the Philadelphia chapter’s secretary, told me she didn’t think the Voter ID law would reach as far as it has when she first heard about it.

But it did. And it bothers her.

“Basically, it made me very disturbed,” Spotswood said. “I didn’t think the law would go to the extent that it did in terms of the ID requirements. But when it comes to the court challenge, I’m a skeptic. [The Commonwealth] is going to push as hard as it can to make this bill pass.”

Under the new law, you must have a state-issued (or, in the case of your passport or military ID, federally issued) photo ID to vote. In order to get this piece of identification, you must produce a birth certificate and a Social Security card for the folks at PennDOT. Your ID must also have an expiration date, which means if you’re using a college ID, or in the case of workers in Harrisburg, your employee ID card, you can vote provisionally, but you have (Cont. Page 19)

ALL HAIL JUDGE LEON TUCKER! His four-part ruling gives citizens hope on ending the long night of parkingticket HEARINGS at the City-run BAA at 9th & Filbert. I wonder what the chief there, Jeremiah CONNER, thinks.

Let’s hope for cooperation but KEEP WATCH there. And you can now cross-examine at your hearing. The order is FORTHWITH – it starts right away. Let’s hope the Law Dept. does not try to appeal. That would be spending our tax money against taxpayers who pay you to defend them.

Maybe more and better supervision is needed over BAA (?).

There is a large GAP between CONNER and his supervisor Deputy Finance Director Catherine PASTER. There are still improvements to be made: PPA should NOT hear its own appeals. It is not an American way. But the appeal fee of $189 is too high for ordinary citizens and discourages due process (Traffic Court appeals are $35). Judge HERRON and Courts Chief JOE EVERS will benefit citizens by administratively reducing the appeal cost to a fair and reasonable one. BAA is a department so the Agency FILING Fee can end. When BAA was created, the legislature gave appeals to Common Pleas Court, since no other counties had a Municipal Court. BAA appeals can be sent to that lower court if HERRON gives the order (in lieu of legislative action). Or City Council can create an appeal board EXTERNAL of the City Administration. (They already run an external veterans office). THANKS to a lot of citizens and journalists who fought the good fight. It is not over. And there is a price: ETERNAL VIGILANCE over BAA. HAPPY NEWS: Bill RUBIN, Northeast Philly son, and Deputy Finance Director for Controller Alan BUTKOVITZ, has a birthday this week! Bill uses his body to carry his brain around... JOHN O’CONNELL, Realtor and popular Chestnut Hill Ward Leader, reached a magic age this week!! And Downtown civic leader Antoinette LaFAUCI’S birthday is a gift to all who value good cheer.

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time. Republican candidate for Governor in Delaware JEFF CRAGG also addressed the crowd on behalf of himself and his running mate, SHER VALENZUELA. A number of other candidates were in attendance but did not address the press including US Congressional candidates, JOE ROONEY (PA 13th Dist.), ROBERT MANSFIELD (PA 2nd Dist.) and JOHN FEATHERMAN (PA 1st Dist.) as well as candidates for Pennsylvania state legislative seats, MIKE TOMLINSON (Senate 5th Dist.), DAVID KRALLE (Assembly 169th Dist.) and AL TAUBENBERGER (Assembly 172nd Dist.).

Priebus also addressed the failed policies of the Obama administration, in particular stimulus funds used to finance questionable private-sector companies and projects. He focused on the administration’s guarantee of a $529 million loan to electric-car manufacturer Valmet Automotive. The expectation was the company would manufacture these cars in Delaware; however, the company will produce the vehicles back in its home country, Finland.

The financial support of Valmet illustrates the weakness of two of Obama’s favorite messages. The Obama campaign has harped on how MITT ROMNEY’S former employer Bain Capital outsourced jobs overseas. Not only has the Obama Administration in this case guaranteed the debt of a company with employees elsewhere, but it has through unnecessary regulations encouraged US companies to export jobs (the details of which warrant its own editorial). This elephant questions the ability of government to make effective private-sector investment decisions. The bankrupt Solyndra, which has cost the taxpayers $500 million, is a case in point.

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Last week, the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, REINCE PRIEBUS, was in Philadelphia to hold a press conference in support of local Republican candidates. TOM SMITH, candidate for US Senate, spoke of the importance of sending him to Washington to replace incumbent Democrat SEN. BOB CASEY, who has voted with PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA 95% of the

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It's GEAR UP Time! Perelman Gallery Hosts Prom Exhibit

REP. CHAKA FATTAH keynoted National Council for Community and Education Partnerships/GEAR UP Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) currently serves over 6,000 students in Phila. and has prepared 12 million low-income and underserved young people for college, directing $4 billion in federal resources to programs in 49 states since Fattah guided GEAR UP into law in 1998.

Neighborhood Partners Rally

PHILA. MUSEUM of Art held an opening reception for world famous Philly native, photographer Mary Ellen Mark at the Perelman Gallery. showing photos book she published, Prom.

Mary and filmmaker husband Martin Bell spent four years attending proms across country, starting with her alma mater, Cheltenham HS. With her is Curator Peter Barberie.

HON. CONSTANCE WILLIAMS, right, chair of Art Museum board of trustees, was delighted to see Michael Glorioso and Eliza Wierzinska, one of prom couples pictured in book and exhibition, show up at reception for artist.

Photo by Bonnie Squires

Photo by Bonnie Squires

ART MUSEUM trustee Lynn Honickman, who hosted cocktail reception with her husband Harold and Art Museum CEO Timothy Rub, enjoys talking with Martin Bell,who accompanied his wife to proms around country and produced documentary interviewing prom dates selected to pose for Photo by Bonnie Squires portraits.

Mayors United On Common Needs

MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, president of US Conference of Mayors, leads off press conference at national meeting here to distribute an economic COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS rally to call of Rev. Dolores report on nation’s metropolitan centers. Nonpartisan Conference agreed with McCabe and Neighborhood Partners to abandon violence as independent findings economy in cities has definitely improved since 2008-9 they marched and mourned death of 15-year-old Yasin recession.

Photos by Bonnie Squires Nagee Mark Harvey. Event took place at Sheppard Recreation Center, 58th & Callowhill. Photo by Donald Terry

MAYOR STEPHANIE BLAKE-EDWARDS of Baltimore and Mayor Nutter listen patiently as Mayor Lori Moseley, of Miramar, Fla., chair of Women’s Caucus of Conference of Mayors, answers a question from Public Record contributing editor Bonnie Squires.

Future Haddington Health Center

Marking 32nd Year

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MAYOR Michael A. Nutter presided over formal groundbreaking for new, 36,000 square foot community health center at 52nd Street and Haverford Avenue in West Philadelphia. Artist rendition shows end product of three-story Haddington Health Center,to be operated by Spectrum Health Services.

Falun Gong Practitioners Protest Chinese Persecution QUALITY COMMUNITY Health Care, Inc. (QCHC) celebrated 32 years of providing health care services throughout North Philadelphia at Simeone Museum in Philadelphia.

QCHC Board Chair G. Anthony Moore presented “Pioneer in Health” Award to Dr. Fred Simeone and Dr. Walter Lomax, Jr. in recognition of positive impact their work has had on the health status of Philadelphians. Pictured here are G. Anthony Moore, Board Chairman, Quality Community Health Care, Inc. Sara Lomax Reese and Claire Lomax accepting award for Dr. Walter Lomax, Jr. , Awardee Dr. Frederick Simone and Dr. Marcella E. Lingham, CEO, Quality Community Health Care.

Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography.

FALUN GONG practitioners Dr. Lily Sun, Yang Jingduan and Yang Jingfang hand literature to visitors at Liberty Bell on Chinese government persecution of its nationals for practicing Falun Gung. Chinese officials at various consulates around world refuse to give reason or legal basis for their actions. Photo by Rory McGlasson

PHILA.-AREA Falun Gong practitioners meditate outside Liberty Bell plaza. Falun Gong –- which means “Dharma Wheel Practice” –- is a spiritual discipline first introduced in China in 1992 through public lectures by its founder, Li Hongzhi. It combines practice of meditation and slow-moving qigong exercises with a moral philosophy. Chinese govPhoto by Rory McGlasson ernment has banned practice.

Out & About

Mayor’s office will soon get the requested early market-value figures from the Office of Property Assessment to study.

City COUNCIL might get them. But they are preliminary, and may not include Commercial and Industrial figures. It is TOO SOON to work up a tax rate, Mayor…. THE GOP IN CONGRESS persists in calling for a vote against Obamacare.

Yet a vote against it is a vote against Romneycare – who started the very same health care program while he was a Governor. The GOP scores no points with voters who have moved past this issue. ROMNEY, whose campaign touts his management ability, yet falls far short in explaining complaints by Democrats over his BAIN Co. and his non-release of tax returns. Democracy for America workers tried to deliver 245,000 signatures to a Boston Romney Headquarters asking him to come clean on the tax returns.

CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY voted “NO” to fasttracking mining permits. ....

BRADY will be at the PENROSE DINER on the 30th for a WURD RADIO TALK SHOW 7-10 AM. Stop in to see the live show and breakfast.

VETERANS: The new ad-

dress for the National Personnel Records center is: One Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138-1002..... Read in the daily media an article on CITY HALL Information Technology in city government, which does not say that the City has made great strides. Managing Director RICHARD NEGRIN is a powerful force for seamless service and does what he can with funds available. Yet no mention of Negrin (?).

CORBETT made big cuts in state Medicaid recipients. It is cold NEWS. It’s almost Ebenezer Scrooge-like: “Are there no poorhouses or workhouses?” The US is investigating. Ever notice how Gov. Corbett got thin-skinned when his Penn State investigation is questioned? He calls for more PENN STATE scrutiny, but questions linger on his probe when he served as State Attorney General. Given his strong support for one group (Oil), coupled with cuts in health care, and slow payment of unemployment checks (resulting in a lawsuit), Corbett should STEP DOWN at the end of his term…. You are cordially invited to attend the dedication ceremony of a Hero Plaque in memory of Police Officer Philadelphia Police Officer

Frank Magro who died in the line of duty. The ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Jul. 25 at 11 a.m., N. 31st Street.

This is the 106th Hero Cop Plaque dedicated in the City of Philadelphia and the 255th plaque dedicated as a part of the Hero Plaque Program. For more information please call (215) 275-3000 or email james@jamesbinns.net.

State Sens. Anthony Hardy Williams and Vincent Hughes were prepared to act as tour guides to the assembled masses. But while the Capital Police would let them in, they wouldn’t let the crowd in, which is why Sen. Williams promised this was going to court at a news conference that followed Aichele’s.

“This is the Senate chamber,” he said. “The Senate is a separate branch of the government. We’re allowed to bring guests here. Not allowing us to do so is a violation.”

So Aichele’s press conference wound up with a soundtrack that included chants of “Let us in!”, a couple of choruses of “We Shall Overcome” and other sounds not usually heard during a news conference.

Aichele’s response to a question about the protests included a suggestion she hoped the assembled media would pass on. “I hope they’ll listen to what we’re saying and that

they’ll take this energy and help people get IDs,” she said.

As justification for the law, which she believes will withstand the court challenge, Aichele said its purpose was to make sure all elections were fair ones by making sure your face matched your ID photo.

“We just want to make sure that you are who you say you are when you go to the polls,” she said. “We encourage everyone to get ID because if it’s a close election we’ll know who has cast a provisional ballot. Everyone, including elected officials, should be encouraging people to get ID.” Aichele also said she hoped it would increase voter turnout because a similar bill did so in Georgia. But according to my sources at Who Can Vote, the CarnegieKnight Foundation’s investigative-reporting project on voting, that increase was due to increased interest, not the voter-ID law.

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(Cont. From Page 17) SAD LOSS: The political community on “2” Street and in the city suffered a second loss on the heels of John KEENAN’S passing. ANTHONY GORMAN, part of a triad of three divisions which shape elections, passed after an illness. Anthony was not boastful. He was kind, gentle, wise, caring, happy and helpful. A SAINT on Earth. His church service was overflowing with people who celebrated his life.

Committeeman on High Anthony is wished Perfect Peace....

IS LOU FARINELLA celebrating his 47 YEARS as a Northeast Democrat Committeeman? Right now, he is concerned about being a good grandpop.

CONGRATS to State Rep. Cherelle PARKER on the birth of a SON!!... SAFETY of citizens in court on domestic matters and in Family Court has always been a concern. (The streets outside a courthouse can also be a post-hearing battleground). To this end, SHERIFF Jewell WILLIAMS is offering tips on what to do if this scenario arises.

YOUR A.V.I. REAL-ESTATE TAX INCREASE: The

wealth Court this week, it won’t present any instances of voter fraud that the Voter ID law would help prevent.

Then spoke J. Wyatt Mondesire, president of the Pennsylvania and Philadelphia chapters of the NAACP, a man who has never minced a word in the entire time I’ve known him. While he told the crowd it was important for them not to rely on the courts to strike down the law and continue their work connecting voters with IDs for November, he also let everyone know what he thought of it.

“Voter ID is a lie,” he said. “It’s a lie told by liars.

And I want you to hear me say this … Tom Corbett is a liar!”

Since Gov. Corbett is a bit tone deaf, I wasn’t surprised to hear Secretary of State Carol Aichele had scheduled a press conference in the Senate Caucus room after the rally. She shouldn’t have been surprised that folks from the rally wanted to attend.

Because it was being held in the Senate Caucus Room,

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and legislators, catalogued them. State Rep. Rosita Youngblood told the story of a woman who had been to PennDOT five times trying to get an ID and had been turned away due to slight inconsistencies in her paperwork. A representative of the League of Women Voters said women who had changed their names due to marriage had to not only produce a birth certificate, but also a marriage license to secure ID. And don’t even get me started on Puerto Ricans. Because some of their birth certificates were declared invalid by the Federal government a few years back, folks are really having a problem getting ID in this community.

For the most part, the speakers believed this law was designed to do what State Rep. Mike Turzai said it was designed to do: put Pennsylvania in Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s win column come November. Perhaps they’re right. When the State presents its case to Common-

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(Cont. From Page 17) to send proof of ID to your local Elections Board within seven days, or your vote doesn’t count.

Now, Secretary of State Carol Aichele has since said PennDOT will be able to issue you an ID for free that will allow you to vote … and nothing else. But the original proposal for those seeking an ID included $1 million to provide non-driver IDs and licenses to EVERYONE needing them, gratis.

Since it would cost $1 million to take care of the 186,000 in Philadelphia alone, much less cover the 785,000 without IDs statewide, I knew that wasn’t going to work.

What we’re finding out is there is a whole gang of kinks in this new law that need to be worked out. Some are minor on their face, but they’re nonetheless important.

A woman on the bus named Jordan Gwendolyn Davis took great pride in telling me she’s

never missed a primary vote.

In fact, I had overheard her talking about some campaign work that she had done over the years. She has an ID, a driver’s license, but Davis worries that it might not match the way she looks now.

Why might she have a problem? Well, she might, because Jordan Gwendolyn Davis … well, I’ll let her tell you.

“I’m a transsexual woman,” she said. “The Trans Community might have a problem with IDs because they may not match and it may not be counted as real. The photo on my license was taken before I started hormone treatments. I’m hoping I don’t have to deal with this issue due to gender stereotypes, but I’m preparing myself.”

Most of us are never going to find ourselves in Davis’s shoes. But as the rally progressed, we found kinks that are going to impact a whole lot more people.

About 25 speakers, ranging from ministers, to voter advocates, to union leaders

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Dems’ Base Riled Up! (Cont. From Page 6) the country. “The Senate Democratic Caucus and others have already filed legal challenges against this terrible law,” Washington concluded.

The voter-ID battle followed party lines in Philadelphia as Republican City Commissioner Al Schmidt unveiled his investigation of cases of voter fraud in the primary. He said he found between 200 and 1,000 irregular votes cast in the 2012 primary elections. Democrat City Commissioner and Chairwoman Stephanie Singer said the study didn’t show conclusive evidence.

Singer claims fraud is not the problem, citing the state Dept. of Elections report an additional 572,000 Pennsylvania voters may not have a valid PennDOT-issued ID in time for the election. An initial analysis of those data received increases the total number of people in Philadelphia who may be ineligible to vote on Nov. 6 to at least 282,609.

As a result of the uproar, Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele announced the creation of a new card that can be issued to voters who need photo identification under Pennsylvania’s voter-ID law. To be issued by

the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation, it will be available to registered voters who are not able to provide all of the documents they would normally need to obtain a photo ID from PennDOT, such as a birth certificate.

Dennis Lee, Deputy Commissioner and chief of staff in the office of Commissioner Singer, said the announcement “PennDOT will begin issuing a new form of voter ID in September is small comfort to the thousands of voters being impacted. We are concerned this large volume of voters without IDs – a number that seems only to increase with every new list we receive from the State – cannot be adequately served by PennDOT.” According to the figures provided by the Dept. of State, PennDOT would have to issue over 15,000 ID cards every business day between Aug. 26, the date the procedure is supposed to take effect, and Election Day. “This is why Commissioner Singer signed onto the City’s amicus brief,” cited Lee, referring to a lawsuit brought by ACLU, Public Interest Law Center, and other concerned groups.

“Philadelphia voters are in jeopardy at this point.”

The new voter photo-iden-

tification cards are scheduled to be available at PennDOT’s Drivers License Centers beginning the last week of August. The identification cards can be issued to registered voters who may not have all of the documents necessary to obtain a non-driver’s-license photo ID from PennDOT, primarily a birth certificate.

The IDs, which are free, will be issued to voters for a 10-year period and can only be used for voting purposes.

For Pennsylvania-born voters, PennDOT will still use the process of confirming birth records electronically with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Health to issue non-driver’s-license photo IDs for voting.

When requesting these IDs, voters will need to affirm they do not possess any other approved identification for voting purposes. They will be asked to provide two proofs of residence, such as a utility bill, along with their date of birth and Social Security number, if the customer has an assigned number. PennDOT will validate the voter-registration status with the Dept. of State while the voter is in the PennDOT office. Upon confirmation of this information, the voter will be issued the voter card before leaving the PennDOT facility.

How many voters will be impacted by the State’s new voterID law remains a mystery.

FORMER City Managing Director Joseph Certaine points to Voter ID Coalition, identifying HQ he directs at 310 W. Chelten Avenue. Headquarters is rallying point for groups fighting photo-ID legislation and now alerting citizens how to get IDs. The Dept. of State reports 758,000 registered state voters (9.2%) do not have the two commonest forms of photo ID that will be accepted at the polls on Nov. 6: a driver’s license or a non-driver’s photo ID. In Philadelphia, the number soars to 187,000, nearly one in five of all registered voters.

The Committee of Seventy and 115 state, regional and city organizations – known as the Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition – are alerting everyone to insure they have a photo ID for voting if they don’t have one.

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(Cont. From Page 7) yet others drove by shouting obscenities without really knowing what was going on. I couldn’t believe one lady, with little kids in her car, driving by shouting profanities. She could not have had a clue as to what was actually going on.

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(Cont. From Page 17) Also, I question the appropriateness of the government’s picking winners and losers in the private sector. Two weeks ago, the chairman of the American Gas Association was in town and told an audience of businessmen new natural-gas-fired cars were more expensive for consumers than electric cars not owing to the true economic costs of making natural-gas cars, but due to the greater government incentives and subsidies given to electriccar manufacturers. This is particularly not good for Pennsylvania with its massive natural-gas reserves.

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