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The fate of the Port of Philadelphia hinges on the outcome of a hearing in the US District Court in Wilmington, Del., taking place Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 9:30 p.m. That hearing is to decide if a 20-year ef-
GRIM-FACED PRPA Board Chairman John Estey and State Rep. Bill Keller advise rally of Port workers Delaware’s efforts to end dredging project will prove economically disastrous.
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Around the City, turkeys – some with accompanying trimmings and some without – are being given to needy families in time for Thanksgiving, thanks to the efforts of unions and elected officials. Notable for its yearly effort to deliver a minimum of 1,000 turkeys is IBEW Local 98, under the supervision of Business Mgr. John J. Dougherty, Jr. The union delivers the birds to many legislators and community groups for Thanksgiving and toys for Christmas. 8th Dist. Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller announced her 15th annual Turkey Drive to benefit her constituents in need. The annual holiday turkey giveaway started while Miller worked with the late David P. Richardson, Jr. of the 201st Dist. Since 1996, after Miller became Councilwoman, she continued the drive and partnered with current 201st Dist. (Cont. page 6)
IAFF Local 22 President Bill Gault has rejected charges filed against his Union by Club Valiants, an organization of Black firefighters. He said, “Local 22 does not allow or condone discrimination in any fashion at any level. We fight for the
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fort to get the River dredged to an additional depth of five feet will be able to move forward or come to an economically-disastrous end. The State of Delaware has challenged a decision by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to dredge the Delaware River shipping channel without awaiting long-delayed permits from the State of Delaware. Dredging to the depth of 45 feet is necessary to permit the new wave of larger ships now plying the oceans, as well as those ships currently under construction, entrance into the Port of Philadelphia. Delaware has petitioned the Court, alleging its right to approve or disapprove the project was being ignored by the Corps. Should Delaware’s motion prevail, the dredging will come to a halt. The process would have to begin again with funding, which is now in place, no longer available. By then, shippers and shipping lines presently using the Port, as well as worldwide shippers, have indicated they will need to reroute their destinations for the majority of ships now requiring channel depth to 45 feet. Asking to intervene on behalf of the Corps was the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, which has long since received the necessary Federal and Pennsylvania State (Cont. page 2)
Sheriff SOS’s For Homeless Philadelphia Sheriff John Green’s office has launched its Holiday Drive for Homeless – SOS (Socks Or Shoes). The Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office is looking for donations of new socks and shoes for men, women and children, which will be accepted until Dec. 16. It’s an annual SOS effort to give poor families the things they need most. Rev. John H. Roberts, special assistant to the Sheriff, the coordinator and contact person for this event, said, “This year’s drive was guided by studies that indicate items most needed in the homeless communities are socks and shoes. We serve God by serving one another.” To make a donation during this holiday season, socks and shoes can be dropped off in the holidaywrapped boxes located at the five Sheriff’s Office locations. The Administrative Office at 100 S. Broad Street, 5th floor; the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert Street; Family Court, 1801 Vine Street or 34 South 11th Street; and Traffic Court, 800 Spring Garden Street, are all drop-off locations.
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Port Battles For Its Survival In Court (Cont. From Page 1) funding to proceed with the dredging operations. The hearing is a result of the Army Corps of Engineers and others responding in opposition to Delaware’s Dept. of Natural Resources & Environmental Control’s motion for a preliminary injunction aimed to stop the dredging. The Corps contends Delaware “has failed to recognize the limited scope of the near-term work, and its similarity to annual maintenance dredging that has been occurring for 36 years, will not cause the State any immediate, irreparable harm that would warrant an injunction.” It further contends, “Delaware has failed to meet its burden to show otherwise. Even if the State could make the requisite showing of harm, it is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its claims and the issuance of an injunction that has the potential to cause undue harm to the Corps and the public interest.”
The Corps, in its brief to the court, indicated it has been maintaining the depth of the Delaware River’s main navigation channel with hydraulic dredges since 1973. In 1992, Congress authorized the courts to deepen the channel and had authorized certain modifications to that deepening. The dredging project includes a 102-mile segment of the River from Philadelphia to the east side of Delaware Bay. The Corps had submitted to Delaware an application for a subaqueous lands and wetlands permit for the Deepening Project in 2001. Delaware held hearings and, after more than a year of review, posed additional questions. That was the beginning of years of heel-dragging, aided and abetted by its political leadership. A rally of Port officials and union leaders and their rank and file at Pier 98 Annex last week underlined the damage to the Port’s economic viability should the project be stopped. Close to 100 people came from the Port of Wilm-
ington to collectively show their support. Chaired by PRPA Board Chairman John Estey, the rally brought out “the hypocrisy of the political leadership of New Jersey, which had also asked the Court to intervene on behalf of Delaware.” Making that case was State Rep. Bill Keller, one of the staunchest in support of dredging. He charged, “New Jersey was already accepting contaminated silt from the Port of New York and depositing it along the port areas of South Jersey; yet they refuse proven, clean sand and gravel from the Delaware.” That State had enjoined the Court to allow it to enter on the side of Delaware. The Corps advised the Court it had “until Dec. 28 to exercise the Deepening Option.” Congressman Bob Brady stated, “There is no way to overestimate the importance of dredging the Delaware River. Our ports are responsible for 75,000 jobs and $1
billion in wages for our region. If we don’t deepen the Delaware, those jobs are in danger.” He told those attending the rally, “I want to stress this project is environmentally safe. Every Federal and State environmental protection in the region has approved it.” He recalls that he and former Congressman Bob Borski, back in 1998, beat back amendments to kill this project, for which he has gotten the Congress to approve $5.5 million. He said the Court should know Congressman Jack Murtha helped win the designation of a Military Straegic Port for Philadelphia, which marks the Port’s vital role in military defense. Estey told the rally, “Dredging equals jobs. This is the most important project for all the ports along the Delaware River since 1942.” James Paylor, Jr., vice president of the International Longshoremen’s Association, indicated, without dredging, the Port will lose its ability to attract
new business and will begin to lose present business to more-
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TEAMSTERS leader Shawn Dougherty details vital loss of jobs to Teamsters as well as Port unions if new, larger ships can’t make it up the Delaware River.
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“We never will. We act without prejudice for the good of the whole. We will continue on this path without bias because it is right and because lives depend on it: ours and the public’s. We will defend this position and expect a complete vindication when this lawsuit is fully addressed.”
City Councilman Frank DiCicco and State Rep. Angel Cruz have introduced legislation requiring bicycle registration. “This legislation is about public safety and about being able to identify cyclists who break the law,” DiCicco said. “How many times have we seen cyclists on the sidewalk, going the wrong way on a one-way street or running red lights? But there’s no way for the police or for the public to identify the rider. Registration will help hold problem cyclists responsible.” DiCicco continued, “Registration will also allow for a point of contact so we can provide educational materials. It will let us inform riders what behavior is legal, appropriate and what penalties they may face.” Though the legislation may be revised as it works its
way through Council, DiCicco maintains, “bikers must begin to respect the same laws that bind motorists.” Councilman Jim Kenney has introduced a more-specific measure that would impose fines for brakeless bicycles. State Rep. Angel Cruz has introduced legislation which would strengthen traffic laws for bicyclists in Philadelphia. The bill would require all bicycles to be registered in the City and contain the same safety features that are required on motorcycles, such as lights and turn signals. Cyclists would also be subject to traffic regulations currently imposed on motorcycles drivers, and would face penalties for not obeying those laws. “The number of people using bicycles as a primary mode of transportation is on the rise,” Cruz said. “Bicy-
cles must be subject to safety and traffic regulations.” Cruz said he introduced HB 2096 after hearing re-
ports of several accidents involving bicycles in the City, including two pedestrian deaths in recent weeks.
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the US Senate at this crucial time for our country,” said Casey. “My top priority is making sure Pennsylvania’s interests are represented in the Congress and with the White House; whether it is getting our fair share from the appropriations process, through the Recovery Bill or during debate on health-care reform, climate-change legislation or providing a safety net for unemployed workers and creating new jobs.” Nine other senators were elected in 2006. Casey also serves as the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs and Chairman of the Production, Income Protection and Price Support Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee. One group praying he misses votes on abortion bills is the pro-life movement, which prays daily this Roman Catholic Senator will give up on his staunch support for abortionists.
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US Sen. Bob Casey has now cast over 1,000 floor votes in the Senate. He is the first member of the Class of 2006 to reach that mark and he is the only member of the class to have not missed a vote since arriving in the Senate. “It is a privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania in
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Battered by Tom Corbett and maligned already beyond imagination in the main media, Speaker Emeritus John Perzel will not have to sweat a primary, contrary to reports that have appeared in one column in this paper. Ward Leader Chris Vogler, mentioned as a possible primary candidate, is emphatic he is not running for Perzel’s seat unless the incumbent indicates he will not seek reelection for his 172nd House Dist. seat. Vogler told the Public Record, “I will be in full support of Rep. John Perzel if he elects to run in the primary. He deserves the support of all Republicans. He’s innocent until proven otherwise and Corbett has yet to prove his case.” A telephone poll of 300 voters in his district reveals that among Republicans, he remains the number-one choice by 85% to 15%. Among Democrats polled, 60% indicate they have voted for him “in the past and would do so again.”
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property-tax elimination, expanding choice in education and the ongoing battle against extravagant spending have been defining issues of his legislative career. Citing earlier tax-increases, Rohrer pointed out that the overbearing tax-burden has hurt business in the State. “What do we do?”
State Rep. Sam Rohrer announced his decision to seek the 2010 Republican Gubernatorial nomination in front of hundreds of supporters at the Spring Township Fire Company in West Lawn and in a live, Statewide webcast of a “Pennsylvania Town Hall” last week. The son of a union steelworker, Rohrer has been a leading advocate for issues affecting working families. Since 1992, his work on
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(Cont. from page 1) State Rep. John Myers in the distribution of 500-600 turkeys per year. To date, they have given away over 8,000 turkeys. Whole turkey dinners were
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given out at functions hosted by community and local legislators. Notable among these is the tradition set up by State Rep. Ron Waters, feeding not only seniors, but other needy families as well.
MARK SANDLOW is lucky winner of turkey raffled off at Scottish Rite senior center in S. Phila. by State Sen. Larry Farnese, center, aided by Ed Nesmith. SHOPRITE’S Jeff Brown welcomes Pattie LaBelle to turkey giveaway at his market at 52nd & Jefferson. Together with State Sen. Vincent Hughes, they gave away several hundred turkeys.
State Sens. Tina Targlione, Anthony Williams and Larry Farnese, as well as several State Representatives and Council Members, were busy delivering turkeys and trimmings.
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Their glory days and natural fighting weights are in the past. However, one thing that hasn’t changed was their tremendous fan base. This fact was evident by the standing-room-only crowd this past Saturday, where a number of boxers came out of retirement to compete in exhibition bouts to help further the Front Street Gym scholarship program. Turning back the clock was 58-year-old Philly firefighter Jack O’Nell, who went three rounds. Chris D’Agostino and Nor-
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Merck & Co., Inc. has awarded the Friends of the Wissahickon $780,656 for the Wissahickon Stormwater Mitigation & Sediment Reduction Project. This two-year project, in partnership with the Natural Resources staff of the Fairmount Park Commission, will reduce sediment and improve water quality, protect drinking-water sources and enhance the Wissahickon watershed habitat. “These funds will go a
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Nazareth Hospital introduces “Your Passport to Health”. It has teamed up with Mercy Health System to offer free “health passports” – booklets that offer tips for reducing your risk of heart disease and stroke, as well as for cancer screening and prevention. The program works this way: Pick up your free
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Our Opinion ... City With A Heart
A city’s heart is its people, and Philadelphians together make for a giant heart. That is why there is not a poor and needy family in this city who will not have had a plateful of turkey and trimmings by the end of this week. Our elected officials, some of whom were captured on camera in this and last week’s issues, were in the forefront of giveaways. So were this city’s unions, though they were hard pressed to deliver as many thousands of turkeys to needy families, due to a poor economy which has triggered layoffs among their rank and file. Leading this group was IBEW Local 98, which delivers over 1,000 turkeys to various groups to give out. Corporations were involved as well, like ShopRite’s Jeff Brown Family, which yesterday gave turkeys out to needy families picked by the staff of State Sen. Vincent Hughes. Together with star Pattie LaBelle, they also added a turkey raffle for customers. Comcast also sponsored several turkey giveaways. There were others, not mentioned here or in our “Turkey Tradition” story in this issue, who gave from their hearts. Many local churches, as well as police and firefighters units, invited the needy to Thanksgiving dinners. All in all, we are a city full of heart, a fact that truly earns for all of us the title of “City of Brotherly Love”.
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When Bob Brady gets involved, look out! If it’s not a strike to be settled, or legislation needed for the city, our Congressman and Democratic Party chairman proves he’s the top cheerleader for this city. He’s taken on the task of either pulling the Dad Vail Regatta back to the Schuylkill River, or else take away from them the allure they garnered by holding the regatta here. He’s suggesting, and he could possibly pull it off, a competitive regatta at the same time as the Dad Vail will be staging its regatta on a North Jersey river. Six of the major competitors in the Dad Vail are from this city. They could prove to be the nucleus and the draw from other schools. Let’s wish him well.
Another Opinion Stop Cutbacks In Mammograms
by Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD I am shocked and appalled at the cataclysmic shift in the guidelines to later-age and less-frequent mammograms. This is diametrically opposite from the American Cancer Society guidelines, and from what most oncologists and practicing physicians think is needed. Fundamentally, I do not agree with delaying mammograms to age 50, reducing screening to every two years or stopping mammograms at age 74. I think these new guidelines are detrimental to our goals of getting early detection and prompt treatment for women with breast cancer. Even more ominous, the recommendation to start mammograms at age 50, instead of age 40, comes at a time when physicians are seeing younger women developing breast cancer. It makes no sense to me, as a
women’s-health physician, to suddenly decide to wait until an older age to screen for breast cancer when we know survival is improved the earlier the diagnosis is made and treatment is begun. It makes no sense, that is, unless you realize this change is primarily designed to cut costs, not improve women’s health. I think this is just the start of government-mandated guidelinebased rationing of health care. As has been the case my whole career, I see women are the first group to suffer when cost-cutting takes precedence over sound medical care. Poor women, who depend on Medicaid or Medicare coverage, will be hurt most of all, since they are less likely to have the resources to get mammograms if government insurance has decided to cut back and pay for mammograms less often or
limit payment for the test based on age. This is exactly what has been going on with the government-controlled health service in Britain! Due to cost-cutting, British women can only get NHS coverage for mammograms every three years from age 50 to 70. What’s been the impact on survival rates? British women have about 20% lower survival rates with breast cancer than do American women. American women have the best breast-cancer survival rates in the world because of our current guidelines that help early detection. Cutting back mammograms to every two years, beginning at age 50, and ending at age 74 is a change made by a government-spon-
sored panel, much like the ones being set up to decide your care under the Senate and House health-care “reform” bills now being discussed. Who were not involved in making these new recommendations? The very physicians you are most likely to see if you feel a lump: cancer specialists, radiologists and primary-care physicians – who are your first ally in getting prompt diagnosis. As a women’s-health physician, I want the best and most-timely diagnostictools available to help my patients determine what’s wrong. I am profoundly concerned that government “experts”, far removed from the daily care of patients, are sitting “on high” to proclaim that women don’t need to start mammograms at age 40.
Dec. 1- World AIDS Day Faith Based Prayer Breakfast at Doubletree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St., 8-10 a.m. Bishop Audrey Bronson is
keynote speaker. Dec. 3- Fundraiser for State Rep. Brendan Boyle at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 6-8 p.m. Dec. 3- State Rep. Mike O'Brien holds community meeting for residents of his legislative District at George Washington Sch., 1198 S. 5th St., 7-9 p.m. For info
(215) 503-3245. Dec. 3- Philadelphia Young Democrats hold forum on Education and Literacy in Philadelphia, 7:00pm, SEIU Offices, 42 S. 15th St., #1500. Dec. 4- 25th Ward Democratic Christmas Party at Polish Hall, Richmond St. & Allegheny Ave., 8 p.m.-12
a.m. Live music, open bar, hot buffet. Tickets $35. Dec. 5- 55th Ward Democratic Christmas Party at Rauchut’s Tavern, Frankford Ave. & Hellerman St., 2-6 p.m. Open bar, buffet. RSVP by Nov. 27 (215) 335-4004. Dec. 11-13- Penna. Society at Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
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CONSULTING with State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, anti-gaming activists sought her support in preventing use of credit cards in casinos.
Judge Lazarus Makes It HOSTED by Local 98 Business Mgr. John J. Dougherty, Jr., at Doc’s Pub recount rally, Judge Anne Lazarus found herself congratulated by labor leaders and rank-and-file supporters, including Local 98’s Bob Henon and Ironworkers Chief Joe Dougherty. She received 83,399 votes in final City recount. Photo by Ed Bradley
SUPERIOR COURT-Elect Judge Anne Lazarus is congratulated on her recount victory by Tom Kelly and Ward Leader John Sabatina.
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Baby Contest: Votes Come Flooding In For Babies One Week Left To Vote For Your Cutest Baby
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University Award STATE REP. Jim Roebuck was honored by Cheyney University with its President’s Award for Outstanding Educational Leadership during its 173rd annual Founder’s Day Convocation. Congratulating him is University President Michele Howard-Vital. He was honored for his “leadership, passion and commitment” in bringing the CALL ME MISTER mentoring program to Penna., where it is housed at Cheyney.
year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community. The Toys for Tots program began in 1947 in Los Angeles and expanded nationwide in 1948. Since 1947, more than 370 million toys have been collected and distributed to 173 million needy children at Christmas. “Every year, Philadelphians come through for their neighbors and I know our economic climate won’t change that,” Tartaglione said. “I am confident that the spirit of the season will prevail.” Tartaglione is asking the community to bring new, unwrapped toys to the collection boxes at her district offices at 1061 Bridge Street and 127 W. Susquehanna Avenue. The offices are open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Coordinators pick up these toys and store them in central warehouses where the toys are sorted by age and gender. At Christmas, coordinators, with the assistance of local social welfare agencies, church groups and other local community agencies, distribute the toys to the needy children of the community. The toys will be collected until Dec. 11. For more information, go to www.toysfortots.org.
DA Abraham Donates To Pierce School District Attorney Lynne Abraham’s nonprofit corporation, Urban Genesis Inc., continues to donate money to establish “model classrooms” in Philadelphia schools. To date, the nonprofit has contributed over $70,000 to children’s literacy programs. This week, the DA donated $10,000 to Solomon SolisCohen School. It will be used to create another model classroom in the 1st grade this fall. Among recent recipients of grants from the DA is T.M. Pierce ES in North Central Philadelphia, which received a complete library worth $30,000 after the School’s decrepit facility was cited on national news as one of the reasons why inner-city children in Philadelphia were failing in learning and literacy.
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If I didn’t understand the narcissism of politicians so well, I’d swear the body of ARLEN SPECTER had been hijacked by the ghosts of ‘60s radicals ABBIE HOFFMAN and TIMOTHY LEARY. The once-esteemed Senior Senator from Pennsylvania seems to be in the midst of an end-of-life crisis. He has cheerfully joined forces with the most leftwing elements of the dumbest and most selfish generation in history, the baby boomers. From Cap and Trade (Cap and Tax), Card Check (The Union Thuggery Bill) to Health Care Reform (Big Government Proctology Exam), “Benedict” Arlen has joined lockstep with the same crowd I’m sure he shunned in the free-lovin’ ’60s. It’s hard to imagine the “younger, tougher and nobody owns him” ambitious DA smoking dope and dropping acid with the hippie crowd. But never say “never” in politics. Arlen has made the trip to San Francisco with flowers in his hair. Unfortunately, he left any shred of dignity he ever held. Do us all a favor, old man: “Turn on, tune in, and drop out.” Our children and grandchildren will have to pay for the selfishness and idiocy of this worst generation in history. Please understand Arlen is not trying to solve our problems; he’s trying to solve his problems, which consist of getting elected and then getting reelected time and again. It’s the only issue he believes in. It is his life’s passion. Once you understand that, everything he does makes perfect sense. Last week investigative reporter CHRIS FREIND joined forces with The Loyal Opposition to start the monthly “Center-Right” Coalition meeting at the Union League. The event is a spinoff of GROVER NORQUIST’S Capital Hill “Wednesday Meeting”, a weekly gathering of more than (Cont. Page 17)
Last Friday night, I experienced my first trip to CVS to fill a prescription without having health insurance. While I didn’t really like my job, and really, really hated my boss, one of the reasons why I didn’t walk into the office one morning and hit that person on the kneecaps with a baseball bat was because health insurance is something you need as a diabetic. I enjoyed paying $30 for all of my drugs every month. But on Friday night, because I don’t have insurance, I paid $208 for two medications. Granted, that’s not as bad as it is for my friend who is on OxyContin and is paying $80 a shot in co-pays despite having health insurance, but it’s still not cool. Why do I bring this up to consider as you sit down for a nice Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, trimmings and all the football you can stand? Because I spent Saturday night watching 100 of the most self-aggrandizing people in the entire United States debate whether or not to debate a health-care bill. By a 60-39 vote, Senate Democrats managed to get their version of the Health Care Reform Act brought to the floor for a vote. Debate on the package -- which includes a public option states can opt out of, an amendment that keeps women who need a subsidy to buy the soon-to-be mandatory health insurance from being able to buy insurance that would cover a necessary abortion -- is scheduled for the first week of December. What stood out to me more than anything else Saturday night as I watched the debate was how much the words of F. (Cont. Page 17)
Yo! Here we go again with this description of tools sent to me by Dale C. For all that use them, it is very accurate. DRILL PRESS: A tall, upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal-bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, ‘Oh, —!’. SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters. VISE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing projects. HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija-board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting on fire various flammable objects in your shop. TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper. BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge. TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short. HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent to the object we are trying to hit. UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons de-
SNOOPER SIGHTINGS: In Center City, spotted Hon. Stu Graham, Esq., of HON. FRANK RIZZO’S City Council Office. He seemed to have a lot on his mind as he was heading towards City Hall. Hey Chief, isn’t he The Office Manager? I also took a ride up to The Northeast and spotted a few of its elite. One was PHIL PAPPAS. I learned he’s with The West Frankford Town Watch and, as I was told, he’s looking for new TOWN WATCH members. Call him at (215) 360-9521. This sounds like a good organization to get yourself involved with. JAMES HARRON, who just became the new BOSS at CORA, spotted him up there in the Fox Chase section of this City. Hey, this is a big gentleman, and looks to be a very serious type. Hold it, there goes INEZ! She too is from Councilman Rizzo’s office, a busy LADY. SNOOPER SCOOPER: To all our readers who use S.E.P.T.A., they’re going to do it again, RAISING ALL THEIR FARES. All lines will be affected. Chief, they told me this has nothing to do with their recent Contract negotiations with THE TWU (The Transit Union). These fare raises were already considered before the STRIKE by these Transit Workers. Yeah, and the SUN will shine at MIDNIGHT! The fact for sure is THE RIDERS are always ‘the pawns’ who’ll pay for all of it. Philadelphia is fast getting the highest transportation FARES in the Country. Never mind the high fares, but more importantly, their SERVICES really stink! SNOOPER’S F.Y. I. BUREAU: I want everyone who is concerned to know HON. ALAN K. SILBERSTEIN, President Judge “emeritus, Municipal Court, had a case recently involving a drunken woman on a bicycle who struck a Police (Cont. Page 15)
It is not very gentlemanly, the way the Republican leaders are treating their most eligible candidate for President in 2012 – SARAH PALIN. The reasons offered not to back her do not make too much sense. The first reason usually given is she is “just a beautiful woman”. Ask any professional campaign manager whether he would rather attempt to elect a plain-looking female candidate or a beautiful candidate. Of course she is good-looking and, of course one of the reasons JOHN F. KENNEDY defeated RICHARD NIXON was because Kennedy was a handsome man with an athletic physique. Not only his opponent, but almost everybody else, suffered by contrast. Nixon’s five-o’clock shadow in the first debate was an oft-cited reason for his defeat. The fact Sarah Palin does not have any foreign-policy experience doesn’t make any sense either. She was a State Governor, just like the immediate Republican predecessor GEORGE BUSH. MIKE HUCKABEE from Arkansas and many other Republicans who have been mentioned as Presidential candidates are also State Governors. The fact Bush’s only Federal experience was the time he spent as an Air National Guardsman aviator (when he could be found) struck Republican leaders as qualification enough to be Commander in Chief of the American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Palin has the experience of running a state that is bigger than Texas. Palin’s move in resigning as Governor was brilliant. She was being constantly harassed by carping about campaigning for President on State time. Resigning took away that issue. It also provided her with adequate funds to campaign when she sold her book rights. She has demonstrated remarkable composure when subjected to some of the nastiest public interviews in the history of modern politics. She did not lose her temper. She did not break down and cry. She made her point and demonstrated a sense of humor. Apparently, JOHN McCAIN, who chose her as his running mate, was not concerned about her qualifications to lead the country should he become incapacitated as President. The State Senator from the Far Northeast, MIKE STACK, who is vice chairman of the Senate Appropriation Committee, is to be the guest of honor at a reception at La Veranda Ristorante on Dec. 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. To be an event sponsor requires a contribution of $5,000 and to be a contributor requires a contribution of $1,000.
SNOOPER SCOOPER: This comes from my friend GIOVANNI in ROME. He tells me, since he’s close to THE POPE, soon they are considering letting Priests get MARRIED. Don’t panic yet, it’ll involve special priests ONLY! He tells me this will definitely happen, and he suspects it’ll be within MONTHS. GIOVANNI is quite upset, but others in ROME also say this will happen. Question: If they do allow PRIESTS to marry, will NUNS be allowed too? SNOOPER’S HOLIDAY MESSAGE: To all our won-
derful people, especially those of you who happen to read this column, as well as all the others in this great newspaper. The Publisher, (Jimmy Tayoun), The Editor, (Tony West), and ALL our other great columnists, WE want all of you to have A HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY. This is the time of the year for every member of your FAMILY, and it’s them we want to bring together, especially TODAY. Hey, eat a lot of TURKEY and read this newspaper too.
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ROBERT J. CIARUFFOLI, CPO of ParenteBeard LLC, center, was named UNICO’s “Man Of Year” at Community Leadership Award dinner at Crystal Room. With him are his wife Kathy and award presenter Joseph Patrone. Mark T. Celoni is president of this Italian social-service organization.
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(Cont. From Page 14) Wagon in Center City. He found her guilty under the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle laws and The Judge’s decision was upheld by every court. He gave the woman involved two years in jail. Councilman DiCicco, the laws are already on the books. All we need to do is have them ENFORCED. Yes, a bicycle falls under the rules and laws of THE MOTOR VEHICLE CODES. Yes, bicyclists must OBEY all traffic regulations. Why not? The Police have stepped up their enforcement against ALL these “LAWBREAKERS”. SNOOPER’S “UPDATE” : The family of JUDGE MARVIN R. HALBERT, retired Judge of The Common Pleas Court, wanted us to THANK YOU, all of you, who were so nice as to come to his PORTRAIT UNVEILING. MARCIA, his lovely wife; his daughters, ESTHER, LEEANN and LISA, along with his Son The Dentist, DR. ANDREW HALBERT were very impressed to see all you wonderful people, including SEYMOUR KANTER and STU BERNSTEIN, Esq. THE PUBLIC RECORD congratulates this wonderful Judge. SNOOPER’S B.R.T. “SAGA”: Here’s the latest I
received from my EMAIL SERVICES. This involves the BOARD of REVISION of TAXES. It seems its PERSONNEL DEPT. is now auditing its EVALUATORS and also THE R.P.A.’S (Real Estate Assessors). QUESTION: Why are they doing this now? What is behind this move of theirs, now auditing both of these hardworking departments and all its “PROFESSIONALS”? The employees are still dedicated to doing their jobs and, I might add, they’re very good at what they do. THE BOARD OF JUDGES is still in control, and rightly so. Others should just keep their noses out of it. WHY fix what ain’t BROKEN? Think about this! SNOOPER’S TV BONANZA: Here’s a name I want all of you to remember – SAM MURRAY, who is from our City. He was one of 10 contestants on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” who had to answer one question in the $1 MILLON TOURNAMENT. Sam answered his question correctly, and then had to wait out nine others to see if they would get their questions correct. I felt so bad for him because he knew if anyone of them had answered their question correct, it was all over for him. But the last contestant ‘gave it up’ and all hell broke loose. Yes, SAM won it all, and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy!
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Great new restaurant to ‘Chu’ on After having dinner last Wednesday at Chew Man Chu, which opened at the Symphony House at Broad & Pine Streets on Oct. 28, we felt as if we had won the Asian Fusion Lottery. This restaurant is going to harvest customers like ripened grain. It is definitely ready for liftoff. Executive chef Tyson Wong Ophaso, who looks about 20 but is actually 37, was born in Laos but later moved with his family to Bangkok and then France, where he studied under some of the world’s greatest chefs like Paul Bocuse and Marc Meneau. He later came to New York and cooked at Lutèce when it received four stars from the New York Times. Philadelphian Marty
Grims, owner of several area restaurants, transformed Du Jour in the Symphony House into Chew Man Chu and brought Ophaso in from New York to run the kitchen of Philly’s newest “dumpling, noodle and wok” restaurant. A couple of bloggers have said Chew Man Chu is too pricey, but that makes me madder than a mosquito in a mannequin factory. Most bloggers, however, already have a bulldog loyalty to the place. Here are a few excerpts from comments on Yelp.com, for example: Monica S.: “I had dinner at Chew Man Chu last night where the food’s so good, I needed to heed the restaurant’s reminder to, well, chew man chu.” Liza C.: “My experience (at Chew Man Chu) was FANTASTIC. My friend and I had the most wonderful, special little server-dude working in Philly ... At any rate, the pork buns are deeeelicious and must be
like, whoa, bad for you. The giant bathtubs of soup are out of this world. And the lemon grass steak made us cry (good tears).” Matt H.: “Let me tell you, my expectations were far exceeded when I went to Chew Man Chu this evening. The price was incredibly reasonable considering the caliber of food. The ambience was fun, upbeat and everything that the Avenue of the Arts dining scene has been missing for years.” Paul F.: “My family came in on Saturday and had an incredible meal. All the dishes we had were spot on ... This restaurant is a find, and I can’t think of anything else in our city that comes close. It has a cool vibe and great bar (although a little tight). Price is right too.” Chew Man Chu offers a fresh interpretation of classic Asian fare. The menu offerings, along with the hip ambience (the only negative is the atrociously high noise level), mixes new flavors and ingredients into traditional Asian dishes such as chicken chow
mein served in a crisp eggrollskin cup. There is an open wok kitchen visible from the entire restaurant and a chef counter where Chef Ophaso will treat a lucky few diners to a personalized tasting. Menu highlights and signature items include won ton soup made with Chinese wine; homemade dumplings; crispy Chinese salad with red ginger and plum dressing; green, red or jungle curry. We thoroughly enjoyed everything we tasted, but our favorite dish was actually the wok-fried tofu and vegetable with egg, onion, garlic and other good stuff ($7.50). Tofu never tasted so good. “My inspiration in creating the Chew Man Chu menu was a process of reconnecting with the food of my youth,” explained chef Ophaso. “The items on my menu reflect my experiences growing up and traveling through Asia.” I am usually complaining about overpriced and overiced cocktails — and I would put the restaurant’s Mai Tai in
Len Lear the overpriced, just-OK category — but the fabulous Ginger Margarita and Plum Sangria both don’t just enter the dining room; they take possession of it. They definitely merited their $10 price tag. Overall, the menu prices at Chew Man Chu are certainly moderate by Center City standards. Appetizers generally range from about $5 to $9 and entrees from about $9 to $19. Grims insists that the average lunch check has been $12 and between $20 and $25 for dinner.
Chew Man Chu is open for lunch and dinner six days a week and for dim sum brunch and dinner on Sundays. Take-out and delivery are available. About 70 diners can be seated indoors and another 24 outdoors when the weather permits. We drove around for quite a while before finally finding a parking space on South Street between 13th and Broad. For more information, call (215) 735-8107 or visit www.chewmanchu.com. Free Thanksgiving Dinner Big-hearted Ralph Berarducci, owner of Portofino, which has been serving authentic Italian food for 35 years at 1227 Walnut Street, serves complete dinners for free every Thanksgiving to hundreds of poor and homeless people. Last week he asked me to write that any person who has no family in the area can also come into Portofino on Thanksgiving and will get a free dinner. Call first at (215) 923-8208.
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(Cont. From Page 14) 120 elected officials, political activists and movement leaders. Norquist is the President of Americans for Tax Reform and serves on the board of directors of the American Conservative Union and was the speaker for the first LO event. The event, led by LO Vice Chair KEVIN KELLY, was packed with over 100 people in attendance at the 7:00 a.m. meeting. Several local Congressional candidates attended, including the 6th Dist.’s STEVE WELCH and the 13th Dist.’s JOSH QUINTER. Reps from the GERLACH, TOOMEY, CORB ETT, MEEHAN, SCHRO EDER and many other campaigns had a chance to get out their message. AL SCHMIDT, JOE DeFELICE, JOE EASTMAN, PAM WARREN, LINDA ORR and NATHAN SCHRADER all made appearances, along with several prominent ward leaders, including MATT WOLFE and JERRY BROWN. Several activists packed the room, including grenade-thrower BOB GUZZARDI, DR. ROBERT SKLAROFF, MICHELLE JOHNSON from Montgomery Co., DON PETRILLE from Bucks Co. and DIANA
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(Cont. From Page 14) Scott Fitzgerald ring true for this group: The rich truly are different from you and me. From Sen. Mitch McConnell’s impassioned speech that called on Congress to slow down a process that’s been in the works for 58 years already, to Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s insistence on there not being a public option in the plan at all – despite living in one of the poorest states in the union (Arkansas) – I saw stuff that had me shouting at my television set. (And don’t even get me started on how badly I want to pimp-slap Sen. Joe Lieberman right now. He’s yet another example of how President Barack Obama can sometimes be too nice. He should have taken Lieberman to the woodshed for his Repub-ocentric behavior. I know I would have.) But like I said, they’re different from you and me. They not only have health care, they have the best health care in the country. They don’t have economic concerns, because most of them are grotesquely overpaid. Thus, they’ll never find themselves having to pay $208 for medicine, and that’s with a discount. There are some things about the health-care plan that I do like. I like that preexisting conditions are no longer going to be an impediment to insurance if this bill gets passed. I like that a lot more people will be getting access to health care. I especially like that it’s going to make a whole bunch of fat cats – folks like the ones in Congress who
were deciding if the rest of us would get health care Saturday night – are going to have to stop buying yachts with their Bush Administration tax cuts and will now have to pay the fair share they haven’t had to pay for eight years. But I have a proposal regarding the passage of the health-care bill that will probably go nowhere, but would light a fire under Congress’s tushy. I say we make these rich people less different from you and me. I propose that Congress has its health insurance taken away until they pass a bill that allows the rest of us to get care we can afford. Make them have to pay $208 for medication (and that’s with a discount). Make them have to worry about the $500,000 medical bill that came with their daughter or son’s hospitalization last month. Put them in a position where they can’t go to the doctor to have their shoulder looked at because they lack insurance and know they can’t afford the tests and surgery the shoulder’s going to need. In other words, let ’em feel our pain for a while. I’m sure it’ll motivate ’em. And if it doesn’t, we always have the ballot box. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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