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Politicians, Activists And Volunteers Give Back For Thanksgiving

AT MARCONI Plaza on Saturday, Girl Scouts were in action for Fall Love Your Park Day. At least seven troops participated in Love Your Park Day. Here are troops, Seniors: 97234, Brownies: 9712, Cadets: 9948, 93070, 9135, Juniors: 9674, 9105, with their Leaders and Service Unit Mgrs., Barb Sindoni, Charlene Harrington, Monique Pelzer, Valerie Baselice and Renee See page 2 for story.

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Voice In The Community SOUTH PHILLY NATIVE and local radio host Patty Jackson was honored for her 30 years of broadcasting by the D’Zert Club and African Genesis in Center City this week.

Jackson, a Southern High alumna, who is from the 2300 block of Ellsworth Street, was honored for her positive commitment to the community.

COUNCILMAN KENYATTA Johnson teams up with Urban Affairs Coalition to donate 150 turkeys and trimmings at 2nd Council Dist. office, 1627 Wharton Street, yesterday. Joining Councilman are Ronald Ellis, Parrish Riggins, Calvin McDaniel and State Rep. Jordan Harris.

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PHILA. 76ERS players Kwame Brown and Nick Young dish out turkeys to residents of Wilson Park, 2500 Jackson Street, on Sunday. Basketball stars back by giving away 1,000 turkeys as part of “Give And Gobble” initiative.

DWIGHT BROWN and Carol Schriver of 1500 S. Corlies Street said free turkey given to them at Universal Audenried Charter School, 3301 Tasker Street, “was a blessing.” Carol’s two daughters, Hanna Waiters, 13, and Gabriel Waiters, 15, attend charter school.

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Volunteers of All Ages Help In Fall Cleanup

by Maria Merlino Do you know there are 160 potholes between Oregon Avenue and Washington Avenue?

According to local Realtor Greg Damis there is, and he should know: He counted them all.

Damis joined members of the S. Broad Street Neighborhood Association on Saturday to partake in their annual volunteer cleanup effort.

“This is our fall cleanup and painting," Damis said, while scrubbing an old political poster from a public signpost on Broad Street.

"We remove political posters and graffiti from the light poles and utility boxes.

We do this twice a year and we started it four years ago.

It looks nice for the Mum-

mers Parade, as kids are less likely to graffiti in the freezing weather.”

The city’s Anti-Graffiti group will take off the ink, but not the posters. Helping with the sprucing up are Marvin Eaddy and Steven King.

The men are employed by LRC Services.

“We’re a cleaning company that does this on South Street and we also sweep up Broad Street,” says King. “If there is tape on the poles we cut it off, remove graffiti with a strong solvent, then paint over everything with the color black.”

Additionally, the Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation sent out two volunteers.

At Marconi Plaza on Saturday, the Girl Scouts were in

action for the Fall Love Your Park Day. At least seven troops were involved along with their troop leaders and service unit managers. “We have Daisies, Brownies, Seniors and Cadets all pulling their own weight in cleaning up the park,” said Troop Leader Valerie Baselice.

“They were given the rakes, bags and pickup pans and are just doing a super job.

These girls are very community-oriented and have a lot of civic pride. Later on, they’ll be treated to lunch, facepainting and horse rides.”

Much of the credit here is due to the Friends of Marconi, whose mission is to strengthen and expand com- MOUNTED on Redman, a Spanish mustang, Ava Ulerick, munity support for the park. 6, is pleased as punch to make friends with the gentle equine Photos by Maria Merlino

FROM LRC Services, Marvin Eaddy and S. BROAD STREET Neighborhood Association WITH HIS FACE painted as a snake, Sean HarSteven King have their work cut out for them Board Member Greg Damis and Anthony Giunta rington, 8, and Girl Scout Daisy Emma Carangi, 5, give it their all when cleaning up the neighborhood. as Hello Kitty, wait in line for a pony ride. at Broad Street & Snyder Avenue.

Light Up Your Day And Experience A Swedish Christmas There will be a Scandinavian Christmas party on tap next month at the American Swedish Historical Museum.

Dec. 13 is not an ordinary day in Sweden, and it will be no ordinary day in South Philadelphia either, as Christmas comes to the FDR Park museum.

At 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., the lights will dim and the doors

will close for the duration of a performance of Swedish Christmas songs and dances, which are sure to warm your heart in the cold of winter.

Children from toddlers to teens dressed in costume entertain the crowds, culminating with the procession of Lucia, wearing her crown of candles, surrounded by her whitegowned attendants and star boys.

Lucia is a deep-rooted, loved and central Swedish holiday. The modern tradition of having public Lucia processions in the Swedish cities started in 1927 when a newspaper in Stockholm elected an official Lucia for that year.

The initiative was then followed around the country through the local press.

Today, most cities in Sweden

appoint a Lucia every year, just as schools pick a Lucia among the students and a national Lucia is elected. Often a Lucia is chosen within each household as well. On Lucia day, people of all ages wake up early in the morning with one thing in mind: to light up someone’s day. This longawaited holiday symbolizes a move towards better and

brighter times, while reminding us of the fact Christmas is just around the corner.

Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for ASHM members, and $4 for children 4-12. Children under 4 are free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance at www.americanswedish.org/calendar.htm.

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Looking To The Next Primary?

by Joe Shaheeli The excitement is gone!

No presidential race, no USsSenatorial competition or members of the State General Assembly for voters to choose.

Instead, it’s Municipal Election time! Voters will yawn their way over a ballot with a few statewide and 1st Judicial Dist. (City Courts) races, retention judges and possibly a couple of Traffic Court candidates.

Though the general voting public will go back to sleep, with only super voters (about 20% of those registered who come out anyway) looking

over the ballot, there remains a great deal of interest for the city’s Democrat and Republican ward leaders who know they’ve got a serious stake in this coming primary.

That’s because, at the bottom of the ballot, are the allimportant two local division slots voted upon by the electorate: Judge of Election and Inspector of Election.

In Democrat-controlled divisions, odds favor Democrats winning both Judge and Majority Inspector positions; the same in Republican-controlled Divisions.

The only important judgeof-election position goes to

Fall For Your Park

ACROSS CITY, hundreds of volunteers pitched in Saturday to spruce up neighborhood parks, like University of Sciences students Van Dang and Megan Joseph here, guided by Friends of Clark Park garden expert Robin Rick in W. Phila. as part of Parks & Recreation Dept.’s “Fall For Your Park” program.

IT’S EASY to see why State Rep. Harold James was so popular with younger set, since he’s seen here with three beauties, each his daughter. Another came late. James was given surprise farewell party at Dixon House.

Photo by Leona Dixon the candidate getting the most votes in the general election.

But in the competition for Inspector, there are no losers. majority-inspector title goes to the one with the most votes, and the title of minority inspector goes to the loser.

Now it is this position which separates the real ward leaders from the ward leaders in name only.

Ward leaders who know their stuff will have one of their own change their registration and run for inspector, knowing they’ll lose. But with losing comes a spoil: the ability of the minority inspector to pick a clerk for the fifth position on the election board. With it goes a good day’s pay.

So a strong ward leader can literally control the entire election board: the judge of

ADDING their congratulations to State Rep. Harold James for his 42 years of public service were long-time fellow elected officials, former Council President Anna Verna, retiring State Rep. Babette Josephs, Dr. Donna Laws Photo by Leona Dixon and Tracey Gordon.

election and majority election, the machine inspector appointed by the majority party in control, the minority inspector and clerk.

Now, if an observer were to see a series of challenges for those positions, rest assured they are viewing the beginning of a campaign to unseat the ward leader in power. But that takes work, and from we see of the present crop of challengers, there are few willing to begin toiling from election district board on up.

In the meantime, both parties will look for the most excitement from the competitive judicial slates due to fill ballots on both sides of the voting booth.

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The major topic running

through the public and private receptions at the Waldorf Astoria and other hotels and clubs in New York by Pennsylvania Society attendees, Dec. 7-9, will be who are the candidates seeking support for a run at Gov. Tom Corbett and his running mate Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley.

Cawley is popular with all Republicans. He’s done little to get himself in trouble.

Gov. Corbett has developed short coattails, but his performance during Sandy’s visit has finally reversed public perception of his governance, according to a Quinnipiac Poll.

A word of caution to gubernatorial aspirants from all parties: Don’t take Corbett lightly. He hasn’t been playing by the polls, which is to his credit. In the past two

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He’ll not be raising taxes and will come up with surprising amounts of educational funding when campaign time rolls around.

He remains the odds-on favorite to repeat, so Republican challengers will not be in this mix. Democrats ready to roll should be plenty, however, among those who have enjoyed state recognition.

They really have no other challenging goals to seek.

Contrary to popular belief, we don’t think Gov. Ed Rendell would be a formidable candidate, should he have an insane moment and decide to seek that seat.

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CITY OFFICIALS attending Veterans Advisory Commission office opening included Sheriff Jewell Williams, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and Councilwoman Cindy Bass.

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Republican leadership can The polls we normally retake some pride in the fact port on are the more-public they did get out over 60% of ones and often they conflict their registered voters in the with each other, as was seen presidential election. It was in this campaign. Yet they commendable. Only problem: serve a purpose, much like the not enough Democrats joined old racing forms, making us them to help their ticket in the better handicappers. city.

UNVEILING plaque dedicating City Council’s new Veterans Advisory Commission office were Commander Thomas Nesbitt, Judge Joe Waters, Justice Seamus McCaffrey, Council President Darrell Clark and State Rep. Rosita Youngblood.

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Metric Polls Make The Best Calls

No one major poll could make claim to being on target in the presidential election, though they all called President Obama to win.

The polls that counted were the “insider polls”, paid and run by the respective candidates and held privy by them.

They included minutiae such as obvious registration numbers, early voting stats, who was applying for absentee ballots, finance data, size of campaign crowds, and press

Firefighters Raise $$ Thanksgiving Baskets

Enjoying Thanksgiving Day dinners yesterday at Union Hall were 70 low-income widows of fallen firefighters, courtesy of Local 22 members. One hundred twenty baskets were given out and $150 was distributed to each of 795 widows.

ST. MALACHY Church & Mission School celebrated 25th annual Irish Concert, which is one of its major fundraisers. Event filled church.

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(Cont. From Page 4) Rob McCord, incumbent State Treasurer, has many supporters and could be a serious candidate in the race for the Democrat nomination for Governor. We count out US Sen. Bob Casey. Do believe he got a scare, even though he ran ahead of President Barack Obama by just over 35,000 votes and over Tom Smith by over 400,000 — thanks to the Philadelphia turnout. Though the Democrat gubernatorial nomination is his for the asking, Casey doesn’t want to create the impression he is not grateful for being reelected back to the country’s prestigious 100 Club. That could turn off a lot of Democrats.

Expected to enter is former Congressman Joe Sestak.

Look for him to maintain the energy level he had in his last campaign for the US Senate seat.

We are not sure former mayoral candidate Tom Knox will enter, though he continues to indicate he will. His actions to date tell us otherwise.

Western Pennsylvania will have its own list of aspirants, led by Dan Onorato, who has lost a great deal of traction since he lost to Corbett in 2010.Also popping up as a potential is John Hanger, a darling from the Ed Rendell administration. It will cost him a fortune to get a name ID in front of the voting public.

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Thank you to our brave veterans and current service members for their great service to our country. A veterans’ services coordinator is now available by appointment at my office at 8016 Bustleton Ave. to assist with various issues, including housing for homeless vets, access to medical services, obtaining deceased vets’ medals for surviving families and more. To make an appointment, call 215-695-1020.

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Rebuilding Foundation Starts With The Offense

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Building it right for a better and stronger community!

Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and vicinity is comprised of four unions: Local 332, Samuel Staten, Jr., Vincent Primavera, Jr. Business Manager/Co-Chairman L.E.C.E.T. Co-Chairman Local 135, Daniel L. Woodall, Jr., Damian Lavelle Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 413, James Harper, Jr., Fred Chiarlanza Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 57, Walt Higgins Harry Hopkins Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Laborers District Council, Ryan N. Boyer, Business Manager.

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Laborers’ District Council promotes a safe work environment, jobs completed on time and on budget, and represents union members, who are well trained, productive, professional, and take pride in their work. Union labor…building better and safer communities in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.

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BRITTANY “BAM” ROGERS, pictured here at Kensington’s Front Street Gym, graduated from Temple University and will return to N. Broad Street on Dec. 8 as part of promotion team for big nationally televised card at Pearson/McGonigle Halls.

Bam Rogers, who is the will be part of the NBC Sports youngest female promoter in Network Fight Night series, is US history, won’t be the only USBA Heavyweight champion member of Temple’s alumni Philly’s Bryant “Bye-By” Jenfeatured that evening. Unde- nings against Bowie Tupou of feated in three pro fights, Alex Tonga. The 8-fight card begins Barbosa graduated from Tem- at 7 p.m. and the NBCSN ple with dual BA degrees in Po- broadcast will begin at 9 p.m. litical Science and Criminal The co-feature is a Jr.-LightJustice and hopes to improve to weight contest between Philly’s 4-0 on his old campus.

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When building a new structure ,you start with your foundation. The same rules apply to a football team. The offensive line is the foundation of a football team. You set out to find the best offensive line you can and build around it.

These guys have to be smart, fundamentally sound, quick, strong, fast and agile.

Most importantly, they have to be able to work well with guys in their group.

Unlike their counterparts, the O-line puts in that daily grind and hardly gets credit for what they do. The exception is when they trigger the effect of a game.

We’re used to guys like Tra Thomas and John Runyan who held the foundation intact for years. When guys like them leave, it creates cracks in the foundation. Unfortunately, it often takes years to fill that void.

These guys were the best of the best. They were hard working guys who made it very hard for the defense to get to the quarterback. The closest thing to these guys was All-Pro Jason Peters and Todd Herremans, and unfortunately, both are out with season ending injuries.

When your core guys get injured, it’s time to shuffle players around and fill in where you can. The problem is the guys waiting their turn aren’t always the best fit. Just because they are a backup doesn’t necessarily mean there’re ready to play. Or they might not be good enough to sustain productivity. Remember, chemistry is a part of Oline. These guys count on each other every game. Because of speed of the game and the ability to make a split-sec decision, a backup depends on the starter in the game to help them through the course of a game.

King Dunlap, Danny Watkins, and the rest of the offensive line are not bad players (after all, they’re in the NFL.) They’re just not as good as the former greats we’ve had for years in this town. In the NFL we have great players that live up to the hype year after year.

Then you have backups (replacement players) who move around the league trying to find a home that fits.

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City’s Leaders Give Thanks A glance through these pages gives one an idea of the magnitude of support given

by City and State elected officials to those in need. If a bean-counter were to go around and add up all the turkeys, Thanksgiving baskets fill of turkey and dinner fixings, no doubt the number will easily exceed 20,000.

To this, we need to add the support given by many of the unions whose members quietly raise funds through in-house parties to give member families in need the things they would otherwise go without, not only this Thanksgiving Day, but Christmas as well, while also inviting them to many free summer outings.

Philadelphia does shine as a city of “brotherly love” at these moments.

The City and the many nonprofit and religious shelters do their share and more, insuring everyone gets a traditional holiday meal. Everywhere in this city you can feel and experience the art of giving and receiving.

Especially interesting to note is Manna actually delivers hot, complete turkey dinners to their needy clients, and enough for their families as well on Thanksgiving Day itself.

To all those, and to the thousands more who donate time and talent to institutions such as Philabundance, and to the hundreds of businesses that distribute the necessary food items – such as the merchants at the Wholesale Fruit & Produce Distribution Center – this is our opportunity to give all of you Thanks. It is more comforting to know others are being taken care of as we share the holidays with our own families and friends.

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Also none of this would be happening without the efforts of Celeste Morello and the cooperation of the South Philadelphia Alumni Association, represented by Marc Adelman. Kudos all around!

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I attended the ceremony, along with several fellow alumni of Southern (“Wandering Jewish marker Finds Its Spiritual Home”, S. Phila., Nov. 15). We are so proud and happy to have such a wonderful tribute to an

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your everyday reality!

Pundits are trying to call this a fluke, a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, “payback for gifts”, but the reality is they didn’t believe you would come out in the large number because normally we don’t come out to vote in such high numbers! It’s as simple as that. Let’s take this time in history to make real change here in Philadelphia and come out to vote, even if we don’t know the candidates.

Let’s come up with plans on how we can get to know the candidates and the consequences when we don’t vote just because we don’t know who is running. Let’s make a promise to ourselves that we will educate our children, families, friends and community on what offices are up for election, what their job duties and responsibilities to the community and our families are, and what’s at stake if we win or lose. But the most important thing I want you all to do is celebrate this win for

Democracy! Dance like no one is watching you because we proved them all wrong.

I am personally very proud and excited about the potential for future elections to continue the momentum. I am counting on you all to continue to discuss the importance of voting in every election and the consequences when we don’t. Continue to keep up this conversation with your children, especially those who voted for the first time.

Please educate them on how important it is to understand each and every election, the offices that are up for stake, especially the local elections, and also the fact they can run for some of the local offices.

We will have done a great disservice to the electoral process if we lose those firsttime voters and even those voters who only choose federal and state elections to participate in. Let’s keep engaged and vote every election, twice a year, no matter what.

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Shame on the Jewish Museum for refusing to allow this plaque in front of its facility!

Our appreciation and thanks also goes out to the Philadelphia Public Record; its editor Jim Tayoun; and the photographer and author of

by City Commissioner Stephanie Singer First I would like to congratulate all for the large turnout that Philadelphia provided for the win of the State of Pennsylvania for President Barack Obama, and all the other offices that won because you all came out to vote. If it were not for Philadelphia, the President would not have taken the State!

Do not take that lightly!

You all delivered the state that was not supposed to be a win for Obama! Pat yourselves, your children, your neighbors, your enemies on the back and make it part of your everyday conversation to one another, say congratulations for coming out to vote for Change.

Please discuss this victory as we begin to celebrate Thanksgiving, make a toast for our win and make a promise to vote in every election; because when you make this part of your everyday conversation, it becomes a part of

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SEPTA’s 22nd annual Santa Express will once again usher in the Christmas seaon at the Gallery as it gives Santa Claus and his sleigh a ride into the Gallery at Market East aboard specially decorated Santa Express trains.

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One of the things I like about social media is they make you think about things in a perspective you might not have considered before. Like the meaning of Thanksgiving.

Usually, I do a Thanksgiving column that details all the stuff I’m thankful for. I admit last year’s probably wasn’t as nice a column, because I was writing it from my hospitalbed days before a piece of skin was taken from my left thigh and put on my left foot due to surgery; but I was still pretty thankful nonetheless.

But what does Thanksgiving mean to a Native American?

Immigration came up a lot in the presidential election.

Mitt Romney talked about the concept of self-deportation, which relied on folks who were here illegally to send themselves home.

President Barack Obama (whose name kind of tells you while he was born in Hawaii, one of his folks didn’t come from here) felt if you came here as a little kid with your parents, you shouldn’t be penalized when it came to such things as college admissions.

But I can’t help but think that every time a Native American heard the phrase “illegal immigrant”, he or she laughed until they fell over.

Let’s keep it real. Unless you’re a member of the Native American nations, you’ve got no business talkin’ ’bout “illegal immigrants”. If anything, you need to look over your shoulder to make sure they haven’t finally decided to get the “migra” (Immigration Service) after you.

Which brings me to Thanksgiving.

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CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY once again demonstrated why he’s a master politician with few peers. Brady made a big splash this week with his casino idea. He wants the City to work with a private casino company to compete for a license. Basically, the City would provide land for the casino that a private company would develop and operate.

The city would collect rent from the casino and use the money to fund financially distressed schools and pension funds. STATE SEN. ANTHONY WILLIAMS, who needs Brady’s support if he is to became Mayor, quickly endorsed the idea. It will be difficult for anyone from the City to be against his plan.

LEO HOLT joined the Chilean Ambassador to the US FELIPE BULNES and his friends DON CALDWELL, of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art’s Bacchanal Wine Committee, and DAVID SCHIRO. Both men were recognized for their work to foster economic trade between Chile and the United States.

Schiro was introduced at the sold-out Friends of Chile Event at the Union League by Leo Holt. Leo and his brothers TOM HOLT, JR. and MICHAEL HOLT are the scions of port magnate TOM HOLT. Holt’s shipping services continue to be a successful job creator and economic force in the region. The master of ceremonies was BOB PALAIMA. Palaima heads Delaware River Stevedores and is the Chilean & American Chamber’s President STATE SEN. MIKE STACK was joined by COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL, STATE REP. MARK COHEN and STATE REP. BRENDAN BOYLE for the groundbreaking for Benjamin Rush State Park in Northeast Philadelphia.

Efforts have been made for decades to redevelop the park. All good things take time.

Several Philadelphia Judges have filed suit in Commonwealth Court to set aside the mandatory retirement age of 70. Among them are JUDGE SANDRA MAZER MOSS, the highly regarded “Queen of Torts”. The nickname is a compliment for her skill in managing the complex litigation court. Also participating in the suit are JUDGE JOHN HERRON, trial division administrator, and JUDGES JOE O’KEEFE and BEN LERNER. Philadelphia has excellent judges, but skill and wisdom take time, so asking judges to retire at 70 is counterproductive. City Hall Sam and many other sincerely believe 70 is the new 60, so hopefully the court will rule the mandatory retirement age is age discrimination.

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Can you make sense of the conundrum from City Hall over the Casino proposal advanced

by Congressman BOB BRADY? This is a good deal. The City contributes the land, no money, and owns two-thirds of the casino. BETTER than bank interest. The daily press reported the problem was the Mayor was not told of the idea until recently. Maybe the plan was still in development? He knows of it now – are his feelings hurt? If so, he was elected for all people, and has to put his personal feelings aside. I am confused as to why the CITY SOLICITOR sent a letter stating the land is for other use. HUH? Use plans have been changed. Flexibility is the KEY. She says an open, public acquisition process is needed for a casino site. So DO IT. She wrote the School District and City Pension Fund have not been notified. So NOTIFY THEM. That should not bar an application. The Home Rule Charter prevents the City from having an equity interest – so CHANGE the Charter – or come up with an authority…. The BRADY feeling it is BETTER for schools, students and pensioners to benefit instead of millionaires would pass A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE. As a child, I remember a kid saying that he was taking his toys, and not playing with me anymore. This should NOT be like that.

GOOD NEWS is Chairman of the City Trusts, Ron DONATUCCI, will explore ways to assist Girard College. The HUMMERS AND CENTRAL HIGH are happy!... THREE STRIKES: How about that article on improving S. Broad Street, where the writer likes the idea of taking two traffic lanes from Broad Street, and creating a wide-sidewalk, Parisiantype walking esplanade? This follows the earlier proposal to end I-95 at the Vine Street Expressway, and another to take two lanes from Columbus Boulevard. DUMB? The roads proposed are all GRIDLOCKED a lot of the time. Losing two lanes for an idea discussed over wine and cheese is sending motorists a message. You know what that message is!

The Bureau of Administrative Adjudication holds hearing on parking tickets. It also hears APPEALS of the same tickets! This is done in the USA? A separate appellate court is required! Stop this!... NATIONAL: In rereading The Making of the President 1968 (T. White), Mitt’s dad, George, ran for President, but faltered when he would not offer specifics to his goals. What’s past is prologue?

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Yo! Here we go again with this question – what are you thankful for on this Thanksgiving Day? There are lots of people who don’t realize what they have to be thankful for. Most of these things they take for granted and they don’t consider them as important things to be thankful – unless they lose them and don’t have them now or never had them in the first place. These are thoughts about the gifts that we have.

I am thankful: for the wife who says it’s hot dogs and baked beans tonight, because she is home with me, and not out with someone else. For the husband who is on the sofa being a couch potato, because he is home and not out at the bars. For the teenager who is complaining about doing dishes, because it means he or she is at home, not on the streets. For the taxes I pay, because it means I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party, because it means I have been surrounded by friends. For the clothes that fit a little too snug, because it means I have enough to eat. For my shadow that watches me work, because it means I am out in the sunshine. For a lawn that needs mowing, windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means we have freedom of speech. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking. For my huge heating bill, because it means I am warm. For the lady behind me in church who sings off key, because it means I can hear. For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear.

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Last week, COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON sought the approval of City Council for his proposal that the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority build affordable housing in Point Breeze. In order to execute Johnson’s plan, the City, through its power of eminent domain, will need to force private homeowners and developers to sell two-thirds of properties designated for the project. The City owns the rest. This is an abuse of the City’s power of eminent domain. Condemning properties, in this elephant’s opinion, should be reserved for projects that benefit a very large group of people, like needed highway additions.

Is Johnson really looking out for the working poor, or is he trying to stall the economic development of the neighborhood so that middle-class people, who may not be reliable votes for him, do not move into Point Breeze? Similar policies have been pursued by other politicians and have had unintended negative consequences referred to as the “Curley Effect”.

Boston MAYOR JAMES CURLEY pursued policies that encouraged the middle- and upper-class Anglo-Saxon Protestants to move out of the city because they did not vote for him, the way the poorer Irish did. The upshot was the tax base moved out of the city, leaving fewer funds for city services and, perhaps more importantly, government jobs for Curley’s constituents.

Similarly, building public housing in an increasingly attractive area will dampen real-estate values. This will not only take money out of the hands of middle-class homeowners and developers, but also from long-time and economically disadvantaged residents who could see real financial gain from the appreciation of their properties. Increasing subsidized housing in Point Breeze will slow down the development of housing and commercial space attractive to the middle class whose tax dollars are greatly needed by the City. The City owns abandoned (Cont. Page 20)

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Comfort House Feeds Veterans Thanksgiving Meal Dozens of homeless US military veterans will be served a traditional turkey meal with all the trimmings

starting at ll am Thanksgiving Day by Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House at its headquarters at 4108 Baltimore

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The meals will continue throughout the day.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on August 5, 1992, a certain mortgage was executed by Marie K. Foody and James M. Foody, as mortgagor in favor of Boulevard Mortgage Company as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book VCS 251 page 67 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbered property located at 322 Fanshawe Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111, parcel number 125N2103(“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned

by James M. Foody and Marie K. Foody, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated June 20, 1953 and recorded July 9, 1953 in Book MLS 435; Page591; and WHEREAS, James M. Foody died on April 26, 2001 and by operation of law, title vested in Marie K. Foody. Marie K. Foody died on December 20, 2011 and Letters Testamentary were granted to Donna Mueller on February 29, 2012 by the Register of Wills of Philadelphia County, File Number W0933-2012; 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 July 16, 2003 in Document# 50713048, 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 as Marie K. Foody died on December 20, 2011 and in that the payment following her death 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 October 16, 2012 is $180,431.14 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 September 29, 2011 in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2012 at 10:00 am the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 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 Southeasterly side of Fanshawe Street at the distance of three hundred and seventeen feet six and threequarters inches Northwestward from the Northwesterly side of Oakley Street in the thirty-fifth Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Fanshawe Street thirty-seven feet six inches and extending of that width between parallel lines at right angles with said Fanshawe Street one hundred feet being made by Jesse N. Heileman by survey made September 30, 1921 by J.H. Webster, Junior, Esquire, Surveyor and Regulator of the Tenth Survey District of said City. BEING Parcel Number: 125N2-103. BEING known as 322 Fanshawe Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111. The sale will be held on December 13, 2012 at 10:00 am the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Hous-

ing and Urban Development will bid $180,431.14 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 $180,431.14 as of October 16, 2012, 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 cashiers 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.

homeless veterans. After the meals and present distribution, PVCH will lead “Operation Sleigh Ride”, giving out hot holiday fare and presents of cold weather gear to veterans living on the streets of Philadelphia., Last year over five dozen vets were served here at each of both holidays. This year, more homeless vets are expected to take part in the days’ program.

Founded in 1994, PVCH is a shelter for homeless vets and vets undergoing serious medical treatment at the local VA Hospital. Supported by indi-

viduals, the VA Medical Center, the veterans community, unions, businesses, community groups and volunteers, the PVCH provides meals, shelter and support to our nation’s military veterans in need.

Comments PVCH Executive Dir. David Kamioner, “This is our third year serving meals to homeless vets on the holidays and giving out presents on Christmas Day. This is the second year for Operation Sleigh Ride. We’re proud our House and our great volunteers can do so much for homeless US military vets during the holidays.”

Pond Lehocky Donates Turkey PATIENTLY waiting in long line around Gibson Temple Baptist Church in Strawberry Mansion are families waiting to receive turkeys given annualy by law firm Pond Lehocky.

DEACON Robert Hammond donates complete bag of Thanksgiving-turkey meal to happy recipient at Gibson Temple, thanks to Pond Lehocky’s holiday gift-giving.

Senator Spreads Turkey Cheer STATE SEN. Larry Farnese celebrated Thanksgiving giving away turkeys to area seniors and low-income families. Senator thanked Brown’s Family ShopRite at 23rd & Oregon for help as he made donations to United Communities S. E. Phila.’s Houston Community Center, Jackson Place Senior Homes and Lutheran Settlement House.

Bass ‘Triumphs’ For Thanksgiving R A N D Y V A U G H A N passes out one of scores of Thanksgiving-dinner packages to indigent constituents of Councilwoman Cindy Bass at Triumph Baptist Church in Nicetown on Saturday.

Marine Corps Honored LT. GEN. John E. Wissler, Deputy Commandant of US Marine Corps, cuts Marine Corps birthday cake with saber during Union League’s annual Veteran’s Day lunch. He was keynote speaker and honoree.

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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $150,731.75 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 $150,731.75 as of October 29, 2012, 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 outof-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.

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WHEREAS, on September 3, 1996, a certain mortgage was executed by Maudessa Gee, 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 377 page 520 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbered property located at 1425 East Johnson Street Philadelphia, PA 19138, parcel number 152N1-92(“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Everard T. Gee and Maudessa Gee, husband and wife, by virtue of deed dated June 16, 1969 and recorded June 19, 1969 in Book JRS 436; Page117; and WHEREAS, Everard T. Gee died on July 25, 1978 and by operation of law, title vested in Maudessa Gee. Maudessa Gee died on June 11, 2011 and Letters of Administration were granted to Sandra L. Gee on June 23, 2011 by the Register of Wills of Philadelphia County, File Number 2011 A 2659; 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 September 9, 2006 in Document # 51526660, 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 as Maudessa Gee died on June 11, 2011 and that the payment due following her death 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 October 29, 2012 is $150,731.75 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 September 29, 2011 in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on December 13, 2012 at 10:00 am at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, 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 together with the 2 story brick and stone messuage or tenement thereon erected, described according to a survey and plan thereof made by Joseph F. Delany, Esquire, Surveyor and Regulator of the 5th District, on the 27th day of December, 1937, as follows, to wit: SITUATE on the Northwesterly side of Johnson Street (60 feet wide) at the distance of 335 feet 7 inches Northeastwardly from the Northeasterly side of Stenton Avenue (70 feet wide) in the 10th Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Johnson Street 27 feet 7 inches and extending of that width in length or depth Northwestwardly between parallel lines at right angles to the said Johnson Street 122 feet 1 inch to the center line of a certain 12 feet wide driveway which extends Northeastwardly into Mansfield Avenue (80 feet wide) and Southwestwardly communicating at its Southwestern most end with a certain other driveway 15 feet wide which extends Southeastwardly into Johnson Street. BEING Parcel Number 152N1-92. BEING known as 1425 East Johnson Street, Philadelphia, PA 19138. The sale will be held on December 13, 2012 at 10:00 am at the

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GIVING OUT Thanksgiving gift cert to Barbara Elliott at Brown’s Family ShopRite in Parkside was State Sen. Vincent Hughes, who dispensed dozens of certificates Monday before holiday.

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DENISE FUREY decided the herd needed to focus on the positive and invited LINDA KERNS, the lawyer who orchestrated the Republicans’ election-day legal efforts, to speak. She discussed the major inroads PAGOP made into limiting voter fraud on election day. Primarily through the work of JOE DeFELICE and ANNIE HAVEY, PAGOP identified and received credentials for roughly 300 Minority Inspectors for polling places that have not seen Republican election-board workers in 50

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years. On election day, there were numerous incidents where Judges of Election called the police to have the Republican election workers removed.

Kerns had roughly 70 polling places where she had to send Republican attorneys to intervene and in some cases needed to have our Minority Inspectors seated by court order with the help of the city Sheriff.

The 300 Minority Inspectors recruited by the PAGOP were in large part African American. LEW HARRIS, leader of the 29th Ward, with ON MY FACEBOOK: Harry ENGGASSER, Congressional Aide who works side by side with Hon. Tom JOHNSON, had a birthday on Tuesday. Yesterday, YOUNG suburban leader PHIL PRESS, Esq. had a birthday. Tomorrow is legendary broadcaster TRUDY HAYNES’ birthday. And on Saturday it is Pat PARKINSON’S day! The best of all good wishes to these fine folks!... CITY COUNCIL: Councilman BOBBY HENON is ON THE MOVE. (Did he ever stop?) He dedicated a refurbished RUSSO PARK on Tuesday, and worked a compromise 50foot buffer on all waterways in the City! We really need to protect our waterways, and no one did it until now.

HENON should TEACH Congress how to resolve conflicts!

help from Annie Havey, leader of the 40th Ward, has formed the Philadelphian Republicans of Color (PhillyROCs). The state-affiliated side of the party has actively recruited committee people and ward leaders in minority areas.

MIKE MEEHAN, who leads the traditional version of Republican City Committee, appointed three people from South Philadelphia to head wards in minority areas in North Philadelphia for his version of the Republican City Committee. In one case, the How about Cory BOOKER of Newark, N.J. wanting to run against Gov Christie? He is an attractive candidate. Since CHRISTIE is riding high right now, it is DIFFICULT to see this at long range. Warren BUFFETT is already out of the gate in support of HILLARY CLINTON FOR 2016 PRESIDENT.... LEGISLATURE: The good news is State Rep.

ward had a duly elected leader, VICKIE FREEMAN. In the 13th Ward, the ward leader had resigned, but there were a number of active committee people Meehan failed to contact, including the Ward Chairwoman LINDA DIGGS, who was more than willing to step up to be the ward leader. Collectively, we elephants do need to improve our message to the African American community.

We must begin by working with existing Black Republicans and treating them with respect as our equals.

Cherelle PARKER will head the Philly DEM Delegation!

State Rep. Vincent HUGHES was reelected to head of the DEM Appropriations Committee. Also good: Reps.

Smith and Turzai were elected Speaker and Majority Leader respectively. So what else is new? And Rep. Vanessa BROWN reminds us to help the hungry on THANKSGIVING DAY.

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help, the Pilgrims killed the native people, took their land, and otherwise totally disrespected them.

You’re never taught that in school. It’s never part of our Thanksgiving celebrations.

But it’s the truth … and it probably makes native folks look at Turkey Day in an entirely different light.

In any case, I do have a few things I’d like to give thanks for this year.

For one, I’m thankful the 2012 presidential elections are over. That whole two years of campaigning and whatnot had really started to grate on my nerves. I’m hoping folks spend more time governing and less time jockeying for position now. We could sure use it.

I’m thankful I’m not writing this from the hospital.

Hospitals suck, even the nice one I was in. Besides, not even a really good Thanksgiving meal tastes good in a hospital.

And lastly, I’m thankful the folks here at the Public Record continue to let me have this small slab of real estate to share my thoughts with you every week.

But until then, I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving. Go watch the parade. Have too much turkey. See you next week!

(Cont. From Page 17) know how to handle their new surroundings. The native folks who lived there decided they didn’t want to see these poor, pitiful white folks meet their end due to not knowing how to farm the land and otherwise survive.

So they helped them out.

Helped them grow food.

Helped them survive winter.

And in exchange for that

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• Decrease your speed and leave yourself plenty of room to stop. You should allow at least three times more space than usual between you and the car in front of you.

• Brake gently to avoid skid-

by Michael P. Boyle, Esq. Last week, I discussed what I look for when deciding whether to represent someone seeking disability or SSI benefits.

Another key factor I consider is how much medical treatment someone has re-

to this question is “no,” you cannot cancel your bankruptcy filing and somehow undo the process. You may be able to dismiss your case, or your case may be dismissed by the court, but a dismissal

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ding. If your wheels start to lock up, ease off the brake.

Turn on your lights to increase your visibility to other drivers.

Keep your lights and windshield clean.

Use low gears to keep traction, especially on hills.

Don’t use cruise control or overdrive on icy roads.

Be especially careful on bridges, overpasses and in-

ceived, particularly by specialists. Someone who is not undergoing regular medical treatment will face a harder time convincing a judge he is disabled.

This is particularly true in cases involving mainly men(Cont. Page 23)

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missal does not remove the evidence of your filing from the public record or from your credit report.

Your ability to voluntarily dismiss your bankruptcy case will depend on whether you filed a Chapter 7 or 13. As a general rule, the Bankruptcy Code allows you to voluntarily dismiss your Chapter 13, although you should never do so without the benefit of coun-

sel. You cannot voluntarily dismiss Chapter 7 without specific approval of the judge in your case and if you schedule non-exempt assets (or if the trustee suspects you have non-exempt assets), you may be forced to remain in your bankruptcy case even if you want out.

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If you file bankruptcy and change your mind, it may be possible to dismiss your case or allow your case to be dismissed, but, again, a dis-

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Michael A. Cibik, Esquire American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: Can you cancel or annul your bankruptcy filing?

Answer: The short answer

is not the same thing as undoing the process. In other words, you cannot annul your bankruptcy filing like you might annul a marriage.

When you file your bankruptcy petition, a public record is created about your filing. At a minimum, your name and the last four digits of your Social Security number will be associated with a frequently traveled roads, which will freeze first.

Even at temperatures above freezing, if the conditions are wet, you might encounter ice in shady areas or on exposed roadways like bridges.

• Don’t pass snow plows and sanding trucks. The drivers have limited visibility, and you’re likely to find the road in front of them worse than the road behind.

• Don’t assume your vehicle can handle all conditions.

Even four-wheel and frontwheel drive vehicles can encounter trouble on winter roads.

We hope this helps and you all stay safe out on the roads this winter.

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(Cont. From Page 21) tal-health complaints. Judges are reluctant to find that someone has a severe mental-health impairment when that person does not see a psychologist or psychiatrist, even if a family doctor makes a mental-health diagnosis and prescribes psychotropic medication.

To win a disability/SSI case, you need to establish by objective medical evidence that you have an impairment or impairments that render you unable to work, or that limits your capacity to work and permits a finding of disability pursuant to a Grid rule based on advanced age (50 or older).

Objective medical evidence includes tests such as x-rays, MRIs, CT scans, EMG/nerve conduction studies, cardiac catheterization, bone scans, audiograms, eye examinations, colonoscopies, ultrasounds, biopsies and the like. It also includes reports by treating and examining doctors, hospital and surgical records, physical and occupational-therapy treatment records, IQ- and psychological-testing results, muscle spasms, and reduced joint motion.

I usually will want to have your treating doctor(s) assess your ability to work. I ask the doctor to complete a medical-source statement that lists various physical or mental activities and that rates your ability to perform each activity.

These are essential to establishing your restrictions and showing you lack the physical or mental ability to return to work, or are limited to the point of satisfying a Grid rule. Not having such a form completed by a treating doctor makes it harder to win your case.

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