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Political Landscape: After Carol Ann Campbell years added weight to the efforts of those seeking elected office, including some not endorsed by the Democratic City Committee.

The fact at least two ward leaders from the African American Ward Leadership were present indicated the possible shift of more vote-getting power to the Progressive Alliance.

Giving the Alliance the staying edge is the role played with the group by State Rep. Frank Oliver, long the dean of the Philadelphia Caucus in Harrisburg. He now enjoys the role of “Senior Advisor” to the Alliance.

Named chairman of the group is Al Lewis, 11th Ward Leader. Still with the team is for-

by Joe Shaheeli & Rory G. McGlasson A week after Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell was laid to rest in West Philadelphia, a group of African American ward leaders were back in the business of putting together their vote-getting muscle, toning it up for the candidates they would be supporting in the coming municipal primary.

The 22-member New Progressive Alliance, made up of ward leaders and city power brokers, met at a breakfast meeting to discuss how the death of the leader of the City’s Coalition of African American Ward Leaders would lead to a reshaping of the political horizon. Both groups have for

mer ward leader Peter Truman, who admits “I don’t have the legs I once had”. He is considered the group’s field coordinator on election day.

He is quick to agree that Campbell was he strident voice behind efforts to win more seats for Black candidates. “She wanted to give access to higher office to qualified blacks. Few could argue with that concept.”

Oliver, who is the Democratic City Committee treasurer, said “the group is not set up to replace the efforts of City Committee. We just make available extra STATE REP. Frank Oliver and Democratic 11th Ward support for candidates who feel they may Leader Al Stewart talk shop at New Progressive Alliance meeting Monday in N. Phila. need it.”

PPA, PHA Help Council Invites Obama Here Santa With Toys To Seek Health Care For All If Santa Claus turned his sleigh loaded with toys into a no-parking zone in this city this time of year, odds are the Philadelphia Parking Authority would ignore the violation.

That is because the PPA’s employees are playing Santa’s elves themselves as they kicked off their annual Christmas toy drive for needy children. It is one of two Authorities whose daily activity impacts on thousands, helping Santa. The other is the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

Calling their annual toy drive “Santa’s Express,” Parking Authority Executive Director Vince Fenerty said, “PPA employees will again be volunteering their time and opening their hearts to the less fortunate, especially during these very difficult economic times.”

According to Fenerty, “our employees will be helping at least 50 needy families. Along with direct donations and toys from our employees, we have gotten tremendous support from the unions that represent (Cont. Page 2)

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City Council unanimously passed a resolution which it sent on to President-Elect Barack Obama, asking him to visit Philadelphia on his way to Washington for his inauguration. It wishes to bring to him a coalition that will add teeth to his efforts to make universal health care a reality, a coalition that now engages City Council with a union-led team called MARC STIER, direcHealth Care for America Now. Last week, HCAN launched its “Be There For Health Care Campaign”, joining with members of City Council to invite Obama to come to Philadelphia to talk about health-care reform.

Obama, who endorsed the HCAN principles in early October, made health-care reform a central issue of his campaign. Obama spent over $100 million in health-care television advertising and, in October, 86% of his total ad budget was spent on advertisements about the issue. The economic crisis has made health-care reform more critical.

Marc Stier, a Service Employees International Union organizer who leads the HCAN campaign in Philadelphia, noted the health-care component of the City’s personnel costs have been going up at a rate of 8% a year, four times the rate of inflation. “If we could knock just 1% a year (Cont. Page 2)

tor of Penna. HCAN, applauds City Council’s support for universal health care in City Hall, backed up

by Councilmen Bill Greenlee and Curtis Jones and Majority Leader Marian Tasco.

Black Caucus To Forgo COLAs Leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus will forgo their cost-of-living increase this year in light of Pennsylvania's worsening financial picture.

State Rep. Ronald G. Waters, chairman of the 21-member caucus, said the executive committee hoped to set an example for all members of the legislature.

"The executive team has made its (Cont. Page 2)

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Council To Obama: “Do Stop By!” (Cont. from Page 1) off that increase, that would save the City $20 million,” he explained.

The vast majority of the City’s District Health Center patients, Stier noted, are uninsured. Relieving local government of the burden of these costs would spare the City the need to make painful cuts in

other areas. Stier added, “For decades the Delaware Valley’s economy has suffered from economic competition offering low-wage, non-union from other cities and states. Universal health care would level the playing field for Philadelphia’s private employers,” he said.

"Considering all that is taking place with the current state

of the economy, health care is an issue that impacts all of us regardless of age, race, or economic status," said Council’s new majority leader Marian Tasco. "With approximately 47 million uninsured or underinsured Americans in the United States, addressing and identifying affordable and accessible health care must remain a prior-

ity for President-Elect Obama."

Members of the HCAN coalition working with local government include AFSCME DC 47, UFCW Local 1776, ACORN, Penn Action, Philadelphia Unemployment Project, National Physicians Alliance, SEIU, Asian Americans United, the City’s Consumer Affairs and Health

Parking, Housing Employees Help Santa (Cont. from Page 1) our employees; including AFSCME District Council #33, AFSCME District Council #47, IUPAT District Council #21, UTW Local #700 and Teamsters Local #115. Our employees and their unions are to be commended for their generosity and their willingness to volunteer to brighten the holidays for these needy families.”

Known for their efficiency in a number of areas such as keeping traffic moving in the city’s business districts, tow-

ing uninsured and unregistered vehicles off city streets under the Live-Stop program, and keeping taxicabs safe and clean, many PPA employees also have well-deserved reputations for being active and helping in their own communities.

The Arts and Entertainment Network (A&E), the producers of the cable network’s highly popular “Parking War” series, has also contributed to the toy drive effort.

PPA employees will be meeting on their own time for

the next two Saturdays to wrap gifts that have been collected and purchased with donations from individual employees and their unions. Santa’s Express is being coordinated by PPA Director of Human Resources Bill Raymond and PPA employees Chaundria Smith and Bernadette Tomlin.

Carl R. Greene, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority, said, “Our employees know the meaning of poverty as they work around the clock serving the poorest of the poor in this city,

most of whom are our residents.”

This year’s drive for toys reaches out to employees and corporate sponsors. Employees buy tickets at $30 a head for a holiday party fundraiser. Their fundraiser was held last week with hundreds of employees and their guests turning out for the event at the John F. Street Community Center.

On Dec. 19, managers from PHA sites will converge on the PHA’s Abbottsford Community Center, where they will take on the job of Santa’s

PPA’S Santa Claus delivers new toys to needy children in photo at left while PHA’s Santa does the same at Wilson Park Development.

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Depts., CLUW-Philadelphia Chapter, GGCC-IBT Local 14-M, Jewish Labor Committee, Jobs with Justice, Institute for the Study of Civic Values, JSPAN, Philadelphia NOW, Pennsylvania Health Access Network, Philadelphia Student Union, Philly For Change, TURN and Women’s Community Revitalization Project.

City Controller Alan Butkovitz reports the Dept. of Licenses & Inspections failed to collect $20-30 million in revenue because of inadequate procedures with invoices to property owners for demolition services. The money is owed from property owners who had dangerous, at-risk structures demolished.

“Any money that is owed to the City from past years could have helped alleviate the budget

deficit we are now facing,” said Butkovitz. “This is millions of dollars that should have been paid to the City. We’re already facing at least a $1 billion deficit over the next five years and every amount collected now helps us in the future.”

Butkovitz notes a number of deficiencies involving internal control over financial reporting and other matters that L&I management needs to address. Some of the other

crucial deficiencies include inadequate and incompatible recordkeeping systems, coupled with poor procedures and untimely billings, including some L&I never sent to property owners.

L&I management could not explain the differences between internal records and the City’s accounting system for various licenses, which netted nearly $885,000 for the tested revenue accounts. On at least

one occasion to correct the non-performance of a contractor awarded a demolition project, the Department awarded a second contractor a cost-plus basis contract for the same demolition work, which cost nearly $9,500 more to complete the project. A shortage of nearly 500 sheets ($8,000) of plywood used in L&I’s Clean & Seal Operations occurred without the Department’s knowledge.

helpers, picking up and delivering toys and Christmas dinners to families that need the help most.

Last year, 709 PHA families received toys and meals. Tenant Support Services Inc, the nonprofit group that oversees the event, says they hope to increase that number as they have done every year since the annual campaign began in 2001.

Black Caucus To Forgo COLAs (Cont. from Page 1) decision," Waters said. "We support the efforts of our Democratic leaders and our governor to reduce spending and find new ways to raise revenue. We hope others will recognize these hard economic times, as well."

Those in the other top PLBC positions for the new legislative session are State Rep. Jake Wheatley of Pittsburgh, vice chairman; State Rep.-elect Kenyatta Johnson, secretary; and State Rep.-elect Vanessa Brown, treasurer.

Speaker-designee Keith McCall, Democratic leader Todd Eachus, and House Appropriations Chairman Dwight Evans all announced they would return the COLA, which went into effect last Monday.

The decision by House leaders came just one day before Gov. Edward G. Rendell announced $128 million in spending cuts on top of $300 million announced earlier in the fall. The Governor also announced a pay freeze for several hundred employees.

EITC Helps Pre-Schoolers State Sen. Anthony H. Williams joined in recognizing AT&T Pennsylvania and CSX Transportation for their Education Income Tax Credit scholarship donations at a ceremony on Oct. 29, at St. Michael’s Nursery School.

Their efforts raised $27,500 in scholarships which went to pre-school students attending St. Michael’s, Dixon Learning Academy, Cornerstone Christian Academy and Philadelphia Christian Academy.

“I commend AT&T and CSX for being role models to other companies in our area,” Williams said. "One of the functions of government is to be effective stewards of money, and I am proud to support a program that benefits communities on so many levels.”

As a long-time proponent of EITC, Williams has worked with Bridge to identify schools in his district in need of scholarships. The Bridge Educational Foundation facilitates the allocation of EITC funds to schools by accepting donations from cor-

porate partners and locating schools that would benefit from these funds.

“A highly educated workforce is critical to the future of our Commonwealth,” said Joe Gerdes, Bridge board member. “We are boosting the educational-achievement opportunities for children and families in southeastern Pennsylvania.”

During Williams’ remarks he applauded the students for loves of homework and vegetables, and encouraged students to appreciate the education opportunities they are being given.

“The EITC program offers another avenue for CSXT and its employees to make a difference in the communities it serves, funding scholarships in schools in Southeastern Pennsylvania and other schools across Pennsylvania,” said William Goetz, president of CSX Transportation.

“EITC allows organizations to reinvest in the neighborhoods they service,” Williams said, “increasing opportunities for students of every background and community.”

Farnese Names Staff Newly-elected State Sen. Larry Farnese has begun the process of selecting his Har-

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Chris Matthews …real hardball risburg and District Office staff.

He has tapped Anthony V. Mannino to be his Chief of Staff. Mannino, a lawyer, was most recently Chief of Staff to State Representative Bryan R. Lentz. In that role, Mannino established and supervised Lentz's constituent service offices during his first term in office.

Prior to entering public service, Mannino spent 11 years in private practice as

civil litigator. He has an undergraduate degree in business from Temple University and is a graduate of Temple University School of Law. Patricia Byrnes, who will serve as the Senator-Elect's Committee executive director, has broad experience in policy development and the Harrisburg legislative process. Byrnes has also worked in the US Senate researching health, labor and education issues. She has also written floor statements and speeches on these concepts, as well as dealt with constituent issues for a member of the Pennsylvania House.

She also served on the 2008 transition team for Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and dealt with customer service and city services. Byrnes has a BA in political science and economics from St. Joseph's University and a Master’s degree in governmental administration from the University of Pennsylvania.

There will be a familiar

face at Farnese’s local district office. Office Director will be Jonathan Rowan, a Democratic committeeman for 17 years and vice chairman of Democratic Ward 39B for the past two years.

For 11 years, he was a constituent-service representative in State Sen. Vince Fumo's office, and then served as his chief of staff from May to November 2008. Before going to work for the Senate, Rowan worked at the Philadelphia Co. Board of Elections and the Delaware River Port Authority.

Sherylle Linton Jones will serve as Farnese’s Communications Director. The native New Englander has called Center City Philadelphia home since 1997 when she joined WTXF-FOX 29, where she wrote and produced news stories and special programs, as well as the station's public affairs programs. She also managed joint news and public-affairs cause-marketing campaigns.

His District Office is expected to be located at Broad & Morris Streets. For now Farnese is working out of his campaign office, 419 S. 2nd Street, Suite 200.

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if he files for office. There is just too much of a conflict scenario present to allow the network to carry him.

Unless he’s shored up strong financial support by then, Mathews will find the vast majority of Pennsylvanians won’t remember his show, let alone remember his name without constant reinforcement from television and newsprint campaign ads.

Available to Matthews are a host of Pennsylvnaians, many from the Philadelphia area, ready to join his bandwagon, if invited, who will help him avoid the real hardballs that will come his way when he declares.

So, Chris, a word to the wise! “Unless you see the checks being deposited in your campaign bank account early on, think twice before joining the political arena.

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by Joe Shaheeli As much as they rail and rant and rave against politicians, and, quite often these days, support candidates of their choice, it is no longer novel to find television news and sports celebrities deciding they can do a better job in the political arena.

Unfortunately, they quite often never make it out of the starting gate.

Hoping not to have that happen to him is MSNBC's “Hardball” host Chris Matthews, who wants to run as a Democrat in the next US Senate race in Pennsylvania.

He’s not to be sold short.

He has met and is meeting with every Democrat he can find in the State who has votegetting muscle. He’s getting flak from those opposed to his running because he is using his show as a bully pulpit to ingratiate himself with Gov. Ed Rendell and other Pennsylvania powerhouses.

So he should. He’d be foolish not to. However, he will have to give up his show

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Costa, Stack Formidable As Appropriations Team State Sen. Mike Stack is ready to roll up his sleeves and take on the 2009-10 Pennsylvania budget.

As the newly appointed Democratic vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, he will have a significant role in crafting the budget, as well as all of the State’s fiscal matters.

“I see my new role as vice chairman as an opportunity to improve Pennsylvania and make me a better lawmaker for my constituents,” Stack said. “I'm honored to be appointed vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee and I look forward to representing Philadelphia and the Senate Democrats in key decisions.”

The Senate Appropriations Committee makes major funding decisions and determines the fiscal impact of legislation on Pennsylvania. The Committee also develops the State budget and determines Pennsylvania’s spending priorities. Any bills that would have a fiscal impact on the State must first get the approval of the Appropriations Committee.

As vice chairman, Stack will work with newly elected Democratic Appropriations Chairman Jay Costa, Jr. of Allegheny Co. to advance Appropriations Committee issues. They have their hands full, since the Repubicans are in the majority and control the apropriatons policy in the new senate.

“Sen. Stack has made a powerful impact on important Senate issues, so I’m confident he will be a great vice chairman,” said Costa. “We have a great working relationship and he will be an integral partner for Philadelphia and the rest of the state. I am excited to join with Sen. Stack in facing those challenges in Philadelphia and across Pennsylvania.”

Costa said Stack will provide integral expertise concerning all appropriations issues affecting Philadelphia, as well as Pennsylvania.

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SENATE Minority leaders State Sens. Mike Stack, center, and chairman Jay Costa, left, share a moment with Bill George, president of Penna. AFL-CIO at press conference on state’s rail infrastructure. as a Philadelphia lawmaker awanna Co., the Democratic will provide the committee Leader. “It's a demanding with great insight into Penn- leadership position, and he’ll sylvania’s largest city,” said do a great job.

Costa. “He will ensure the in“As a Philadelphia lawterests of the City of Philadel- maker, he will provide great phia are protected and will insight into the city’s fiscal play an important role in the impact on the State, while appropriations process.”

Sen. Costa can contribute his In January, Stack will be experience as a Pittsburgh sworn in to his third term as lawmaker,” Mellow said.

Senator of the 5th Senatorial “They offer a solid balance Dist., which covers most of between Western and Eastern Northeast Philadelphia, as Pennsylvania issues. They'll well as Bridesburg and por- make a great team.” tions of Port Richmond, Stack, Costa and the entire Kensington and Harrowgate.

Appropriations Committee As legislator, Stack has ad- face a daunting task this vocated for better enforce- spring as they delve into a ment of traffic laws along particularly bleak 2009-10 Roosevelt Boulevard, tougher budget outlook. gun control and better police Gov. Ed Rendell last week protection. announced an additional $128 As Democratic chairman million in budget cuts as of the Senate Banking and In- Pennsylvania continues to surance Committee, Stack has seek ways to reduce its $2 bilregularly reviewed legislation lion deficit. that provides better banking “Taking on the State system protection for con- budget is not an easy job, but sumers and better health in- the current economic climate surance laws. demands significant cutbacks Because his district lies for Pennsylvania,” Stack along the Delaware River, the said. “Balancing the State Senator also understands budget is always challenging, Pennsylvania’s economic im- but we face a daunting task portance as a major interna- next year. As legislators, we tional importer and exporter need to make a bipartisan efof various goods. fort to produce a balanced “Sen. Stack has the expe- budget that still benefits Pennrience and the enthusiasm to sylvanians and moves our be a major contributor to the state forward as a major parcommittee,” said State Sen. ticipant in the world econRobert J. Mellow of Lack- omy.”

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Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and vicinity is comprised of four unions: Local 135, Daniel L. Woodall, Jr., James Vail Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 332, Samuel Staten, Jr., Vincent Primavera, Sr. Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 413, James Harper,Sr., Fred Chiarlanza Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 57, Richard McCurdy, Jr., Harry Hopkins Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Laborers District Council, Ryan N. Boyer, Business Manager.

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

This ad is presented by LECET The Laborers Employers Cooperation and Education Trust 319 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Telephone: 215-922-6139 Fax: 215-922-6109 Web: www.ldc-phila-vic.org Administrator, Richard Legree

Former Middleweight Champion Joey Giardello will be honored with a lifesized statue at the triangle of East Passyunk Avenue, 13th & Mifflin Streets, in the coming year.

SHADOWBOXER attended the official announcement of the statue project at the future site of the monument. It will commemorate the 45th anniversary of Giardello’s winning of the Championship in 1963.

The statue project is a nonprofit effort being conducted by a partnership between the Veteran Boxers Association, the Harrowgate Boxing Club, and the website: PhillyBoxingHistory. com. Councilman Frank DiCicco has been instrumental

MRS. JOEY GIARDELLO is joined by former Penna. Boxing Commissioner George Bochetto, Esq., VBA President Charles Sgrillo, VBA board member Fred Druding, Jr., Paul Giardello and Penna. Boxing Hall of Fame Chairman John Gallagher at Giardello statue announcement. and fully supportive of the project.

World-renowned artist Carl LeVotch has been commissioned to create the statue of Giardello. LeVotch is responsible for numerous artistic works throughout the world, including such boxing-related pieces as “The Spirit of Boxing”, “The End

of the 9th”, and “Briscoe Award.”

Giardello, who became champion by defeating Dick Tiger at Atlantic City’s Convention Hall, was born in Brooklyn but lived most of his life in South Philadelphia. He passed away Sep. 4, 2008.

JOINING Joe Ashdale, seated center, at AFL-CIO Christmas luncheon were David Forde, Lenny Satozhnikov, Erin Young and Joe Rispo.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CEO Mark Schweiker joins DA Lynne Abraham, Pat Eiding and Judge Pat Dugan at holiday luncheon.

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PHILADELPHIA COUNCIL AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding welcomes Judge Jimmie Moore, State Sen. LeAnna Washington and Janet Ryder to organization’s annual Christmas Party.

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Phila. Council AFL-CIO Hosts Christmas Gathering

SHARING moment with President Pat Eiding were Glenda M. Collins, director of PREP; and PHDC Managing Director of HADV Anthony Lewis.

GUBERNATORIAL candidate Tom Knox was among scores of political candidates attending AFL-CIO Party.

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Remember – Do It right, Do It Safe, Do It Union Administrator, Richard Legree, Sr. Director, Juan Bacote Management Trustees: James Vail and Steve Whiney

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HEALTH PARTNERS hosted an "I Took Control" concert, featuring legendary Ms. Patti LaBelle at People for People Building in N. Phila. private concert, which also included performance by AnOmali, was held to reward Health Partners members for taking control of diabetes and high blood pressure. From left are Leyla Moreno and Judy Harrington of Health Partners; AnOmali; Ms. Patti LaBelle; Mary K Stom and President Bill George of Health Partners; and Patty Jackson, WDAS-FM radio personality. Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography

Nominate A Mental Retardation Worker Do you know someone who does remarkable work as a professional in the field of mental retardation? You have the opportunity to nominate that person for special recognition in order to show him or her how much you value their contribution.

Kathy Sykes, director of Philadelphia Mental Retardation Services, a division of the Dept. of Behavioral Health & Mental Retardation Services, is calling for nominations for its Points of Transformation Awards to honor direct-support professionals who make a difference in the lives of persons with mental retardation.

Award-winners will be recognized at a ceremony during Mental Retardation Awareness Month in March.

The deadline for nominations is Feb. 15, 2009.

You may nominate a direct support professional, or supervisor with direct-support

responsibilities, who has helped an individual with developmental disabilities have real choices; work, live and play in the community; realize their dreams, transform their lives and be included in the everyday life of the community. Staff who work directly with consumers in residential, day and employment services and supports coordination are eligible. There are more than 70 agencies that work with the MRS office, providing these

programs and services in Philadelphia to 12,000 citizens.

They share our desire to be part of the community, to work, be healthy and safe, have family and choose how they have fun and worship.

Return to Judy Kresloff, MR Services, 701 Market Street, 5th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106 or fax to (215) 685-5915 no later than Feb. 15, 2009.

by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: What other issues should I consider to rebuild my credit?

Answer: 1) Stay away from payday loans that are at high interest rates and are a

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2) Write a letter to each credit-reporting agency explaining the circumstances that led to your bankruptcy filing.

3) Live within your means.

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4) Pay your reaffirmed, pre-bankruptcy debts on time.

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Nutter Goes Under Fire In Town Hall Mtg.

INTENTLY pacing aisle at Perzel Community Center, Mayor Michael Nutter waded into throng of Northeast Philadelphians to address their questions about City cutbacks.

FIREHOUSE supporters were well organized and vocal among huge crowd gathered in Mayfair for Mayor Michael Nutter’s town meeting.

by Tony West It seemed like a harbinger of cuts to come when, midway through an explanation of his planned fire-company closures, the power went out on Mayor Michael Nutter’s microphone.

After a few minutes, a replacement was found and business went on as usual at the town-hall meeting in the Perzel Community Center in Mayfair. That’s the kind of stuff the mayor hinted would be happening to vital City services even after his emergency budget-balancing program.

A crowd of 500 citizens showed up Tuesday night, packing the cavernous center, cocking a grave ear to any scrap of information they could glean from the Mayor or his cabinet as they defended the proposed cuts – and often pushing back at those officials.

Best organized and most vocal were people opposed to eliminating fire companies.

They came armed with signs and interrupted the officials’

presentations with frequent catcalls. “You’re threatening lives in the community!” they shouted. A large number of firefighters live in the Northeast.

Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers stood his ground. “My senior staff’s decisions were data-driven,” he insisted despite the boos. “Over the long term, fires are down whereas EMS services are up.” He swore engine and ladder companies from different firehouses would still be able to arrive at fire scenes within the nationally accepted response time.

Unflinchingly courteous, still Nutter declined to revisit any of his proposed cuts without new sources of revenue to go along with them. “Things are even worse now than a month ago,” he affirmed.

“We didn’t have the Big Three automaker bailout then.

We hadn’t seen the half-million national job loss in November.”

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Our Opinion ...

The Silent Santa

To The Employees Of PPA, PHA: Thank You! They do yeoman’s work, the year round. They are often unappreciated, at times vilified, and quite often just ignored by the people they serve.

These are the men and women of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Of the two Authorities, PPA employees often find themselves more at odds with the motoring public.

They are entrusted with keeping traffic flow manageable, making parking spaces available to businesses and drivers alike, working constantly to insure commerce can flow through the streets. They also add to our safety by towing deadbeat illegal drivers and illegal vehicles off the road and issuing tickets to general parking violators.

Housing Authority employees, as dedicated and devoted as they prove themselves to be around the clock, are often rebuked by the very tenants who do not connect the fact the decent, more than adequate

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Dec. 15- State Sen. Vincent Hughes Holiday Affair With A Flair at Bala G.C., 2200 Belmont Ave., starting 6 p.m. Must RSVP by Dec. 8 (215) 471-3500 or eventrsvp@pasenate.com. Prepare to support program with monetary donation or gift certificate from Forman Mills

or Toys ‘R’ Us. Dec. 16- Free flu shots courtesy Community Health Care, Inc. at Office of State Rep. Frank Oliver, 2839 W. Girard Ave., 9 a.m.-12 m.

Dec. 23CANCELLATION. Sheriff John Green’s annual Christmas Party scheduled for the Waterfall Room has been canceled.

Letters •Letters Society Hill

Costly Path

Your edition of Aug. 21, 2008 included an information piece by Ed Schwartz. He wrote about the incredible amount of crime suffered in our city. He pointed out the City is spending $1.4 billion to stop crime — 43% of all tax revenues. He listed the reasons for the high crime; poverty, inadequate education, broken families, etc. He could have added drugs and sexual promiscuity. He is going to focus on a better reentry system for people leaving prison.

Schwartz provided accurate information. A better scheme for people exiting prison would be a plus, but one cardinal point must be reiterated.

The fundamental reason for the crime in the city is a lack of family life. The other conditions, such as failed education, poverty, out-of-wedlock births, emanate from the decline of intact family life. The bulk of crime is coming from those who were not raised by their mothers and fathers in a family setting. For many years, the city has had an outof-wedlock birth rate of over 60%. Crime and other social breakdowns are inevitable.

No family life = no civilization. Until the family is fixed, the chaos will continue.

For sure, it is no overnight solution. Can the editor or other readers furnish a different solution?

John Patrick Stanton

Seeking Troop Gifts I am holding a Heroes Gift Drive this year for troops currently deployed overseas. My office will be collecting toiletries, snacks and personal items through Dec. 23.

We need everything from candy bars and beef jerky to shampoo and playing cards.

It's a small, though important, way to show our appreciation and support to the men and women who won't be celebrating the holidays with their families, but instead serving their country.

Those interested in donating can find a list of needed items on my website at www.pahouse.com/Lentz or by calling my constituent service office at (610) 544-7301.

Items can be dropped off at my office located at 630 Fairview Road in Swarthmore. Donation centers are also located at Ridley HS, United People of Color club at Strath Haven, Medina Kenpo Karate in Springfield and Penn State University Brandywine campus.

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Dec. 12- Joe Minner hosts fundraiser for slain Officer Tim Simpson, Lyric’s, 6527 Roosevelt Blvd., starting at 8:30 p.m. No tickets. Raffle,

auction of sports memorabilia, a lot of valuable Christmas gifts. For information call Minner (215) 634-5041 or Police Officer Tom Gehan (215) 686-3260.

Dec. 12-14- Penna. Society Weekend at Waldorf Astoria, New York, N.Y. Dec. 15- State Sen. Shirley Kitchen offers free flu shots at her District Office, 1701

housing in which they live to these very employees and their leadership.

Yet the dedication to their jobs and their feeling of responsibilities of the employees of both Authorities do not sour. In fact, it carries over into the seasons that are associated with Thanksgiving and Christmas.

It is these employees who marshal their own resources and donate their spare time to insure those with whom they meet are given the greatest deference.

PPA reaches out through its huge network of community groups, with whom it daily works to solve neighborhood parking and traffic problems, to ferret out the needy children whose Christmas would be bleak were it not for the toys they receive as a result of this seasonal drive.

PHA, working with Tenant Support Services, Inc., has reached out deep into its community of the poorest of the poor. They know their need for toys grows yearly, and they deliver.

To the men and women and leadership of both Authorities, we say, “Thank you for making Christmas a happy one for those who would otherwise be overlooked.”

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US Air Pours $$$ Into Pa. Via Airport In an economic impact study based on 2007 statistics, US Airways’ operations were found to have added billions of dollars in economic impact to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, based primarily on the presence of the airline’s hub and international gateway at Philadelphia International Airport.

Chairman and CEO Doug Parker said, “There is perhaps nothing more important than a source of economic vibrancy in a community, region and state. We’re pleased with these findings, which among other things show US Airways is the most significant contributor to a $14 billion impact Philadelphia International Airport has in Pennsylvania and also nearly $1 billion in economic activity based on US Airways’ expenditures.”

Highlights of the economic impact study conducted by Econsult Corp. include: • A recent analysis esti-

mated the overall annual economic impact of PHL aviation activities to be in excess of $14 billion. Due to US Airways’ hub role, which constitutes approximately 70% of PHL flight activities, US Airways is the single most significant contributor to that economic impact.

• In 2007, US Airways direct operating expenditures in Pennsylvania exceeded $440 million and generated over $947 million – or nearly $1 billion – in total economic activity throughout the Commonwealth.

• While facing strong competition with New York and Baltimore-Washington airports for international air service for the important mid-Atlantic region, Philadelphia handles 10% of the international departures (and approximately 7% of the Available Seat Miles a week) in the mid-Atlantic. This established overlapping in-

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ternational air service in adjacent markets suggests another major domestic and international carrier would likely not offer international service at Philadelphia, even if it were to replace US Airways as a domestic hub at Philadelphia.

US Airways paid approximately $210 million in direct payroll and wages in the state of Pennsylvania in 2007, and its operations generated total earnings of $606 million statewide.

Overall, US Airways’ operations directly and indirectly support over 30,000 jobs statewide.

For Philadelphia, operating expenditures for 2007 were over $230 million generated over $382 million in total economic activity throughout the City.

US Airways brought more than 12 million passengers to the state of Pennsylvania in 2007. This includes 9.4 million passengers into Philadelphia in 2007.

Of that 9.4 million, 1.2 million were international passengers who flew into Philadelphia.

• Aside from destination passengers, US Airways brought an additional 4.9 million connecting passengers at its Philadelphia hub.

• An estimated $150 million per year of the total economic impact of leisure tourism in Philadelphia could be attributable to leisure tourists who flew on US Airways flights.

• Foreign visitors using US Airways are estimated to spend upwards of $150 million per year in the Philadelphia region.

Parker continued, “We’re quite pleased with the results of this study and appreciate our customers’ continued support of our airline. As the full report details, we’ll remain committed to being a good corporate citizen in the communities we serve.”

Adding Muscle To Navy Grid Win

TWO Navy guided-missile destroyers and four Naval Academy patrol boats visited Penn's Landing and were opened for public tours over Army-Navy Game weekend. Part of welcome group were, from left, Joe Stivala, Go Navy Committee; Michelle Trafolo of Navy Services; Joseph Inemer, Local 16N business manager; Monica Santoro, coordinator for Patriotic Penn's Landing ship visits; and John McQuire of Navy Services.

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Philadelphia Regional Port Authority A Promising Future

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NOTICE You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Law Center North Central 3638 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 215-227-2400 or 215-981-3700 PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION One Reading Center Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-238-6333

Defendants TO: The Unknown Heirs of Tyrone A. Ruffin, Deceased MORTAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANT whose last known address is 6510 Chester Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff RAYMOND C. BIDDLE, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to October Term 2008, No. 2115 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 6510 Chester Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.

NOTICE You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint or for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you.

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS PAPER TO YOUR LAWYER AT ONCE. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A LAWYER OR CANNOT AFFORD ONE, GO TO OR TELEPHONE THE OFFICE SET FORTH BELOW. THIS OFFICE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT HIRING A LAWYER. IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO HIRE A LAWYER, THIS OFFICE MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AGENCIES THAT MAY OFFER LEGAL SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS AT A REDUCED FEE OR NO FEE. COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES, INC. Law Center North Central 3638 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 215-227-2400 or 215-981-3700 PHILADELPHIA BAR ASSOCIATION One Reading Center Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-238-6333 Michael T. McKeever Attorney for Plaintiff Goldbeck McCafferty & McKeever, PC Suite 5000, Mellon Independence Center 701 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19106-1532 215-627-1322

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TO: Unknown Heirs of LEAH STATON a/k/a LEAH ANNETTE STATON, Deceased, MORTAGOR AND REAL OWNER, DEFENDANT whose last known address is 5830 North 7th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120.

THIS FIRM IS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT OWED TO OUR CLIENT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM YOU WILL BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING THE DEBT. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000-2, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to September Term 2008 No. 1382 wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 5830 North 7th Street Philadelphia, PA 19120 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW OCTOBER TERM 2008 NO. 2115 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE RAYMOND C. BIDDLE Plaintiff vs.

The Unknown Heirs of TYRONE A. RUFFIN, Deceased & BRENDA GAIL RUFFIN a/k/a GAIL RUFFIN, Solely In Her Capacity as Heir of TYRONE A. RUFFIN, Deceased

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW SEPTEMBER TERM 2008 NO. 1382 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES, INC., ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2000-2 Plaintiff vs.

Unknown Heirs of LEAH STATON a/k/a LEAH ANNETTE STATON, Deceased, ALIMA HARLEY, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of LEAH STATON a/k/a LEAH ANNETTE STATON, Deceased, ALIMA HARLEY as guardian to LAUREL HARLEY, a Minor and Heir of LEAH STATON a/k/a LEAH ANNETTE STATON, Deceased & CHENAIAH STATON, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of LEAH STATON a/k/a LEAH ANNETTE STATON, Deceased Mortgagors and Real Owners Defendants

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N.E. Feels Sting Of Cutbacks (Cont. From Page 10) reports showed the City’s real-estate transfer tax take plummeting from $236 million to $155 mil-

lion for 2008.

“We can’t print money,” the Mayor said, “and we can’t spend money we don’t have.”

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A rare deviation from script came as the Free Library was being hammered for proposing to close its Holmesburg branch, which enjoys high usage. Community residents charged the deed to the building, which was donated to the City by a private donor 100 years ago, required it revert to that estate if it was ever used for any purpose except a library. If this is so, the City can’t sell the building and would simply lose it.

This came as news to Free Library Director Siobhan Reardon. She promised to look into it.

Some City officials commanded more popular respect than others. The crowd burst into applause when Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey’s name was mentioned. There are a lot of Police families in the Northeast as well.

However, Police service cuts will be minimal com-

pared with other departments.

Recreation is taking a bigger hit, with closure of many pools and icerinks.

Yet Rec Commissioner Susan Slawson’s calm and simple explanation went down smoothly with the public, who rewarded her also with applause.

Before he even ran for office, then-Managing Director Wilson Goode, Sr. used his encyclopedic grasp of City government to impress voters at a similar series of town meetings.

Ultimately that didn’t help him retain popularity or respect, when times grew tough and painful decisions needed to be faced.

His honeymoon with the voters now seemingly over through no fault of his own, Nutter’s political future will be based on how well citizens decide he husbands City business during these tough times.

DEVOTED Holmesburg Library patron Tim McHale, who goes there many times a week, asked Mayor Nutter how just a weekly bookmobile could replace it. Nutter had no answer.

AS MAYOR Nutter’s fiscal woes mount, forcing slashes in popular City services, last laugh may go to Republicans like 65th Ward Leader Mike Meehan and 62nd Ward Leader Scott Cummings.

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Yo! Here we go again with this memory. Do you may remember the Jewish Catskill comics of Vaudeville days? Comedians like Shecky Green, Red Buttons, Totie Fields, Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, Myron Cohen and others? You may have heard of them before, but then again maybe not. If you remember them – so do you miss their humor? Not one single swearword in their comedy. Here are some of their jokes that were sent to me by a reader, Robin.

There was a beautiful young woman knocking on my hotel room door all night! I finally had to let her out. / A car hit an elderly Jewish man. The paramedic says, “Are you comfortable?”

The man says, “I make a good living.” / I just got back from a pleasure trip. I took my motherin-law to the airport. / I’ve been in love with the same woman for 49 years. If my wife ever finds out, she’ll kill me! / What are three words a woman never wants to hear when she’s making love? “Honey, I’m home!” / Someone stole all my credit cards, but I won’t be reporting it.

The thief spends less than my wife did. / We always hold hands. If I let go, she shops. / Take my wife – please!

My wife and I went back to the hotel where we spent our wedding night, only this time I stayed in the bathroom and cried. / My wife and I went to a hotel where we got a waterbed. My wife called it the Dead Sea. / She was at the beauty shop for two hours. That was only for the estimate. / She got a mudpack and looked great for two days. Then the mud fell off. / I was just in London – there is a 6hour time difference. I’m still confused. When I go to dinner, I feel sexy. When I go to bed, I feel hungry.

The doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn’t pay his bill, so the doctor gave him another six months. / The doctor called Mrs. Cohen saying, “Mrs. Cohen, your check came back.” Mrs. Cohen answered, “So did my arthritis!”

A doctor has a stethoscope up to a man’s chest. The man asks, “Doc, how do I stand?”

The doctor says, “That’s what puzzles me!” / Patient: “I have a ringing in my ears.” Doctor: “Don’t answer!” / A drunk was in front of a judge. The judge says, “You’ve been brought here for drinking.” The drunk says, “Okay, let’s get started.” / Why do Jewish divorces cost so much? They’re worth it. / Why do Jewish men die before their wives? They want to. / I wish my brother would learn a trade, so I would know what kind of work he’s out of.

I hope that you enjoy clean humor.I do, and if has an ethnic tone–I am Italian American

There are now in Pennsylvania 1,200,000 more Democrats than Republicans. It should follow, then, that a great number of State Senate seats, the majority of them, should be Democratic seats. But in Pennsylvania 30 of the seats are occupied by Republicans and only 20

by Democrats. This is called gerrymandering, which is the practice of dividing a city, state or country into voting districts in an unfair way. The gerrymander is generally used by a party in power as a way of keeping its power.

The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled citizens may challenge in the Federal Courts unfair districting for state legislatures. The Committee of 70 has charged itself with the responsibility of ensuring fair elections. When will the Committee bring suit in Federal Court to bring about the correcting the great injustice that results in such a disproportionate number of Republican seats in the State Senate? Or, perhaps, some well-motivated newspaper in the Commonwealth could begin a campaign to correct this great injustice. That is, if they are not too busy delving into the private lives of certain elected State officials.

The 67th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was celebrated, yet the public paid little attention to the celebration. More than 2,500 American soldiers and sailors were killed on Dec. 7, 1941. On Jun. 6, 1944, 2,500 American soldiers and sailors were killed in the Normandy invasion. It is important to remember these dates. In June of 1945 the Joint Chiefs of Staff estimated there would be a million American casualties if war required attacking the Japanese home islands. Over 2,000 Americans had just lost their lives in the battle for Okinawa. President Harry S. Truman said at the time that he “did not want a repetition of Okinawa in the continuance of the war by invading the Japanese home islands.” The bombs that were dropped at Nagasaki and Hiroshima forced the Emperor to sue for peace, thus saving the estimated over 1 million American lives that would have been expended had the war continued. When President-Elect Obama takes office, his immediate number-one priority should not be the economy; it should be ending the war in Iraq. There is no reason for one more death in Iraq.

The law firm of Elliott Greenleaf celebrated the Christmas season with a gourmet Christmas party and reception at Philadelphia’s Union League. In addition to STEWART GREEN(Cont. Page 22)

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Snooper’s BIG STORY: Everyone is still talking about the swearing in ceremonies for the new President Judge, HON. PAMELA PRYOR DEMBE. Courtroom 653 City Hall was jampacked, including Judges from The Common Pleas Court, also The Judges from The Municipal Court. She is the second female to hold this prestigious title as President Judge, the other being Hon. Frederica Massiah Jackson. We want to wish her all the success she’ll need, and The Snooper wants to say, “Congratulations.”

Snooper’s UPDATE: I had to laugh at the recent POLL taken regarding the upcoming race for District Attorney. Tell me please, I have no idea where you got all your figures, because I come up with quite a difference. NO, Seth Williams is not the leader, though in the beginning he was there. We have Mr. DAN McCAFFERY as the current leader in the race, with Williams second, and Mr. McElhatton coming in third. McCaffery also has many of the top UNIONS backing him!

Snooper COMMENT: I was so glad to see that O. J. Simpson finally got a true verdict – GUILTY! You would think this idiot would be smart enough to stay away from trouble, considering he has already gotten away with MURDER! NO, I have no sympathy for this scum, and yes, he did get a fair trial. He still owes the Goldmans the monies they won in their Civil Case against him.

Snooper’s WARNING: Again, let me please remind you, especially when all of you go shopping, BE CAREFUL! Remember this one. There are a lot of criminals who are out there waiting to get you and all your ‘goodies’. Protect yourself at all times, and don’t do anything stupid. That’s what they’re waiting for, don’t slip up. Finally, let me say to you, “DON’T BE ‘SOLLY’, BE JOLLY!” Snooper’s Hats Off Dept.: To all you good people in KENSINGTON and FISHTOWN, The Snooper is so proud of you, all of you. Yes, keep up the good fight. Don’t let The Mayor get away with his insane BUDGET CUTS, especially since he can’t justify any of it. Get on your Councilpersons, you elected them.

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You have to kinda wonder what's in the water in the Midwest.

For such good, clean and wholesome "real America" types, they sure have some really interesting graft and corruption going on out there. Earlier this year, we had the shenanigans of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who lied about his conduction of hot ghetto trysts and was busted when the transcripts from his City-owned Blackberry told the tale.

Meanwhile, over in Illinois, the state that gave us "Honest Abe" Lincoln, and seeminglyhonest President-Elect Barack Obama, one former Governor is in jail and the guy who replaced him is probably on his way there. Do the guvs in Illinois drink a special brand of water called "public-confidence abuse-ade"? Do you guys not pay your Governors enough or something over there?

If you're wondering what I'm talking about, you haven't seen the latest from the Land of Lincoln. In a case that I can only describe as someone overdosing on a bottle of stupid pills, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested on Tuesday for trying to, and I'm not kidding, sell Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat. Why I say that he was on stupid pills, was that he was trying to do this while he was already being investigated by the Feds for allegations of pay-to-play in the Governor's office.

Apparently Blagojevich, who as Governor has the sole discretion of who ultimately gets to step in to fill Obama's unexpired Senate term, thought that he could parlay that seat into a cushy corporate board appointment for his wife, a board appointment for himself, an ambassadorship in the Obama administration, or appointment as the President-Elect's Secretary of Health & Human Services.

"It's a [expletive] valuable thing," was what Blagojevich said according to the indictment.

"You don't just give it away … I've got this thing and it's [expletive] golden."

As a matter of fact, dude, you are supposed to give it away.

Do you see New York Gov. David Patterson asking Caroline Kennedy, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo or Fran "The Nanny" Dresher for anything in exchange for getting Sen. Hillary Clinton's Congressional seat ... if she gives it up to become Secretary of State, that is? Nope. That's because he knows it's ILLEGAL to do that. Why you didn't know that, Gov. Blagojevich, is beyond me.

Somewhere, Sean Connery is talking with Kevin Costner about The Chicago Way....

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Trains, skating, lots of entertainment for holidays in the city every day except Christmas Day. You don’t have to be a train rider. Kids (and adults) of all ages are welcome. If you are in the area, just stop by.

Admission is free.

Be a good skate A major winter attraction here for many years has been the Blue Cross RiverRink, at Columbus Blvd. and Market Street. This icy arena offers a chance to glide or stumble around an Olympic-sized rink that features skate rentals, a heated facility and a great view of the city skyline. A live DJ is on hand every Friday and Saturday evening, and Santa Claus himself will join in the fun this Sunday, December 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. Let me know if the jolly old man skates as well as he drives a sleigh! The RiverRink is open every day, skating lessons can be arranged and on-site parking is available for a fee. Admission is charged; hours and fees vary a

bit so you might want to call 215-925-RINK or visit www.riverrink.com to learn more.

Celebrate Giving & Light A special program of stories, music and mime, all designed to create a holiday glow, will be presented on Sunday, December 14, at 2 p.m., in Montgomery Auditorium of the Central Library, 1901 Vine St. This is a Sundays on Stage program for all ages and seating is on a firstcome, first-served basis. Admission is free.

Call 215-686-5415 for complete information.

Create découpage jewelry Families are invited to view beautiful paintings and architectural details at a special workshop at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, on Saturday, December 13, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants will then use reproduc-

Ruth Russell tions of their favorites to create decoupage (decorate with paper cut-outs and then varnish) bracelets, earrings, necklaces and pins for holiday gift giving. 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 The Kimmel Center Youth Jazz Ensemble, a group of gifted young artists, will perform on Saturday, December

13, at noon, at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets. Then, on Tuesday, December 16, Marc Silver and the Stonethrowers, a band with folk and country styles, will entertain at 6:30 p.m. (before the ticketed show of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones in Verizon Hall). Both of these concerts are free and given on the Commonwealth Plaza Stage. For complete information, visit www.kimmelcenter.org.

‘Narnia Days’ at Franklin In conjunction with its new exhibit, ‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition,’ and just in time for the holiday season, the Franklin Institute, at 222 N. 20th St., is staging Narnia Family Days. Scheduled on Saturdays, December 13 and 20 (and on selected weekends each month through April), the Family Fun Days will provide activities and events, stories and crafts re-

lated to the fanciful stories. For example, the Greater Philadelphia Suzuki Association will perform on the 13th and the Philadelphia Freedom Band on the 20th. Museum admission is charged. For further information, call 215-448-1200 or visit www.fi.edu.

Medieval art secrets Techniques used by artisans to create stained glass, masonry and panel painting during the Middle Ages will be discussed on Sunday, December 14, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway. Museum staff members will demonstrate, and all ages are welcome to drop in. Also that day will be Early Bird Read and Look (ages 3-5), from 10:15 to 11 a.m., and Tours for Tots (ages 3-5), at 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. To learn more, call 215-684-7580.

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by Ruth R. Russell Planes are fine and cars are nice, but my favorite mode of transportation since I was a kid is a train. I am not the only person who loves to travel this way. Organizations are formed all over the country to enjoy and promote trains, model trains. For some reason, displays of these vehicles seem to be most abundant at the holiday season — and Philadelphia is certainly in training now.

Rail travelers to and from Center City these days are discovering the Holiday Railroad Display at the Historic Reading Terminal Headhouse adjacent to the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Market Streets. The writer of this column has been advised that many miniature trains may be seen daily, operating on tracks that wind through attractive rural and urban settings. The display is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., now to December 31,

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by Len Lear I don’t have to tell you that the current recession/depression is devastating to many, if not most, retail businesses, and restaurants are at the top (or bottom) of the list of those most seriously affected. One industry expert said on ABC-TV’s Nightline last week that the industry as a whole is down more than 50 percent in sales over this time last year.

One of my pet peeves about dining out — the deafening din in some crowded restaurants — has pretty much been eliminated, not by improved acoustics (as I would prefer) but by the fact that customers have become almost as rare in some places

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The new drink menu, created by Positano Coast mixologists Andrés Sánchez and Israel Nocelo, features eight cocktails that all use liquors with organic purees and garnishes. Specialty cocktails include: “Winter Spice,” made with Highland Harvest organic scotch whiskey, pumpkin spice liquor, Monin organic pumpkin spice syrup and lime juice; “La Vie en Rose,” which features G vine, a gin made in France, as well as lime, pine, cucumber and juniper berries; and the “Go Green,” made with Papagayo organic rum, organic kiwi puree, St. Germaine elderflower liquor, agave nectar, fresh lime juice and tarragon.

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Len Lear Positano Coast is also trying to use sustainable fish.

Currently, about 80% of the fish prepared in the kitchen come from sustainable sources including clams, crabs, mussels, octopus, oysters, Pacific black cod, prawns, rock lobster, squid and striped bass. Though

choosing sustainable food options is neither more cost-efficient nor more expensive, chef Lamberti insists, “We are making a conscious effort to help the fragile environment.”

Positano Coast was recently named number 18 on the list of the Delaware Valley’s “50 Best Restaurants”

by Philadelphia Magazine.

The restaurant features a wine bar and Sopra Lounge, an open-air second floor lounge and “Crudo,” an Italian-style sashimi. For more information or reservations, call 215-238-0499 or visit www.lambertis.com/locations/positano.htm.

Lebanese luminaries Ramona and Boutros Semaan received so much

Jefferson University concert The Thomas Jefferson University Choir and Orchestra will perform their 39th Annual Holiday Concert on Friday, December 12, at 8 p.m., featuring Vivaldi’s Gloria as well as other music of the season.

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praise for the food they used to prepare for the annual Lebanese Festival at St. Maron Maronite Church in South Philadelphia that they decided to take a walk on the high wire and open a stand in the Bellevue Hotel’s downstairs food court at Broad and Walnut Streets. Using recipes from Boutros’ 93-year-old mother, the couple’s new business, Boutros’ Mediterranean Specialties, offers delicious versions of Middle Eastern and Greek staples such as moussaka, grape leaves, spinach pie, kibbi and falafel. For more information, call 215-545-2633.

(Boutros and his brother, Paul, also run a stand at the farmers’ market in Strafford on the Main Line.)

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The Philadelphia Orchestra will present a free Community Holiday Concert, led by Assistant Conductor Danail Rachev, at Martin Luther King High School, 6100 Stenton Ave., on Wednesday, December 17, at 7:30 p.m.

Featured will be seasonal pieces such as selections from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Bach’s “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” holiday favorites such as “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Sleigh Ride,” and traditional Hanukkah songs. Also included are a holiday sing-along and a visit by Santa Claus.

The concert is made possible through the support of State Representative Dwight Evans. Tickets are available at his office, 7174 Ogontz Ave., Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., telephone 215-5490220, or online at www.philorch.org /mlkholiday. Seating is general admission and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

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as three-legged ballerinas.

You have probably noticed that many restaurants have reacted by cutting their profit margin to the bone, offering Restaurant Week-like specials on a permanent basis. One that has taken this budget-cutting approach is Positano Coast, the beautiful second-story operation with a Mediterranean ambience at 212 Walnut St., across the street from the Ritz Movie Theaters.

Positano Coast is now offering a three-course dinner menu for just $33 every Sunday through Thursday throughout the month of December (not valid on New Year’s Eve). Executive chef Pippo Lamberti’s offerings include the choice of an appetizer, entrée and dessert.

(Beverages, tax and tip are not included.) Starter items from the three-for-$33 menu include grilled octopus, frisée salad, the signature Aldo salad and grilled tiger prawns. Entrée specialties include pan-seared skate, crispy branzino, sea-urchin pasta, duck breast, lamb and leeks, and mushroom and asparagus risotto. The dessert selection changes frequently.

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Local 98 Collects Toys ‘N Turkeys

IBEW LOCAL 98 hosted annual "Toys 'N Turkeys" fundraiser to benefit underprivileged families in Greater Philadelphia region at Finnigan’s Wake. Ward Leaders John Sabatina, Sr., Bob Dellavella and State Rep. John Sabatina, Jr. join Local 98’s Bob Henon at party.

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COUNCILWOMAN Jannie Blackwell joins host Dr. Walter Palmer and his wife Mary at Palmer Leadership Learning Partners Charter School which hosted “A Celebration of Charter Schools”.

LOCAL 98 ELECTRICIAN Robert Gormley joins Jeff Krute and his wife Diane at Toys ‘N Turkeys fundraiser at Finnigan’s Wake last week.

Welcome Home STATE REP. Tommy Blackwell discusses Charter benefits with Yvonne McGinley and Lana Felton Ghee.

Welcoming Navy HARRIET DICHTER, Deputy Secretary of Education, welcomes members of newly appointed Governor's Early Learning Council to inaugural working session in Harrisburg. From left are Bonnie Squires, Barbara Wasik and Heidi Ramirez of Phila. School Reform Commission.

CITY Veterans Commissioner Edgar Howard, right, welcomes troops of Headquarters Co., 104th Cavalry home to their Ogontz Avenue Armory after a year-long deployment in Iraq. With Howard is Gen. Wesley Craig, State employer support of Guard and Reserve director, 3rd from left.

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FINNIGAN’S WAKE pub, Mayfair Community Development Corp. and Liberty One joined to host two visiting Navy destroyers with a combined crew of 800. Commanding officers of both ships are thanked by Reece Hartey of Mayfair CDC and Mike Driscoll, owner of Finnigan's Wake. Commanders in center are CDR James Midkiff of USS Oscar Austin and CDR Richard Cheeseman, Jr. of Photo by Joe Stivala USS Bulkeley.

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City Hall Sam (Cont. From Page 15) LEAF and JOHN ELLIOTT, the affair was attended by most of the brass, including John’s brother TOM ELLIOTT. The food was excellent and the affair was wall-to-wall. Among those in attendance were ROGER HARRINGTON (well-known Philadelphia trial lawyer); JUDGE BERNARD GOODHEART; JUDGE ALLAN TERESHKO; Family Court jurist and candidate for the Supreme Court JUDGE PAUL PANEPINTO; former Common Pleas JUDGE GENE COHEN; newly appointed Administrative JUD-

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GE SANDY MOSS and her husband BILL; TOM DARCEY; Municipal Court JUDGE FAY STACK and her husband MIKE STACK; Orphan’s Court JUDGE JOE O’KEEFE; JUDGE LISA RAU; newly appointed Municipal Court JUDGE PAT DUGAN; Family Court JUDGE BOB MATTHEWS; SENIOR JUDGE STEVE LEVIN; JUDGE ESTHER SYLVESTER; JIM CRUMLISH; and candidate for Municipal Court JUDGE JOE WATERS. The wake for former CONGRESSMAN RAY LEDERER took place on a cold rainy night at St. Michael’s, one of the oldest parishes in the City. It took

two and a half hours from when a mourner joined the line until he was able to view the deceased.

Among the mourners were former Democratic City Chairman and former Chairman of the Board of Revision of Taxes DAVE GLANCEY; former Democratic Ward Leader CHRIS DRUMM; Common Pleas JUDGE JIM LYNN; JUDGE JOHN POSERINA; JUDGE GENE MAIER; Federal JUDGE DARNELL JONES, who is the former President Judge of the Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia; and WEBSTER KEOGH, Administrative Judge for the criminal section of the Common Pleas Court.

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our man Sgt. Alfred Deserio.

Sgt. Deserio was raised right here in South Philadelphia, St. Rita’s Parish. The Cardinal, his Eminence Justin Rigali, recognized him for his great achievements and sent him a personal letter. He is presently in St. Francis Country House.

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