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Playing Nice With ‘No Savesies’ Rule

More Murals For So Philly?

GUITARIST AND BANDLEADER Richard Barnes proposed a mural honoring South Philly’s legendary musician Eddie Lang (Salvatore Massaro) at community meeting Wednesday evening at Palumbo Recreation Center, 10th & Fitzwater. “This mural will depict Eddie Lang as center piece, honoring him as a musician, local resident (St. Albans Street), Italian American. I plan to incorporate elements of his life including a smaller photo of Venuti, Bing Crosby, Bessie Smith and the James Campbell School, as well as utilizing vintage photos I’ve found of the intersection from the ’10s/’20s,” he said. Meetings are a good way to learn more about your neighborhood and interesting things going on nearby as well.

Thumbs Up For Runners!

UH-OH! Naughty neighbor places chair in freshly dug-out space, pooh-poohing the “no savesies” ordinance. Photo by Maria Merlino

by Maria Merlino Last Friday evening, with the imminent blizzard on the loose and many dining establishments closed, a bright light in South Philly was the Bob Pantano Dance Party at Popi’s Restaurant on 20th & Moyamensing Avenue.

When the show started at 6 p.m., the sky was clear and by 10 p.m., the air was thick with flurries. Everyone oohed and aahed at the weather but that didn’t stop them from having a good time dancing to disco.

The next morning, the ghostly scene from the window was still and silent. Hours of snow covered everything in a fluffy 20-inch-thick blanket.

When it stopped, people emerged from the warmth of their homes and, brandishing large metal blades on sticks, carefully dug out their cars.

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SOUTH PHILLY’S ultramarathoner Fred Druding, Jr. is flanked by fellow marathoners Emma Paras and Hannah Schlesinger as they give thumbs up to their upcoming endeavor of heading to California to take on competing in extremely challenging course of Big Sur International Marathon while simultaneously raising funds for Save the Children. See more pics, page 13.

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Artful Gesture

STUDENTS FROM SIX Phila. public schools created original artwork and get-well cards for Police Officer Jesse Hartnett, who showed acts of bravery while seriously injured recently in an on-duty altercation. The City’s Chief Education Officer Otis Hackney, left, and City Representative Sheila Hess, right, delivered homemade masterpieces to Lt. Greg Doerr, of 18th Police District in W. Philadelphia, where Officer Hartnett is assigned.

Photo by Tony Webb/ City of Philadelphia, 2016 Many of the cards and artwork expressed heartfelt sentiments by students of the William Bryant, Andrew Hamilton and Boys Latin Charter schools in West Philly; the Penrose Elementary School in Southwest Philadelphia and the CookWissahickon and AMY-Northwest schools in Roxborough where Officer Hartnett is a resident. The children re-

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sponded with about 300 cards and works of art. The project was a collaboration of the Office of City Representative and the City’s Education Office, with a focus on Mayor Jim Kenney’s priority on youth, education and community-police engagement. Hackney was the principal at South Phila. HS and City Representative Sheila Hess is from Packer Park.

Get Your Street Plowed!

All over social media and online, people are still waiting for their side streets to be plowed. An amusing hashtag has strarted trending, saying #sidestreetsmatter as is the case for Philadelphia’s winding, tiny streets.

Fortunately, there is a system in place with multiple ways to report your needs from salting to plowing and beyond.

To report plowing or salting needs, contact 311. You can report problems online at http://www.phila.gov/311, by calling 311 on your phone or call 215-686-8686 (SNOW) through the Apple or Android apps, on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Philly311/ or Twitter https://twitter.com/philly311, by emailing Philly311@phila.gov, or at the agency's walk-in center in Room 167 at City Hall.

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(Cont. From Page 1) snow on and around your vehicle. A lot of time effort and sweat go into it. It’s hands on. Family members may get involved. It could take an hour or more to complete the action. Then, the worst part is saying goodbye to the space when you move your car.

“Please don’t go little space,” the shoveler pleads as he pulls out into the street. Then a bright idea hits. “I’ll save the space with a chair (or other random at hand item)!”

It’s understandable. You did all the work, and then when you return, some stranger is occupying the square footage that you struggled with so dearly. It can be emotional to the point of a jealous lover. Only revenge can solve this problem. Keying, flattening tires and sometimes, gun play are employed.

This is why the Philadelphia Police Dept. bans all parking spot saving. It’s

the law. And the City’s fun #NoSavesies hashtag is trending all over the city on social media.

My solution to this problem is a change in attitude. When you say byebye to “your” space, think of it as a good deed for the next person to enjoy.

Don’t let your blood pressure rise.

When you return from your journey, you will find another space. (I hope!)

LEFT, BROADCAST HALL OF FAME Person of the Year 2015, WOGL-FM radio personality Bob Pantano, Gina Rucci of Popi’s Restaurant and Bob’s more-beautiful half, Debbie Pantano, gather for a photo op on the dance floor. Top left, wall of snow on 2800 block of Iseminger Street could be an igloo. Above, the snow artfully falling.

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Petition Season Brings Pols To The People

by Joe Shaheeli Pennsylvania’s political footsoldiers threw themselves into the tough entry-level task facing those who would run for state or national office in the Apr. 26 primary election: circulating nominating petitions to get their candidates on the ballot.

This is tedious and often chilly work as well – doubly so this season, as much of the state is recovering from a blockbuster blizzard. But it must be done. Otherwise – we

wind up in a democracy with no actual choices in 2016.

Who wants this? Raise your hands.

Congressional candidates need 1,000 confirmed signatures to get on the ballot. Aspirants to the State Senate need 500; to the State House of Representatives, 300.

Voters in the presidential primary do not actually vote for their presidential favorite; instead, they vote for delegates to the national convention who are allocated by Congressional District. (This becomes important, as will be

explained below.) Presidential and US senatorial candidates need 2,000 valid signatures.

The burden for all petitioners is to prove that their signatures are valid. These follow rules that are technical at best.

Sometimes their interpretation is murky. The final shots will be called by the Pennsylvania judiciary; Philadelphia’s 1st Judicial Dist. Common Pleas judges, who are the first line of decision-making, are usually upheld on appeal in petition-challenge cases.

Any candidate who is viewed as a threat by another candidate should expect to have their petitions scanned with hostile intent, to uncover flaws that invalidate single signatures or whole petition sheets. There are numerous that can invalidate a signature or a petition. Any person running for office should retain an expert to help them navigate this minefield.

The first thing a petitioncirculator should grasp is that the signatory on a petition must live in the same district their candidate is running in.

This poses all sorts of prac-

Fighting For Rotem Jobs

COALITION of Philly political and labor leaders, coordinated by Councilman David Oh, speaking, met at Hyundai Rotem plant in S. Phila. where SEPTA Silverliner rail cars are built. SEPTA is considering outsourcing rail production overseas. Included in bipartisan coalition are Phila, Chamber of Commerce, Transit Workers Union, former Gov. Ed Rendell, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Council Members Curtis Jones, Jr. and Al Taubenberger. tical problems for circulators.

They need to know the boundaries of their candidates’ districts well, query the voters they solicit precisely, and steer their signers onto the proper sheets. Otherwise, their signatures may be stricken – and with them their candidates.

The rule of thumb is: Get twice as many sigs as you need. Outsiders who are challenging entrenched interests can save themselves some legal hassle if they submit

three times the needed signatures on their petitions. Their foes won’t bother to knock them off the ballot, saving their money for later phases of the campaign.

Petitions are now being circulated for State and national primary contests now in Philadelphia.

A done deal, however, is for the Mar. 15 special elections to fill the seats of State Reps. Louise Bishop (D-W. Phila.) and Cherelle Parker (D-N. Phila.), who resigned from the 192nd and 200th Legislative seats respectively.

The deadline for petitions in those races was this Monday.

The 192nd required 377 valid sigs, the 200th 495. We’ll soon learn if there were prob-

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Please note that although these March and April elections will be administered by Philadelphia City Commission, like all elections, the process of petitioning is entirely handled by the Pennsylvania Dept. of State because all these offices are State offices. Blank petition forms should be downloaded from this DoS webpage: https://www.pavoterservices.st ate.pa.us/Pages/officesurvey.a spx. They must be filled out and physically returned to Harrisburg no later than Feb. 16.

Lawsuit Seeks To Allow Out-Of-State Petitioners

A lawsuit filed in federal court is seeking to force the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to permit petition-circulators from out of state.

Benezet Consulting LLC argued in a hearing Jan. 26 that the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s requirement (Cont. Next Page) State Rep.

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Wolf Strikes Blow To GOP Prison Bloc In Gov. Tom Wolf’s ongoing duel with the Republicancontrolled State House of Representatives, the Governor may have discovered a lever to pry the Republicans away from their notion the 2015-16 budget is “done”.

It’s prison funding. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections received $1 billion in retroactive funds dating to July as part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s appropriations in his late December line-item veto, but those funds will be exhausted within two weeks, a worried State Sen. John Gordner (R- Columbia) noted.

Wolf released more than $23 billion, exercising his line-item veto power. But

GATHERED at InfinityX at Sports Complex to commemorate 72nd birthday of world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier were Laborers chief Ryan N. Boyer, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, Rev. Carlton Aiken, Ken Washington, Peter Lyde and Omar Sabir.

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State Rep. Kevin Boyle (DNortheast) received a boost to his effort to win the Democratic nomination for the State Senate’s 5th Dist. seat. The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police announced it is endorsing Boyle’s campaign.

“We’ve been solidly behind Rep. Boyle for some time and that support will proudly carry over to the race this April,” FOP Lodge 5 President John McNesby said.

“Our membership felt it’s time for a change and with our

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Board of Directors voting over 2 to 1 in support of Rep. Boyle, we are sending a message that our organization and its resources are fully behind his bid to be the next State Senator in the 5th Dist.”

“I am honored to have the support of the Philadelphia F.O.P Lodge 5 and its President John McNesby,” Boyle responded. “Philadelphia is blessed to have a highly professional and dedicated police force. It is incumbent upon us in elective office to insure our city maintains this level of police service.”

The Philly FOP Board of Directors met and voted on their endorsement. Boyle prevailed over incumbent State Sen. John Sabatina (D-Northeast) by a 72-34 margin. The group asserts that a majority of their 14,000 members live in Northeast Philadelphia.

The 5th Dist. consists of Northeast Philadelphia and a small piece of southeastern Montgomery County.

Unfazed, Sabatina announced his campaign for reelection in the 5th. Despite snow-covered roads and school closings, nearly 100 people joined with Sabatina as he made clear he was running for another term to the seat he

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PHILLY AIDS THRIFT has turned proceeds from yesterday’s left-over thrift items into $147,000 in grants for 20152016. PAT announced grant funding for 17 local HIV/AIDS service organizations that serve greater Delaware Valley.

Grant funds, as part of their new direct funding program, help them move towards $1.5M in contributions to the community. Next request for grant proposals will take place in fall/winter 2016-2017. For more information about grant awards, please visit www.phillyaidsthrift.com or call (215) Photo by Scott Drake 922-3186.

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the Senator, saying, “I want to say right now, the Teamsters stand behind John Sabatina. He has been a good friend to us and to all the men and women in organized labor.”

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won in a recent special election to replace Lt. Gov. Mike Stack.

Teamsters Local 107, which has endorsed Sabatina, hosted the event. VP and Business Mgr. Ed Slater introduced

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many Commonwealth agencies received far less than they need to maintain normal operations through the first half of 2016.

Among them is Corrections – a department that spends urban and suburban taxpayers’ funds heavily in rural districts like Gordner’s, which are for the most part controlled by Republicans.

Senate Republicans are pushing action to refund Corrections. But if Capitol Hill remains in a three-way snarl between Senate, House & the Governor’s Mansion, their moves may not work.

Wolf is hoping some rural Tea Partiers in the House will get the message and rethink their opposition to government spending.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) petition-circulators be residents of the state was already ruled unconstitutional by “Green Party v. Aicheles” last year. The Commonwealth’s position is the Aichele decision only applies to third-party circulators, not to major parties.

The plaintiff’s lawyer, Paul Rossi of Kennett Square, said, “It is unfortunate that American citizens have to continously fight to exercise their 1st Amendment rights in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We are confident the facts are on our side and we will prevail.”

A favorable ruling would permit national candidate with strong volunteer bases in neighboring states to muster new ground troops in petition drives.

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Attorneys are both board certified by the American Bankruptcy Certification Board.

Italians Rally Around Sabatina

Chapters 7/13 & Stop foreclosures, creditors harassments, lawsuits, garnishments, and sheriff sales.

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HONORING State Sen. John Sabatina, Jr., were six Italian American fraternal bodies. Enjoying evening at Townsend Room were Pete Venneri, Ward Leader John Sabatina, Sr., Photo by Wendell Douglas Senator & Lisa Sabatina.

SURROUNDING DCC go-to man Lou Farinella were State Rep candidate Matt Darragh, Sarah O’Neill, Florence Farinella, Jane Kehl, Gertrude O’Neill and warhorse Mike Photo by Wendell Douglas McAleer.

CONGRATULATING State Rep. John Sabatina were, from left, Ken Bode, Dominic Marzullo, Lucky Palumbo and VinPhoto by Wendell Douglas cent Marzullo.

PHILA. Federation of Teachers’ Lisa Wismer shared moment with State Sen. John Sabatina at Townsend Room.

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TEAMSTERS’ Ed Shaw was on hand to support State Rep. John Sabatina in N.E. Phila.

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PAESANI Camillo Iovine, Jr., Donato Siravo, Lucky Palumbo, Rosario Siravo and John Sabatina, Sr. enjoyed convivial evening at Townsend Room. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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Senate Seat (Cont. From Page 5) Sabatina thanked Slater, noting his 100% voting record with the AFL-CIO, and laid out his plans for his next four years, saying he was running “because he loved his city, Philadelphia” and that “as a lifelong resident of my district, I’m qualified to lead, because the people whom I represent have been my neighbors for my whole life.”

The Senator said his sophomore term would have four areas of focus: education, economic growth, the livability of the Northeast, and public safety. He mentioned that it

was “shameful” how much was spent on prisons in his district and how little was spent on schools. “We need to invest in education now, not incarceration later,” said Sabatina.

He vowed to fight to build industry along the Delaware River and invest in the Northeast’s industrial sites – while also reducing the commuting time to downtown.

Finally, Sabatina emphasized his background as a key qualification: “As a former Assistant District Attorney, I have been fighting to keep our neighborhoods safe for years.

I promise to use what I learned as a prosecutor to make Northeast Philadelphia a

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SAMPLE of crowd attending announcement of Movita Johnson Harrell, who is challenging incumbent State Rep. Vanessa Brown in 190th Legislative Dist. Democratic primary.

great place to raise a family.”

Afterwards, Sabatina announced his campaign team.

Media and Mail will be handled by the Berlin Rosen firm. Key operatives are Alex Navarro-McKay and Will Hailer. Will is a Vice-President at BerlinRosen. Marc Silverman of 38th Street Strategies will do polling. Research is up to Gordie Loewen, who has solid Democratic credentials. Kristen Stoner of the St. Bernard Group will run fundraising.

Artis-Cook Gets Labor, Party Backing

2016 members of The United Food & Commercial Workers Union endorsed Tonyelle Cook-Artis, the Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 200th Legislative Dist. in the Mar. 15 special election.

Members of the local union were on hand to show their support to Cook-Artis during a fundraiser held in her honor on Thursday evening at Alma Mater in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia.

“I am honored to receive the endorsement of UFCW, Local 1776 and very appreciative of their support to my campaign. Local 1776 and its members share my commitment in helping families and creating positive change in the lives of working people,” says Cook-Artis. “I look forward to building a strong partnership with Local 1776 to develop policy and initiatives to create opportunities for economic development and job growth in my district.”

“The members of Local 1776 are proud and excited to support Tonyelle Cook-Artis,” stated Wendell Young, IV, president of UFCW Local 1776. “Tonyelle is the perfect candidate to continue the great work already accomplished in the 200th district, and will stand with the men and women of our union on issues that are important to working families”.

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OUR OPINION Voters, Please Sign Nominating Petitions

nounces Campaign Kickoff at Finley Rec Ctr., 7701 Mansfield Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

For info (215) 247-3187 or InfoCookArtis2016@gmail.com .

Jan. 30- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown announces Campaign Kickoff at Park Ave. Banquet Ha., 4942 Parkside Ave., 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Drum ensemble, refreshments.

For info (267) 601-1528 or WinVanessaBrown@gmail.co m.

Jan. 30- State Rep candidate Darryl Thomas hosts Fundraiser at Jay’s Seafood Factory, 5209 Market St., 2nd fl., 7-9 p.m.

Donations $15. For info electdthomas@yahoo.com.

Jan. 31- State Rep. Jason Dawkins announces Reelection Campaign at Global Dye Works, 4500 Worth St., 2-4 p.m. Donations welcome. For info Danielle Gonzalez RepDawkins179@gmail.com.

Feb. 3- Four Chaplains hosts Awards Dinner at FOP Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Rd., Cocktails 5:30 p.m., Dinner 6 p.m. Honoring Medal of Honor recipient Hershel

“Woody” Williams and Thomas Manion. For info www.fourchaplains.org.

Feb. 4- State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas hosts “Bridging the Gaps Community Building, Behavioral Health & Wellness” Town Hall Mtg. at Temple Stud. Activity Ctr., 13th St. & Montgomery Ave., 4-8 p.m. Addressing the challenges. Focuses on challenges facing youth. Refreshments.

For info Mrs. Natal (215)5603261, ext. .27.

Feb. 4- Republican City Committee hosts Winter Reception honoring Councilman Al Taubenberger at 114 S. 12th St., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $500.

For info (215) 722-8082.

Feb. 4- C o u n c i l w o m a n Cindy Bass hosts Information Thursday on financial health at 4439 Germantown Ave., 68 p.m. RSVP (215) 685-9182.

Feb. 4- Save the Children Fundraiser at Shamrock Pub, 1400 S. 2nd St., 7:30 p.m.

Minimum $5 donation and receive wristband valid for $3 Craft Beers & $2 Fireball Shots. For info Fred Druding, Jr. (215) 221-2374.

Feb. 5- State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas hosts “Bridging the Gaps Community Building, Behavioral Health & Wellness” at Temple Stud. Activity Ctr., 13th St. & Montgomery Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Presenting the solutions.

Focuses on challenges facing youth. Continental breakfast, lunch. For info Mrs. Natal (215)560-3261, ext. .27.

Feb. 5- ILA Local 1291 President Boise Butler is honored with Spirit of Port Award at Seamen’s Church Institute Lunch, Hilton Phila. at Penn’s Landing, 11:30 a.m. Tickets $125. For reservations Deborah Ingravallo (856) 6423957.

Feb. 9- State Rep candidate Sean Stevens hosts Fundraiser at Winnie’s LeBus, 4266 Main St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Feb. 9- tate Sen. John Sabatina hosts Mardi Gras Reception at Ladder 15, 1528 Sansom St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. $500 Friend, $1,000 Host, $2,500 Sponsor, $5,000 Benefactor; Checks to Committee to Re-Elect John Sabatina, Jr. 7718 Castor Ave., 2nd fl.,

Phila., PA 19152. Please RSVP to 215-821-7606 or re.elect.johnsabatina@gmail.c om Donate online www.JohnSabatina.com.

Feb. 9- ommunity groups hosgt N. Phila. candidate Meet & Greet at Pub Webb, 1527 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 68:30 p.m. Free food.

Feb. 10- John Teague & Lenny Bazemore host Fundraiser for congressional candidate Dwight Evans at Bazemore Gallery, 4339 Main St., 6-8 p.m. Tickets $100.

RSVP Mary Kate (412) 7194360 or marykate@dwightevans.com. For info John Teague (215) 520-1676.

Feb. 11- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Town Hall Mtg. at Roxborough Mem. Hosp.

Wolcoff Aud., 5800 Ridge Ave., 7 p.m. Topic is safety on Henry Ave. State & City officials to attend. For info www.pahouse.com/DeLissio.

Feb. 19- State Rep candidate Matt Darragh hosts Fundraiser at AshburnerInn, 8400 Torresdale Ave., 7-10 p.m. Dinner, beer. Tickets $40.

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Jan. 27- Democratic Women of Phila. meets at Congressman Bob Brady Bldg., 219 Spring Garden St., 1 p.m.

Guest speaker attorney Lynne Summers. All welcome. For info President Sawyer (267) 229-8507.

Jan. 27- State Rep. Mark Cohen hosts Chat & Chew at Chase’s Hop Shop, 7235 Rising Sun Ave., 6:30-9 p.m.

Great food. Sign petitions.

Jan. 27- Green Party hosts Nomination Mtg. at Calvary Community Center, 815 S. 48th St. (at Baltimore Ave.), 7 p.m. City residents interested in running for local or state office or for Green Party leadership are invited to attend. Meeting open to public with no admission fee. For info (215) 243-7103 and gpop@gpop.org.

Jan. 28- Congressman Bob Brady and Council President Darrell Clarke host

Fundraiser for State Rep. Donna Bullock at Dilworth Paxson, 1500 Market St., Su. 3500, 5-7 p.m. Partners $1,000, Associates $500, Supporters $250, Friends $100.

Jan. 28- Councilman Kenyatta Johnson hosts Public Safety Mtg. at St. Patrick’s Ch., 242 S. 20th St., 7-8 p.m.

Concerning recent fire at 2122 Locust St. Public officials, health officials, community groups. For info (215) 6863412.

Jan. 30- Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell presents “Getting Your House in Order” at Victory Christian Ctr., 5220 Whitby Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Weatherization, utility departments, homebuyer’s program, Streets, L&I and Revenue Dept. programs, tax programs, diaper bank program.

Continental breakfast.

Jan. 30- State Rep. Mark Cohen hosts Campaign HQ Grand Opening at 6901 Castor Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bagels, doughnuts, coffee. Sign petitions.

Jan. 30- State Rep candidate Tonyelle Cook-Artis an-

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Nominating petitions are being circulated by political campaigners to get their candidates on the primary ballot for the Republican and Democratic Parties this spring. They have 19 days left to meet their quota and turn in their petitions to Harrisburg.

They need voters to help. Voters who are registered in the party their candidate is running in. (Registered independents cannot sign these petitions.) Voters who live in the district the candidate is running in. Voters who care about sustaining the democratic (the small-“d” kind) process. Voters who want to have choices.

If you know a candidate and qualify in all the above ways, of course you should sign their petition. If you don’t know the candidate but trust the advice of the person who is circulating the petition, you should sign.

If you don’t know the candidate or the circulator – please sign anyway! You do not have to vote for or support the candidate in the end. Just by letting them get on the ballot and giving them the chance to campaign and explain their message, you improve your own choices come election day.

Make sure your name and address are correctly written.

Write your name the same way you registered to vote.

Congratulations for doing this! You are a good citizen who have served your neighbors well.

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HEAVY drifts don’t faze State Rep. Brian Sims as he launches his petition drive for renomination to his Democratic 182nd State House seat.

(Cont. From Page 8) Tonyelle Cook-Artis is the Democratic endorsed candidate for the March 15th special election in the 200th legislative district. She is a public servant and the former Chief of Staff to former State Rep. Cherelle Parker.

Tonyelle has extensive expe-

rience in government and community organization. She is currently the 50th Ward election-day coordinator and has worked on numerous local and statewide political campaigns.

A crowd of 150 supporters showed up at Alma Mater in Mt. Airy for Cook-Artis’ ini-

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tial fundraiser. Members of the host committee included Congressman Robert Brady (D-Phila.), Honorable James Kenney, Honorable Dwight Evans, Honorable Cherelle L. Parker, Ward Leader Marian Tasco, Councilman Derek Green, State Rep. Stephen Kinsey, William H. Ewing, Charles Finney, Mungu Sanchez, Mustafa Rashed, Laborers’ leaders Sam Staten, Jr. and Ryan N. Boyer, Ward Leader Rondal Cousar, AFLCIO leader Pat Eiding, Marc Stier and Ken Weinstein.

Cook-Artis was overwhelmed with the turnout.

Flanked by her family, friends and former colleagues. she expressed her excitement to launch her campaign and promised to claim victory in March. Other notable guests in attendance included City Councilman Allan Domb, developer, and attorney David Hyman.

“A leader is a leader, but I remember the days when I would call Rep. Parker’s office and I would ask to speak with Tonyelle because she knows how to get things done, said Kinsey.

Piccarreto Out, Ray Bailey In

As petition drives for the primary ballot get underway, challengers are scrambling to assess their chances.

Out of the 182nd Legislative Dist. race in Center City is Marisa Piccarreto, a doula who lives in Logan Square, said, “After deep consideration, I am withdrawing my name from consideration in this election for State Representative for the 2016 cycle.

“I will continue to work to build awareness around issues that are the cornerstones of my candidacy – coverage of doula support in Pennsylvania through Medicaid and private insurance; criminal-justice reform policies at the State and local levels; and equality issues to make sure that everyone's voices are heard in Harrisburg. I encourage the other candidates in the race to adopt these critical issues as part of their platform moving forward.

“Though you may not see my name on the ballot in April, you will continue to see me at community events (Cont. Next Page)

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Also in this race are social worker Movita Johnson-Harrell, community activist Wanda Logan and 60th Ward Leader Greg Spearman.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) advocating zealously for the voiceless, crying out for justice and making sure that equality is always progressing forward.”

Still in this race, along with incumbent State Rep. Brian Sims (D-S. Phila.), are businessman Lou Lanni, senatorial aide and labor activist Ben Waxman, and attorney Marni Snyder.

In West Philadelphia’s 190th Dist., Wynnefield labor activist Ray Bailey is the latest to jump into this intense primary fray. Bailey, a lifelong member of the International Longshoremen’s Association,

will bring organizational chops and deep neighborhood connections to his challenge of incumbent State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown (D-W. Phila.).

WITH STUNNING hilltop view of Schuylkill River, hundreds paid tribute at Laurel Hill Cemetery on birthday of Gen. George Gordon Meade, “Savior of the Union”. Above, President Lincoln addresses crowd as Ben Franklin Post members Janel Kim, Charles Fulforth and Kerry Bryan look Photo by Joe Stivala, Adjutant on.

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The Philadelphia Flower Show of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will hold its 50th preview gala on Friday, Mar. 4. Leslie Anne Miller, Esq., chair of this year’s show, held a tasting party preview at the Convention Center where committee members could vote for their favorite cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and main courses to be served on Mar. 4 at the patrons’ preview gala.

Chairing the Preview Party this year is Tom

Woodward, President of the Pennsylvania Region of Bank of America. Honorary Co-chairs are Mrs. Frances Wolf, wife of Gov. Tom Wolf, and Dorrance Hamilton.

The theme of the show this year is EXPLORE AMERICA: 100 Years of the National Parks.

Each of the major exhibitors will select one of the nation’s national parks (there are actually 408 national parks) as their inspiration.

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ED RENDELL authored a book a few years ago entitled A Nation of Wusses. He was proven right by the city he has called home for over 40 years. For two days before the “storm”, we were regaled with constant drama about it on TV news. Schools and offices declared closures before the first snowflake fell. The main media outlets displaced normally scheduled shows for continuous coverage of the snow. The flooding on the Jersey Shore deserved extensive coverage. But did we need to see incessant replays of press conferences with GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE (and I like Christie)?

Yes, Philadelphia International Airport measured 22 inches of snow. Where I live, the snow measured below 20 inches. It was not an insignificant storm, but it was not historic and should not have shut down all public transportation except for the Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines on Saturday.

At 2 p.m. on Saturday, I walked along the almost perfectly cleared trolley line on Woodland Avenue in West Philadelphia to the trolley turnaround at 40th Street where five SEPTA workers were there with a few empty trolley cars. Why the trolleys did not run as long as the roads were clear and then just run in the tunnels thereafter was lost on me. I was told public transport was closed for safety reasons. So people who had to work, like these SEPTA fellows, (not to mention doctors, nurses, police and firefighters) and who did not live near the two subway lines, had to get into cars. How was that safe?

Every store that was affiliated with a national chain was closed on Saturday. Center City was a ghost town. However, a number of the individual/family-owned places were open and appeared to be making killings (financially that is). Yes, Ed, we have turned into a nation of wusses.

Much ado has been made of STATE SEN. SCOTT WAGNER’S comments at Pennsylvania GOP’s State Committee meeting about having a foot on GOV. TOM WOLF’S neck.

Yes, it was over the top, but then Wagner does not pretend to be a diplomat. Irrespective of how unpleasant you may find Wagner’s comment, it does get to the core of the dispute in Harrisburg. Wolf has been described as the most-liberal Governor in the US even by (Cont. Page 19)

In a way, Congressman Chaka Fattah is going through a period that might remind some of an old joke from vaudeville.

“I’ve got some good news and some bad news….”

The good news is, a bunch of respected politicos just endorsed you for reelection.

The bad news is, the lawyers you hired to keep you from going to jail before the November elections want out because you haven’t paid them.

On Thursday, a group of political heavyweights including fellow Congressman Bob Brady; Councilwomen Jannie Blackwell, Cindy Bass and Blondell Reynolds Brown; Councilman Curtis Jones; State Sens. Anthony Williams and Vincent Hughes; and 1199C chief Henry Nicholas held a press conference at 1199C headquarters in Center City to throw their support behind Fattah’s reelection bid.

And it’s support he’s going to need because for the first time in a long time, he’s got actual competition and a lot of it. State Reps. Dwight Evans and Brian Sims, Ward Leader Daniel Muroff, Lower Merion Township Commissioner Brian Gordon are all vying for the seat Fattah currently occupies.

“I’m very appreciative of this kind of support,” Fattah said of the endorsements in an interview I had with him on Friday. “These are people who pay multiple roles in my district.

They’ll get people engaged in the campaign.”

“It’s more important now because I have not had a competitive race in a really long time,” Fattah continued. “People think it’s a good time to challenge me. We’re going to be out there campaigning. We’re taking it very seriously.”

But the reason why the political sharks smell blood in the water is because of the federal indictment hanging over Fattah’s head … which leads us to the bad news….

Before receiving the endorsement, Fattah was in the federal courthouse downtown, listening as his lawyers asked to be released from the case.

US District Judge Henry Bartle listened as attorneys Kevin Mincey, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Riley Ross III and Shabrei Parker asked to be allowed to give the Fattah case to someone else because not only had they not been paid, Fattah had missed several payment deadlines. These were debts the lawyers could no longer afford to float, they say.

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Yo! Here we go again. This came from a reader Audrey who lives up in the coal country.

“Words And Phrases Remind Us Of The Way We Word”, by Richard Lederer: Words gone as fast as the buggy whip! Sad, really! The other day a not-so-elderly (65) lady said something to her grandson about driving a jalopy and he looked at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is a jalopy?” OMG (new phrase!) he never heard of the word jalopy!

So they went to the computer and pulled up a picture from the movie The Grapes of Wrath.

Now that was a jalopy! She knew she was old, but not that old....

About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology. These phrases included “Don’t touch that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound like a broken record” and “Hung out to dry.” “Heavens to Betsy!”

“Gee whillikers!” “Jumping Jehoshaphat!” “Holy moly!” We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the tea in China!

Back in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the last time anything was swell?

“Swell” has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers. Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was here, but he isn’t anymore.

Like Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle and Kurt Vonnegut’s Billy Pilgrim, we have become unstuck in time. We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, I’ll be a monkey’s uncle! or, this is a fine kettle of fish! we discover the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards.

Poof go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind. We blink, and they’re gone, evanesced from the landscape and wordscape of our perception, like Mickey Mouse wrist watches, hula hoops, skate keys, candy cigarettes, little wax bottles of colored sugar water and an organ-grinder’s monkey. Where have all those phrases gone? The milkman did it.

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CITY CONTROLLER ALAN BUTKOVITZ hosted a luncheon for Allegheny County DISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVE ZAPPALA, who is running for Attorney General.

Butkovitz is also a ward leader and his show of support for Zappala is not without significance.

A number of well-wishers stopped by the Capital Grille to say hello to Zappala and Butkovitz, including former City Commissioner MAURICE FLOYD, current CITY COMMISSIONER LISA DEELEY and her mom former Sheriff BARBARA DEELEY. STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN announced her retirement and threw her support to SHARIF STREET. The street name is well established in North Philadelphia and the fact former Mayor JOHN STREET is candidate Sharif’s dad should help.

WILSON GOODE, JR. was able to win highly competitive races for City Council based on the fact many people recognize the name of the former Mayor. Politics is the art of the familiar. In addition, although the pundits always cry out against nepotism, Americans love political dynasties and always vote for family members of a famous politician.

At the Street campaign kickoff were several significant elected officials, including STATE SENS. ANTHONY WILLIAMS, JOHN SABATINA and LARRY FARNESE; STATE REP. JORDAN HARRIS; STATE REP. and congressional candidate DWIGHT EVANS; DISTRICT ATTORNEY SETH WILLIAMS; and City Council PRESIDENT DARRELL CLARKE. The event was far more of a campaign kickoff for Sharif Street then a retirement party for the highly respected STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN. CHS has heard a formal retirement celebration will be held for Kitchen in October.

Democratic State Committee had to be postponed due to the big snowstorm. It’s a long shot that any of the statewide candidates could receive the necessary votes for an endorsement.

Democrats seem to relish in destroying themselves in open primaries, but it hasn’t seemed to hurt them in recent statewide elections, most recently in sweeping three Supreme Court seats.

The only candidate who will surely get the endorsement is AUDITOR GENERAL GENE (Cont. Page 19)

Gung reports, “If he is put in prison, he can die in China.

My father-in-law currently resides in Beijing, China, but is trying to get back to Philly permanently.

“This all started because he refused to work for the Communist government years ago when they approached him to work for them. Ever since, they’ve been threatening and harassing him to the point they sent a local thug in April 2015 to threaten him.

“During that attempt, my father-in-law got into a fight with him and ended up getting thrown in jail for two weeks, where he was tortured. Since

then, they’ve threatened to lock him up in a mental institution as well as throw him in prison for torture.

“We’ve been in contact with the US embassy in China, Congressman Meehan’s office, and Sens.

Casey’s and Toomey’s offices. It appears nothing is being done, even though my father-in-law’s a US citizen.

Can you help us or do you know any politicians who can help get my father back in the country?”

If someone among our readership feels they can be helpful, Gung can be reached at (215) 605-9983.

Einstein Health Celebrates 150 Years

EMMA PARAS, seen here celebrating after qualifying for world-renowned Boston Marathon, was brainchild behind having Philly Team fundraise for Save the Children, which works in 120 countries to give children tools for a healthy life, opportunity to learn, and relief and protection from harm. Team is holding fundraiser Feb. 4 in S. Philly at Shamrock Pub. See our calendar section for details.

STUDENTS RUN Philly Style’s Amanda Collett, and November Projects Phila.’s Gary Brown, are also part of Philly Team heading to Big Sur. Also on team, but not in picture, is Lindsay Carol, who is showing immense ambition by joining team. Lindsay is only member of the team who has never run a marathon and will make her debut in one of most-challenging courses in country -- all in an effort to raise funds for Save the Children.

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U.S. citizen Pang I. Yang, the father-in-law of Alan Gung, the Philadelphia Public Record’s former staffer, is expected to be imprisoned again against his wishes in a jail in Beijing, China, for failing to support the Communist regime.

They refuse to let him return to Philadelphia, which has been his home.

Gung and his wife have requested help from the offices of US Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey and the office of Congressman Pat Meehan. So far, no information has been received by those office holders, according to Gung.

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The reason he wasn’t paying his lawyers, he said, was because his reelection campaign had to take precedence.

“You can’t spend a dollar twice,” he said. “Every dollar I spend on legal fees is one I can’t spend on the campaign. I’m going to be focusing on winning the primary, so I’m going to have to change law firms.”

Fattah believes (a) he’s going to beat the charges against him, charges that include accepting bribes and misusing campaign funds; and (b) that the trial will be delayed from its current scheduled date of May 2, six days after the Pennsylvania primary, so he doesn’t need to focus on the case right now.

When his lawyers came be-

fore Judge Bartle on Tuesday, the judge asked Fattah to rethink his position. But somehow, I don’t see him doing that.

At least he’s committed to finding a lawyer. In fact, Fattah believes a larger firm that can wait until after he’s raised money for his reelection to pay them is just waiting to take his case.

Besides, he would be wise to heed the lesson of his son, Chaka “Chip” Fattah Jr., who opted to defend himself and was convicted on 22 counts of tax and bank fraud late last year.

The younger Fattah will be sentenced by Judge Bartle next week.

I get the feeling “Fattah” is a name that Bartle is going to be tired of seeing on his docket after a while.

WAFFLEMAN (Cont. From Page 12) Bigger than a breadbox.

Banned in Boston. Cooties.

I’ll see you in the funny papers. Don’t take any wooden nickels. Heavens to Murgatroyd! And awa-a-ay we go!

Even as one enters, words

are swept downstream into the past, forever making a different river.

We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times. For a child, each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age. We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remem-

bering there are words that once did not exist and there were words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory. It’s one of the greatest advantages of aging. We can have archaic and eat it, too.

See ya later, alligator.

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ELEPHANT (Cont. From Page 12) many liberal entities such as Huffington Post. What Wolf still does not seem to get is that he is working with a legislature that has significant Republican majorities in both houses.

I understand Wolf is the Governor and he won by a solid margin. However, he was running against a very-unpopular incumbent. Also, the same election that put him in office increased already-existing Republican majorities in the legislature. Taking the attitude that the legislature has to bend far more to him than he has to compromise is not working.

Wolf finally signed a budget but used line-item vetoes to reject $6 billion in needed funding because he was not getting the huge revenue increases he demanded. Instead of negotiat-

In the study, participants used the dispute process set forth in the Fair Credit Reporting Act to resolve errors in their credit report errors. The FTC study revealed the following: • 1 in 4 consumers found errors on their credit reports; • 1 in 5 consumers had an error that was corrected by a credit reporting agency (CRA) after it was disputed; • 4 out of 5 consumers who filed disputes had some aspect of their credit report modified; • about 1 in 10 consumers saw a change in their credit score after the CRAs modified their credit report; • approximately 1 in 20 consumers had a maximum score change of 25 points or more; and, • 1 in 250 consumers had a maximum score change of more than 100 points.

Errors on a credit report can have a major adverse impact on a consumer. Some of the known adverse effects are: • being rejected for credit

• getting credit, but at less than favorable terms, such as a higher interest rate • being rejected for an apartment lease • being rejected for employment • being rejected for insurance or having to pay higher premiums for insurance • losing a security clearance Since your credit report is so important, you should review it from time to time, but it is not necessary to pay to review your report. The CRAs were required a number of years ago to set up a website where you can go to obtain a free credit report from each of the big three each year. This site is known as www.annualcreditreport.com.

While you can get all three reports at once, you might want to consider getting one report from a different CRA every four months, since all three CRAs generally have the same basic information. Also, remember that if you apply for credit and are rejected, you are entitled to receive a free credit report from the CRA that was used to deny credit.

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by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: What credit-report errors cause consumers higher interest rates?

Answer: After filing bankruptcy, people are often interested in trying to rebuild their credit, and a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy can be a good first step to repairing your credit. The information contained in your credit report is important and that information must be accurate. Credit-reporting agencies such as Experian, Equifax and Transunion are the gatekeepers between you and potential lenders.

In a world where credit is king, credit ratings are used for decisions about whether a consumer can get a credit card, a car loan, or even insurance. That is why a recent report from the Federal Trade Commission finding the credit data collected by the three major credit reporting agencies, Experian, Equifax and Transunion, has an error rate of 5%, can matter to you.

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LT. GOV. MIKE STACK is rumored to be working on an audit of the pardon and parole system in Pennsylvania with the Auditor General. The system seems to be rigged against the most underprivileged in society, including African Americans and the poor. There are a growing number of conservatives who view this as an important issue, but suffice it to say they’re not among the presidential candidates.

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services he vetoed. He must show some statesmanship rather than petulance this time around. If he does not, he may be hearing in 2018 the same chant that targeted Corbett in 2014: “One-Term Tom”.

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ing with the legislature in Harrisburg, he goes around the state and to the airways campaigning. His air ads have been sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association, which in turn is funded by the unions and other special interests. Initially his campaign worked.

And it still works to a degree in Philadelphia. However, even liberal columnists in other local papers are becoming critical. Media outlets in other parts of the state are also less kind to Wolf.

I have to say I was happy to see the DGA waste their resources. They ran their proWolf budget ad on Fox News.

Did they really think Fox News watchers were going to buy into a DGA ad?

Wolf needs to come up with a budget for the next fiscal within two weeks. He will have to deal with Republicans on the $6 billion for necessary

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