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COUNCILMAN Curtis Jones cohosted with LDC Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer first Ramadan Iftar celebration at City Hall. Some of over 200 invited guests to “break-fast” dinner included, from left, Human Relations Commissioner Saadiq Jabbar Garner, Deputy Managing Dir. Jazelle M. Jones, Councilmen Jones and David Oh, Boyer, and Farida Salem-Boyer.

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UNDAUNTED SEVEN, elected officials representing both political parties in Northeast take pledge of allegiance to open major community meeting at Lincoln HS Tuesday night, dedicating themselves to continue fight to stop opening of city-approved methadone clinic at Frankford & Decatur in Mayfair. From left are Councilman Denny O’Brien, State Reps. John Taylor, Brendan Boyle and Mike McGeehan, State Sen. Mike Stack, State Rep. Kevin Photo by Harry Leech Boyle and Councilman Bob Henon. See Page 18.

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Jannie Hosts Homeless At Birthday Councilwoman Jannie L. Blackwell will host her 16th annual Birthday Party & Health Fair for the Homeless in LOVE Park, from 12:00-3:00 p.m. tomorrow. Approximately 3,000 residents, most of whom are from the City’s family-shelter system, will be treated to traditional barbecue lunch and health examination.

“STUFF THE BUS” is State Sen. Tina Tartaglione’s cry.

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by Eric Boehm PA Independent On a sunny afternoon in early July, Fredrick Anton was finishing his lunch at a popular Harrisburg café.

As Anton, the CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and a long-time prominent voice in conservative circles of Pennsylvania politics, headed for the door, he nearly bumped into Rick Bloomingdale, president of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, an umbrella group for a wide range of labor unions.

“Congratulations,” Anton said, shaking Bloomingdale’s hand, an acknowledgement of political victories scored by the unions in the recently completed budget season in Harrisburg.

“We’re not done yet,” Bloomingdale said in return.

It was hard to tell exactly what he meant.

In Pennsylvania and across the nation, the fight between business groups and their Republican allies against organized labor and its Democratic defenders surely will continue. But something in Bloomingdale’s tone seemed to indicate a deeper significance. At a time when powerful labor unions in other industrialized states were watching their influence wane, the significance of unions in Pennsylvania politics is not done, at least not yet.

June provided a clear example.

The Republican-controlled General Assembly and Republican Gov. Tom Corbett decided early in 2013 they would make a push for two of the unions’ sacred cows during the first half of the year. They launched efforts to privatize the state liquor system, which employs about 5,000 unionized workers, and to overhaul a deeply indebted state pension system by reducing future, unearned pension benefits for state workers and publicschool teachers.

Though the liquor-privatization plan cleared the state House in March without a single Democratic vote, it never found the necessary support among Senate Republicans after Democrats put up a unified opposition.

The pension-reform plan Corbett pitched in February barely made it out of the starting gate before Republicans and Democrats were declaring it dead.

Lawmakers decided it was too heavy of a political lift to slice away at current employees’ benefits, even though doing so is one of the few ways the state can hope to reduce a $47-billion-and-growing unfunded pension obligation.

Neither fight is over by a long shot. Corbett and Republican lawmakers vow to keep carrying the torch for pensions and liquor into the fall legislative session that is set to begin in September.

“We’re grateful that our members’ jobs are secure for now, but the fall is going to be here quick,” said Wendell Young, president of the United Food & Consumer Workers Local 1776, which represents many of the public employees working in the state liquor stores.

There was no more-outspoken opponent of Corbett’s liquor-privatization plan than Young, who marshaled his yellow-shirted union members around the Capitol with the tenacity of a field general during the final weeks of the liquor debate.

But if relatively small fish like liquor privatization and tinkering with state pension plans cannot be accomplished here, it is hard to believe Pennsylvania will ever see the type of wholesale changes that have been seen elsewhere in the business-labor battle.

In other states, Republican governors and GOP-controlled legislatures have rolled back union privileges and weakened the political power of labor unions in places where it hardly seemed possible just a few years ago.

In Pennsylvania, similar proposals have barely gotten out of committee. Even limited measures that are opposed by unions — like finally ending the state monopoly on liquor sales — have come up short. Modest changes to the state’s prevailing wage laws never got close to passing the state House.

Anton said he would like to see Pennsylvania become a right-to-work state, and would like to see lawmakers pass legislation banning the automatic deduction of union dues from employees’ paychecks, as Michigan did last year. But he’s been fighting those battles for decades with little progress.

“I feel those issues are much more polarizing as far as the unions are concerned, then, for example, privatizing the liquor stores,” Anton said last week.

This year, Corbett didn’t even get help from the unions on the one issue where it looked like he might — transportation funding.

In the months leading up to the budget, the AFL-CIO and other building-trades unions publicly voiced their support for the governor’s plan to spend $2 billion annually on highways, bridges and mass transit. But when it came time to push the bill through a tricky vote in the state House, the top unions did very little of the behind-thescenes work that gets big bills across the finish line. Their support was expected to leverage some Democratic votes for the transportation bill, which were necessary if it was going to pass.

While the anti-privatization unions were out in force, the building-trade unions largely sat on their hands during the final weeks of June.

And at least one union that represents liquor-store workers — not Young’s group, but the smaller Independent State Store Union, or ISSU — began lobbying Democrats to oppose transportation funding in the hopes of killing the liquor-privatization bill. Because that’s the way things work in Harrisburg.

The seeming supremacy of the public-sector unions over the historically more powerful private-sector unions caught some by surprise. Perhaps it shouldn’t have.

Thirty years ago, 70% of Pennsylvania’s 1.35 million unionized workers were in the private sector. As manufacturing waned and government grew, that ratio has changed. In 2012, nearly 50% of the state’s

unionized workers were in the public sector.

In the same period, the overall number of unionized workers has slipped from 1.35 million to fewer than 850,000 — less than 15% of all Pennsylvania workers. Still, the state maintains cultural attitudes that are tipped towards the unions in many ways.

“I don’t think the unions — other than the public-sector unions — have much power in this state,” Anton said. “I think it’s because of union traditions in this state; the tradition of unionism in the families of so many people in Pennsylvania.”

For Leo Knepper, executive director of the nonprofit Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, the problem is not that Republicans in Pennsylvania are ineffective in taking on unions. It’s that they are complicit in the union-driven political order of the state.

“There are enough Republicans who are rented by the unions that they can squash anything that is remotely pro-taxpayer,” Knepper said. “The Pennsylvania GOP is not based on ideas or principle, it about maintaining powers.”

His group has made a name for itself in Republican circles by challenging – and defeating – moderate and left-leaning Republican lawmakers. Candidates endorsed by CAP must be willing to forgo a state pension, must support right-to-work legislation and hold other core con-

servative beliefs.

Knepper acknowledges that Pennsylvania is a few steps behind other states, where similar campaigns to elect more conservative lawmakers had time to build-up a “back bench” of supporters before Governors like Wisconsin’s Scott Walker or Ohio’s John Kasich had the necessary legislative support to embark on a union-busting agenda.

But that does not let Corbett off the hook, he says.

“In other states, you have guys who showed some leadership at the top level, that’s not something you’re seeing from Tom Corbett and the legislative leaders,” he said.

But Young, the ever-energetic head of the liquor-store employees’ union, sees it differently.

Those anti-union measures in other states were passed “during a very narrow window following a wave of conservative victories” in the 2010 elections, Young said.

That was, of course, the same year Corbett took office and Republicans seized full control of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

“I think that wave has broken and rolled back out,” Young said.

If so, the wave never reached Pennsylvania. The unions here remain high and dry.

(Boehm can be contacted at his email: Eric@PAIndependent. com and follow @PAIndependent on Twitter for more.)

FIELD MARSHALL: Wendell Young IV, left, directs members of his union, UFCW Local 1776. During final days of June, there were 50-100 members of the union at the Capitol every day, he said.

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C O U N C I L WOMAN Jannie Blackwell, whose husband Lucien was congressional colleague of Bill Gray, found services brought back profound memories.

LABORERS’ Local 332 Business Mgr. Sam Staten, Jr. paused for moment of reflection inside Bright Hope Baptist Church.

WURD radio personality Cody Anderson, who knew Rev. Bill Gray well, arrived early for civil-rights leader’s funeral services at Bright Hope Baptist Church.

LABOR activist Omar Sabir was among those attending trailblazing pastor, politician and civil-rights worker Dr. William Gray’s funeral, which drew thousands to commemorate the latter’s multifaceted career.

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HILLARY CLINTON waves to crowd she leaves Bright Hope Baptist Church in N. Phila., long-time spiritual home of Rev. Bill Gray, with former president and husband Bill Clinton. CIVIL-RIGHTS veteran Andrew Young, a former Congressman and Ambassador, came a long way to pay tribute to his colleague in struggle Congressman Bill Gray’s passing. FORMER Gov. Ed Rendell came to Bright Hope Baptist Church to pay last respects to former Congressman Bill Gray. CITY COUNCIL President Darrell Clarke, left, attended service with Councilman Jim Kenney.

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Goodbye To A Philly Legend! Marking Start Of Ramadan

City Hall Welcomes First Ramadan ‘Iftar’ Gathering

HUMAN RELATIONS Commissioner Marshall E. STEVEN COLLINS, one Freeman considered Bill of Black Phila.’s premier Gray’s work as foundational voices on WDAS, also paid to his own career in many ways. his respects.

COUNCILMAN Curtis Jones, right, cohosted together with LDC Business Mgr. Ryan Boyer first Ramadan Iftar celebration at City Hall. More than 200 guests were invited to “break fast” at dinner.

REV. DR. ALYN WALLER, pastor of Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, came to see off a fellow man of God.

ONE OF original members of Bright Hope Baptist Church, Lorraine Pope, charter member of congregation, saw her pastor to his final resting place.

BEREAVED family members son Andrew Gray and widow Andrea Gray were profiles of stoic courage.

Guv Inaugurates Philadelphia Chilean Consulate Less than three months following a Jobs First Mission to South America, Gov. Tom Corbett joined federal, state and Chilean officials yesterday to inaugurate the Chilean Consulate of Greater Philadelphia and to celebrate its recognition as an official trade office.

For the first time in more than 25 years, the Chilean

Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially designated the Consulate in Philadelphia a branch Trade Office of ProChile, the Trade Commission of Chile.

The designation is a direct result of the Governor’s mission to Brazil and Chile.

“I led a delegation of business, education and tourism leaders to Brazil and Chile to

unlock new opportunities for business growth, free trade and job creation,” said Corbett. “In less than three months, we have already seen positive results. Having a Chilean Trade Office in Philadelphia will help connect Pennsylvania companies with Chilean markets and attract additional traffic to the port.”

The Greater Philadelphia Chilean Consulate, serving the tri-state area of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey, will support and protect the rights and interests of the Chilean State and of its nationals in the region. The consulate will also promote the development of economic and cultural relations between Chile and here.

COUNCILMAN Kenyatta Johnson is seen here with Universal Cos. President Rahim Islam on top of Masada Mountain in Israel this week. They were part of a delegation from Phila.

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Where’s The Money?

by Joe Shaheeli Search as we can, there are no high-profile, newsworthy political events to report to give an indication to voters whether to to approve or disapprove the incumbencies of City Controller Alan Butkovitz and District Attorney Seth Williams in just four and a half months.

It’s not the fault of Republican challengers Terry Tracy and Danny Alvarez respectfully. They are restricted to campaigning on the streets for now, hoping to ignite enough financial support to make it to television in the fall.

That’s one of the realities facing Republican nominees when campaigning for city-

wide offices, including for the various judgeships in the 1st Judicial Dist.

One of the contributing factors to this lack of fundraising has been the traditional strategy of the city’s Republican Party to avoid primary battles of any kind. The rational has been, since funding probabilities are limited in a city where that party is outregistered 7 to 1, what can be raised needs to be reserved for the candidates and the party in the general election.

The official financial reports bear this out. In the reporting period where Williams raised over $61,000, challenger Alvarez received only a few $200 contributions. The

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same scenario holds in the Controller’s race. GOP challenger Tracy raised $3,575; meanwhile, incumbent Butkovitz is climbing up to $200,000, with his biggest contributors the unions, led by IBEW Local 98.

So we turn to other sources to keep our readers’ interest alive. Most interesting at the moment is the race in the 13th Congressional Dist., which involves much of this city’s Northeast and half of Montgomery Co.

Where The Money’s Going: 13th District

Congressional candidates in the 13th needed to show their viability early on and the first leg of that race was the filing of financial returns.

Winning that one is State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Mont-

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This dollar total came from campaign contributions from 942 unique donors – many of them grassroots activists from the 13th Dist. and across the country.

He reported 580 of them had an aggregate contribution of less than $200, and 89 contributors had made more than one contribution during the three-month period of the quarter.

Leach currently represents the 17th Dist. in the State Senate, and has served in the Pennsylvania legislature since 2002.

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“FACE TO FACE, Eye To Eye” is what GOP candidate Danny Alvarez’ campaign treasurer Brian Caputo believes is key to victory as Republicans gathered at Salsa on Square in Kensington to support candidate. With Alvarez at right are Annie Havey, Antori Miranda and Ella Butcher. Photo by Jade Nicole Perry State Rep.

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Equally impressive, the Boyle campaign had over 500 different donors, with most giving $100 or more.

“Raising over a quarter million is very impressive,” said Pat Gillespie, head of the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades. “The fact

Boyle has such a broad base of donors is also a hugely positive sign for future fundraising as well.”

The Boyle Campaign’s FEC filing shows almost all of the money raised this quarter is cash on hand.

Physician and activist Dr. Valerie Arkoosh said she raised $285,000 in the second quarter.

Arkoosh raised $215k in the first quarter, though she had

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Margolies cast the deciding vote for President Clinton’s budget in 1993, and her son is married to Chelsea Clinton.

Her trump card is, we believe, visits by President Clinton, and possibly Hillary – but only if she seems a sure winner and then not till after the primary.

Her campaign also named Pennsylvania donors, including Montgomery Co. Democratic Chairman Marcel Groen and Vice Chair Joanne Olszewski, and State Rep. Dwight Evans (D-N. Phila.). She’ll have the backing of the growing Montgomery Co. Democratic machine.

Here again, in this race, there are no announced candidates seeking the Republican nomination, though here, of all suburban districts, a high-flying, well-recognized GOPer could make for an interesting run.

One name we can think of right now is Joe Rooney, and if he goes solo in the primary without opposition, his fundraising efforts will be compromised. But he’s used to flying high, since that’s been his life since becoming a Marine Corps and, later, a commercial airline pilot. Another is State Rep. Ellen

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STAT REP. Jim Roebuck presented state legislature citation honoring educational and cultural organization Alliance Française de Philadelphie’s 110th anniversary on Bastille Day annual celebration.

At Independence Seaport Museum were, from left, Michael Scullin, Esq., Honorary French Consul; Roebuck: Diana Regan, Alliance Française president; Nancy Gabel, chair of Bastille Day event and vice president of Alliance Française; and Tracy Davidson, NBC 10 news anchor, who served as mistress of ceremonies.

been a candidate for only three weeks at that point. She’s getting to look more like a serious contender, especially since she has the backing, unannounced or not, of the occupant of the seat, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Northeast) who sees the resulting furor for her seat benefiting Allyson as she seeks the Democratic nomination for Governor and the right to challenge poorly polling Gov. Tom Corbett.

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies finished up with $185,000 in her first fundraising quarter. She has $160,000 on hand. Margolies declared her candidacy on May 30, two months into the quarter.

Her campaign named several high-profile donors from Washington, D.C. and Clinton Administration allies: former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, former Secretary of Health & Human Services Donna Shalala, former Director of OMB Alice Rivlin, former White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, and Clinton advisors Lanny Davis, Vernon Jordan and Harold Ickes. Only problem: They can’t vote for her.

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to report food insecurity (defined as not having enough to eat sometimes or often) than those not receiving DI benefits.”

The authors conclude, “DI plays a vital role in the nation’s social safety net, providing essential financial support to millions of workers and their families.” They caution that “the program is not particularly generous, however, and many beneficiaries face financial hardship.... Average family incomes are only about half as large for DI beneficiaries as nonbeneficiaries, and DI beneficiaries are twice as likely to live in poverty or near poverty.”

are at least 90 days delinquent on their mortgage a way to lower monthly payments without requiring financial or hardship documentation. The point is to eliminate the administrative barriers associated with document collection and evaluation. I’ve got to give them credit for trying to address the giant roadblock that the paperwork represents under previous programs-both producing the paperwork for borrowers, and evaluating the paperwork for servicers.

The loan must be owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Homeowners must be 90 days to 24 months

delinquent, and have a first-lien mortgage that is at least 12 months old with a loan-to-value ratio equal to or greater than 80%. Loans that have been modified at least two times previously aren’t eligible.

Starting Jul. 1, mortgage servicers who are servicing Fannie and Freddie loans are supposed to review their records to identify homeowners who qualify, and send them an offer. The offer will include trial payments; the homeowner accepts the offer by making the proposed payments.

Next Week’s Question: How to get a bank account after being reported to ChexSystems.

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Our inventory is always changing and we have over 200 used vehicles in stock, so feel free to come down and browse around. I am sure we can find you a sporty family vehicle!

The used 2004 Ford Expedition is the closest we have to what you are looking for at the moment. Our internet price on that is $8,990. If you have a vehicle to trade in, that may

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Union Labor…Building it right for a better and stronger community And promoting renaissance of North Broad St. 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.

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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(Cont . From Prev. Page) made by the authors include the observation that disability (DI) beneficiaries have much less wealth than other Americans, are less likely to own homes, and have “substantially lower” equity if they do own a home. Nonhousing wealth is also much lower for DI beneficiaries.

For 2010, the authors note that half of those ages 31 to 49 held less than $750 in nonhousing wealth, providing “virtually no protection against unexpected expenses and vir-

cles may be extremely sore, leaving them unable to exert normal force. With rest, they repair and regain their full strength again.

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help facilitate faster muscle recovery after intense exercise, and may even help prevent muscle damage caused by overdoing it.

Damage to the muscles can be caused by a variety of factors, such as experiencing a strain and accompanying inflammation. For example, after a long, steep hike, mus-

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Warmer weather brings about greater motivation to be active, taking a brisk walk, hiking, biking, swimming or working in the yard. Unfortunately, it’s easy to overdo it sometimes, which can result in stiff, sore muscles.

An interesting study from The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital found vitamin D can

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Our Opinion

Money Talks … What Walks?

As a candidate, you know down deep your campaign is going nowhere fast when donations to your campaign come in slow and in small amounts.

As a political party, the leadership knows when its support hits rock bottom and its ability to fuel its field operations is almost nil.

That’s what happens when the majority party in a city or the state or, for that matter, the country, is truly dominant. That’s the party that gets the fuel to keep chugging along.

And that is what happens when the Democrats and organized labor in this city work together for the common good, as they have so well over the last half century. They’ve earned the support of the overwhelming majority of its citizenry.

Unfortunately, that is not the case with the Republican Party.

Its supporters are now dusting themselves off from a fractious two-year civil war, which rendered it out of reach of what could have been good support from a Republican-dominated state administration and General Assembly. They are showing promising signs of reorganization. But this bright promise has not yet recreated the fundraising machine city Republicans once enjoyed in palmier days.

Whether this will change in the foreseeable future is anyone’s guess. Suffice it to say, paying the price for that imbalance now are the short-funded Republican candidates for District Attorney and Controller. Absent the ability to raise dollars, they will find it hard to spark voter interest in citywide campaigns. And in lowinterest races, the party with the 7-to-1 registration advantage always wins.

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Letters • Letters • Letters

Targeting Greens The Green Party of Philadelphia (GPOP, www.gpop.org) deplores the recent decision of the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act. The Green Party continues to be the target of unfair election codes in Pennsylvania, very like those voters in the states covered by the Voting Rights Act. Third parties like the Green Party are subject to highly technical ballot-access rules, enforced by politicized courts and party staffs, illegally funded with tax money.

Such rules, perfected through use against the Green Party, will soon be used to strike thousands of minorities from the voting rolls. Registrations will be scrutinized for exactness, and voters will be driven from the polls for minor variations in signature, address and date in the voter’s records.

We invite targeted voters to join the Green Party in resist-

ing these attacks on all voters.

Alexander Gillett, Chair Green Party of Phila.

Wrong Time To Sell Selling the Philadelphia Gas Works is a great mistake, in terms of the city’s security, leaving the population vulnerable to energy cartels or the relevant market forces.

Then there is the missed opportunity, since new energy facilities will be needed immediately as older generating units are required to shut down. Philadelphia could supply energy know-how and facilities, and benefit.

We are operating with very little knowledge as we weigh the sale of PGW. We need some enlightenment as to the value and potential possessed

by Philadelphia. Think big.

Clarc King Dad Is Essential Children need both a father and mother. Marriage was de-

signed to connect children to a loving relationship with their mother and father, offering stability for them and society at large. Studies show children from a stable marriage with both father and mother in the home have a better opportunity for a successful life and creating a stable family life of their own when they get married.

There is strong evidence children need both a mother and father. It seems the absence of fathers is particularly damaging to children. Researchers noted the absence of fathers was strongly linked to many societal ills – from crime to academic failure.

Some of the statistics demonstrating the importance of fathers: 60% of America’s rapists came from fatherless homes, 72% of adolescent murderers grew up without a father and 70% of long-term prison inmates are fatherless.

William Walters

Jul. 19- Sippin on Seabreeze with Councilman Bob Henon hosted by retired Sheriff Barbara Deeley, 270 Seabreeze Ct., Anglesa, N.J., 7-9:30 p.m.

Suggested contribution $100.

RSVP badeeley@gmail.com or call (215) 906-0339.

Jul. 20- GOP Chair John Taylor hosts Beach Ball Party at Coconut Cove, 400 W. Spruce Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 26 p.m. Tickets $35. RSVP by Jul. 15 (215) 545-2244.

Jul. 20- Brady Bunch Beach Blast at Westy’s, Olde New Jersey Ave., Anglesea, N.J., 3-7 p.m. Tickets At door $35.

Jul. 21- Relax with Breakfast at Westy’s Irish Pub, Olde New Jersey Ave., Anglesea, N.J., with Dan Savage for Senate, 10 a.m.-12 m. Tickets $100.

Jul. 25- Veterans host Fundraiser for Controller candidate Terry Tracy at American Legion, 7976 Oxford Ave., 6-9 p.m. Beer, food and more; prizes and surprises. Tickets $40.

Jul. 26- Uptown Youth Got Talent auditions for November Talent Show. For info (215) 236-1878, Linda Richardson (215) 236 1878 or lrichardson.uptown@gmail.com or visit http://philadelphiauptowntheatre.org/wp/home-2/.

Jul. 27- Councilman Jim Kenney hosts Beach Bash at

Sophia’s Restaurant, 9314 Amherst Av., Margate, N.J., 35 p.m. Tickets $100. For info Lindsey (257) 275-2120.

Jul. 27- United Republican Club, 3156 Franford Ave., invites all to join SDJ Film Festival, 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Doors open 3:30 p.m. $10 admission at door. For info (215) 739-7475.

Jul. 27- Friends of State Rep. Cherelle Parker host Beef & Beer at 7502 Forrest Ave., 46 p.m. Tickets $15.

Jul. 27-28- Zion Baptist Ch. hosts Empowerment Summit on “Permanent Pathways and Partnerships from Poverty to Empowerment” at 3600 N. Broad St., starting 8:30 a.m.

Aug. 2- Team McNesby hosts Benefit at Keenan’s Irish Pub, 113 New Jersey Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 7-10 p.m. Donation $30. For tickets Steve Weiler (267) 249-1486 or Sharon Jonas (267) 767-12078. Checks payable to FBO Team McNesby.

Aug. 8- State Sen. Tina Tartaglione hosts annual Community Day distributing over 1,000 schoolbags and school supplies at Norris Square, 127 W. Susquehanna Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Aug. 9- Golf Outing for State Rep. John Sabatina at Torresdale-Frankford C.C, 3801 Grant Ave., 8:30 a.m. For registration or sponsorship

Steve Campanile (215) 4604697, email Re.Elect.JohnSabatina@gmail.com or mail Committee to Re-Elect John Sabatina, Jr., 7720 Castor Ave., Phila., PA 19152-2702.

Aug. 10- Local 98 Down Under and Local 868 Gas Workers hold separate events at Keenan’s, 113 Olde New Jersey Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 2 p.m.

Aug. 17- 47th Ward Leader George Brooks hosts deluxe coach trip to Baltimore Crab Fest in Inner Harbor. All you can eat of crabs, shrimp & buffet and open bar. Tickets $150. Leave from Broad & Oxford Progress Plaza, 1 p.m.

Aug. 21- Stu Bykofsky presents Candidates Comedy Night at Finnigan’s Wake, 8 p.m.

Tickets $75. For info Variety Club (215) 735-0803, ext. 11.

Aug. 24- Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. hosts Block Captain Boot Camp at Salvation Army Kroc Ctr., 4200 Wissahickon Ave. RSVP Morgan Cephas (215) 686-3416, -3417.

Aug. 25- Republican City Committee hosts Billy Meehan Clambake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 48 p.m. Chaired by Commissioner Al Schmidt. Tickets $100 either in advance or at door. For info josephjdefelice@gmail.com or (215) 561-0650.

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Port Backers Back Stack

Ringside With The Shadowboxer

Briscoe Awards Vote Now!

DELAWARE River Stevedore President Bob Palaima, right, threw fundraiser for State Sen. Mike Stack, left, at chic waterfront Stasso bistro in Old City. Sharing moment is another Stack fan, Henry Stewart.

(Cont. From Page 5) his ratings are low-low.

He’s reportedly buoyed up by the fact when he meets Democrats, they are telling him to keep doing what he’s doing in Harrisburg. Maybe he should check to see if they are shills first before believing them. His campaign’s main battle plan can’t be devised until he sees who his Democrat opponent will be.

One Corbett strategy is obvious. He continues to collect chits in those areas of the Commonwealth where Republicans are in force. His latest list of appointments, nominations and confirmations to various state boards, show of 25 announced, only two are from Philly – Ken Wilkins and Yvonne Hughes, both named to the statewide Independent Living Council.

FROM LEFT, Bill Selman, Graham Co. VP, and Daniel Singer, TII Logistics VP, turn out to plug State Sen. Mike Stack, who is a strong advocate for Phila. port industries.

Gays Win Another As Kane Says, ‘No’ State Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she cannot defend the state’s ban on gay marriage at a recent press conference at National Constitution Center.

“What law will she ignore next?” wondered state GOP Chairman Rob Gleason, who called it unacceptable for the Democratic Attorney General “to put her personal politics ahead of her taxpayer-funded job by abdicating her responsibilities.”

One legal expert said Kane’s stance put her in a gray area. “It’s not her job to substitute her judgment [on the law’s constitutionality] for that of the courts,” said Bruce Ledewitz, a Duquesne University law professor. “And though I don’t like the law, that

BROTHERS in port work: Longshoremen union leader Boise Butler, 2nd from left, joins Kryszczek family of Delaware River Stevedores – Patrick, Sr., Patrick, Jr. and Kevin.

is our law.”

One observer at the presser said, “That move has successfully divided her Democratic base. Now clinging to her are the more-liberal factions of the Party.”

State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-S. Phila.) was quick to defend her decision, saying, “Attorney General Kane, I’m behind you all the way.” Farnese, a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Equality Caucus, has sponsored and cosponsored LGBTpromoted bills.

A thought: The move is seen a good one for those defending the present marriage laws in the state. At least, whomever Corbett appoints, a better defense will be made than had she decided to defend the law.

Beach Parties Are Where Action’s At Locally, Republican and Democratic leadership will

focus on Wildwood this weekend, where the “Brady Bunch” and State Rep. John Taylor (RKensington) host their respective annual summer gatherings.

Taylor schedules his for 2 p.m., followed by the popular Brady extravaganza at 5 p.m.

It’s always interesting to note the flow of GOP and Dems from one to the other. Both will be well attended.

Winning the “Briscoe” has become Philly Boxing’s version of winning an Oscar, and voting for the prestigious award has begun.

The “Briscoe” was the brainchild of John DiSanto of PhillyBoxingHistory.com who wanted to honor the legacy of legendary Philly boxer Bennie Briscoe.

The nominees are: Jr. Welterweight Champ Danny Garcia, Heavyweight contender Bryant Jennings, and Jr. Middleweight contender Gabriel Rosado. A “Briscoe” will also be awarded for best fight, and the nominees in that category are; Tevin Farmer vs. Tim Witherspoon, Jr., Bryant Jennings vs. Maurice Byarm, Angel Ocasio vs. Jason Sosa II, and Eric Hunter vs. Jerry Belmontes.

The Briscoe Award If you haven’t already cast your vote, go to www.PhillyBoxingHistory.com

Stretton Goes To Court For T.C. Candidates The Philadelphia Traffic Court may have been usurped by the General Assembly and by the State Supreme Court, but the same Supreme Court may have to rule on the legality of those efforts in the near future.

Samuel Stretton, Esq., who has earned legendary status by winning constitutional battles, especially when it comes to election challenges, will enter a brief next week on behalf of those who successfully won

the last primary as they sought three judicial vacancies in Traffic Court.

The Stretton brief is reported to charge the separation of powers was corrupted in the combined effort by the Supreme Court and the Republican-dominated General Assembly, among other points. A host of constitutional transgressions will be charged.

Stretton believes the Traffic Court judges who were in-

dicted were erroneously charged with corruption.

The Democratic Primary found over two dozen candidates. The top three, Omar Sabir, Marnie Aument Loughrey and Donna DeRose drew over 50,000 votes collectively.

This is one of the factors that are reported to be in the brief. Another point Stretton makes is judges who grant leniency should not be considered criminals.

There are a lot of people who can trace their political legacy directly to former Congressman Bill Gray.

Gray, who was the pastor at Bright Hope Baptist Church in North Philadelphia while serving as a Congressman, was one of those politicians that took the time to lift while he climbed the political ladder.

And he was a good one to follow. In addition to being the first African American to chair the House Budget Committee and to serve as Majority Whip in Congress, he dropped a lot of really choice breadcrumbs. He was the person who spearheaded the sanctions legislation that led indirectly to the end of Apartheid in South Africa and later went on to be envoy to Haiti (under President Bill Clinton) and head of the United Negro College Fund.

On Saturday, many of those people crowded into Bright Hope to say a final farewell to Gray, who died two weeks ago while watching a tennis match at Wimbledon in London. He was 71.

The Bright Hope Choir kept things moving with such classics as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, and “I’m Goin’ Up Yonder” as the service went on. Their music was a fitting tribute to their former pastor … and made up most of the service.

Which when you consider the number of political heavyweights both past and present in the Bright Hope sanctuary, that’s pretty significant.

In fact, former Deputy Mayor George Burrell, a former president of Bright Hope’s Deacon Board, was one of only two politicians who actually spoke at the memorial service, (Cont. Page 20)

A large crowd gathered at Lincoln HS in Northeast Philadelphia to contest Healing Way’s methadone rehabilitation center. The neighbors and politicians have been fighting for two years and the most-recent upper hand went to Healing Way when Common Pleas Court JUDGE IDEE FOX ruled in its favor. But the community and politicians will not let this go without a fight and they showed up almost unanimously at a recent rally. Among them were STATE REPS. MIKE MCGEEHAN, JOHN TAYLOR, BRENDAN BOYLE and Kevin BOYLE, COUNCILMEN BOB HENON and DENNY O’BRIEN, and STATE SEN. MIKE STACK. Most of these politicians support recovery programs, but are wary of endless methadone use. But Healing Way is unique in that it is a for-profit methadone treatment center that does not have a city or state contract to provide services to clients in need. It is focused solely on making a profit, and is perceived as a cash cow and a neighborhood destroyer.

Speaking of Sen. Stack, a fundraiser was held in Pittsburgh for him. The host committee for the event was the Democratic Minority Leader, STATE SEN. JAY COSTA; BILL CLINTON confidant LASER PALNIK; trial attorney BILL CAROSELLI; and election lawyer CLIFF LEVINE. The event was held at the Mansions on Fifth Hotel in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood.

Another event was held the following day where highly regarded labor leader BOISE BUTLER joined Delaware River Stevedores President BOB PALAIMA to thank Stack for his work on behalf of the Philadelphia ports.

Another Northeast Philadelphia politico, State Rep. Brendan Boyle, is working hard on his fundraising for the 13th Congressional Dist. race. He had an impressive quarter. Surprisingly, the fun-raising leader in the seat to succeed gubernatorial candidate ALLYSON SCHWARTZ was STATE SEN. DAYLIN LEACH. Leach led Boyle, DR. VALERIE ARKOOSH and MARJORIE MARGOLIES in the fundraising race. Leach reportedly has utilized his connections from serving as the campaign chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee to help his congressional fundraising. He has also capitalized through connections in the fringe community. He has been a staunch supporter of legalization of marijuana and advocates of that cause have supported him financially.

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Yo! Here we go with this summary of life.

Great truths that little children have learned: 1) No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats. 2) When your mom is mad at your dad, don’t let her brush your hair. 3) If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4) Never ask your 3-year-old brother to hold a tomato. 5) You can’t trust dogs to watch your food. 6) Don’t sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 7) Never hold a dust-buster and a cat at the same time.8) You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 9) Don’t wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.10) The best place to be when you’re sad is on Grandpa’s lap.

Great truths that adults have learned: 1) Raising teenagers is like nailing jelly to a tree. 2) Wrinkles don’t hurt. 3) Families are like fudge – mostly sweet, with a few nuts. 4) Today’s mighty oak is just yesterday’s nut that held its ground. 5) Laughing is good exercise. It’s like jogging on the inside. 6) Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy.

Great truths about growing old; 1) Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. 2) Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. 3) When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do while you’re down there. 4) You’re getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller-coaster. 5) It’s frustrating when you know all the answers but nobody bothers to ask you the questions. 6) Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.7) Wisdom comes with age, but sometimes age comes alone.

The four stages of life: 1) You believe in Santa Claus. 2) You don’t believe in Santa Claus.

3) You are Santa Claus. 4) You look like Santa Claus.

Success: At age four, success is – not peeing in your pants. At age 12, success is – having friends. At age 17, success is – having a driver’s license. At age 35, success is – having money. At age 50, success is – having money. At age 70, success is — having a driver’s license. At age 75, success is – having friends. At age 80, success is – not peeing in your pants.

Pass this on to someone who could use a laugh and take the time to live! Life is short. Dance naked and eat dessert first!

POVERTY: Talk by the Mayor on the plight of the Philly Poor sounds to me like he JUST DISCOVERED it (?). Six years in office and now addressing it. Did not the Administration hire someone to study the CAUSES of poverty months back? Why pay $100k a year to study well-documented reasons? The Mayor’s poverty address was heckled by city workers, many of whom have fallen below federal poverty standards. Was that press conference held near where outside feeding of the POOR was banned recently?... NEW POOR? Layoffs are rearing their UGLY HEAD at the REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – an already-decimated agency (very sadly met with silence from City Council.) Twenty good people and two departments got the AX! The reported layoffs are happening on the watch of RDA head Brian ABERNATHY. He will not be joining any RDA POOR laid-off FOLKS. RDA served our City well for over 60 years: “Well Done.”

PLEASE APPEAL your A.V.I. MARKET-VALUE INCREASE. You can appeal to the Board of Revision of Taxes until the first Monday in October. The BRT is chaired by former Justice NIGRO, and is in the Curtis Building. You can also get forms online. APPEAL! If you DID NOT get an answer to your FIRST-LEVEL request on your A.V.I. INCREASE, there is a chance you may not (?). If not, you can appeal, as stated above. In the meantime, FILE AN INQUIRY. Call the Office of Property Assessment Customer Service Unit and file, or visit them in the Curtis Building OPA Lobby – and file. Each INQUIRY is numbered, so get (Cont. Page 21)

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Billy Meehan Clambake to be held on Aug. 25 at Cannstatter.

The meeting was apparently well attended. Taylor discussed asked for volunteers for three new committees he was forming – finance, policy and registration. Many of the RCC members after the meeting strolled a few blocks to the club, Salsa on the Square, to attend a fundraiser for DAN ALVAREZ, the Republican candidate for Philadelphia District Attorney.

Rumor has it the founder and former owner of Philadelphia Style magazine, DANA SPAIN, is making the rounds meeting with influential Republicans to test the waters for a run for Philadelphia Mayor in 2015. She is new to the Republican Party but appears to share our belief that the City’s out-of-control and inefficient spending, as well as its cumbersome tax structure, have damaged it.

While she has her handicaps of limited name recognition and marginal political experience, she is a more-attractive candidate than the Republicans have had for a while. She is the first candidate we have had since Sam Katz who has the ability to raise any real money. She is herself is wealthy. She also is the President of the board of the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, indicating that she is no stranger to fundraising.

Last Thursday, Mayor Nutter unveiled his Shared Prosperity Philadelphia plan designed to reduce poverty in (Cont. Page 20)

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Last Thursday, Philadelphia Republican City Committee held a meeting at the United Republican Club in Harrowgate. New RCC Chairman and STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR ran the meeting with assistance of the new RCC EXECUTIVE DIR. JOE DEFELICE. One of the purposes of the meeting was to hand out tickets for the annual

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Home-Saving Partnership Successful City of Philadelphia and the Court of Common Pleas this week marked the fifth year of their partnership designed to save the homes of Philadelphians in financial distress in a ceremony at City Hall.

Mayor Michael A. Nutter was joined by Judge Annette Rizzo, and Richard Cordray, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Also present were some of the Philadelphia homeowners whose homes have been saved through the city’s acclaimed Mortgage Foreclosure Protection Program.

legal assistance.

Homeowners who go through the foreclosure prevention process also have the opportunity to participate in the “Tools for Financial Growth” program, managed

by OHCD and funded by PNC Bank, which helps them develop the financial capability to remain in their home after it has been savedf The city foreclosure-prevention program has been recognized both nationally and internationally, and has been replicated in places like Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Delaware and Maryland.

Corbett Announces Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates Available Gov. Tom Corbett and the Dept. of Environmental Protection wants to remind car owners $3,000 rebates are still available for the purchase of large-battery system plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and batteryelectric vehicles.

“Since 2011, Gov. Corbett has invested $3.35 million in rebates for the purchase of electric vehicles, which has worked to support local jobs and clean the air,” DEP Acting Secretary Chris Abruzzo

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In April 2008, as the mortgage and financial crisis was rapidly unfolding, the City of Philadelphia responded quickly when the 1st Judicial Dist. issued an order stating no owner-occupied residential property in Philadelphia could be foreclosed without the homeowner’s having the opportunity to meet with the lender as part of a court-supervised conciliation process.

The City funded a hotline (saveyourhomephilly hotline, 215-334-HOME), and conducted outreach to homeowners, housing counseling and

Sen. Vincent Hughes Posts Dems’ Job Plan What the Corbett administration is not doing is what State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-W. Phila.) is urging the General Assembly to do.

He is pushing to restore funding for school districts to rehire teachers and other workers (20,000 jobs); accept $4 billion in federal funds to expand Medicaid and create jobs in the health-care industry (40,000 jobs) and pass a statewide transportation-funding plan to repair roads and bridges (70,000 jobs).

said. “This current rebate was initially available only through Jun. 30, but we’ve extended the deadline to give more residents an opportunity to make the switch to an alternative-fueled vehicle.”

The $3,000 rebate amount is now available through Dec. 31, 2013, or until the 500-vehicle mark is reached, whichever occurs first. Rebates of $3,500 were previously made available to the first 500 applicants. When that milestone was reached in February, rebate amounts of $3,000 were made available for the next 500 qualified applicants. As of Jun. 18, there were 350 rebates remaining in this amount.

Rebate amounts offered in the future will be reassessed at that time.

-battery vehicles that have battery-system capacity equal or greater than 10 kilowatt hours — including but not limited to models such as the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt — are eligible for the highest rebate amount. DEP also offers rebates of $1,000 for PHEV or EV vehicles with

battery system capacity of less than 10 kWh, including but not limited to models such as the Toyota Prius plug-in and Ford CMax Energi.

Rebates of $1,000 are offered for the purchase of natural-gas, propane and hydrogen or fuel-cell vehicles. A $500 rebate is available for electric motorcycles and scooters.

DEP provides these rebates as incentives to assist Pennsylvania residents with the incremental cost of purchasing an alternative fuel vehicle. To qualify, the vehicle must be new, registered in Pennsylvania, and purchased no more than six months before the rebate application is submitted. Leased vehicles are not eligible for these rebates.

The rebates are funded by the Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program, which is supported by a receipts tax on utilities.

Rebate applications and updated guidelines are available on DEP’s website, www.dep.state.pa.us, Keyword: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Rebates.

Mayfair, Holmesburg Neighbors Keep Up Battle

MAYFAIR AND HOLMESBURG residents packed Lincoln HS Tuesday night as they heard from their Northeast political leadership on progress battling an approved Methadone clinic at Frankford & Decatur Streets. Here residents get horn support from passing motorists, Photo by Rory McGlasson raising din outside school as meeting got underway.

3 In Bipartisan Appeal To Commonwealth Court Republican State Rep. John Taylor and Democrats State Rep. Kevin Boyle and Councilman Bobby Henon, have filed an appeal to a local court ruling allowing the opening of a methadone clinic at 7900 Frankford Avenue.

They have led community opposition to the clinic which is owned by The Healing

Way. Taylor said, “The appeal is not to oppose those who suffer from drug addiction obtaining the help that they need to lead productive, healthy lives. It is imperative that we provide treatment facilities by those who are qualified and licensed to run them.

“We as a community are standing together to oppose

the opening of a clinic at this location as it is in the heart of a residential neighborhood, too close to schools, two daycare facilities and a library.”

The three legislators noted the Healing Way has no background in providing any treatment to those who suffer from drug addiction, which they admit is a horrible affliction.

Friends Of Wissahickon Seek Volunteers Friends of the Wissahickon are recruiting Trail Ambassadors to join in a fall training session. The application deadline is Friday, Aug. 16.

Trail Ambassadors are park volunteers who assist and educate people in the park with anything from directions to safety needs to park history, flora, and fauna. Ambassadors perform their service in the park and participate in ongoing education. They become experts in the Wissahickon and have the opportunity to delve deeply into their particular topics of interest while providing a valuable public service.

Training will be held on Wednesday evenings, 6 to 8 p.m., at The Cedars House from Aug. 28 to Oct. 9. There will also be one Saturdaymorning first-aid training ses-

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COUNCILMAN David Oh launched Hispanic business-opportunities outreach at CCP. Joining him there were, from left, special assistant Ileana Garcia; Oh; Finanta Microlending Mgr. Bertha Sarmina; and Finanta New Initiatives Mgr. Manuel Martin.

divisions).

Using the race definitions from 1968 and the total votingage population, whites voted at higher rates than Blacks in every presidential election between 1968, when the Census Bureau began publishing voting data by race, and 1992.

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sists. In every presidential election since 1996, women have voted at higher rates than men.

In 2012, the spread was about 4 percentage points. The gap was especially wide among Black voters, among whom it reached 9 percentage points in 2012.

Asians are the only race or Hispanic-origin group that showed no significant gender gap.

There were large declines in youth voting among all race groups and Hispanics in 2012.

Non-Hispanic whites age 18 to 24 and 25 to 44 showed statistically significant voting rate decreases, as did young Hispanics 18 to 24 years of age.

The only race/Hispanic-origin/age combinations showing voting-rate increases in 2012 were Blacks ages 45 to 64 and 65 and older.

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In The Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County Civil Action – Law No. 130202663 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., Plaintiff vs. Unknown Heirs of Doris Tarboro, Deceased, Howard Tarboro, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Doris Tarboro, Deceased, Larry Tarboro, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Doris Tarboro, Deceased, Marsha Turner, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Doris Tarboro, Deceased & Priscilla Curry, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Doris Tarboro, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendants To: Unknown Heirs of Doris Tarboro, Deceased, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 7207 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc., has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 130202663, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 7207 Ogontz Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19138, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 3638 N. Broad St., Phila., PA 19140, 215-227-2400/215981-3700. Phila Bar. Assoc., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215-238-6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.

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1996, turnout rates have risen 13 percentage points to the highest levels of any recent presidential election.

In contrast, after reaching a high in 2004, non-Hispanic white voting rates have dropped in two consecutive elections.

Between 2008 and 2012, rates for non-Hispanic whites dropped from 66.1% to 64.1%. As recently as 1996, Blacks had turnout rates 8 percentage points lower than non-Hispanic whites.

Overall, the percentage of eligible citizens who voted declined from 63.6% in 2008 to 61.8% in 2012.

Both Blacks and non-Hispanic whites had voting rates higher than Hispanics and Asians in the 2012 election (about 48% each).

“Blacks have been voting at higher rates, and the Hispanic and Asian populations are growing rapidly, yielding a more-diverse electorate,” said Thom File, a Census Bureau sociologist and the report’s author. “Over the last five presidential elections, the share of voters who were racial or ethnic minorities rose from just over one in six in 1996 to more than one in four in 2012.”

Between 1996 and 2012, Blacks, Asians and Hispanics all had an increase in their shares of the voting population, with the Hispanic share increasing by about 4 percentage points and the Black share by about 3 points.

The number of Blacks who voted rose by about 1.7 million between 2008 and 2012.

Likewise, the number of Hispanics who voted increased by 1.4 million and the number of Asians by 550,000. At the same time, the number of nonHispanic white voters declined by about 2 million — the only such drop for any single-race group between elections since 1996. The figures for Blacks

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Hispanic whites who did so, according to a US Census Bureau report. This marks the first time Blacks have voted at a higher rate than whites since the Census Bureau started publishing statistics on voting by the eligible citizen population in 1996.

These findings come from “The Diversifying Electorate — Voting Rates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2012 (and Other Recent Elections)”, which provides analysis of the

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Blacks Voted At Higher Rate Than Whites In 2012 Election, Reports Census Bureau About two in three eligible likelihood of voting by demo- 64.7% to 66.2%). The 2012 and Hispanics are not signifiBlacks (66.2%) voted in the graphic factors, such as race, increase in voting among cantly different.

RAB 2012 presidential election, Hispanic origin, sex, age and Blacks continues what has The report also shows that Resident Advisory Board higher than the 64.1% of non- geography (specifically, census been a long-term trend: since the “gender gap” in voting per-

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Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 17) Philadelphia. Almost 30% of Philadelphians live in poverty –

the highest poverty rate of a major city in the US. While I applaud the Mayor’s sentiments, the SPP looks like a compilation of retread programs

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that will not meaningfully affect the city’s poverty rate.

SPP outlined five areas of programing that are designed to relieve poverty: 1) jobs and training, 2) access to benefits, 3) early learning, 4) housing security and 5) economic security.

SPP’s jobs and training programs will train poor people for the workplace. This is laudable, but the problem in the city is that we do not have enough jobs. Since 1970, Philadelphia has lost one in four jobs. For these people to work, we need to encourage employers to come

back from the suburbs, and this means lowering overall taxes, which I do not believe this Mayor has the courage to do.

He plans to offer tax incentives to some types of employers especially those using low-skilled workers. Selective tax breaks are problematic on many levels.

The government should not be picking and choosing what businesses succeed. Also, company owners are not dumb – they know tax credits have limited lives and plan accordingly.

SPP early-learning initiatives will be designed to increase pre-

school and daycare options. This year, we have a $120 million deficit in our school budget, indicating we cannot manage our existing educational needs.

Maybe the School District should get its house in order for K-12 before we add new programs.

Through SPP, the Mayor plans to make it easier for the poor to access benefits. That means more people on welfare, food stamps and Medicaid.

SPP’s housing-security initiative will not be looking to make you safer in your home (and I do believe a core responsibility of mu-

nicipal government is public safety). Rather, its intent is to put more people in subsidized housing and to reduce foreclosures.

Finally, through SPP’s economic-security program the Mayor wants to train people to better manage their money.

How is the City going to pay for these programs? The Mayor’s usual answer: more taxes? Our high taxes are what chased businesses out of the city.

I predict most of the jobs created by SPP will be those for the bureaucrats running these programs.

Out & About

If you notice, there were more than a few “formers” in that list. I don’t think this was an accident.

That’s because while folks were there to celebrate Gray’s legacy and memorialize him, I couldn’t help but think this represented the finish line in an era of Philadelphia, and by extension national, politics.

Many of the people that I saw at Bright Hope on Saturday were folks that I hadn’t seen since the early 1990s, when I was 28 and collecting business cards to make sure that I got everyone’s name right.

Whether or not I was onto something depended on whom I talked with.

For Councilman Clarke, the number of people Gray influenced in Philadelphia politics ensures that the era will continue in some form.

“The most important aspect of any legacy is to make sure

you have people in place to carry it on,” he said. “Bill Gray left behind enough people as protégés to do that.”

“It’s a changing of the guard,” Bill Miller said.

“While we acknowledge Bill Gray’s work, it probably won’t be repeated. The next group of

political leaders will have to be smart and have courage.

[Gray’s passing] is the period of a well-written sentence.”

His wife, Andrea, sons William (Jennifer), Justin and Andrew, his mother, Hazel, and two grandchildren, survive Gray. His burial was private. future tragedy. Three hearings have already been held and two more are scheduled.

Five Members of Council are leading this important initiative: CURTIS JONES, JR. (chair), JANNIE BLACKWELL, BOBBY HENON, JIM KENNEY and MARIA QUIÑONES SÁNCHEZ. Look for Henon to use his building-trades experience to play a pivotal role developing solutions and improvements.

(Cont. From Page 17) and he spoke about Gray’s work in the church and how his parents, his father, the late Rev. William H. Gray II and his mother, Hazel, primed him for leadership.

“He had the baton of leadership passed to him by his parents,” Burrell said.

In fact, the lone speaker in terms of Gray’s political legacy was former President Bill Clinton, who came with his wife, former Secretary of State (and 2016 presidential candidate, let’s not kid ourselves) Hillary Clinton.

While Gray wasn’t afraid of being a politician or being called a politician, he saw his office as an extension of the work he did at Bright Hope, President Clinton said.

“Bill Gray understood that the real purpose of power was to empower other people,” he said.

“His was a life to celebrate.”

Former Congressman Ron Dellums was there, as was former UN Ambassador Andrew Young. Mayor Michael Nutter, former Urban League President and Clinton adviser Vernon Jordan and former Congressman Bob Borski were also there.

Congress Members Charles Rangel, Sheila Jackson Lee and Chaka Fattah were there, along with US Sen. Bob Casey, State Sen. Vincent Hughes, City Commissioner Stephanie Singer, Council President Darrell Clarke, former Judges John Braxton and Nelson Diaz and PR magnate Bill Miller of Ross Associates.

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A Special City Council Committee has started hearings on the building collapse at 21st & Market. This tragic accident killed many innocent people.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE WHEREAS, on March 11, 1996, a certain mortgage was exe2011 President Street, Philadelphia, PA 19115. BEING Parcel cuted by Ethel Petroff, as mortgagor in favor of Unity MortNumber: 157N4-208. The sale will be held on August 2, gage Corp. d/b/a The Reverse Mortgage Company as 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, PhiladelDeeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book VCS 1917 phia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Develpage 436 (“Mortgage”); and opment will bid $194,105.45 plus interest, costs and other WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbered property located at charges through the sale date. Ten percent (10%) of the high2011 President Street Philadelphia, PA 19115, Parcel/BRT #: est bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that 157N4-208 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting owned by Ethel Petroff, Trustee for her son Carl Davis, by on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total virtue of deed dated December 28, 1973 and recorded January delinquent amount of $194,105.45 as of April 25, 2013, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage 4, 1974 in Book: DCC 537; Page: 279; and WHEREAS, agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been acEthel Petroff died on November 7, 2011 and by operation of celerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in law, title vested in Carl Davis; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Departfor posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s ment of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), purattendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs insuant to an assignment recorded on October 6, 2004 in curred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-ofDocument #: 51030364, in the Office of the Recorder of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure ComWHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and missioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the conditions of the Mortgage as Ethel Petroff died on Novemforeclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration ber 7, 2011 and that the monthly payments due following her of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the death have not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of date of this Notice, and no payment has been made sufficient any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire the date of the foreclosure sale. amount delinquent as of April 25, 2013 is $194,105.45 plus When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the SecreWHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has detary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or clared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THERE- cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful FORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented 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 before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable.

Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Office of the thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the SecreRecorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the tice is hereby given that on August 2, 2013 at 10:00 AM at essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivthe Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at ered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the SecBroad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, all retary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in real and personal Property at or used in connection with the cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery public auction to the highest bidder: LAND and premises sit- of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated uate in the City and County of Philadelphia, and Commonwith the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the dewealth of Pennsylvania. BEGINNING at a point in the posits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

Northerly curved line of President Street (56. feet wide), disThe Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to tant 148 feet 4 1/2 inches Eastwardly from the Easterly end of deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be the curve connecting the Northerly line of President Street for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount with the Easterly curved line of Hoff Street (46 feet wide). of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The said connecting curve having a radius of 20 feet, said beginextension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or ning point being in the extended middle line of party wall becashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and tween premises #2009 and #2011 President Street, thence Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior Eastwardly along the curved Northerly line of President to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion Street and curving to the left with a radius of 2280 feet 10 1/8 of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. inches, an arc distance of 32 feet 10 ¾ inches to a point in the If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the redivision line between, premises #2011 and #2013 President quired period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Street; thence North 4 degrees 21 minute 53 seconds East Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the along the last mentioned division line 116 feet 7 5/8 inches to Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office a point in the Northerly boundary line of Plan hereinafter Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidmentioned; thence North 89 degrees 18 minutes 34 seconds der for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that West along said boundary line 32 feet 0 7/8 inches to a point bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession in the extended middle line of aforementioned I party wall be- based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others tween premises #2009 and #2011 President Street; thence subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. South 4 degrees 49 minutes 58 seconds West along the midTherefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to dle line of last mentioned party wall and its extensions 114 the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in feet 4 1/8 inches to the place of beginning. BEING known as: accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

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(Cont. Form Page 17) a copy and use it as evidence in an appeal to the BRT or COMMON PLEAS COURT. HAPPY NEWS: Judge Diane and hubby Harv THOMPSON celebrate 43 years of marriage in new digs!

A lovely duo.... GET WELL to KATHY ANGLIM, lovely lass from Ambler, Pa. Kathy tried to convince me that she is a grandmother – NAW! BIRTHDAYS: Bill “The Thinker” RUBIN has his on the 26th in N.E. Philly. He is a Butkovitz brain-trust member... Antoinette LaFAUCI has hers in South Philly on the 27th!... Shane GEE of the 26th Ward has his on the 27th. He is a P.E.T.S. graduate (Johnny DOC’S school), and is in the NAVY aboard the USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL! This is SUPER WEEKEND at the shore with the BRADY BUNCH Beach Bash in Anglesea on Saturday. Also on that day is GOP Leader John TAYLOR’S Beach Ball Party.... Friday night features a Sipping Party for Councilman Bobby HENON hosted by Sheriff Barbara DEELEY and daughter, Lovely LISA.... Sunday features a Brunch promoting Dan SAVAGE for State Senate. This could signal a fight for State Sen. TARTAGLIONE’S seat.

All in Anglesea. Councilman Jim KENNEY’s usual Sunday Brunch shifted to Margate this year on the following Sunday.

The Jungle Telegraph is beating out that Judge GLAZER will be selecting Traffic Court Hearing Officers. If so, this is contrary to the PILEGGI legislation, where the Municipal Court President Judge selects them (?). WHO GAVE THE ORDER for a Common Pleas judge to pick Municipal Court personnel. It seems a SLAP in the face... BIG HOOPLA over community cohesion against a

drug-treatment clinic at 12th & Fitzgerald Streets. A lot of folks got credit including Councilman Mark SQUILLA, and Joy CHERN of Rep. KELLER’S office. Not mentioned was Ward Leader Roseanne PAUCIELLO who initially received many calls on the issue, and worked with her committeepersons and SQUILLA, as well as put out the word to many to attend a protest rally. A ward leader and committeepersons helped ease community concern over this issue (and many others). During all the problems that crop up in neighborhoods, do you see the news writers who condemn politicians? Do THEY help out?

Those who say that a POL’S job is somehow “dirty”; where are they when issues arise? Are they on call 24/7? Bet the critics’ shoes are kicked off, and a drink is being sipped.

COUNCILMAN SQUILLA is working on placing a traffic light at the dangerous intersection of Swanson Street & Snyder Avenue. It seems the City lost control of the street to a developer, via an earlier council ordinance, so that the street is really part of a mall??? Help us MARK!... VINCE FUMO was zapped in the press as he is sued over a trust fund. It was NOT FAIR. It is a family dispute.

Vince will return SOON. He is aware newscritters will try to make him a frequent feature.

He will be a FREE MAN, and able to rebut BLARNEY. STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL Kathleen Kane makes news in the ouster of a judge.

How can a “powerful” judge be so easily removed? She acted properly! And her position on gay marriage the GOP says is unconstitutional. BALONEY, malarkey! They say HILLARY is TOO OLD to be President – but Ronald REAGAN was not?... The press says Zimmerman’s acquittal should not lead to riches. But the press made him LARGER THAN LIFE.

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