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Rendell Invests $25 Million In Port Gov. Edward G. Rendell is putting $25 million of State capital funds into Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s Southport Marine Terminal development project. The move signals to international shippers the Port of Philadelphia will be ready for their cargoes as the economy rebounds. The invest-
ment follows the approvals given the deepening of the Delaware River channel by another 5 feet to 45 feet to accept larger vessels. The $25 million investment will fund a variety of pre-construction activities on the site, located adjacent to the Naval Yard and Packer Terminals at the southern tip of the
city’s waterfront. It includes design work, permitting, site preparation and utility infrastructure. PRPA’s Board Chairman John H. Estey and its Executive Director James T. McDermott commended Rendell on his decision to invest State capital funds. In a joint communiqué they said,
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by Tony West It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. High rates of urban crime are an ill wind indeed – but not, perhaps, if you live in Frackville, Schuylkill Co.; Smithfield, Hunting-
Fifth In A Series On Parole Woes don Co.; or Houtzdale, Clearfield Co. For these and other depressed upstate Pennsylvania communities, where employment in mills, mines and forestry has been declining for a generation, Philadelphia crime is a windfall – the only new game in town. More than 15,000 Philadelphia prisoners are serving their time in 27 Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections prisons, none of which are in (Cont. Page 23)
“Our team at the PRPA has been working hand in hand with the Commonwealth, and believes the Governor is making a wise investment. “Long-term projections, which take into consideration capacity constraints at neighboring ports and the expansion of the Panama Canal (Cont. Page 2)
SEPTA General Mgr. Joseph Casey and Philabundance’s Senior VP Martha M. Buccino detail SEPTA’s efforts to gather rider food donations for poor.
SEPTA To Launch Its First Food Drive To help fill critical shortages at local food banks, SEPTA is launching its first-ever Philabundance food drive. SEPTA will begin collecting donations of canned and boxed goods throughout the transit system
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Watching State Sen. LeAnna M. Washington in action, there is no doubt she is propelled by a “We can do it” personality. That’s what has earned her a Doctor of Divinity honoris causa degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, on Germantown Avenue. Washington, who was a highschool dropout, later returned to school and completed her high-school education. She did not stop there however, continuing on to receive her Master’s degree from Lincoln University. Washington served in the House of Representatives for 12 years and has been a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania since 2005. (Cont. Page 2)
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Port Gets $25 Million Boost (Cont. from Page 1) to accommodate larger cargo vessels, make a strong argument for continued expansion at the Port of Philadelphia and investment along the Delaware River, particularly in southeastern Pennsylvania. With pre-construction work underway and necessary permitting moving forward, we expect final bidding on the Southport Marine Terminal to be more robust than originally expected, which will enable the Commonwealth to recoup its investment. “The Port of Philadelphia is on the cusp of a tremendous expansion that will strengthen its competitive position am-
ong US East Coast seaports and greatly expand its contribution to the economic health of Pennsylvania. Gov. Rendell’s prudent and timely investment will add to the thousands of family-sustaining jobs at our terminals and assure the future of the regional port industry for generations to come.” PRPA is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district.
PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania. PRPA is currently working with the Governor’s office to secure private investment and identify operators for the proposed Southport Terminal, a new facility which will greatly expand container handling and other cargo-handling capacity at the Port of Philadelphia.
NEW SOUTHPORT will triple ability of Port of Philadelphia to unload ships such as Discovery Bay, shown here dispatching a container.
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SEPTA Seeks Food For The Needy (Cont. from Page 1) The food collected will help Philabundance as it strives to feed the hungry. Philabundance is the region’s largest hunger-relief organization, providing food to approximately 65,000 people per week. In 2008 alone, it distributed 17 million pounds of food to people in the Delaware Valley. This campaign comes at a particularly urgent time. The economic crisis has significantly increased the number of people turning to food cupboards and pantries for help. As a result, Philabundance is providing more food to more people, especially the working poor. Unfortunately, this has created a serious shortage of food at food banks around the country – making it even more difficult than usual for them to help families put healthy meals on the table. And the demand is only
going to increase as summer recess begins at local schools in the coming weeks. Thousands of students rely on breakfasts and other meals provided by their schools. But once classes end, so do those meals – leaving many families already struggling to keep up with their bills to make painful decisions, such as whether to pay the rent or buy food. The need is particularly acute in Philadelphia, which has one of the highest child-poverty rates in the United States. SEPTA is making it easy for riders to help. Food donations will be collected at locations throughout the system, including all Center City Regional Rail stations, all major bus terminals and several locations along the Broad Street and Market Frankford lines. For more information, including a complete list of donation drop-off spots, visit www.septa.org.
(Cont. from Page 1) Washington said of the honor, “It is with great humility that I accept this honor. I am honored that Lutheran Theological Seminary has recognized my work in the community by conferring this distinguished degree upon me. I will always treasure this degree.” Rev. Dr. Philip D. W. Krey, president of the University, praised Washington for her outstanding work in
the community and her commitment as a public servant. President Krey noted Washington stands out as an exceptional example because of her character, integrity, dignity and grace. He said she embodies many of the qualities that reflect the values and principles of the school. In honoring Washington, Krey stated, "Sen. Washington has said, 'I will go where there is no path and I will leave a trail for others to fol-
low.' Truly this is the case, and for that reason the board, faculty and administration of LTSP have awarded her the degree of Doctor of Divinity honoris causa, acknowledging the extraordinary contribution she has made to the life of the Northwest Philadelphia community, the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “The high caliber of her citizenship, the integrity and character she has demon-
strated on living out her baptismal vocation, and the esteem in which she is held by the Seminary as a public leader, speak to the value she brings to our community.” Washington, who was surrounded by friends and family on the special day, said, “Education has always been very important to me and I encourage young people everywhere to stay in school and pursue all of the opportunities that are available.”
So Few Decided S.C. Slate, Court Can Go Either Way by Jon Delano Pennsylvania held a primary election last Tuesday and nobody came. It still counts, of course, but the biggest news was how many people stayed home. Truth be told, nobody cares about 2009 much, but never forget that one election is prelude to another! Across the Commonwealth, the weather in most areas was picture-perfect for an election. It didn't matter. Most Democrats and Republicans didn't bother to vote. After last November's election, I suppose it's easy to view a race for statewide
Judges, county officials, Mayors, school directors and Council members as rather ho-hum. Maybe it is because the greatest interest lately have been the first 100 days of Barack Obama, the future of Arlen Specter and the aftermath of Ed Rendell. Nobody seems to care who was elected Judge, Mayor of Pittsburgh or District Attorney of Philadelphia except the candidates and their fervent supporters. On the Republican side, the "hotly" contested race for Supreme Court drew just over
550,000 votes. That's about 18% of 3.2 million Republicans. The Democrats did not have a contested race for State Supreme Court, so this measure of turnout will not be accurate (lots of voters skip uncontested races). Nonetheless, only 530,000 Democrats cast a ballot in this race, about 12% of the state's 4.4 million Democrats. Both numbers suggest voter turnout statewide was probably not much better than 20%. Put bluntly, this year's election will determine which political party controls the
State Supreme Court as we head into the reapportionment of the State's legislative districts. That's a subject that always seems to be litigated, and both parties would like to have an edge in any judicial decision that is rendered. Behind the scenes, both parties are taking a keen interest in securing the seat for their nominee. The Republican nominee will be Superior Court Judge Joan Orie Melvin of Allegheny Co. She just happens to be the sister of the third(Cont. Page 23)
TAKING TIME OUT for a photo at 3rd hole of LDC Golf Classic are Kevin Gale, Joel Trigiani, Perry Blackman and Andrew Zalenski.
SAM STATEN, SR. and LDC Auditor Perry Blackman thank media communication consultant Dana Brady for her hard work putting LDC Golf Charity Classic event together for its 10th year.
STATE SEN. Anthony Williams congratulates District Attorney Candidate Seth Williams on his Primary Election victory during Laborers 332 10th anRICHARD BOYER LDC Business nual Golf Outing at Manager lauds influence of mentor Spring Mill Country and friend Sam Staten, Sr. at LDC Club Tuesday. Golf Classic Tuesday.
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LABORERS DISTRICT COUNCIL Charity Golf Classic marked its 10th year Tuesday, as golf players pushed the fundraising total past the one million dollar mark at the Spring Mill Country Club in Ivyland, Pa. LDC Local Laborers 332 Assistant Business Mgr. Sam Staten, Sr. was guest of honor at all-day event. Staten and company set off brilliant round of golf alongside Steve Binder and Roca Irey. See page 4.
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WITH A SWING LIKE that, Sam Staten, Sr. wouldn’t look out of place on PGA tour! It’s no surprise Staten was top of leader board at LDC Charity Golf Classic.
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we have raised for various charities prove organized labor can truly make a difference in the community.” “I am currently in my first year as business manager of LDC and none of
my duties will give me as much pleasure as honoring my mentor, Samuel Staten, Sr. at our premier charitable event,” said Ryan Boyer, business manager of LDC. "As we celebrate the event's 10th Anniver-
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standing commitment and dedication to the LDC Fund. Columbia Partners, LLC were recognized for their 10-year commitment as a corporate sponsor of this event. “I am honored to be a part of the 10th anniversary of this great event,” said Samuel Staten, Sr., assistant business manager of LDC and Laborers’ Local 332. “The longevity of the event and the funds
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If you need a campaign manager to run you though the maze of a primary such as the one just past, then give Marion Wimbush a call. He puts his money and their money where it will do the best good in getting out the vote. Wimbush this primary supported successfully with his Democrats Of Oak Lane Team Robert Coleman, Angeles Roca, and Roxanne Covington for Common Pleas Court. In the race for Municipal Court his team supported Charles Hayden and Joseph Waters. Another choice of Wimbush was Sharon Williams Losier who, as of press time, was 200 votes shy of the brass
ring for Common Pleas. Wimbush is no stranger to running campaigns. He got into it by popular demand. For years, while a member of the administration of Mayor John Street, Wimbush hosted Democratic rallies outside the Oak Lane Diner, often drawing crowds that necessitated routing traffic off Broad Street. He recalls, “I did it because I wanted the Oak Lane section of the city to be noted. We have four to five wards up here that produce gigantic primary votes. They needed to be recognized.” It wasn’t long after he began getting calls from candidates for various offices and he finally set up a headquarters directly across from the Diner. During the last Presidential
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primary election pitting President Obama against Hillary Clinton, he offered those who came to his key rally a “blocklong hoagie … one long hoagie that featured sections of tuna, chicken, roast beef, Italian cold cuts, etc.” Wimbush has a host of ways to get attention for his candidates. “It’s not all tricks or gimmicks,” he notes. “We get them out to where people can see them, people we know we can help convince them to support our candidates to whom they’ve been introduced.”
Allegheny County Favors Its Own It’s a lesson Philadelphia’s Republican and Democratic Parties haven’t decided to put into practice. Here, the locals have for years treated their brethren in other counties with respective and supported them when they were endorsed. That doesn’t seem to have ever been the case with Allegheny Co.’s Republican and Democratic leadership. No matter what they say or state, they seem never to deliver any candidate for a statewide office unless that candidate come from Allegheny Co. Year after year, that’s what their results show. This past primary was no exception. Except for Judge Anne E. Lazarus, the other endorsed Philadelphian, Judge John Younge for Superior Court, lost to an Allegheny Co. choice. In Commonwealth Court, Alleghenians only supported their own. Will we ever learn?
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“I stayed in the race even after Republican State Committee’s nomination in Harrisburg because I believe that all Republicans within the Commonwealth should be given the chance to vote and decide which candidate is best to lead the ticket to victory in the General Election and the voters of Pennsylvania have spoken,” says Judge Paul Panepinto. “I am honored to have had the opportunity to run amongst stellar candidates such as Judge Melvin and Judge Allen. I always thought that a primary Election was healthy for the Republican Party.”
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another department has and both are supposed to be working together,” said Butkovitz. “It’s a recurring instance where the right hand doesn’t know what’s in the left hand.” Best practices for execution of tax discovery include using data-mining technology to identify tax-evaders such as those conducting business without a license. The report includes the results of an investigation that found 112 of 193 home-repair businesses that advertised in one local newspaper did not have a registered business-privilege license. The final action step would include evaluating and documenting the results of the tax discovery initiative to determine its effectiveness in identifying non-tax filers as well as the revenue that would be generated from these additional taxpaying business entities. The evaluation will help determine the success or failure of the City’s tax-discovery efforts.
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State Rep. Ron Waters visited the State Correctional Institution at Graterford to participate in a roundtable discussion on the United Community Action Network program, or U-CAN. Waters joined approximately 50 inmates, State Rep. Kenyatta Johnson, and professionals and volunteers for the roundtable discussion, which was themed around U-CAN and a radio broadcast program featuring the stories of some of the inmates. The network’s purpose is to eliminate crime and preach crime prevention in neighborhoods, as well as to target at-risk youth with information on the real consequences of criminal behavior. "Hopefully we can prevent more young African Americans from going to jail with these hearings," Waters said. Also present at the discussion were A. Bruce Crawley and Marc Fullard from Millennium 3 Management. They discussed job creation, and Crawley also talked about providing inmates with entrepreneurial skills so they can open businesses using those skills after they are released from prison. Crawley pointed out former inmates, even if they have skills, often find it difficult to secure employment.
recovery initiatives. “We must be vigilant at all times and utilize smarter and better practices to make our City government more efficient, effective, better managed – and more financially responsible,” said Butkovitz. “Adopting tax-discovery practices will help identify taxpayers who are not filing annual tax returns and not paying their fair and appropriate share of taxes.” The 10 “Action Steps” for effective tax discovery can be broken down into three categories: planning, execution and evaluation. The planning phase would include identifying the tax gap to determine how much in each tax category is owed. This phase also includes the creation of a centralized database to permit all City agencies to tap into one information portal. “In many of our audits, we find that one department doesn’t know what information
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City Controller Alan Butkovitz is urging the city to adopt his “Tax Discovery Program” report that explores 10 action steps for the City to increase tax-revenue collections and reduce thousands of tax delinquents. The report examines the Dept. of Revenue’s current practices and analyzes new techniques to improve tax-discovery methods and ta- compliance procedures. Revenue was only conducting limited tax-discovery initiatives and
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farmed seafood contaminated with drugs — and juice made with unsafe color additives. Yet another Chinese scandal involved toothpaste containing an ingredient used in antifreeze. Although China has been bearing the brunt of the foodsafety scandals in recent years, other countries have also been involved. Not long ago, Mexicangrown green onions were contaminated with — shockingly — human waste used as fertilizer. Dr. Blaylock will tell you this is not an isolated incident. Besides the disgust factor, such farming methods expose you to such nasties as potentially deadly E. coli germs and the hepatitis virus. And an ever-growing number of varying types of produce, fruits and fruit juices continue to flow into the US from Mexico and points south. Due to the globalization of our food supply, we import foods and food additives from numerous countries worldwide. And many of these countries
have few or no government standards for processing or safety. Yet only 15% of our food is imported. What about the food we eat produced in our own country? Dr. Blaylock has researched the sobering statistics. Every year, 76 million Americans get sick from foods they eat, and 300,000 end up in the hospital. Sadly, another 5,000 end up in the cemetery. Since a full 85% of our food supply comes from our own country, how safe is our food? Dr. Blaylock realizes some-
thing most Americans don't: Regulatory agencies do not adequately test substances used on food crops. In fact, as many as two dozen pesticide residues have been detected on commonly sold vegetables. Additionally, government ‘protection' agencies rarely test the effects of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides when used in combination (some chemicals are not toxic when used alone but extremely toxic when combined).
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Health Partners’ Business Development team joined Dawn Stensland, left, in congratulating Estelle Richman, secretary, Pennsylvania Dept. of Public Welfare and recipient of the Jane Addams award, 3rd from left, at Lutheran Settlement House Women of Courage Awards. Eleven local women were honored. Health Partners, a sponsor, presented award to Ginger Osborne, a domestic-violence survivor and volunteer for Women in Transition Survivor’s Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography Network.
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China's former head of food and drug safety, Zheng Xiaoyu, was put to death recently. His crime? Taking $850,000 in bribes from pharmaceutical companies, some of which resulted in approval of fake drugs. One of these "approved" antibiotics accounted for at least 10 deaths in China. His execution followed heightened worldwide concerns over the general safety of Chinese food, medicines and consumer products. According to Newsmax medical editor Dr. Russell Blaylock, just this year, North American authorities blocked or recalled toxic Chinese
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Kids have needs and critical to addressing those needs is first identifying and then understanding them. That’s the goal of legislation introduced by Congressmen Chaka Fattah and Dave Camp which provides for collection of information related to the wellbeing of America’s children. Its call for a national survey has bipartisan support. Fattah said, “This legislation is the first step in accurately measuring the needs of children. It will provide policy-makers with essential information they must have to more precisely meet those needs. The State Child WellBeing Research Act of 2009 will collect the latest statelevel information that will then be available to legislators, researchers, child advocates and families.”
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers and Charles Lillie, president of the Philadelphia Fire Dept. Historical Corp., announces John J. Holstein is the recipient of the 2009 “Fire Service Paramedic of the Year” award. Fire Service Paramedic Holstein was selected for the prestigious award for his dedicated service and superior performance in the line of duty. He has demonstrated initiative and resourcefulness over 20 years while providing emergency medical services to the public. The” Fire Service Paramedic of the Year” award was presented in conjunction with the National Emergency Medical Services Week. Paramedics perform heroically throughout the year, noted Ayers.
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Tartaglione Redesigns Website For Impaired Speaking in support of Pennsylvania’s efforts to provide new technology to people with disabilities, State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced a redesign of her Senate website to make it more accessible for vision- or hearing-impaired constituents. “About a year ago, I found out about software that reads
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disabilities recover their independence. I am well aware of the physical barriers on our public sidewalks and roads, and I’d like to see us all more aware of the barriers on the information highway as well.” Tartaglione came out in
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A dozen years ago the City of Philadelphia reached out and brought in a controversial young innovator to head the Philadelphia Housing Authority. He turned out to be a management whiz, an economic guru and a visionary. Within months he had the PHA reorganized and on its way to converting its many slum holdings into neighborhood havens of decent housing, worth their weight in gold even on the general market. He fought HUD, with local Congressional help, and was able to use some of its earmarked dollars for other purposes. He was able to raise funds in other ways as well. Now he has turned what had been hell-hole, crime-ridden housing projects into stable, almost crime-free neighborhoods, with homes that have attracted private housing-development investment as well, what does PHA Executive Director Carl R. Greene get in return? He’s been told by HUD his housing authority was among 34 similar agencies around this state that were “not high performers”. Seems HUD is basing its distribution of stimulus money on Authorities they consider high-performing. This is proof to us its mavens are not only dumb, but blind as well. Otherwise a quick tour of Philadelphia would show them how wrong they are. HUD gave PHA only $90 million in March, when it doled out $3 billion. That is why, to their credit, Sens. Arlen Specter and Bob Casey, Jr., our Congressional delegation and State leaders have jumped on the backs of HUD administrators. They are demanding a reconsideration of how that money is being distributed and they want HUD to add to that money. We wish them well. Carl deserves it, as do the over 80,000 residents of the PHA and the hundreds of thousands in this city whose neighborhoods have gotten better thanks to his vision. But then again, if Washington’s bean-counters are blind and dumb to PHA’s amazing record, what makes our delegations feel they can get through?
It is very unfortunate that John Braxton did not win the City Controller election. He was the only one of any politician who spoke about making PGW run its office efficiently. The people need a consumer advocate against these greedy utility companies and Mr. Braxton could have been that voice for us. Barbara Tarvydas
Mitchell Spritzler (267) 2351287. Jun. 11- Philadelphia Public School Notebook’s annual “Turning the Page for Change” event! Tickets are $60; discounts for students, parents, teacher groups and people under 25. For info (215) 951-0330 x2160. Jun. 13- W. Park Cultural Ctr. and School of the Future will present 2nd annual W. Park Arts Fest at School of Future, 4021 Parkside Ave, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Jun. 15- CORA for KIDS Golf Classic at JC Melrose C.C., 7600 Tookany Ck. Pkwy. buffet lunch and qualifying for $10,000 Putting Contest 11:30 a.m. Cost $185 individual golfer or $700 for a foursome. Dinner only costs $65. To register call Patty Poach (215) 701-2560 or email
caring@coraservices.org. Jun. 20- TWU Local 234 Women’s Committee Family Awareness Black Tie Affair. For info (215) 972-4140. Jun. 25- Happy Birthday Sheriff John Green fundraiser, 5:30-8 p.m., Cuba Libre Restaurant, 10 S. 2nd St. $250. For info Carol (215) 742-6272. Jul. 11- Juniata Golf Club, L & Cayuga Sts., sponsors Independence Day Scramble, starting 8 a.m. $65 per player. 36-hole scramble. Food, prizes, after-golf party with D.J. For information call Mike Fox. Bring your spouse. Proceeds go to Juniata Golf Fdn. Jul. 25- Bartlett Jr. HS Reunion at Galdo’s Catering, 20th & Moyamensing Ave. Tickets $55. For info Claudia Gordon (267) 971-3768 or Diane Davis (215) 498-7201.
Why Dredge? Regarding dredging the Delaware River: Aside from the problem of the toxic material being dredged up, there is the current need for reducing long-distance shipping of food and products that should be grown and made locally to avoid huge energy costs in traveling goods. Therefore we should be turning to local production, not international shipping of goods. It would be helpful if you had some experts in these areas give their input. Joan Sage South Philadelphia (ED. NOTE: Dredged material makes fine topsoil, good for local gardening. It’s available down at Hog Island).
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS PHILADELPHIA COUNTY CIVIL ACTION - LAW APRIL TERM 2005 NO. 3433 NOTICE OF ACTION IN MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ACQUIRER OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACTING AS RECEIVER Plaintiff vs. LUCKY REALTY INC & JOHN DOE Mortgagors and Real Owners Defendants TO: LUCKY REALTY INC & John Doe, MORTGAGORS AND REAL OWNERS, DEFENDANTS whose last known address is 6322 Kingsessing Ave 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 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ACQUIRER OF CERTAIN ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK F/K/A WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA FROM THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION ACTING AS RECEIVER, 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 APRIL TERM 2005 NO. 3433wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 6322 Kingsessing Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19142 whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.
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Mayor Honors City’s Centenarians Mayor Michael A. Nutter hosted a birthday luncheon to honor Philadelphia residents who are at least 100 years old or more at the DoubleTree Hotel in Center City, marking “Older Americans Month.” The Mayor recognized the contributions of 400 centenarians in Philadelphia – home of one of the nation’s largest centenarian populations. Some 136 seniors will turn 100 years old in Philadelphia in 2009. Nearly 70 centenarians attended this grand birthday party, along with family and friends at the Doubletree Hotel. The 9th annual Mayor’s Centenarians’ Celebration was designed to recognize the accomplishments of Philadelphia’s Centenarians and soonto-be centenarians. Residents were required to be 100 years old during 2009 to participate. Nutter presented remarks, a proclamation officially declaring May 22, 2009 as “Centenarians Celebration Day in Philadelphia,” cut a huge ceremonial birthday
cake with the event’s oldest male centenarian in attendance, Lazar Ayzman of Northeast Philadelphia, and the oldest female centenarian, Anna Henderson of West Philadelphia. Ayzman, 104, is a decorated veteran of two wars, and Henderson, 109, is a grandmother of 25, a devoted housewife and respected cook. Nutter posed for photographs with every participant. The centenarians received tokens of appreciation and acknowledgements from the City to commemorate the occasion. “There are very few centenarian celebrations of this magnitude, in which a city recognizes the achievements
DECORATED Veteran of two wars, 104-year-old Lazar Ayzman and city’s oldest senior 109year-old Anna Henderson help Mayor Michael Nutter cut centenarian birthday cake. and longevity of its residents, and so we feel privileged to have the opportunity to honor this distinguished group,” said the Mayor. “These wonderful residents have worked and raised families in Philadelphia, and have witnessed the city’s growth and change.” The largest centenarian populations represented at the luncheon were from Northeast Philadelphia and West Philadelphia. Established in 2001 as part of the City of Philadelphia’s efforts to mark the anniversary of the completion of the century-old City Hall, the Mayor’s Centenarian Celebration is produced by the City of Philadelphia and the Social Security Administration.
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MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER spends time with members of the family of Mark Baum, who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq recently.
NAVY Veteran Joseph Stivala and former City Commissioner Edgar Howard flank South Philadelphia community activist Karen Brown at Memorial Day Ceremony at Korean War Memorial.
VETERAN and former City Council candidate David Oh lays wreath during Memorial Ceremony Monday as veteran John J. Kline looks on.
CHARLIE WILLIAMS, State Sergeant, stands to attention as naval officer lays begins walk to lay wreath at Korean Memorial.
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JUDGE and Iraq War Veteran Patrick Dugan salutes our past and present troops at Korean War Memorial Ceremony at 2nd & Dock Streets Monday. Dugan, who was master of ceremonies, is joined by veteran David Oh, and State Rep. Bryan Lentz.
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Il Mulino soars, despite predictions of casino doom by Len Lear You’ve probably read some of the tidal wave of stories in recent months about the virtual demise of the Atlantic City casino-hotels. First came the stories about the impact of all the new slot machine parlors in Southeastern Pennsylvania, like the ones in Bensalem and Chester and, just last week, Bethlehem, that are driving away profits from the Atlantic City behemoths. Then, of course, came the economic meltdown of the financial, banking and real-estate industries and the resulting economic earthquake with its seismic rippling effects on consumer spending, layoffs, etc. This, of course, poured even more lava on the Atlantic City carcass. After all, who wants to gamble away what might be their last
paycheck for the foreseeable future? But despite the layoffs, cutbacks in hours and services, etc., there is no corpse yet ready for burial. The patient may be on a ventilator, but the heart is still pumping. During our most recent visit to A.C., there were actually warm bodies pouring money into slot machines, poker-playing, etc., although obviously not as many as in years past. But the real shock came when we walked into Il Mulino New York, which opened last October in the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort. Like Buddakan and Continental, the two A.C. restaurants that are extensions of the two similarly named Stephen Starr restaurants in Philly, Il Mulino New York is an extension of its namesake in New York’s Greenwich Village. Opened in 1981 by brothers Gino and Fernando
Masci, the Big Apple icon has become a magnet for celebrities and power brokers and has been ranked the number one Italian restaurant in New York by the Zagat Dining Guide for more than 20 years. Its new A.C. cousin is actually two adjacent restaurants — Il Mulino New York, which offers the traditional white tablecloth experience with tuxedo-clad waiters and an extensive list of daily specials with accompanying wine recommendations; and Trattoria Il Mulino, which offers a more casual dining experience including pizzas, pastas and lighter dishes. Both restaurants specialize in dishes from Italy’s Abruzzi region. Based on everything we had read about the impending demise of Atlantic City, we expected to have the restaurant to ourselves when we walked into Il Mulino on a Thursday night, but we were shocked to see both versions of the New York City icon packed with diners, and they
did not look like actors hired to make the restaurants look full. Before we even had a chance to look at a menu, handsome tuxedoed servers with white bowties brought out a huge selection of antipasto and told us it was complimentary for every guest. We could have as much as we wanted, and we had so many sliced Italian meats and cheeses, pan-seared zucchini chips, bruschetta, a variety of olives, marinated eggplant and freshly baked Italian breads that we could almost have ordered coffee and called it a night. But after we pigged out on the complimentary antipasto (which might be why almost all of the tables were filled), a server came over and recited so many specials — each one sounding more enticing than the one before — that I honestly could not imagine there would also be a paper menu. For example, one special was sea scallops wrapped in
Len Lear pancetta and served with risotto or sautéed spinach; another was red snapper sautéed with seafood sauce and served in a light tomato sauce with shrimp, scallops, clams, calamari, mussels and wild mushrooms; or a European-cut chicken breast served with asparagus and topped with Fontana cheese in a lemon and pinot grigio sauce. And on and on. It took longer to recite all the specials than the Declaration of Independence — which only made us hungry again. We absolutely loved the
langostino, a real delicacy — Sardinian jumbo prawns sautéed in a white wine and garlic sauce and served with spinach ($28) — and the sublime ravioli filled with porcini mushrooms and served in a subtle cream champagne sauce with white truffles ($20 as an appetizer; $40 as an entree). The prices are serious (the Trattoria less so, of course), as is the food. The Old World service at Il Mulino is ridiculously pampering. It’s a pleasure to be waited on by servers who smile, joke around, pay attention to every detail and actually know the menu as if they cooked everything themselves. We loved the maitre d’, John Gonzalez, and server, Jhonny (correct spelling) Ospina, a native of Colombia, South America. For more information or reservations, call (609) 4496006 (Il Mulino New York) or (609) 449-6004 (Trattoria Il Mulino), or visit www.ilmulino.com.
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Jones will make the second defense of his NABA Championship against Los Angeles Larry Mosley in what will be the biggest test of his young career. While Jones finished his amateur career with an extremely impressive 60-6 record, Mosley was one of the top amateurs in the United States. Mosley was born in the Watts section of California and would go on to win the 1995 and 1996
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JOHN DOUGHERTY beams as his candidates were among winners. With him at Doc’s Pub were Michael Ozzie Myers, winning candidates Anne Lazarus and Joseph Waters, and Councilman Bill Green.
He’s been called the “North Philly wrecking machine”. Since he’s already knocked out 15 of his first 17 professional opponents, the title seems fitting for the North Philly Welterweight. His tall, lanky build and devastating knockout power has even drawn comparisons to the legendary Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns. On Saturday, Jun. 6 at Bally’s in Atlantic City,
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Crackdown On Airport Parkers The Philadelphia Police Dept. has begun ticketing motorists picking up passengers at Philadelphia International Airport if they park their vehicles
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Residents who need assistance doing their State taxes can receive free help in Northeast Philadelphia, according to State Sen. Mike Stack. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Revenue’s district office, located at the Academy Plaza Shopping Center, offers the same services as the Department’s headquarters in Harrisburg. “District offices are valuable connections to statewide services. For the same reason I have several offices in Northeast Philadelphia to serve my constituents, the Dept. of Revenue also offers a direct connect to State services,” Stack said. “This is a trusted, reliable office that you can stop in or call to speak to staff, who have the same reliable information and records as the office in Harrisburg.” Residents may get information on all State taxes, tax forms and public information, state licenses, services for new and small businesses, payments on tax accounts and assistance completing and filing personal income tax returns and property tax/rent rebate applications. The Dept. of Revenue district office is located at 3240 Red Lion Road. For more info, call (215) 821-1860.
STATE SEN. Shirley Kitchen is joined at Wimbush’s preelection party by host Marion Wimbush, Ward Leader Edgar Howard and Judicial candidate Sharon WillliamsLosier.
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MARION WIMBUSH hosts Annual preelection breakfast at Oak Line Diner in N. Phila. ANOTHER BIG Election Day winner, Seth Williams made sure he stopped by be- Judge Angles Roca, knew to stop by Marion Wimbush’s preelection breakfast. fore his big election.
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STATE REP. Rev. Louise Williams Bishop hosts her early Sunday Morning Breakfast show on 900 AM WURD Live at Oak Lane Dinner. One of her guests, DA candidate Seth Williams, is given chance to air his candidacy on her popular show.
Waters Hosts Health Fair COOKING UP a treat for seniors are staff of Ron Waters and volunteers, including April James and Valarie Smallwood.
SISTERS Yolanda and Qudaira McFadden flank host State Rep. Ron Waters.
STATE SEN. Anthony Williams is welcomed to senior health fair by Harrisburg colleague Ron Waters.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY candidate Seth Williams stopped by to talk to seniors at Ron Waters’ Heath Fair and luncheon.
NINETY-ONEyear-old Leroy Francisco, who looks decades younger, is a poster child for healthy seniors in Phila, according to State Rep. Ron Waters. Photos by Donald Terry
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Long-time Philly columnist STU BYKOFSKY posed a very important question to the citizens of Philadelphia in his column last week. To save Philadelphia, is it time to end the 65+ year Democratic monopoly? Although I’ve had some differences with Stu in the past, he’s a reasonable and thoughtful man. Writing as a Democrat, he excoriates “yellow dogs” who he described as those who “shut their eyes, lick their privates, and vote “D” no matter how powerful the stench.” He states, “I’m not anti-Democrat, I’m anti-monopoly … and when you’re a yellow dog, you end up with fleas like the DROP and BRT.” Stu, let me be the first to thank you for having the courage to say what many of us have known for a long time. Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely! Rumor has it Stu is so passionate about this issue, he’s re-registered as a Republican. Welcome aboard Stu! We have much work to do. Violent crime in this city is not getting any better. After hearing the District Attorney debates, I’m not confident Democrat SETH WILLIAMS has the solution either. I heard no ideas about building another prison, putting criminals away for their full sentence, or keeping violent felons off the street. Want to know how bad it’s gotten? A few weeks ago, our Bail Commissioner TIM O’BRIEN was out for dinner at the High Note Cafe with a large group of friends including RCC Chairman VITO CANUSO. The Commissioner was nice enough to offer the Chairman a ride home. After dropping him off, he was robbed at gunpoint to the head! The brazen robbery took place near a crowd of patrons who were eating at another nearby restaurant. These are the animals our future elected District Attorney needs to (Cont. Page 19)
When President Barack Obama announced his selection of Appeals Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor to fill the Supreme Court seat of Justice David Souter, it was a good news/bad news thing to me. The good news was it was a milestone. There will be another woman on the court if she’s confirmed. That woman will be a Latina, the first in the Court’s history. (Hopefully by then the nation’s newscasters will remember Puerto Rico is a territory of the United States and will stop calling her parents “immigrants from Puerto Rico.”) So far, the only real problem that I have with her is she’s a Yankees fan. The bad news was, by announcing his choice on Tuesday, Obama did something similar to what his election as President did for the nation’s gays and lesbians. It hid the fact they were losing a civil right. The California Supreme Court reaffirmed Proposition 8, the law passed by California voters passed in November that forbids gays and lesbians from getting married. Obama officially announced Sotomayor’s appointment at 10 a.m. and it took folks until about noon to start weighing in. I was listening to NPR’s Here and Now and heard a discussion between two legal scholars (one of whom, disappointingly enough, was George Washington University’s Jonathan Turley, a guy I usually learn a lot from) that decried her selection. From the dude on the right, Edward Whelan, president of the Ethics & Public Policy Center, I wasn’t surprised he said Sotomayor represented Obama’s “lawless empathy” standard. I guess that means Whelan was looking for a Judge who (Cont. Page 19)
Yo! Here we go again with this bit of news from my good friend Danté. In April 2001, Danté submitted a poem to me at the Public Record entitled “Southeast End”. Little did he realize years later how these words would flow into a story and develop into his current CD album, Southeast End Philadelphia. Danté is a homegrown Italian boy who was born and raised in the deepest part of South Philadelphia. Like the name of his newest CD, a little deeper is what he calls the Southeast End; you can’t go further in South Philly – you’ll be in the water. All his songs are written by him. He wrote the lyrics and music, recorded it and then burned it to a CD. Danté is self-taught on the guitar, drums and keyboard. This came about when he borrowed his friend’s guitar along with some Beatle books and taught himself how to play. Shortly after came the keyboard. On his newest collection of songs, the music captures the heartbeat of the city. It epitomizes life in South Philly, and how he sees it is told in his songs. From a funky intro, to a reggae ballad, to its rocked-out mummer ending, it profiles our champion Phillies, the Broad Street Subway, the foods of Philly, and even a trip down the shore. The lyrics are written so your eyes can see; the bass and chord structures so your heart can feel, the drum patterns reveal the excitement and the drama. The melodies reveal the inner emotions of the city. It’s all in there! After experiencing the loss of loved ones, Danté is no stranger to the dark side of the streets. This is reflected in his song “Street Soldier”. A bit of his style is referred to as “yakking“, as the three-song medley climaxes the ending of the story of the Southeast End. The timing of the music is never rushed. This is shown in Danté‘s song “Here I Go”, a heart-rending ballad which echoes a dream. He sings about the good, the bad and the notso-good. He fills you in on the history of the city while hanging out a bit of dirty laundry, as in “Air It Out”. But when you ask Danté what he loves most about the city, he says, “I Love It All.” After you hear his story through song, you’ll swear he’s told your story too! Check it out on CDBaby.com. Danté, best of luck with this project.
Snooper Memo: For: STU BYKOFSKY, Daily News. I was very impressed with your column on THE P.S.P.C.A. Yes Sir, you hit the nail on the head. Please ask them why they fired DR. MURAKO, one of the best Veterinarians in the City. It seems since he left, it’s been all downhill for them. Why did they demote their CHIEF OF INVESTIGATIONS and not only that, but also put him on night work? He was one of most dedicated employees they ever had, along with Mr. Charles Spencer, whom they also “let go”. Someone please tell me what the hey is going on at THE P.S.P.C.A.? I was one of their biggest supporters. NO, not now! Snooper’s SOAPBOX: Recently we all read an article written by some ‘wannabee’ who thinks she is a REPORTER. This is the “wannabee” was taken on a RIDE-ALONG with a well-respected POLICE OFFICER. Questions: Did she let this Officer know that anything he said was going to be printed by her? Did she bother to let him know she was also TAPING everything he said, and if she did, was she given his permission to do it? I have since learned this was to be part of a report for her class and guess what? She only received a “B” for her efforts. This “wannabee” must realize one thing: She can be sued, especially if the answers to my questions were NO! Snooper’s “GOTTA STOP” Files: When are all these ‘dogooders’ going to wake up and realize GUNS and VIOLENCE will always be here? I don’t care who you are or what you say, it’s with us every day. Look at all the murders and killings, and they’re still going on in this City. Marches, preaching and demonstrations are just a waste of everybody’s time. Buying GUNS back is absolutely ridiculous. Yes, just (Cont. Page 19)
It looks like Democratic State Committee can learn a lesson on how to deliver endorsed candidates from the chairman of the Philadelphia Party, CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY. The State Committee was only able to deliver one of the three endorsed candidates for Superior Court and none of the two candidates for Commonwealth Court. It appears the Party organization in the West only supports Western candidates. Its idea is to take the help it can get in the East for its candidates yet not reciprocate for Eastern candidates that run in the Pittsburgh area. For Commonwealth Court the endorsed candidate DANIEL BRICMONT finished sixth out of six candidates. JUDGE JIMMY LYNN finished third out of six candidates. The two who were nominated, LINDA JUDSON and BARBARA ERNSBERGER, both from the West, ran one and two. STEVE POLLOCK from the East ran a credible campaign, but even the endorsement of MAYOR MIKE NUTTER and GOV. ED RENDELL was not sufficient to overcome the bias expressed against Eastern candidates. Looks like the East should take some kind of remedial action next time the statewide Judges run, which will be the year 2011. On the other hand, Bob Brady was able to deliver five of the seven Common Pleas candidates and three of the four Municipal Court candidates. JUDGE JOYCE EUBANKS, with a terrible ballot position, nevertheless almost succeeded in getting nominated. ADAM BELOFF, who was not endorsed but who had drawn the number-one spot for Common Pleas Judge, was able to run a credible campaign and finish sixth among the seven Common Pleas candidates who were nominated. For Municipal Court, JUDGE TOM NOCELLA once again drew a bad ballot position and failed to get nominated. The party will have to nominate him for a vacant seat between the primary and the General Election. In the fight for the District Attorney spot on the Democrat side, SETH WILLIAMS, as expected, ran quite well in the Black wards but also duplicated his performance of four years ago by running well in the liberal white wards of Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, University City, Chestnut Hill and doing respectfully in the Roxborough area and the Parkway. That combination of the Black and liberal white communities was enough to give him a comfortable victory. DAN McCAFFERY ran well in all the the Northeast plus several South Philadelphia wards. He ran up a significant majority in the Packer Park area which (Cont. Page 20)
Snooper (Cont. from Page 18) take a look at the GUNS you’re buying back, and look who is giving them to you. All the monies you’re given out goes to buying DRUGS. Snooper’s TRIVIA ‘Quickee’: Recently we all saw a story on NATIONAL TV involving saving a duck’s little ducklings. A gentleman was instrumental in coaxing these ducklings off this balcony.
Elephant (Cont. from Page 18) keep behind bars. Keep us safe! Anything less is failure; who cares about programs to discover the nonsensical “root causes” for violent criminal behavior? Got a scoop the GOP-controlled State Senate may hold hearings in Philadelphia concerning the proposed sales-tax hike by MAYOR
ally affirmed was the people’s right to make any change to the state’s constitution it wants to, whether it makes sense or not. That’s why that state’s budget is a mess, folks like Ward Connerly get to do things like outlaw affirmative action in college admissions (and bring down the population of Blacks and Latinos at University of California schools as a result) and the marriages of gays and lesbians aren’t recognized.
There’s a set of questions that decisions like this always lead me to ask: (1) What can gay people do to marriage that straight people haven’t already done? (2) How seriously should I take any institution that can be officiated by an Elvis impersonator in a drivethrough chapel in Vegas after a night of heavy drinking? And (3) Is your marriage really going to be impacted by the sight of two dudes picking a china pattern in the Bridal
Registry at Macy’s? Where I’m mad with the President is he knew this decision was coming and he created conditions that would allow him to dodge it. While Obama has been willing to take on the economy, health care, and even abortion, he’s left the issues of gays and lesbians, issues he could take care of with the stroke of a pen, on the wayside. He could issue an execu-
tive order stopping “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” from causing gay and lesbian soldiers to lose their commissions. He could do something about the Defense of Marriage Act, an act that was signed into law ironically enough by a guy whose total disrespect for his marriage led to impeachment hearings. But so far, Obama has acted more like a child than a man on these issues.
Yes, as they came off his balcony, he caught them, then reunited all of them with their Mother. Question: Tell me, how many ducklings did he save, and what happened to all of them after he saved them? EMAIL me at snooper2@live.com with your answers. Yes, there will be PRIZES for the correct answers. NO PHONE CALL or LETTERS. Email only! Snooper’s Farewells Dept.: Sorry to be so late, but I must say GOODBYE to a few good
friends and two great young ladies. From the 31st Ward, CHARLIE “The Captain” JENKINS, JOHNNY TROST, ANNA FULLER, her Brother (“The King”) EDWARD THEODORE FULLER, JOHN FLANNIGAN, and a sweet young lady named “PHIL” (Howard Jetter). Whew – time flies, and with it your friends too. Hey, make the most of life, enjoy it and be thankful for whatever time you spend here on this EARTH. Municipal Court re-
members HON. JOSEPH R. GLANCEY, P. J. Snooper Election Update: Well, SETH WILLIAMS (D) was chosen in the recent Primary Elections and now will face off with MIKE UNTERMEYER (R). He’d better realize the latter will be a very formable foe, and if I were Williams, I wouldn’t take him lightly. One thing this Primary proved is we need
MERIT SELECTION for Judges. Upstate Pennsylvania s is living proof as to why we need it, unbelievable! Snooper’s PIGSTY File: How about BILL MILLER, who just got himself a heckuva deal from “THE IDIOTS” in City Council? Never mind, The Mayor has asked all of us to “bite the bullet”. Yo Mr. Mayor, City Council evidently said BITE
THIS! They did give Mr. Miller a $25,000 contract and, get this, for just SEVEN WEEKS’ work. Miller’s job: DEVISE A PLAN to push and publicize this City’s NEW BUDGET! City Council has continuously showed us they don’t give a darn, and they’ll spend whatever they want, and when they want. Mr. Bill Miller, you had better be good!
MICHAEL NUTTER and the Democrat City Council. Liberal Democrats raising taxes? No way! The Loyal Opposition, headed by attorney MARC COLLAZZO, has reached out to STATE SEN. JANE ORIE and others in an effort to give Philly voters a chance to be heard on this critical issue. Members BARRY HICKS, ADAM LANG, PAM WARREN and 27th Ward Leader MATT WOLFE are spearheading
the charge. Make sure you mark your calendar for Jun. 13 at 11:00, at Liberties Bar, 705 N. 2nd Street, for the Loyal Opposition Politics 101 series event featuring BRENDAN STEINHAUSER of Freedom Works. The topic is “How to Win Elections Using the Other Teams Playbook”. The symposium is $12 per person and includes a nice lunch. Have a great week, my wizened wise men (and women)!
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.
B- 034 C of 2008/09* Electrical Contract D. Newlin Fell Elementary School Emergency Generator 900 West Oregon Avenue Emergency Lighting * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on May 29th, 2009 at 12:00 Noon
BUDGET $ 275,000.00
FEE $100.00
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(Cont. from Page 18) just doesn’t give a hoot about how the law affects people. But when it came to Turley, I was really disappointed because he used the phrase “lack of intellectual heft” when talking about Sotomayor. This is a woman who graduated from Princeton and Yale Law School without her father having to grease the
skids for her — unlike this former President we used to have — and managed to become an appeals-court Judge. While I was disappointed in some of the stuff coming across the airwaves about the Sotomayor appointment, I was even more disappointed a few hours later when the California Supreme Court’s decision was announced. From what I understand about the California Supreme Court’s decision, what it actu-
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications. BUDGET B- 035 C of 2008/09* Electrical Contract Francis Hopkins Elementary School $ 275,000.00 Emergency Generator 4001 L Street Emergency Lighting * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on June 5th, 2009 at 1:00 PM at the site location
FEE $100.00
B- 038 C of 2008/09* Electrical Contract Richmond Elementary School $ 275,000.00 Emergency Generator 2944 Belgrade Street Emergency Lighting * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on June 5th, 2009 at 11:00 AM at the site location
$100.00
B- 056 CT of 2008/09* General Contract Various Locations throughout $ 300,000.00 $200.00 New IT Core Site Room the School District * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on June 3rd, 2009 at Mastbaum H.S. at 9:00 AM and on June 3rd at 11:00 AM at Rush H.S. B- 057 CT of 2008/09* Mechanical Contract Various Locations throughout $ 850,000.00 $200.00 New IT Core Site Room the School District * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on June 3rd, 2009 at Mastbaum H.S. at 9:00 AM and on June 3rd at 11:00 AM at Rush H.S. B- 058 CT of 2008/09* Electrical Contract Various Locations throughout $ 2,000,000.00 $200.00 New IT Core Site Room the School District * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held on June 3rd, 2009 at Mastbaum H.S. at 9:00 AM and on June 3rd at 11:00 AM at Rush H.S.
Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130.
Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia.
Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia.
The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
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Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130.
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BRAXTON ran well in the Black wards while BRETT MANDEL trailed Butkovitz in most of the white wards. It looks like the Democratic slate in Philadelphia
should be elected in November. The fight between Democrats and Republicans statewide should be a measure of voter satisfaction with PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S response to the crises facing the Federal Gov-
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(Cont. from Page 18) was offset by Williams in Overbrook. ALAN BUTKOVITZ, as expected, was nominated for a second term for Controller. JOHN
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budget is $1.64 billion and it has been steadily rising for many years, with little of the public clamor for restraint that other government budgets face. That’s a lot of money to be gone after, and politicians have done just that. General Assembly legislators in depressed areas lobby hard to bring prisons to their communities. But this way of planning Pennsylvania’s prisons leads to large conflicts of interest. Rural legislators develop a vested interest in keeping prison populations high, not in reducing big-city crime. In fact, the more prisoners they can extract from Philadelphia, the more they gain. Therefore, rural legislators have every reason to support longer-sentencing and mandatory-sentencing crackdowns, especially if they apply to crimes that disproportionately affect Philadelphia. It’s not their constituents, for the most part, that are being locked up and removed from their home-town economy. By the same token, these legislators win no local economic advantage if Pennsylvania invests in more and better parole programs, which might reduce the prison population immediately and lessen recidivism in the long run. First, if an offender in prison gets a dollar spent on him, on parole he’s only worth a dime. The fact he is cheaper to maintain is a blessing for taxpayers in general,
but a loss to marketers of prison products. Secondly, Philadelphia offenders can be exported to bolster rural economies only if they are incarcerated. If they are paroled instead, they’ll stay in Philadelphia – as will both that dime of the parole budget, and the jobs and revenues that parolees generate by working. And for a legislator with a lucrative prison in a lowcrime District, recidivism, sadly, pays as long as that prison’s inmates do their backsliding in someone else’s District. For them, it just means repeat customers. These lawmakers may rise above commercial concerns, but they have no economic incentive to do so. Punishing, not reducing, crime is what pays their voters most. There’s an even more-direct payoff for rural legislators to snag city prisoners. Inmates count as “residents” in the US Census for apportionment and for State and Federal grants to local governments – but they can’t vote! A prisoner makes a dream constituent: one who keeps your District from shrinking and helps you bring home all sorts of public largesse for your supporters – but who can’t threaten your seat or demand any services from you. That role is typically borne by Philadelphia legislators such as State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown. “It’s a triple
threat to our District,” she says. “We lose human, economic and governmentalresources. But I’m still they’;re State Rep. When they’re in trouble, they call home and that means they call me.”. Rural legislators are bipartisan in their enthusiasm for prisons. Influential Democratic State Rep. Bill DeWeese recently landed a new DOC facility for his hardscrabble coal District in Southwestern Pennsylvania. But State public-safety budgets are ultimately decided by agreement between House and Senate. And there is no getting around the 30-20 Republican domination of the Senate. Republican Senate Districts are built with chunks of rural real estate that were shrewdly apportioned in 2001. It should surprise no one that of DOC’s 27 prisons, 21 are in Republican Senate Districts. The Prison-Industrial Complex Something is rotten about the process that has driven Pennsylvania to rely on everincreasing incarceration as the only response to crime, says Angus Love. He is executive director of the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project, with a 25-year track record in prison law. PILP is a nonprofit that works to ensure equal access to justice for indigent institutionalized persons. “Across the country, most states are recognizing the
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(Cont. from Page 1) Philadelphia Co. Housing, guarding and caring for them costs Pennsylvania taxpayers almost $500 million a year. The bulk of this money is dropped into stagnant rural and small-town economies in the state’s mountainous interior. An important chunk is also repatriated to the headquarters of private firms that specialize in prison contracts. Over the last 30 years, a wave of get-tough sentiment has led to an explosion in the Pennsylvania prison population. Stricter sentencing guidelines, minimum sentences and added penalties for many drug and gun violators have vastly increased the number of offenders serving terms of two years or longer, the figure needed to bump them up out of county jails into the State Prison System. In 1979, there were only 8,000 State inmates in 10 institutions. Today there are upwards of 49,000 people incarcerated in 27 State facilities and new prisons are on the drawing board. (About 15,000 other persons are locked up in county prison systems.) Roughly speaking, every three prison inmates generate one civil-service job in the DOC and one additional job in the surrounding economy. So 15,000 Philadelphians in upstate slammers generate 10,000 jobs for upstate Pennsylvanians. The total State Prison
was being paid $156,000 a year to sit on the Board of Directors of the Geo Group, which had the management contract for Delaware Co. Prison. While Perzel was being paid to incarcerate people, he was also writing legislation to incarcerate them.” Last year Perzel introduced legislation, which has returned this year as HB 35, that would eliminate parole for any violent offender convicted of rape, robbery, murder, aggravated assault, or any gun crime. It would make gun sentences be served consecutively. And it would require five Parole Board members, not two, to approve an inmate’s parole. If enacted, these actions would make it much harder to get out of prison. To be fair, though, they would no longer directly benefit Perzel’s company. Geo Group lost the contract for the Delaware Co. jail after a string of life-threatening scandals and lawsuits that turned Pennsylvania’s largest experiment in for-profit prisons into a money-loser.
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costs of an ever-expanding prison system and cutting back,” he asserts. “But Pennsylvania is not. It’s going in the other direction.” Vested interests in the prison business begin with architects and contractors who build them, he says. They go further to include providers of food, such as ARAMark and Marriott; providers of health care; and providers of many other services, such as communications. “When telecoms were deregulated in 1996, the Feds missed the fact prisons were a natural monopoly,” Love notes. “Companies like ATT and Verizon were allowed to negotiate cost-plus contracts, to get their share of the 2 million collect calls a year from prison.” These are just about the last expensive phone calls on the planet. Pennsylvania’s scanty conflict-of-interest laws make it easy for legislators to profit directly from pro-prison lawmaking, Love charges. “John Perzel was getting paid $78,000 a year for being a State Representative,” he notes; “at the same time, he
Supreme Court Race Worries Parties Panella is well-liked and highly regarded by those who know him, but he hardly has name recognition across the state. What Panella has going for him this November is a 1.2 million Democratic-voter registration edge, if the party can get those Democrats out to vote. But never underestimate the Ories! Orie Melvin will work tenaciously, and remind voters that she was the one Judge who tried to turn back that infamous pay raise.
This November, three new Judges to Superior Court and two new Judges to Commonwealth Court will also be elected. Democrats picked Allegheny Co. Judge Robert Colville, Allegheny Co. Assistant DA Kevin McCarthy and Philadelphia Judge Anne Lazarus. They will face off against three Republicans, Allegheny Co. Judith Olson, Tioga Co. attorney Sallie Mundy and Allegheny Co. attorney Templeton Smith With the possible excep-
tion of Colville, whose father was a highly popular DA and later judge in Allegheny Co., the public knows little about these candidates, although Lazarus benefits from having run statewide for Superior Court two years ago. [ED. NOTE: Delano’s views are not those of any organizations with which he is associated. He is presently with H. John Heinz College of Public Policy & Management, Carnegie Mellon University.]
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(Cont. from Page 2) ranking GOP Senator in the State Senate, Jane Orie, the Majority Whip. With 55% of the GOP vote, Orie Melvin, the endorsed candidate for Supreme Court, easily defeated her opponents, Philadelphia Judge Paul Panepinto and Superior Court Judge Cheryl Allen.. To give them the 4-3 edge on the Supreme Court, the Democrats have picked Superior Court Judge Jack Panella of Northampton Co. (the Bethlehem area).
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