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by Joe Shaheeli Had scheduling allowed it, there is no doubt President-Elect Barack Obama would have been in attendance along with the hundreds of friends and colleagues who gathered Monday at St. Matthews A.M.E. Church, 57th & Vine Streets, for the funeral services of Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell.

She had been in Obama’s corner long before there was any indication he could be the serious contender for the Democratic nomination for President, especially in a state whose Democratic powerhouse had already committed to his opponent.

Among those who did attend and take part in the funeral services were Mayor Michael Nutter, former Mayor John Street, Congressman Robert A. Brady and Chaka Fattah, Council President Anna Verna, State Sens. LeAnna Washington and Anthony Williams, former House Speaker John Perzel, State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop, Rep.-Elect Vanessa Brown, and the Members of City Council.

But death comes on its own schedule as it did to Carol Ann, at the age of 71 and after an intense struggle of several months.

While she fought to get better, medical staffs marveled at the calls she was constantly making to and receiving from on behalf of constituents.

Carol Ann Campbell was a stickler for details, leaving little to chance, and used her telephone to reach and move the high and the lowly.

The following information was drawn from the Funeral Services program written in part by her family: “Carol Ann Campbell was one of the most powerful political forces the city of Philadelphia has ever known. Her lifetime of tireless dedication to the citizens of the city she loved came to an end Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Methodist Hospital.

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by Tony West If you’re well educated, hold a prosperous job and own your own home, you can get a sweet deal on automobile-insurance. Don’t worry too much about your driving record.

If you took a pass on college, hold a blue-collar job and rent an apartment, on the other hand … look out!

That same company may decide to clean your clock when you buy the same amount of coverage, no matter how safe a driver you are.

Perhaps you thought your credit score would have no impact on your auto insurance rates, since you’re not borrowing anything from your insurer – quite the contrary, in fact. But it probably does. Most insurance companies use credit ratings as a measure (Cont. Page 2)

INSURANCE executive Eric Poe announces his company CURE Auto Insurance’s entry into Pennsylvania market in Love Park. Major insurers unfairly discriminate against good drivers from lower income and educational levels, he charged.

Guvs Confer With Obama CALIFORNIA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins Gov. Ed Rendell at microphone in Congress Hall, where they and 46 other Governors met with President-Elect Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden to plead for needs of states in new administration. See story page 14. Photo by Bonnie Squires

Is It Time To Nix School TransPass?

Get the feeling subway travel is not as safe as it can be, especially during school rush hours?

Controller Alan Butkovitz has just released an audit of SEPTA’s subway system which proves riders have justified concerns over their safety.

As a result of the recent murder of Sean Conroy in the Subway Concourse, Butkovitz ordered his office to “conduct a comprehensive review of SEPTA’s subway security and the authority’s ability to protect commuters who ride the subway.”

Butkovitz’ audit revealed, “Youth violence and homelessness are significant security challenges for both SEPTA and City Police. Fifty percent of all serious crime on the transit system is committed by youth. Disorderly-conduct crimes increased over 30% since the introduction of the student TransPass. It is estimated 15,000 Philadelphia school students are reported as truant by the School District.”

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City Controller Sees TransPass Problem (Cont. from Page 1) The Controller said, “Truancy and crime on the transit system are connected. The students who attacked Sean Conroy had a significant number of truancy infractions. In the last school year, the number of truants detained by police increased 4%. In the last two years, the number of students removed from the transit system in truancy sweeps increased at an annual rate of 8%.”

A key contributor to this increase in truancy, he claims, is the student TransPass. With its introduction, student truants are free to roam the transit system from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

There is no limit on the number of rides.

“Until SEPTA establishes a new system that can limit the number of daily rides,” Butkovitz stated, “we recommend the transit authority eliminate the student TransPass and return to tokens and paper transfers. We also recommend SEPTA explore smart-card technology to fa-

cilitate the monitoring of transit usage and to eliminate the need for weekly TransPass distribution.”

Butkovitz also stated, “Inadequate planning by the School District has put the riding public at risk.

“During our review we found students assigned to CEP-Allegheny, a charter school for violent and disruptive students, were making a four-mile, cross-town trip to the Kendrick Recreation Center in the middle of the school day. The students were making this trip because their school lacked a gymnasium.”

An investigation discovered this in March, when six CEP-Allegheny students, who were on their way to Kendrick, brutally assaulted two classmates. Butkovitz noted, “Prudence would seem to dictate every effort be made to limit travel time on public transit by high-risk students – not extend it.”

Butkovitz added, “Homelessness is another major problem in the subway concourses.

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Controller Alan Butkovitz Both SEPTA and Philadelphia Police spend an inordinate amount of time and resources escorting the homeless from the transit system.”

He suggested the City install surveillance cameras in the subway concourse, enclose the phone wires in conduit to make them tamper-resistant, and mark the phones with fluorescent red-and-yellow paint and strobe lights to make them easier to locate. It should consider installing security kiosks in both the Market Street and Broad Street Concourses.

Placement of kiosks on the Temple campus reduced crime nearby by 80%.

Obituary Raymond Lederer Of Fishtown

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Philadelphia lost another of its great political leaders this week with the passing of former Congressman Raymond Lederer.

Lederer, who served both in the State House and Congress, was among the handson leaders who could easily be reached by their constituents on almost any day of the week.

Ray’s service to his constituents in Fishtown and Lower Kensington contributed to the over half a century of public service posted by the

Lederer family. His dad Miles was the first of the family to hold a seat in the General Assembly, representing the folks from the River Wards. He made a reputation for himself by introducing and passing into law legislation establishing a 40-hour work week.

Ray’s brother William subsequently went on to become a member of the State’s Judiciary. In both roles, Judge Lederer earned a reputation as a defender of the nation’s history, its veterans and, in par-

ticular, dedication to the American flag.

The Lederer name continued in public service with the election of his younger brother Raymond Lederer to the same State House seat.

The last Lederer to hold the 175th House Dist. seat was Marie Panosetti Lederer, the widow of Judge Lederer.

She retired after serving seven terms.

Ray spent his years after public service working as a union roofer.

Earthquake Shifts To ‘Community Claus’ Paul “Earthquake” Moore, whose yearly motorcycle run down the length of Broad Street helps raise funds for Thanksgiving Day Dinners, will shift roles this Saturday, becoming “Community Claus”.

He’ll be spending his spare time, when not working for

the City’s Sanitation Dept., to raise funds for toys, candy canes and stuffed animals to young and old this Saturday along Woodland Avenue from 65th to 60th Street.

Community Claus also plans to visit children at Larchwood Gardens, Paschall Homes and Bartram Village.

Community Claus gladly accepts donations of unwrapped new toys to give to families in need, especially military families. He will accept invitations to parties and community events. To reach him call (215) 385-2696 or email earth_quake1@hotmail.com.

(Cont. from Page 1) of risk, and charge accordingly.

All the above is wrong, argue the leaders of a New Jersey-based insurance company, who were in town on Tuesday to advocate for legislation in Pennsylvania that would ban insurers from considering drivers’ educational level, employment and personal property when rating them.

“There is a cyclical problem in the insurance industry,” said Dr. Lena Chang, one of the principals of CURE Auto Insurance. “Companies learn to discriminate between customers so as to earn more profit. After a certain point, public commissions are then tasked to study how to rate people properly.”

It’s time for such a review now, she urges. Overall, the insurance industry is hugely profitable. It’s the consumer that needs a break, Chang says – especially in Philadelphia.

CURE is setting out on its mission with an odd twopronged public-private approach. As a not-for-profit reciprocal-exchange corporation, it has done business successfully in New Jersey for 18 years solely by relying on direct measures of safe driving.

So CURE is living proof insurers don’t need measures of policyholders’ social and financial status to thrive, its founders point out.

At the same time, CURE lobbies in the public arena for government regulation of its own industry – a switch from the usual pattern. Its COO Eric Poe has blasted insurance-industry practices in testimony before Congress.

“The correlation between income and safe driving is not valid,” said Poe. “There is, however, a correlation between income and profitability. Higher-income drivers own more valuable vehicles and have other lucrative assets to insure. So they receive a variety of discounts from insurance companies to attract their business.”

A physician, for instance,

may wind up paying 30% less than a bus driver with a highschool diploma for auto insurance, even if they have identical driving histories, Poe claims.

That’s not because physicians as a rule are great drivers. A study of occupational categories by Quality Planning Corp. found drivers who are students tend to have a high risk of automobile accidents.

Students typically pay more for their insurance as a result.

Next after students in risk, though, come doctors and lawyers! Yet insurers tend to give these drivers discounts to woo them.

Most large insurance companies want to cherry-pick the trade of affluent consumers, Poe explained. “There has been a proliferation of data mining,” he said. “When you sign on with an insurer, you are asked to agree in the fine print you allow release of marketing information to its partners.”

To mass marketers, the Holy Grail of data is a consumer’s credit score. These ratings, which are kept on virtually everybody, can be accessed just by a person’s social-security number. People with good scores get good deals.

Credit scores have a special role in insurance underwriting because they are, in fact, reliable predictors of risk. A 2007 report to Congress by the Federal Trade Commission concluded, “They are predictive of the number of claims consumers file and the total cost of those claims. The use of scores is therefore likely to make the cost of insurance better match the risk of loss posed by the consumer…. Use of credit-based insurance scores may result in benefits for consumers.”

Yet Poe and Chang scoff at the validity of credit rankings as a measure of driver skills.

Many other intervening variables may account for these findings, they allege.

And there is an important public-policy issue at stake be-

... Dr. Lena Chang: insurers “discriminate between customers to make a profit.” sides profitability.

“Automobile insurance is mandated of drivers by the State,” Poe observes. “It is not simply a private choice. And its primary purpose, to be frank, is to protect the property of the wealthy.” Therefore, Poe argues, the State should step in to make sure drivers at the bottom of the social pyramid get a fair shake from insurers.

Social-justice concerns come naturally to Dr. Chang.

She taught actuarial science at Temple University for many years, where she was assistant dean of the business school.

Her late husband James Sheeran was insurance commissioner for the State of New Jersey.

Forty-eight states regulate different aspects of auto-insurance rate-setting, many in great detail. Pennsylvania is odd man out.

For many years State Sen. Anthony Williams has been introducing legislation to begin such regulation, with support from other Philadelphia Senators. A spokesperson for Williams said he intends to reintroduce it this session. Its aim, compared with other states, is modest. It would forbid an insurer to “deny, cancel or refuse to renew personal insurance due in whole or in part to an insured’s credit history.”

More may be afoot in Harrisburg this year. Former Lt. Gov. Mark Singel, now a lobbyist in the state capital, said, “There is growing concern in political circles about fair insurance rates.”

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Farnese Refuses Senate Pay Raise Checking his way warily into the State Senate, attorney Larry Farnese turned down a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment that went into effect Monday for Pennsylvania lawmakers.

Normally, such freshman gestures produce no response from voters. But as the new “hero” of the 1st Dist., Farnese may win respect from his constituency. His reasoning is, “I just don’t think it is appropriate for me to get a raise before I’ve been sworn in.”

Farnese may not have realized it took a lot of finagling to arrange that members of the General Assembly, the Governor and his staff, and all the Judiciary can get cost-of-living increases without publicly campaigning and voting for them.

Farnese said, “The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not immune from the troubled economy, and it just didn’t pass the smell test for me to accept this cost-of-living adjustment while people living in my District are suffering the losses of their jobs and homes.”

State Rep. Mike O’Brien, along with House Democratic leaders, have also turned in

their increases to the Treasury.

Seth Makes It Official!

Everyone knows he’s running. Nevertheless, Seth Williams understands the need to officially launch his campaign for District Attorney with fanfare.

That’s what he will be doing this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Constitutional Hall, 6th & Arch Streets.

Unfortunately for Seth, he will be missing one of his early and key supporters.

Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell, whose funeral was held this past Monday and is commemorated in this issue, had backed Williams. “He has all the credentials,” she told a reporter as early as six months ago. “It’s time the DA’s office go to someone who fully understands the need to get a minority candidate into that office.”

Checking out the turnout for Williams will be supporters of Dan McCaffery, brother of State Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, who has kept himself busy picking up labor support and checks. So the official launch becomes a show-and-tell.

Brady To Present Patch To Joey Vento Congressman Robert A. Brady and US Capitol Police Dept. Chief Phillip D. Morse, Sr. will present an honorary patch to Joey Vento, owner of Geno’s Steaks in South Philadelphia topmorrow.

Vento has amassed a collection of police patches from across the country, but it does not include a USCPD patch.

Brady chairs the House Administration Committee, which has oversight for the Capitol Police. Brady says Vento has been a true champion of police officers who risk their lives on daily basis.

Veteran Player Nocella Is Benched Tom Nocella, long a canddidate for a Judicial seat, is being congratulated by scores of his friends on the fact his appointment to Municipal Court was confirmed by the State Senate. Nocella, long active in Democratic politics, was considered a protege of 1st Ward Democratic Leader Joe Hoffman.

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than anyone ever has. In Philadelphia, Carol Ann Campbell became the woman who could get anything done with one well-placed call – and never shied from calling.

“A Democratic Party stalwart, she became legendary for her work as Secretary of the Democratic City Committee, a leadership position that cemented Carol’s reputation as a shrewd political mind and brilliant strategist.

“Throughout her long and illustrious career, her wisdom, guidance and counsel were sought by everyone seriously considering public office, and her endorsement became political gold. She fought successfully for the inclusion of women and minorities to judgeships and elected office, and was a chief architect in Philadelphia’s emergence as a government of inclusion.

There is no way to document the numbers of elected and appointed officials in Philadelphia who owe their careers, at (Cont. Page 8)

STATE REP. Ron Waters is greeted by Rep. Frank Oliver at Carol Ann Campbell’s funeral services at St. Matthew’s in West Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA Parking Authority Executive Director Vincent Fenerty pays respect over coffin of Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell.

MAYOR Michael Nutter and Congressman Chaka Fattah pay their last respects to Carol Ann Campbell by her open casket.

FAMILY of Carol Ann Campbell, led by her brother Edgar, Jr., pay their last respects.

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(Cont. from Page 1) “She learned her craft at the feet of the master. Carol’s father, Edgar Campbell, Sr., was widely known as the Dean of Black Politics in Philadelphia, and one of the most highly regarded public servants in the city’s history. A City Councilman, Clerk of Quarter Sessions and charismatic ward leader, Edgar ran his 4th Ward like a well-oiled machine until his death in 1987. Carol took over the reins of leadership after her father’s passing, immediately displaying the skills and political savvy that would make her own mark on Philadelphia’s political landscape.

“A voracious reader, news junkie and perennial student of politics, Carol read dozens of newspapers and news magazines every week. A gourmet cook and accomplished pianist, she had an encyclopedic memory, and kept tens of thousands of telephone numbers in her head. The telephone was her political tool of choice, and she used it better

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Many Office-holders Today Beholden To Campbell

“Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell will forever be missed… for her loyalty, her brightness, her compassion for the little people, her commitment to the Democratic Party, and her dedication to righteousness. She was my friend and I am pleased to have been her friend.”

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My sincere condolences on the passing of my good friend and former colleague

Carol Ann Campbell You will be greatly missed!

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Carol Ann Campell Fought to the end or her life as a true public servant to restore to the full responsibilities to the presidency of Traffic Court. She strongly believed and inspired me to continue the fight for what she felt was a righteous cause Her leadership will never be forgotten.

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Time To Dip Into Special Funds

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Another Opinion

New Care Regs For Our Children

by State Rep. Jim Roebuck Chairman, Penna. House Education Committee Academic research and personal observation illustrate the importance of quality child care in preparing our children for successful experiences when they enter school full time.

Pennsylvania has stepped into the ranks of the nation's leaders in creating quality early education, and the new child-care regulations released recently will push us even farther toward our goal.

The multi-disciplinary approach to this project involved the State Depts. of Education, Public Welfare and Health.

The new regulations will assist child-care centers, home-based providers, and parents of children in daycare settings to provide improved health care and safer settings for the 350,000 children across the state who are enrolled in child-care facilities. More than 9,000 individuals and centers are licensed across the state, and the new regulations will assist them in several ways.

The new regulations also require mandatory training for new providers and increased communication between the early-education staff members and the parents of the children in their care.

Harriet Dichter, who heads up Gov. Rendell's Office of Child Development and Early Learning, has been an effective advocate for many years, and her position in the Dept. of Education has enhanced all of our efforts to secure quality early education for all of our children.According to Suzanne duPont Postlewait, president of the Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation, "Even before the passage of the new Pennsylvania regulations to improve health and safety in early education settings, the Commonwealth, through its Pre-K Counts and Keystone Stars programs, has worked to open new capacity and upgrade quality in participating centers statewide.

"The new regulations continue and enhance efforts to improve the quality of early care and education for all children in Pennsylvania.

The design and implementation of integrated quality improvement efforts embodies the vision created when OCDEL was created across the Dept. of Education and Dept. of Public Welfare platforms.

"Pennsylvania's efforts should serve as a model to other states seeking to optimize their return on investing

in their youngest and most vulnerable citizens."

We should all express our appreciation to Secretary Zahorchak, Secretary Richman and Secretary Everette James for their cooperation and creation of the new child care regulations. They have made Pennsylvania's system of early education a model for the nation.

Dec.6- Democratic 35th Ward Leader Bob Dellavella hosts annual Holiday Party at Rauchut’s Tavern, Hellerman & Frankford Ave., 2-6 p.m.

Dec. 9- Investiture of President Judge Pamela Pryor Dembe, 1st Judicial Dist., at City Hall Courtroom 653, 4 p.m. Reception follows in Law Library.

Dec. 12-14- Pennsylvania Society Weekend, Waldorf Astoria.

Dec. 15- State Sen. Shirley Kitchen offers free flu shots at her District Office, 1701 W. Lehigh Ave., Suite 104, 9 a.m.-12 m.

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For years the State General Assembly has prided itself on the fact it squirrels away money into two special funds for use in emergencies.

According to State Rep. Dwight Evans, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, the State’s growing budget deficit easily qualifies for dipping into the “rainy day fund”, which now totals $750 million.

The other fund, the one the legislature considers it has a right to use all by itself, is the one members tap when they need to bring home the bacon to their districts. That fund is now up to $240 million. It could be much more. But drawing from that well are all the Representatives as well as half the Senators. That's the number of legislators who are up for election every two years. It is affectionately known as the “walking-around money fund.”

The State budget is $28.3 billion, with a shortfall projected now at about $2 billion. Gov. Ed Rendell is scheduled to brief legislative leaders this weekend on the grim state of Pennsylvania's finances.

Rendell already has ordered two spending reductions at state agencies, issued a hiring freeze, and banned State-employee travel and the purchase of new government vehicles. As the leader of State House budget efforts, Evans said the State should borrow money to spend on road, bridge, and mass-transit projects. That would create needed jobs and shore up the State's crumbling infrastructure, he said. He said he would reintroduce a bill to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a private operator.

A proposal to lease the turnpike to an American-Spanish consortium for $12 billion died in the legislature this year. Targeted tax increases, but not a general tax increase, also may be considered, Evans said.

"Everything is going to be on the table," Evans said.

"We're not going to try to protect anything…. I'm not going to say no to anything."

At the same time, the State needs to spend on such things as education and transportation as "investments for the future," Evans said. He said cutbacks for hospitals, nursing homes and the poor should be "the very, very last places we go." He said cuts there would simply transfer the burden to local governments and to overstretched private charities. "At some point, this will pass, and we will be looking at the future. We need to make Pennsylvania a competitive place to live and work," Evans said.

The legislature would do well to consider dipping into its walking-around money, aiming the reduction specifically at reducing the budget gap. Voters would appreciate that much more than bringing in another grant for some luckily connected group. This isn’t a stand against walking-around money as a matter of principle. Discretionary funds for individual elected officials are a healthy part of normal governmental business and should be restored as soon as possible. But business isn’t normal today.

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City Loses Champion With Campbell’s Death

COUNCIL President Anna Verna followed Nutter with a “Carol-ism” as she told crowd, “When life TRAFFIC COURT President Judge Thomasine gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Verna told Tynes told packed church the position she is in crowd how Campbell and she both learned their ways from their political fathers. today is because of Carol Campbell.

(Cont. from Page 5) least in part, to the courage and support of Carol Ann Campbell.

“She was a tough political infighter, but her strongest battles were with those she considered disloyal to the Party or, worse, an enemy of her beloved “little people”. To be caught shortchanging or disrespecting the little people by Carol Ann Campbell was tantamount to political suicide, and many paid dearly for their mistake.

However, she was equally generous to those who met her approval, and was a fiercely loyal friend.

“Carol Ann Campbell stood shoulder to shoulder with her allies, never backing down from what she knew was right. While a fixture in the Democratic Party, Carol was not against reaching across the aisle – especially when it furthered the cause of the little people – and she made many believers, and some lifelong friends, in the Republican Party.

“It was in the service of her constituents that Carol’s light shone brightest. A lifelong advocate for children, seniors and the disabled, if there was an issue of concern to the little people in the 4th Dist., or the citizens of Philadelphia, Carol was at the forefront.

Whether the problem was handicapped access or new traffic lights, playground safety or seatbelts on school buses, when neighbors could not fight their way through the system of City government alone, they called Carol, and she never let them down. For all from the struggling single mother in her neighborhood, to the highest-ranking politicians in the country, Carol Ann Campbell was The Problem Solver.

“Late in her career, Carol Ann Campbell served the 4th Dist. she loved as their representative to Philadelphia City Council. Although she only served on City Council for about a year, she sponsored an astounding 119 legislative initiatives, 61 Resolutions and 58 Ordinances – more key legislation than most lawmakers produce in an entire career. As a further tribute to her considerable abilities as a leader of the people, every one of Councilwoman Campbell’s resolutions were adopted by Council, and signed by the Mayor of Philadelphia.

“Carol wielded her enormous influence with a casual nonchalance, a flair that would become her own distinct style. She would call the Governor of Pennsylvania to scold him about a piece of legislation, and minutes later phone the President of the United States just to chat. Her razor-sharp wit, natural charm and broad sense of humor were a delight to her huge circle

of friends – who could always count on a late-night phone call from Carol, either to congratulate on a triumph or console in a tragedy.

“One of her formal acts of political courage was her early support of Barack Obama for (Cont. Page 12)

NEWLY ELECTED State Rep. Vanessa Brown enters St. Matthew’s AME Church to pay tribute to fallen leader Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell.

SHAKING State Rep. Frank Oliver’s hand is Democratic 1st Ward Leader Joe Hoffman. Both men worked closely with Carol Ann Campbell for decades.

SAM KUTTAB, left, and Ernie DeNofa were two of Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell’s pallbearers.

SHARING memories of colorful political leader Carol Ann Campbell’s life are Hal Rosenthal, left, and Seth Williams.

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Saturday night SHADOWBOXER was at the “Thanksgiving Turkey Brawl” where members of the boxing community honored those Philadelphia Police Officers whose lives have been tragically taken.

Frank Kubach organized a series of exhibition bouts among a number of retired local boxers to honor these fallen heroes and to raise funds for a boxing Scholarship Program.

Kubach is owner of the Front Street Gym and has been a fixture in the boxing community for decades. He has led numerous Philadelphia boxers to success, including Brian Schrack.

The family of Sgt. Patrick McDonald was in attendance to accept a memorial presentation and prominent Philadelphia attorney James Binns accepted the memorial presentations on behalf of Philadelphia Police

Boxers Honor Fallen Officers Officers Isabel Nazario, Gary Skerski, Stephen Liczbinski and Charles Cassidy.

Those in attendance at the Front Street Gym were treated to a number of bouts from many of Philadelphia’s boxing alumni. Although long retired and no longer fighting at their original weight, many of the combatants showed they still “got it”. The pride of Phoenixville, Jimmy Deoria, bo-

xed former IBF Jr. Middleweight Champion Buster Drayton. Two of Kensington’s top boxers, “Irish” Hank Quinn and “Storming” Norman Torpey went at it for neighborhood bragging rights.

Det. Ken Flaville and Russell Kuback engaged in an entertaining bout. Monte Sherrick, Jerry Cullen, Freddy McMunn, Ray Bobb and Scott Webb rounded out the card.

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Also contributing to make the show a success were VBA President Charles Sgrillo, who served as referee. Hall of Fame referee John Carroll served as Commissioner while Municipal Court’s Frank Talent and the VBA’s Elizabeth McCann both served as ring announcers. O’Reilly’s Bar (Frankford & Lehigh) helped sponsor the event. SHADOWBOXER also spotted notable

Philadelphia boxers Earl Hargrove, “Irish” Brian McGinley, and Anthony “TKO” Boyle sitting ringside supporting the event.

Closing the evening’s festivities, Nick Carroll of Mother of Divine Grace and Bob Adams Jr. of North Catholic HS, were brought to the ring where it was announced each will be a recipient of the Front Street Gym Scholarship Fund.

600 Homeless Treated

PETER DEFEO, local artist, financier and now film producer, welcomes viewers to screening of Sleeping With The Fishes. From left are Angelo Green, Maxine Henderson, Randy Brown, Pete DeFeo and Todd Wolfe.

103-YEAR-OLD Lucia Tarquino, who plays mother of crime lord in Sleeping With The Fishes, shares a moment with producer Peter DeFeo at showing of film. With her are Patti Lattanzi and Felicia Angeline.

SACAREE Rhodes, of African Daughters of Fine Lineage, helped feed homeless people and clothe them at her drive this Thanksgiving Day. Vendors from across city helped her organization with supplies. Over 60 volunteers helped serve 600 homeless people with turkey and trimmings outside Municipal Service Building, at 15th & JFK Boulevard. Photo by Donald Terry

Homeless Enjoy 900 lb Of Turkey 800 HOMELESS people were treated to a turkey dinner at Portofino Restaurant in Center City. Owner Ralph Berarducci and 15 volunteers helped feed hungry homeless. Eddie Washington and Tyhesia Byrd and young Marianne Washington left restaurant full of tryptophan.

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VETERANS DAY complimentary meal, which McCormick & Schmick's provides to all veterans every year, included its new Cherry Hill, N.J. restaurant that fed over 300 veterans on Nov. 9. From left are Cornell Brown, staffer for State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas; T. Blair Fabian, McCormick & Schmick's general manager; and Cathy Santos, founder of National Alliance of Women Veterans.

ENJOYING A FAMILY feast at Portofino restaurant are James Harris, Charles Bertram and Felix Santiago, who, along with 800 other homeless people, were regaled with 900 lb of turkey by elite chef.

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Pete Wilson Leader, 6th Ward

CAROL ANN CAMPELL The 38th Ward Democratic Committee and the Residents Coalition mourn the passing of our Council Member and friend Carol Ann Campbell.

We thank her still, and forever, for her contributions and loyal support to our ward and communities.

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The men and women of the 6th Ward Democratic Executive Committee will always remember the great leadership provided us by

Respectfully

Ralph Wynder Ward Leader and Chairman

I am blessed to have known and to have had the strong support of Councilwoman

Carol Ann Campbell and especially appreciate her words of wisdom and encouragement in my career.

Lou Agre 21st Ward Leader

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The Ward Leader and committee people of the 21st Ward Democratic Executive Committee regret the passing of our friend and Councilperson Carol Ann Campbell. She will always be remembered for her service.

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(Cont. from Page 8) the Presidency of the United States. As a Democratic Party superdelegate, Carol’s support was greatly sought after, and

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much of her fellow Pennsylvania delegation was already supporting Hillary Clinton.

“Carol got a phone call from Michele Obama, and the

pair became fast friends. On the phone for nearly two hours, they talked about children, seniors, hope and the future of America. When the call was over, Carol decided to buck the trend one last time. She became the very first superdelegate to declare for Obama.

Forging a new path to the very end — that was Carol.

“Carol famously would never divulge her age, but few in Philadelphia can remember a time when Carol Ann Campbell was not a major player in the city’s political arena. For

all her enormous influence and political power, Carol said she simply wanted to be remembered as the character in the poem “The House by the Side of the Road” by Sam Walter Foss, which she quoted so often: ‘Let me live in my house by the side of the road, where the faces of men go by: They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, wise, foolish … so am I. Then why should I sit in the scorner’s seat, Or hurl the cynics’ ban, Let me live in my (Cont. Page 17)

Councilwoman

VERONICA HARRIS shares with Congressman Bob Brady her story of how Democratic 4th Ward Leader Carol Ann Campbell had helped her lobby social services to find out how she could raise her grandchildren despite MS she suffers from.

CAROL ANN CAMPBELL She Will Be Missed By The Many She Has Helped In Her Lifetime.

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Jacqueline Frazier-Lyde

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Carol Ann Campbell She was and always will be a beacon of hope to those privileged to know her. I will never forget her inspiring support of my efforts to become a member of the Judiciary.

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Rendell Hosts Governors’ Meet With Team Obama

GOV. ED RENDELL at microphone in Congress Hall, after historic meeting between Obama and Biden and National Governors Association, is surrounded by many of 48 participating Governors.

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FROM LEFT are Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist.

by Bonnie Squires Congress Hall in Philadelphia, adjacent to Independence Hall, was the scene of an historic meeting, between PresidentElect Barack Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden, and 48 of the nation's Governors.

As Gov. Edward G. Rendell, who chairs the National Governors Association, explained, this was an "extraordinary meeting" because Obama, not the Governors, had requested it.

And it was the first time anyone could recall such a meeting between the incoming President and the Governors.

And Rendell was quick to point out this was not a meeting where the Governors were "begging for money."

It was a private meeting where Obama only spoke for fifteen minutes. For an hour and a half after that, Obama listened to the Governors express their concerns and make suggestions.

When Rendell took over the NGA from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty last sum-

mer, he made infrastructure his priority for the organization. And now that the bottom has fallen out of many states' economies, Rendell sees repairing and building roads, bridges and levees as an answer to job creation and tax shortfalls.

The press was ushered into the historic hall in order to hear Rendell and colleagues describe their meeting with Obama. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin stood out in a bright red jacket, but Arnold Schwarzenegger received a number of questions from the media because of California's financial pressures.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said the way Obama closed the meeting was the best commentary on the historic event: "He said this was not good-bye, but hello."

Rendell repeated no firm numbers for a stimulus packages had been discussed, but the give-and-take was a healthy and promising beginning.

BEVY OF GUVS: Massachusetts’ Deval Patrick, Delaware’s Jack Markell and Alaska’s Sarah Palin listen intently as Ed Rendell leads a press conference after 48 Governors met with President-Elect Obama and Vice President-Elect Joe Biden.

ARIZONA Gov. Janet Napolitano, newly designated to head up Homeland Security in Obama administration, was spotPhotos by Bonnie Squires ted listening in balcony.

“The Honorable Carol Ann Campbell’s dedication to the welfare of all Pennsylvanians brought us together on many legislative efforts. I am honored to have been considered one of her close friends.” -Rep. John Perzel

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Arc Needs Saviors

DONNA BOUCLIER, director of Arc of Philadelphia, and staff member Stacey Charles delivered petitions to State Rep. Jewell Williams in his District office asking to restore proposed funding cuts to Arc of Philadelphia, which serves retarded community. With them, from left, are legislative assistants John Pope, Joan Penny Gandy and Leshae Hudson.

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HP Names Coffey Health Partners recently named David Coffey, DO, JD, medical director. Dr. Coffey is board-certified in emergency medicine and brings to his new position a wealth of experience as an emergency room physician, medical director and attorney.

Serving for the past two months as Health Partners’ medical director of utilization

management, Dr. Coffey will function in his new role as an integral part of the medical affairs management team with responsibility for utilization management, pharmacy services and will sit on various medical affairs committees.

He will oversee pre-authorization, medical necessity reviews and discharge planning and work closely with case and disease managers, and special needs utilization managers to effectively manage members requiring such care.

Prior to joining Health Partners, Dr. Coffey served as

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Campbell's power as party president and the dean of the city's African American ward leaders commanded the deference of candidates for every office from Traffic Court judge to President.

IBEW Business Mgr. John Dougherty recalled years of close cooperation with Carol Ann Campbell when he was Treasurer of Democratic City Committee and she was Secretary.

Her inseparable ally for 25 years was Congressman Bob Brady, Democratic Party Chairman, who said, "When she got involved in a cause there was no stopping her. She was stern, had a great heart, and was brilliant.”

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“She will forever be carried in the hearts of her family and special friends, brother Edgar C. Campbell, Jr.; foster brother Marvin Stith; nephews Edgar Campbell, III (Buddy), his wife Sheneika and Edward G. Campbell; sister-in-law Carol Y. Campbell; niece Tonita Corbin; foster nephews Gumell and Garrin Williams, foster nieces Michelle Anderson, Gina Williams and Karen Johnson; grandnephews Alden Lanier, Khyree Wooten, Omar Campbell; great-nieces Shonita Hill and Alexis Campbell; great-grandniece and nephew Shaniah and Kevin Hill, III; and special close friends Joyce Eubanks, Joseph Waller, Doris Bess and Arlene King.

Lovingly Submitted, The Family.”

MANTUA crime-fighter C. B. Kimmins shares memories of Carol Ann Campbell with Councilman Bill Green.

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Holidays bring a look at the past as well as the present

by Ruth R. Russell Travel is broadening, as the saying goes, but it is also enlightening. A recent trip to Boston to visit our daughter, son-in-law and youngest grandson provided a first hand (though limited) view of the holidays and the economy. The Amtrak train both up and back was crowded, but not as crowded as in previous years when I have traveled at this time. Traffic was congested everywhere in the city (I didn’t find that surprising). The malls we visited were beautifully decorated and jammed with shoppers and cars. We made purchases but this is no indication of what others were doing. We visited Santa Claus. The line was short but perhaps some parents with small kids were deterred by the cold and rainy weather. Regardless, the Christmas season is well un-

derway everywhere, and in Philadelphia there are many wonderful events to enjoy.

Singers on Logan Square One of the city’s most popular concerts at this time of year is “Christmas on Logan Square,” presented annually by the Philadelphia Singers in beautiful St. Clement’s Church, at 20th and Cherry Streets. This year’s program features a “nostalgic look” at the music of American Christmases past. The concerts will take place on Saturday, December 6, at 5 p.m., and Sunday, December 7, at 2:30 p.m., and are the first in a series of four concerts in the 2008-09 season. Each concert will begin with a candlelight procession and conclude with a rousing carol sing with the audience. To get more information, subscriptions and tickets (individual ones are available), call 215-751-9494

or visit www.philadelphiasingers.org.

Early American Event There seems to be something about this time of year that leads to recalling the past. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway, is inviting parents and kids to come to a day of activities in conjunction with the exhibit, ‘Thomas Chambers (1808-1869): American Marine and Landscape Painter,’ on Sunday, December 7. The Colonial Assembly of Germantown Country Dancers — in costume — will perform early American dances. Local artisans will demonstrate crafts such as chair-making and wool-spinning, and visitors will be able to create their own artwork in the make-and-take workshop or join Drawing Together in the American galleries. The program is free after museum ad-

mission. To learn more, visit www.philamuseum.org or call 215-684-7580.

Fairmount Park Houses Among the historic houses in Fairmount Park are Mount Pleasant and Cedar Grove.

These Colonial mansions may be visited at any time of the year but are particularly wonderful when they are decorated for holiday tours, now through December 14. For directions and complete details, visit fairmountparkhouses.org or call 215-684-7926.

Peace & holidays The annual ‘Peace Around the World’ celebration for families takes place on Sunday, December 7, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. The theme of this free event is “Holiday Passport to Cultures,” and all visitors receive Museum “passports” with itineraries to visit Penn Museum International Classroom speakers and learn about holiday tradi-

Ruth Russell tions in countries around the world. The day also features international music and dancing, choir music by children and adults, exotic face painting, balloon art, international family crafts and free treats for children. Learn more at 215-898-4000 or www.museum.upenn.edu.

‘Artsy’ holiday cards Parents and kids are invited to create artistic greeting cards at a family workshop at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, on Saturday, December 6, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Partic-

ipants will try techniques such as stamping, embossing, stenciling and paper-cutting to create one-of-a-kind holiday cards. The instructor is Sarah Hunter. This session is free to members and free with Academy admission for non-members. For further details, call 215-972-2061.

Free at the Kimmel Upcoming programs abound at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets.

Leana Song, a diverse group specializing in African rhythms, will perform on Saturday, December 6, at 11 a.m. Jacob’s Music Showcase will entertain on Monday, December 8, at 6:30 p.m., and Swaray African Safari Ensemble on Wednesday, December 10, at 6:30 p.m.

All of these programs are free and on the Commonwealth Plaza Stage. For complete information, visit www.kimmelcenter.org.

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Hairspray holds your attention

by Betsy Wilkinson ”Good Morning Baltimore” might have been the lyrics booming at the Walnut Street Theatre now, but for any true Philadelphian, it could just have easily been the sound of Dick Clark’s American Bandstand of the ‘50s and ‘60s.

Certainly the cast members of Hairspray resemble the teens considered regulars on the famous show that came to us live from West Philadelphia each afternoon.

Yet, as upbeat and fun as this production is on the surface, racial overtones permeate the storyline.

The play opens with our heroine, Tracy Turnblad, waking up in her 1962-styled bedroom singing a fun, ‘60s-type song, “Good Morning Baltimore.” Tracy is ecstatic when she finds out that the Corny Collins Show has an opening for a female dancer. Though she

does not fit the mold, she decides to audition and meet her heartthrob, Link Larkin. Tracy soon learns that all is not perfect on the show.

The show’s producer, Velma Van Tussle, only allows white

HAIRSPRAY, featuring Michael Walker and Amy Toporek (as Edna and Tracy Turnblad, respectively). Playing now at the Walnut Street Theatre through January 4.

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teens to dance on the show.

When Tracy auditions for the open spot, she sees that a Black girl is turned away and not permitted to try out. Despite her full-figure and “big hair, Tracy earns a spot on the show and the heart of the Elvis-want-to-be, Link Larkin, unseating the reigning queen of the show, Amber Van Tussle, Velma’s daughter.

Tracy soon learns that segregation permeates the show, and with determination works to solve the problem in a way that brings Black and white teens together for a rollicking finale.

Costumes are fabulous and eraappropriate as were the sets.

This production should be a holiday must do for families in the Philadelphia area. It keeps you smiling and entertained throughout the entire show.

Hairspray continues through January 4.

by Len Lear There is no doubt that Butcher & Singer, the Stephen Starr steakhouse that opened October 28 at 1500 Walnut St., formerly the site of Striped Bass, is one of the most spectacular restaurant settings anywhere. Just sitting in the century-old property with its 28-foot ceilings, oxblood leather booths, velvettufted sofas, dark woods and crystal-and-gold chandeliers that came from the original Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami, one feels like an oil company executive when the price of gasoline was $4 a gallon.

The venue was impressive enough when it was Striped Bass, but the gorgeous-ometer has actually been elevated a few degrees. The floor on each side of the main dining room has been raised and carpeted, and the marble columns and floor-to-ceiling windows create a regal ambience.

The huge golden bass that used to adorn the rear wall has been replaced by a golden bull’s head, and there are plaid lampshades, metal bull lamp stands and a hilarious, whimsical mural of dogs drinking and smoking behind a section of booths. (Fortunately, the dogs do not exhale the smoke.)

Since I was not around in the 1920s and ‘30s, I can’t say it with certainty, but judging by the movies of that era, the ambience at Butcher & Singer seems to evoke the glamor of that period’s supper clubs.

Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman would look right at home sitting in a banquette by a side wall (although they would have to extinguish their cigarettes, of course).

The name of the restaurant, by the way, comes from the name of the Butcher & Singer stock brokerage firm that occupied the building before it was transformed into a restau-

Len Lear rant in 1994. The building’s first tenant in the early 1900s was The National Bank.

It’s extremely ironic that just when the economy is tanking, an armada of gazilliondollar steakhouses are opening like Chima, Del Frisco’s (with more than 500 seats), Chelsea Prime and Butcher & Singer, where dinner for two can easily cost $200, even without an expensive bottle of wine. Considering all the previously existing steakhouses like Prime

Rib, Capital Grille, Ruth’s Chris, Morton’s, Davio’s, Palm, Barclay Prime, Smith & Wollensky, Ted’s Montana, Fogo de Chao, Chops, Fleming’s and Saloon, I can’t imagine how they could all possibly be filling the seats.

Another mystery to me is the fact that Stephen Starr has spent millions with Butcher & Singer to compete with himself, or at least that’s the way it seems to me. In other words, he has another ultraplush steak house, Barclay Prime, just three blocks from Butcher & Singer with similar menus and prices. I could be wrong, of course, but these places are so expensive — $40 to $50 steaks, $10 to $20 appetizers, $10 to $20 for a glass of wine, about $10 for a side dish or dessert — that not too many diners could patronize them on a regular basis.

Those who want to try out Butcher & Singer might very

well have gone to nearby Barclay Prime if Butcher & Singer did not exist, so Stephen Starr might just be taking customers away from one to fill the other. Then again, Stephen Starr obviously knows a thousand times more about running successful restaurants than I do, so there is probably a flaw somewhere in my reasoning.

The appetizers we had at B & S — Butcher salad ($12) and crab cake ($15) — and entrees — New York strip steak ($40) and halibut ($33) — and desserts — baked Alaska ($9) and chocolate fudge cake ($8) — were all quite good, in the same ball park as the food at the city’s other top steakhouses. Two glasses of wine — Bonterra Chardonnay and Oak Cabernet — were mediocre at best. The red wine was so light-bodied and unable to stand up to the steak, I truly doubt that it even was a Cabernet. Our server, Gabriel, was

a very classy professional.

The executive chef at Butcher & Singer, Shane Cash, did not follow the traditional culinary school route one would expect at a palace of gastronomy like Butcher & Singer. Cash grew up in Fairfax, Va., and completed a tour of duty in the Marines in 1990. He then moved to Berkeley, Cal., where dining out in great restaurants awakened the desire to be a chef himself. Cash moved back east, where he worked for many restaurants in Virginia and New York before being hired by Stephen Starr for Butcher & Singer.

For more information or reservations, call 215-7324444 or visit butcherandsinger.com (As I write this, there is nothing on the web site but the home page, but I was assured the entire web site would be up soon.)

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Yo! Here we go again. Tim, a lecturer, was explaining stress management to an audience.

He raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from a few ounces to a few pounds. The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.” “If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it’s the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”

He continued, “And that’s the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won’t be able to carry on. As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we’re refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you’re carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.

Relax; pick them up later after you’ve rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!”

And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life: Accept that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. Drive carefully; it’s not only cars that can be recalled by their maker. If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. It may be your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. Never buy a car you can’t push. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won’t have a leg to stand on. Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.

The second mouse gets the cheese. When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane. Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live. You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.

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Ex-Congressman RAYMOND “RAY” LEDERER departed this life after a long illness.

He was a natural-born leader, very quickly rising from committeeman, to ward leader, to State Representative and eventually to Congressman. He was born to lead. He had a natural self-assurance and inspired confidence. His passing is a great loss to the City and to Democratic Party. His brother, Common Pleas JUDGE BILL LEDERER, predeceased him as the outstanding leader.

The Lederer family was and is famous St. Michael’s Parish parishioners. Brother FRAN was Chief of County Detectives during the administration of DA JAMES CRUMLISH, who later went on to become President Judge of Commonwealth Court. Ray’s brother MILES was a popular tavern owner in Fishtown.

Longtime committeeman BILL MALLOY departed this life after a long illness. He was 90. Bill was a veteran of World War II and a longtime employee of the Budd Co. He was active in many of the organizations in the parish Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His wife ANN and son BILL predeceased him. Bill was a Democratic committeeman for over 40 years in the 58th Ward and worked very hard during the campaign for STATE SEN. MIKE STACK, driving his great white emblazoned truck announcing Mike’s candidacy throughout the district.

The Brehon Law Society held its annual Christmas Party at the Vesper Club in Center City Philadelphia. JOHN O’MALLEY is the president of the club. Honored guest at the reception was Speaker of the Pennsylvania General Assembly DENNIS O’BRIEN. Among those in attendance were JUDGE GENE MAIER and his wife LANA; JOHN RYAN, former president of the Teachers’ Union in Philadelphia, and his wife SUNNY; JUDGE JIM LYNNE and his wife BARBARA; prominent trial attorneys FRANK MORAN, JOE KELLY and MARY JEFFERIES; Common Pleas JUDGE SANDY MOSS and her husband BILL. It was a well-attended affair with over 100 guests in attendance.

The American Legion Police Post #937 held its 42nd annual banquet honoring as Legionnaire of the Year NICHOLAS FORGIONE. Nick, who is 85, has fought cancer for over 40 years. When he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he refused to take the finality of the (Cont. Page 26)

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Snooper’s HOLIDAY MESSAGE: Please be very careful, because, this is to season for all the pickpockets, purse snatchers and thieves in general. Watch out for your pocketbooks, especially if you tend to hang it on your shoulders – this is a NO-NO! Hey, if you must go out with a pocketbook, please, select a small one if you possibly can, just to be on the safe side. ’Tis the season, and that’s the reason, so please BE CAREFUL! Snooper Sightings: We went to one of the Mayor’s “Town Meetings”, and let me tell you, this one was a real DISASTER. Everyone there was in a very nasty mood, and they let The Mayor know it too. I felt sorry because they didn’t give him much of a chance to really explain his BUDGET problems and WHY all the ‘cuts’ will be needed!

Snooper “UPDATE”: Yes, I now have an official EMAIL address, and you can contact me here. Get ready and start writing. Here it is: snooper2@live.com. I promise to answer any and ALL of your Emails. Try it!

Snooper’s FAREWELL Bureau: Yo, just about everyone who was somebody showed up at the CAROL CAMPBELL funeral to say goodbye to her. Yes folks, she was “A POLITICAL ICON”, the HON. CAROL CAMPBELL, former Councilwoman and the Treasurer of The Democratic City. She was also one of the hardest-working of all WARD LEADERS in this City; just ask any one of her constituents. I know exactly what you’ll be told by them. SHE WAS THE BEST – R.I.P. Hold it, there’s Hon. Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson, who stated, “To me, she was a real friend, and one who always kept her word.”

Snooper “UPDATES FILES”: Yes, they laid to rest SGT. TIMMY SIMPSON. What a tremendous turnout for this fine POLICE OFFICER. Again, another scumbag let out of jail, that should have been kept there. I agree 100% with everything said by Hon. Lynne Abraham, our fine District Attorney. Please God, no more funerals, let’s enjoy The Holiday Season; after all, “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH”!

Snooper’s Holiday Contest: Yes, as I promised last week, we’re almost ready for the official announcement. Please stay tuned.

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In any relationship, there is a honeymoon period.

That’s the period in which everything seems bright and rosy; neither partner can do no wrong, and everything that you touch turns to gold. It’s a time when the future ahead seems so bright that even if you wore shades, it would still outshine anything else around.

But after awhile, the honeymoon ends and the cold, harsh light of reality bathes things in a glow that you really didn’t want to see. Things that used to be cute and charming show themselves to be annoying. Things like an inability to put the cap on the toothpaste, to put down the toilet seat, or to wash the dishes tend to stand out when the honeymoon is over.

When Michael Nutter was first elected Mayor of the City of Philadelphia, he was looking at a long honeymoon. He was this bright, shining star everyone loved, from the media to the little old ladies who shook his hand and said, “We’re going to pray for you.”

Nutter talked about how he was going to turn the city around in a variety of ways, ranging from making the streets safer to making government more efficient and transparent for the people. To show his commitment to transparency, he even opened City Hall for a meetand-greet – and was rewarded with crowds that wrapped around the building at least twice.

In other words, Michael Nutter had the kind of goodwill President-Elect Barack Obama is currently enjoying.

But by the time that the new President-Elect held his first news conference, Nutter found himself in the crosshairs of a lot of Philadelphians that didn’t like how he chose to cut to close a $1 billion budget gap.

Fire Dept.: Cut a few trucks. Libraries: Cut 11 of them and give no reopening options.

Swimming Pools: 62 are biting the dust. City Workers: 200 of ‘em are looking at unemployment … at a time when no one is hiring anywhere in the country.

And thus, the honeymoon is no more…..

Don’t get me wrong. The economy is a shambles right now. Folks have taken “broke” to new levels. You have to make cuts to keep the City’s budget balanced because there’s nothing from which you can draw. You can’t even get a loan in this climate. Even the folks who are part of the City’s government (including Councilman Wilson Goode, Jr.’s favorite aide Latrice Bryant) are taking pay cuts.

If Philadelphians were given the news about these cuts in a way that showed City officials (Cont. Page 24)

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SETH WILLIAMS, who is running for District Attorney, greeted veteran State Rep. Harold James as he arrived for Councilwoman Campbell’s funeral.

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STATE REP. Jim Roebuck, chairman of Pennsylvania House Education Committee, announced creation of Pennsylvania Governor's School for Urban Teaching. Participating in press conference, which will see 30 students initially selected for the five-week summer program on Temple's campus. With him are, from left, Dr. Wanda Brooks, College of Education; Dr. C. Kent McGuire, dean of College of Education; and Dr. Heidi Ramirez, director of Urban Education ColPhoto by Bonnie Squires lective.

LABOR LEADERS conferred in Center City with Sen. Arlen Specter and other experts about fate of Detroit auto industry.

From left are state American Federation of Teachers chief Ted Kirsch, state AFL-CIO leader Bill George and Phila. AFL-CIO helmsman Pat Eiding.

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Philadelphia Parking Authority Executive Director Vince Fenerty noted his Authority’s holiday travel plans at the Airport now insure there “is plenty of available on-site parking at the Philadelphia International Airport.”

He said, “We easily passed the demand set by travelers this Thanksgiving holiday, which is the busiest travel time of the year. We have the space to meet the demand.

If you’re flying out of town for the holidays, the last thing you need is the hassle and headache of worrying about where to park – and whether your car will be safe.”

According to Fenerty, “Travelers flying in or out of the city can stop worrying and let the Philadelphia Parking Authority handle all their parking needs. There’s plenty of safe and convenient parking right at the Philadelphia International Airport. For $20 a

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day, customers can park in one of our secured garages – only a minute or two walk away from any terminal.”

“For $11 a day, travelers can park in our secured economy lot and catch the short complimentary shuttle bus ride right to their designated terminal,” Fenerty said.

“Parking at the airport is convenient, safe and pretty reasonable. It’s easy in and easy out,” he said.

“For those picking up passengers, don’t waste time driving in circles around the airport or even think of parking illegally on the perimeter of the airport. Most passengers can be picked up in less than 30 minutes. Our short-term parking is conveniently located on the ground level of our garages – directly across from each terminal’s baggage claim area and costs $3 for the first 30 minutes,” Fenerty said.

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SEPTA General Manager Joseph Casey welcomes newly elected state officials to SEPTA Headquarters at 1234 Market Street in Center City giving them the opportunity to better understand SEPTA transit operations and how it relates to needs of their constituencies.

The new State Representatives were introduced to SEPTA’s state-of-the art Control Center and the various elements that are the ‘heart-beat’ of SEPTA. They visited bus, trolley, subway/elevated, regional rail and police dispatch getting a greater understanding of the complex technology and the many skilled personnel it takes to maintain the fifthlargest transportation authority.

Casey also detailed the scope of SEPTA’s outreach programs to the communities and business strips, its expansion goals and needed repairs.

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Out & About (Cont. From Page 21) were between a rock and a very hard place, folks would have been reasonable about things. They may not like the idea of their neighborhood swimming pool’s being shut, their library’s closure or their firehouse’s being shuttered. But if you invite them into the process and tell them why you’re doing what you’re doing, they’re a little less likely to want to burn you in effigy.

However, that’s not how Mayor Nutter did this. He didn’t tell the public what cuts he was making until he made them. Then he said to

Waffleman (Cont. From Page 21) We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. Have an awesome day and know someone has thought about you today. I just did.

folks at public meetings that while they had the right to express their disappointment, he wasn’t changing his mind.

In case you have forgotten what city you’re running, Mr. Mayor, please allow me to remind you are the Mayor of Philadelphia. There are certain things you just don’t say to us, like: I’m a Mets fan; I’d like a vegan cheesesteak;or You have a right to your opinion, but I’m not changing my mind.

That last one is a little too close to ‘let them eat cake’ for us. And because of that, if the first two public meetings about the budget are any indication, you’re probably

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I feel bad for you because you’re in a pretty untenable position. You had to make these cuts. My only advice to you on this is to reconsider the whole library thing. You can’t have a more literate populace if the material they need to be more literate — namely, books — isn’t accessible to them.

But you might want to remember People Power is very in right now, and the same group of Philadelphians that brought you into this office will be more than happy to take you out if they feel you’re not listening to them.

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