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by David Lynn Dear Councilman Curtis Jones, We are writing to you concerning your tenure at the now dissolved PCDC, before you became a City Councilman.

Specifically, we are writing about Minority Business Ventures (sometimes referred to as Minority Venture Partners, or MVP), a project of PCDC which gave 12 loans to businesses in Philadelphia according to an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Aug. 1, 2011. Nine of these loans were never repaid. We know that is not your responsibility.

Several of the loans and equity purchases were undertaken with the goal of providing jobs to minorities. We are completely in favor of that. According to the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the three caucuses of Black, Hispanic and Asian members of the House of Representatives, unemployment is currently at 9.1% nationally, but approaching 12% in the Hispanic community, and 16.7% in the African American community.

We find this to be unacceptable. We are all in favor of growing our economy, especially in Philadelphia, through job creation.

A Right To Know request filed with the Philadelphia Commerce Dept. soon after the article appeared revealed very interesting information about the program and the status of the law-enforcement investigation into the program.

The Right To Know request

itself was denied on the grounds that MVP was a limited partnership separate from Philadelphia.

In addition, “…the event records do not document a transaction or activity of an agency, they are not public records under the Act.” We find this interesting, considering that the City Director of Commerce signed off on at least one of the documents provided.

We also find it interesting two agreements were not provided “At the request of law enforcement a law enforcement agency or agencies…“ Records pertaining to Melonease Shaw, CEO, Maven, Inc., and Mikel D. Jones, Esq. (no relation to you) were not present in the documents provided to us by the Commerce Dept. According to the Commerce Dept., we were given 11 of 13 agreements. We counted 10.

Much of the information from the documents is missing, but here is what we know: In May 2004, MVP appears to have agreed to purchase a $250,000 equity share in Z & Z Distributing, a beverage corporation. There appear to have been several risk factors (half a page worth) but they have been redacted. Additionally, it appears as though Z & Z Distributing was given an agreement and City assistance for vending at Live Eight through MVP in conjunction with the City Dept. of Commerce and the Mayor’s Office of Re-Entry of Ex-Offenders.

Rowdy, LLC was approved for an equity investment up to $50,000 by MVP “to under-

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write imports of his clothing designs manufactured in China, and to facilitate the expansion of the Company’s leather and clothing operations within the Philadelphia region.” Elsewhere (partially redacted) is this: “The investment in Rowdy is subject to a high degree of risk, and there are two factors that are being considered in making this investment.” Under “Capitalization of the Company” it is noted that the company was capitalized at $25,000, and had an outstanding loan with an original principal balance of $10,000. The document was signed by you in September 2004.

Brian’s Seafood, a seafood company on Delaware Avenue, was approved for $50,000 over two years to increase working capital in March 2005.

Bubba’s Best, a manufacturer of pre-packaged baked goods, was approved for $125,000 in March 2005. The owner, Mr. Briggery, was noted to have a minimally acceptable credit report as of Dec. 3, 2004. MVP was described as taking a second-lien position against the family’s primary residence. Under “Monitoring/Reporting Requirements” is the notation “Review of internal accounting system….” You approved this document as well.

Also in March 2005, Pennsylvania Shuttle received approval for a loan of $50,000.

The approval contained the following language: “The Company represents and warrants that Borrower will/has secured City of Philadelphia business privilege licenses, use registration, zoning permit and filed all returns and reports that are re-

quired to be upon the Borrowers or its property, including unemployment, social security, and similar taxes and all of such taxes have been either paid or adequate reserve or other provision has been made therefore.”

In May 2006, MVP agreed to become owner of a building housing Troy’s Chop Shop at 6035 Market Street. The agreement stated “Minority Venture Partners will be the sole owner of this property and will be responsible for yearly taxes, upkeep of the property, and the recovering of rental fees owed by all tenants.” Under “Economic And Social Impact” the document states “Troy’s Chop Shop will fill the void of a prominent barbering training school in Philadelphia. The program will be run out of the second floor of the shop and will create apprenticeships for minority youth in the surrounding area.” Elsewhere in the document, it is noted that “Applicant will participate in credit counseling activities sponsored

by Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Delaware Valley.” We note that, according to the Inquirer article, the building burned down shortly after this transaction was undertaken.

URB Marketing was recommended for $50,000 in August 2006. The owner had a lessthan-perfect credit score, and one client was responsible for 85% of the company’s business. This owner was also participating in counseling sponsored by Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Delaware Valley. Under “Positives” was the remark “Client has had several successful business endeavors in the past and

Website Clears Red Tape For New Candidates David Lynn, President, DAL Services, Inc., and contributing editor to the Philadelphia Public Record, has announced the launching of a website guaranteed to give candidates an easier road map through the minefields of conflicting and duplicating campaign finance regulations.

Lynn said the “New website is free. It has been launched for the Pennsylvania Political Campaign Management Database. The website, http://papolcm.com, is now

the home of the PPCM, which publishes free software to run political campaigns in Pennsylvania.

“Running for office should be free,” said David Lynn, whose DAL Services, Inc., created the software. “I hope that the new site attracts more visitors and that more people download the software to run their campaigns at the local level.

“The PPCM can import the voter file to track voters, and can file reports on text

files or paper acceptable to the Pennsylvania Dept. of State,” Lynn continued. “It also has a number of other features, including voter demographic segmentation, that I am confident will stand up well against any paid package.”

“My goal is to level the playing field,” said Lynn.

“Elections have become big business in Pennsylvania, and I want to assist candidates, especially new candidates, of any party, in gaining the ad-

vantages of entrenched incumbents.”

According to Commonwealth FTP files downloaded and analyzed by Lynn, $229,723,476.83 in cash and in-kind contributions were reported to the Pennsylvania Dept. of State in 2010. Of this, $282,718,119.31 was reported spent during that same period.

DAL Services, Inc. is a Commonwealth-approved vendor of campaign finance software.

continues to embody the enthusiasm of an entrepreneur.”

This document was not signed.

In December 2006, Millenium Distributors, Inc. was approved for $100,000 at 0% interest for four years for expansion of its facilities. Under “Additional Conditions And Requirements” is the sentence “Borrower represents and warrants that Borrower will/has secured City of Philadelphia business privilege licenses, use registration, zoning permit and filed all returns and reports that are required to be upon the Borrowers or its property, including unemployment, social security, and similar taxes and all of such taxes have been either paid or adequate reserve or other provision has been made therefore.”

In December 2006, MVP approved $75,000 to Renaissance Community Development Corp. The money was to be used for “a deposit on behalf of Heritage Village, II, Inc. litigation and to cover associated required expenses in association with said property, as indicated in the Term Sheet and Investment Agreement executed on Sep. 11, 2006, and for no other purpose.” This document appears to have been signed by a member of the board of directors of Renaissance Community Development Corp.

Marked as approved but not signed is a document for Irving Fryar Realty, originated in April 2007 for $60,000. Under “Economic and Social Impact” are the sentences “Borrower will help low to moderate income individuals improve their credit scores. This in turn will allow the individuals exposure to better homeowner opportunities.”

Some of these were risky ventures, Councilman. At least two appear to show that MVP was not checking to see if companies had business privilege licenses, and at least one was a sweetheart deal. Councilman Jones, based on this experience, we hope you will be introducing legislation to circumvent further situations as was credited with PCDC. (David Lynn maintains an SQL Server database with approximately 12,000,000 campaign finance records. He also provides free software to run political campaigns. Email him at David@DAL-Services.com.)

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based study of 20,069 adults, with an average age of 41.

The participants were free of cardiovascular diseases at the start of the study and completed a 178-item food frequency questionnaire for the previous year.

Fruits and vegetables were classified in four color groups: Green, including dark leafy vegetables, cabbages and lettuces Orange/Yellow, which were mostly citrus fruits Red/Purple, which were mostly red vegetables White, of which 55% were apples and pears.

During 10 years of followup, 233 strokes were documented. Green, orange/ yellow and red/purple fruits and vegetables weren’t related to stroke. However, the risk of stroke incidence was 52%

lower for people with a high intake of white fruits and vegetables compared to people with a low intake.

Each 25-gram-per-day increase in white fruits and vegetable consumption was associated with a 9% lower risk of stroke. An average apple is 120 grams.

“To prevent stroke, it may be useful to consume considerable amounts of white fruits and vegetables,” said Linda M. Oude Griep, MSc, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral fellow in human nutrition at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.

“For example, eating one apple a day is an easy way to increase white fruits and vegetable intake.

“However, other fruits and vegetable color groups may protect against other chronic diseases. Therefore, it re-

What’s A ‘Two Minus One Pregnancy’? “safe,” because the physician is carefully guided by sonogram images. (The mother and her partner can watch too, but usually decline.) Since the dead baby is left to shrivel in the womb with the live one until birth, the baby she chooses to keep won’t be killed by its removal.

Most physicians who do “pregnancy reduction” (normally taking large numbers of babies down to two or three) don’t want to do “two-minusone” procedures. If the patient doesn’t change her mind but wants to stay with the same doctor, she can threaten to abort both babies if the doctor refuses to terminate one. Under this threat the doctor sometimes yields — better one death than two. Some physicians perform the procedure regardless.

Sometimes there are added considerations in “two-minus-

one pregnancies.” Women pregnant with fraternal twins of different sexes can use the procedure for sex selection.

In spite of the fact most physicians flatly state that there are no valid medical reasons for pregnancy reductions in normal twin pregnancies, doctors willing to perform them have found they can re(Cont. Page 4)

Healthcare onoid called quercetin. In the study, other foods in the white category were bananas, cauli-

flower, chicory and cucumber. Potatoes were classified as a starch.

The Megan Simpson-Burke Memorial Foundation is holding its annual fundraiser on October 1st, 2011 from 7 :00 P.M. 10:00 P.M. at Finnigan’s Wake 3rd and Spring Garden Streets .

Tickets are $40.00 and include open bar and buffet.

Proceeds benefit the Rena Rowan Breast Cancer Center at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and funds a scholarship in Megans’ name at the Community Academy of Philadelphia the school where Megan taught. Megan lost her battle with breast cancer at age 30. Together we can make a difference.

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by David J. Ayers, PhD Assistant Dean Calderwood School of Arts & Letters Chances are you don’t know, not having heard about it. This expression, which we may have to get used to, is one more “weasel term” in a long list of euphemisms invented by champions of “choice.” It refers to a rare but increasingly used “medical” procedure that some women want and some physicians provide — also known as a “twin reduction.” How does it work?

Well, let’s say a woman is pregnant with twins but only wants one baby. Exercising her constitutional right not to finish any pregnancy unless she chooses, she can have a willing doctor inject potassium chloride into the beating heart of one of the healthy babies.

She and the other baby are

mains of importance to consume a lot of fruits and vegetables.”

Apples and pears are high in dietary fiber and a flav-

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Apples and pears may keep strokes away. That’s the conclusion of a Dutch study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association in which researchers found eating a lot of fruits and vegetables with white flesh may protect against stroke.

While previous studies have linked high consumption of fruits and vegetables with lower stroke risk, the researchers’ prospective work is the first to examine associations of fruits and vegetable color groups with stroke.

The color of the edible portion of fruits and vegetables reflects the presence of beneficial phytochemicals such as carotenoids and flavonoids.

Researchers examined the link between fruits and vegetable color-group consumption with 10-year stroke incidence in a population-

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(Cont. From Page 2) duce a woman’s guilt by “educating” them on the risks she

and her babies may face if she bears twins.

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guilt away, however. So often, to further alleviate their consciences, women electing twin reduction ask their doctors to use some kind of chance procedure to pick the winner and loser, so they don’t have to. In such cases, it is usually the one who unfortunately finds itself closer to the needle.

So just how did we get “two-minus-one pregnancies” in the first place?

It started with an increase in large multiple-birth pregnancies (sextuplets and the like) caused, usually, by fertility treatment. Doctors often recommended, and performed, a lot of “pregnancy reduction” in such cases, but typically refused to do so beyond twins.

However, some of these women demanded all but one baby be terminated, and some doctors went along. Mean-

while, those engaged in “pregnancy reduction” kept getting better at it. Soon the procedure was increasingly done on women who were just pregnant with twins in the first place.

So why would women pregnant with twins want to “minus” one? The main reasons were social and emotional — not medical. Women want to avoid the stresses and depri-

Chinese Herb May Block Brain Tumors The active ingredient in a traditional Chinese herbal remedy might help treat deadly brain tumors, according to a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

The researchers discovered that the compound, indirubin, both blocks the migration of glioblastoma cells, preventing their spread to other areas of the brain, and the migration of endothelial cells, preventing

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Indirubin is derived from the indigo plant. It is the active ingredient in the Chinese herbal remedy called Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, which is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia.

vations of raising twins, often even construing their “choice” as an act of love that benefits both the terminated and surviving twin. As one proponent admitted, it is really about women exercising their freedom to “fashion their lives how they want.”

In the 1970s and 1980s, pro-choice activists ridiculed what they claimed were illegitimate “slippery slope” arguments made by pro-lifers about what moral horrors might be generated by an absolute right to abortion. We were told Roe v. Wade would mainly allow freedom for the “hard choices” of desperate women; those hard choices would become increasingly rare as birth control became more effective and widely available. We now have countless women casually obtaining one abortion after another, and for all sorts of reasons. The newest reason is the “two-minus-one pregnancy.” The slippery slope is here. And we are picking up speed.

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muscle layers, leaving the inside diameter where the blood flows largely unchanged. The heart muscle will still get plenty of blood during the exercise treadmill test leading to a normal EKG and a lack of chest pain during exercise.

Another reason why someone may pass the exercise treadmill test is if they have a long history of cardiovascular fitness (runners, swimmers, cyclists, rowers), the arteries of the heart may form what’s called collateral circulation or collateral branches.

This is an adaptive change the heart makes to gain the blood supply it needs in the face of compromised blood flow.

Most of us have heard that hypertension is a silent killer.

It’s called that because a person can be completely un-

aware they have it until it gets really bad. Usually, when hypertension is severe, symptoms such as headaches or ringing in the ears will result.

Well, there is one more silent killer. It’s atherosclerosis. Often a person will have absolutely no symptoms until their first major heart attack. two particular screening tests. The heart scan and the carotid intima media thickness test. Ideally, these tests should be done together.

(Steven W. Parcell is a doctor specializing in the field of preventive cardiology. Parcell currently has a naturopathic clinic in Boulder, CO. He is a member of the American College for the Advancement of Medicine, the Colorado Association of Naturopathic Physicians, the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and the National Lipid Association.)

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by Dr. Steven W. Parcell Despite the fact that heart attacks are #1 cause of death for Americans, many people still do not understand how to prevent one or how to work with their doctors to identify coronary artery disease or atherosclerosis early in life before it becomes dangerous.

Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory condition of the artery wall. It affects the arteries of heart. We call this his coronaryartery disease (CAD). If one of these coronary artery plaques breaks apart or ruptures, a blood clot may ensue, blocking blood flow to the heart muscle.

High cholesterol is not the main cause of heart attacks. Just treating cholesterol prevents at best 30-40% of heart attacks.

This is why it’s very important to know more about risk factors and what you can do to stop plaque.

Most Americans think that if they don’t have symptoms they are fine. People typically say they went through their yearly physical and got a clean bill of health. They may have had an EKG or exercise treadmill test and since they passed that, they think they are good to go.

This is a problem because an EKG only shows electrical abnormalities in the heart and may indicate a past heart attack, changes in heart size or arrhythmia, but cannot tell the doctor anything about the level of plaque in the arteries of the heart. It’s plaque that causes heart attacks most of the time.

A person can have advanced atherosclerosis and have a normal EKG. Even worse, an exercise treadmill test can give a false sense of security.

If a person fails the treadmill test, obstructive coronary artery disease is likely present.

This may lead to surgical procedure which could very well save a person’s life. On the other hand, if a person passes, they’re told that everything is fine. This may not be true.

Often during the process of atherosclerosis, the outside diameter of an artery will enlarge to accommodate the increased amount of plaque within its

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32-Year Vet Seeks GOP US Senate Nod

by Joe Shaheeli Col. John Vernon, 32-year veteran in the Armed Forces and a native of Mansfield, Pa., announced his candidacy for the GOP nomination to take on US Senate Democrat incumbent Robert Casey.

It’s obvious he’ll have Philadelphia support since 5th Ward Leader Mike Cibik was there at Liberties Restaurant to introduce him to the crowd.

John enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1977, later enrolling in the senior ROTC program at Rutgers University where he earned his commission as a second lieutenant in the Infantry branch. Between 1984 and 1989, John served in the 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina and the 3/325th Airborne Battalion Combat Team, Vicenza, Italy, where he held positions as a Platoon Leader, Battalion Adjutant, and Company Commander. He was later assigned to the Ranger Training Brigade, Fort Benning, Ga., as the Assistant Operations Officer and deployed in Sup-

COL. JOHN VERNON announces his plan to seek GOP nomination against US Senate incumbent Bob Casey before crowd at Liberties Restaurant. Fifth Ward GOP Leader Mike Cibik, rear, introduced him. port of Operation Desert Storm.

After combat duty in the Middle East, John served as the Chief of Training, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York, and later as a Battalion Executive Officer which also included deployments to Bosnia in support of Operation Joint Guard. In 2004, after commanding an Army Battalion, John was assigned as the Deputy Director of Operations, United States Forces,

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Following his return from his second combat tour, John was selected to serve as the Inspector General for the Maryland Army and Air National Guard, a post he held until his retirement in August 2009. During his long and distinguished Army career, John was awarded the De-

fense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit, eight Meritorious Service Medals, two Army Commendation medals, four Army Achievement medals, the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia and Kuwait), the Southwest Asia Service medal with bronze star, the Iraq Campaign medal, the Global War on Terrorism Medal, and the State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross. He proudly wears the Master Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, and the Ranger Tab. John holds a bachelor’s degree in history and a Masters degree in liberal arts from Louisiana State University. He is an avid distance runner, scuba diver, and cyclist, and is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion, and the 82nd Airborne Association.

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nessman, will also challenge Bob Casey for the United States Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican.

“I’m running for US Senate to rock the boat in Washington and put America back on the right course,” he stated.

Christian has worked with various federal agencies in Washington D.C., including the US Dept. of Labor. He has served under four US presidential Administrations.

He currently presides over a small manufacturing company in Northeast Philadelphia.

Added Christian, “In June, we set up an exploratory committee and found immediate financial support; I’m optimistic about our chances. While just in the beginning stages, we’ve already raised tens of thousands of dollars. I believe we are in the best position to take on Bob Casey and beat him.”

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He is the recipient of many citations and awards, including two recommendations for the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, and numerous other honors for valor. He and his wife Peggy reside in Bucks Co. and have four children.

Other Republicans eyeing the Casey include Tim Burns, Mark Scaringi, Tom Smith and Steve Welch.

Saidel Endorses Al Taubenberger

Former long-time City Controller and popular Democrat Jonathan Saidel endorsed Al Taubenger for one of the two Republican atLarge Council seats up for grabs in the general election this November.

Saidel indicated Taubenberger, veteran N.E. Chamber of Commerce Director and a former mayoral candidate, has “been a one-man economic work horse, creating jobs and moving the greater Northeast community forward.”

The announcement took place today at the Dining Car on Frankford Avenue below Academy Road.

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IF YOU WERE SHOCKED that Gov. Corbett will not tax the shale-gas drillers: You are now hit with the news that he wants to tinker with the Electoral College system in Pennsylvania. Do you think his plan is objective or benefits Republicans only?... Former Gov. Ed Rendell showed vigor by addressing the shale-gas convention and speaking of his disappointment.

IF YOU ARE NOT satisfied calling #311 for a municipal service, then call your district or at-Large Council Member.

Ear-wearing is 311’s “Hello this is Mayor Mike Nutter” message, sometimes played over and over.... Julie in Councilman William Greenlee’s office is one of the caring constituent service workers in City Council. You elect your Council Member to serve you – so call.

THE RACE FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT is in full (subliminal) swing. The incoming GOP Council at-Large Members could make the decisive vote!!... City Council got DROP right in their vote. DROP money is the employee’s earned money – the problem was just the 4% rate of interest.

The City loses money in the current market, down from a time when they earned 9% on the employee’s money.

THE MONTCO RACE for County Board IS NOT a bellwether, as an Inky article says. It makes for a good feature, but the race is too far out from the presidential election....

It was a high honor to meet former State Rep. Marie Lederer at Local 22 Fire Fighters’ 9/11 service. A lovely, wonderful person.... State Rep. Michelle Brownlee took over from Hon. Frank Oliver and since has done so much to help seniors with no praise. Now she plans to introduce a resolution (Cont. Page 23)

Lucky thanks you much for all of the cards, letters, flowers and visits received while recovering! So much has happened, including an election.... So let’s get right down to who’s doing what, when and where!

Lucky knows that he’s been out of the loop for a minute, but what gives with the City Council presidency? Still no clear consensus among the expected members after all this time!?!

One minute you hear this one, the next, that one. And of course you hear about the “compromise” candidates, offering themselves as alternatives in an effort to keep peace among folks that will probably bring new meaning to the word “war” in January. Not a good start, but we can (and should) be hopeful. Maybe the newbies will have something to say and offer in terms of leadership. Might be a nice change.

It looks like the City Council lineup we expected may be changing by the moment, as one potential freshman candidate has their hands full with last-minute revelations. Charges of exaggerations on a résumé now turn to criminal gun charges, arrests and what sounds like a scene out of a Western movie.

But after a third run for office, where was this information all along? Does no one do background checks on candidates anymore? Why the late discovery? Seems well orchestrated to Lucky. Hmm. Beyond this excitement, should be a pretty dull election cycle in the fall.

Arlene Ackerman sure knows how to make an exit! Grab the cash and tell everybody where to get off at on her way out the door, PR team spinning the entire time. But interesting developments should arise out of her most-recent interviews – expect talk of and calls for investigations. She may not be (Cont. Page 23)

The Union League has been more inclusive of Democrats over the last several years. The exclusive club lowered their standards in the interest of keeping the lights on. Now the former cushy lair of Republicans is a virtual smorgasbord of cultural and political personalities. As a result, the club is thriving.

State TREASURER ROB McCORD was the recent guest speaker at the Benson Table luncheon. The robust crowd that heard him included the President Judge of Common Pleas Court PAMELA DEMBE and her husband DAVID; the former commandant of the Naval Academy, TOM LYNCH; and President of the Union League and LaSalle University graduate TOM PAPPAS. NORBERT McGETTIGAN was joined at his table by STATE SEN. MIKE STACK. McGettigan was a long-time friend of MICHAEL J. STACK, JR., the Senator’s father. Nonetheless, McGettigan was reassured of the Senator’s pro-business politics before inviting him.

STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN announced she will host a press conference with Philadelphia Senators to oppose legislation that would eliminate the electoral-college practice of winner-take-all in the Presidential contests. The bill is being sponsored by STATE SEN. DOMINIC PILEGGI of Delaware Co. and is supported by GOV. TOM CORBETT. The legislation is perceived to be an assault on Philadelphia’s high Democratic vote count and high minority turnout. She will be joined by her colleagues ANTHONY WILLIAMS, LARRY FARNESE, LeANNA WASHINGTON and Mike Stack.

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In this week’s edition of what’s quickly becoming my favorite soap opera, As the School Reform Commission Turns, two of the commissioners decide to leave, an investigation into the companies vying to run the Martin Luther King Jr. HS continues, and the pressure is on every politico involved in the mess.

SRC Chair Robert Archie announced his resignation on Monday, ending his relatively short tenure on the board. As one of Gov. Ed Rendell’s last gifts to the city, Archie, a partner in the firm Duane Morris LLP, was named chair of the SRC board nearly three years ago.

Another SRC member who decided he’d had enough with its antics was Johnny Irrizary, director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Hispanic Excellence: La Casa Latina. No word on whether or not he jumped or was pushed.

Meanwhile, former superintendent Arlene Ackerman, $905,000 deposited into the bank, has been singing like Jill Scott.

WHYY “Newsworks” and the Philadelphia Public School Notebook have been doing a joint investigation into the recent charter-school contract given to Foundations to run the Martin Luther King, Jr. HS. There has been a bit of hinkyness connected to this contract, hinkyness that Madame Ackerman has been more than willing to talk to reporters about.

You see, originally the contract to manage King was given to Mosaica, a company based in California. After the meeting where that decision was made, another meeting was held to tell Ackerman and the SRC this contract was going to Foundations and if it didn’t, heads were going to roll.

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Yo! Here we go again with your Yearly Dementia Test.

This was sent to me by my good friend and classmate Kay and it is neat – try it. Kay says: It’s that time of year to take our annual senior citizen test.

Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. As we grow older, it’s important to keep mentally alert.

If you don’t use it, you lose it! Below is a very private way to gauge your loss or non-loss of intelligence.

Take the test presented here to determine if you’re losing it or not. Don’t read the answers until you’ve made your answer. OK, relax, clear your mind and begin.

1. What do you put in a toaster? Answer: “bread.” If you said “toast,” give up now and do something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, bread, go to Question 2.

2. Say “silk” five times. Now spell “silk.” What do cows drink? Answer: Cows drink water. If you said “milk,” don’t attempt the next question. Your brain is overstressed and may even overheat. Content yourself with reading more-appropriate literature, such as Auto World. However, if you said “water,” proceed to question 3.

3. If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house is made from black bricks, what is a green house made from? Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said “green bricks,” why are you still reading these? If you said “glass,” go on to Question 4.

4. It is 20 years ago, and a plane is flying at 20,000 feet over Germany (If you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West Germany and East Germany.)

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Last weekend, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania (PAGOP) held its Fall Meeting at the Harrisburg Hilton. The plenary session of State Committee members and the various caucus meetings were for the most part routine. Philadelphia mayoral candidate KAREN BROWN addressed the Southeast caucus, which is comprised of the five Philadelphia-area counties.

MIKE MEEHAN is the chairman of the Southeast caucus.

Many of the 12 Philadelphia members of State Committee who typically attend these meetings not there. JOE DeFELICE and ANITA ZALEWSKI, members of State Committee, were there.

The Friday night dinner, which had a sell-out crowd, was the highlight of the weekend. During the dinner, a straw poll was taken for the Republican candidate for President in 2012.

All attendees at the dinner could participate, but were limited to voting for those candidates currently in the race. Former Pennsylvania SEN. RICK SANTORUM won. Former Governor of Utah and US Ambassador to China JON HUNTSMAN fared better in this straw poll than he has been doing in other national polls, probably owing to his Pennsylvania connections. The PAGOP flyer advertising the dinner prominently displayed a collage of the Republican candidates. Was it a coincidence that the picture of PAGOP CHAIRMAN ROB GLEASON’S fellow University of Pennsylvania alumnus Huntsman was front and center in the collage?

A number of Philadelphia Republicans trekked to Harrisburg to hear the dinner’s keynote speaker, Republican National Committee CHAIRMAN REINCE PRIEBUS, including WARD LEADERS MIKE CIBIK (5th), JOE SAMUEL (24th), MATT WOLFE (27th) and BRUCE (Cont. Page 20)

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RCC Won’t Fill Judicial Vacanies (Cont. From Page 6) edged Saidel’s endorsement “will mean a great deal to me, not only here in the Northeast, but throughout the city of Philadelphia. I’m indebted to Saidel for adding me to the candidates he supports.”

A Perfect Political Ploy

If you have the majorities in both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and a governor of the majority to booth, why not try to do what Majority Senate Leader Dominic Pileggi proposing. change the way the State’s electoral votes are counted.

Presently, it is winner take all for the majority party, delivering the State’s 18 congressional and two senatorial electoral votes to the majority party.

In most presidential elections in recent memory, Philadelphia delivers insurmountable Democrat turnouts and landslides in national elections. That keeps Pennsylvania in the Blue State Democrat category. Republican lawmakers hope to stop this and are proposing to change the way Pennsylvania’s electoral votes are counted in presidential elections.

Instead of a presidential candidate winning the State’s 18 electoral votes by capturing

a majority of the State’s popular vote, the electoral votes would be tied to vote totals in congressional Districts. Candidates would gain an electoral vote for each congressional District they win.

Does the legislation have much of a chance of passing?

It sure does! Ask former Gov. Ed Rendell. He has advised State Democrat leaders to “sue” if that plan is enacted.

The plan should be challenged in court by Democrats if enacted, Rendell said, since the net effect would be to eliminate Pennsylvania’s national influence.

“We’d be giving away an enormous amount of our clout, and I can tell you as governor that translates into a tremendous ability to get things done in Washington,” Rendell said.

“If I were head of the Democratic State Committee, I’d be looking at that option.”

Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said it would bolster the influence of a single vote. The plan is supported by Gov. Tom Corbett and House Speaker Sam Smith (R-Jefferson).

State Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Northeast), presently saddled with the responsibility of returning Democrat candidates back to the House, stated, “The current winner-take-all

system has existed in Pennsylvania for more than two centuries and currently exists in almost every state in the nation. This proposed change may seem innocuous, butit would end Pennsylvania’s status as one of the most important battleground states in the nation. It would also make it possible, even probable, the Republican presidential candidate would receive a majority of Pennsylvania’s electoral votes even if President Obama wins a majority of the state’s votes.”

Consider this a front burner controversy with pressure on the legislators and senators from both their party leaders not to stray. As of now, its passage seems a done deal.

RCC Won’t Fill Two Vacancies

The Republican City Committee will not come up with names to fill a vacancy in the Court of Common Pleas for the general election.

State Chairman Rob Gleason sent paperwork on Wednesday to fill vacancies, but Republican Counsel Michael Meehan reports the short notice has not permitted the Republican City Committee to come up with recommendations.

The City Committee re-

sorted to emails to reach ward leader, hoping to get a consensus in sufficient time to meet the deadline. “Unfortunately,” said Meehan, “we did not arrive at a consensus strong enough support for any one candidate.”

He did report several who would have been popular candidates declined “because they felt they had little time in which to reach the voters.”

Meehan did add there is complete consensus behind Karen Brown for Mayor.

Bill Rubin Opens Second Office

Bill Rubin, Democrat Candidate for 10th Council District, will open his second campaign office at 2000 Bennett Street on Sunday at noon.

HIs first is on Rhawn Street.

The Select Are Trying Again!

The select, the high and mighty, the exclusive top law firms will give another try to taking away the right of the voters to pick their judges.

The Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts are supporting the introduction of legislation in the House designed to make merit selection a fact of life.

This time they are looking at the Appellate Court judges.

Fortunately, the change requires a constitutional amend-

ment since it would include the three statewide appellate courts, the Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Courts.

Lynn Marks, the promoter of the legislation, insists “Pennsylvanians deserve a system based on candidates credentials.”

But, commendable as she sees her efforts, Marks must know she is depriving the lowly voter from his only say on who should be those judges.

That privilege should not be turned over to a “select” group of “connected” attorneys, etc.

It’s Polling Time For Pa. Thinking

Magellan Strategies today released the results of an autodial survey of 702 likely 2012 Pennsylvania general election voters.

The survey finds Barack Obama comfortably leading potential Republican challengers Mitt Romney by 10 points (50% to 40%) and Rick Perry by 15 points (52% to 37%). The President has solid support among voters that overwhelmingly backed him in 2008, including women, voters aged 18 to 34, and self-described moderate voters. It is clear from this survey that those key voting subgroups are still very much with him. Despite this good news for

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Obama, the mood of these voters is pessimistic, with 62% of women, 64% of self-described moderates, and 54% of voters 18 to 34 feeling things in the country are on the wrong track.

It remains to be seen if the eventual Republican nominee can appeal to these voters after the primary.

With that said, it should be noted Pennsylvania is very tough ground for any Republican Presidential candidate, with statewide voter registration at 51% Democrat, 37% Republican and 12% Independent/Other. Although Pennsylvania has elected many Republican candidates to statewide office, the last time a Republican Presidential candidate carried the state was in 1988.

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charges against the North Hills Republican. He has asked for a continous of her trial is scheduled for Oct. 3.

Asher Behind Rafferty For AG

Candy man and GOP Party boss Bob Asher has thrown his weight behind State Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) for Attorney General.

Asher, Republican National Committeeman, was key to the N.E. WARD LEADERS UNITED FOR annual Picnic successful election of Gov. at Burholme Park are Robert Dellavella, Bill Dolbow, TRAFFIC COURT Judge Mike Sullivan, Councilman Bill Green, Tom Corbett, raising in excess John Sabatina, Sr. and Christine Solomon. Robert Coleman, former 55th Ward Leader George Nulty and his Photos by Rory McGlasson former ward student, co-host Bill Dolbow, enjoy this picture. of $15 million for that campaign.

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(Cont. From Page 8) legal matters involved in the case while State Sen. Jane Orie’s (R-Allegheny) attorney is asking for another judge.

US District Judge A. Richard Caputo issued the order postponing the Musto trial, which was scheduled to begin Nov. 1.

In the meantime, Attorney William Costopoulos, the attorney for Orie, has asked an Allegheny Co. Common Pleas judge rather than a District Court judge hear the preliminary hearing on 16 new

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Northeast Dems Picnic At Burholme Park

STATE SEN. Christine COUNCILMANIC CANDIDATE Bill Rubin is joined by Bill COUNCILWOMAN MARIAN JUDGE Wogan joins State Sen. Mike Stack aide Ken Tartaglione and Finnigan’s Dolbow, Mike Driscoll and IBEW Local 98’s Brian Stevenson TASCO is joined by State Rep. Bode, Councilman At-Large candidate Denny O’Brien Wake owner Mike Driscoll Mark Cohen at picnic. enjoy festivities in Northeast. and Bill Dolbow. at Burholme Park picnic.

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Our Opinion ...

Crime Incubators

Blame everyone and then blame ourselves; it is obvious we are losing control of our youth.

Despite the constant anti-violence marches, symposiums and investigative hearings, the answer is under our noses and in our ears.

We see two cause why this downgrade in our civilization is taking place. The second is a phenomenon we now see rising in almost in every public and many charter schools. Teachers will tell you they begin to lose control of the kids from the 4th grade on. They have cell phones, they refuse to show respect, they literally cannot be controlled. Disrupters rule every class. We know of one socalled charter school, run by a Texas operation with a Chicago principal, where the students run amuck all day long. We may soon expose that school as a sham when we get additional information.

But the reason for this is obvious and that is the first reason, hence the cartoon on this page drawn by Ron Taylor. His comments, along with the editorial cartoon, highlight the number-one reason.

He wrote, “I think the increase in violence is a combination of a lot of different factors. Some have even tried to blame it on violent cartoons, but let’s not get into that.

Television and music have to be a big influence, or at least reflect the changing times. How we live and think.

I love movies and TV, but they’ve become very violent and changed over the decades. I haven’t kept up on music as well, but thought about the new music group, Demolition Hammer. Their lyrics are creative and suggestive.

“So this cartoon and Epidemic of Violence, one of their recent albums, had a lot in common. I hear lyrics in my head, time to time, but never any like these. If eight, nine and 10-year-old kids are growing up on these, our ‘values’ scale has to change downward drastically.

“So, looking at this scene of street violence….The cop says, ‘It’s an Epidemic of Violence.’ The kid says, ‘Oh you mean skull-fracturing nightmare…. Human dissection, pyrolastics annihilation, envenomed, carnivorous obsession, orgy of destruction, omnivore, violent purveyors of death…. Depraved reprobates, venomous vile rampage, lacerating horde of maleficence binge, blatant anarchy, sadistic damage tantrum, brute community malignancy.”

“Sounds like a verse from Demolition Hammer’s new lyrics with those lyrics running through these kids’ heads all day long’.”

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Letters from an unidentified informant without any contact information cannot be considered for publication, no matter how valid their contents.

Mark Your Calendar

Sep. 22-24- Ch. of Epiphany of Our Lord Italian Festival 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Pasta Dinner reservations needed for Thursday Night pasta dinner.

Call Mina (267) 240-1992.

Sep. 22- Fundraiser for Council candidate Al Taubenberger at SmokeEaters Pub, Frankford & Sheffield Aves., 7-10 p.m.

Live music with Scattered Marbles, dinner buffet, beer and wine. $40/person, $75/couple.

For info Lou (267) 505-2182 or feinberg08@aol.com.

Sep. 23- State Sen. Mike Stack hosts Senior Expo at Penna.

National Guard Armory, 2700 Southampton Rd., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For info (215) 695-1020.

Sep. 25- Vendemmia Wine & Food Festival, Girard Park, 21st & Porter Sts., 2-7 p.m. supporting Students of Italian heritage in S. Phila. Visit vendemmiafoundation.org.

Sep. 26- Fundraiser for Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz at Stephen Starr’s Dandelion, 18th & Sansom Sts., 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets: Draught Beer $250, Riesling

$500, Pinot Grigio $1,000.

For info www.allysonschwartz.com/happyhour!

Sep. 26- Spirit of Life Award Reception hosted by Tri State Labor & Mgmt. Council honor AFL-CIO President Richard W. Bloomingdale and Edward J. Radetich, Jr., CPA and Kyler Award honoree Penna. AFT President Ted Kirsch at Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing, Columbus Blvd. & Dock St., 6-9 p.m.

Sep. 27- Score Philadelphia, Counselors to Small Business, host free technology seminar to help small business grow at Penna. Convention Ctr., 13th & Arch. Seating limited, complimentary lunch. 8:00 a.m.4:15 pm. For details and to register www.scorephila.org.

Sep. 27- Schmidt for Commissioner Fundraiser at Union League, 140 S. Broad St., 5-7 p.m. $500 guest / $1,000. For info (215) 624-1930.

Sep. 27- Phillies-Braves Watch Party for Stephanie Singer for Commissioner at Happy Rooster, 118 S. 16th St., 7:30 p.m.

Tickets $250. RSVP events@ votesinger2011.com or (484) 469-0633.

Sep. 28- Democratic Ward 39B Fundraiser at EOM Club, Front & Moore Sts., 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets $50. For info

Matt Myers (215) 467-4643.

Sep. 30- Emerging Leaders Happy Hour fundraiser for Councilman Curtis Jones at Chima, l901 JFK Blvd. VIP admission 5-6 p.m., $100.

General Admission follows, 68 p.m., $25. Checks payable to Friends of Curtis Jones, Jr., Suite 1530, 100 S. Broad St., 19110. RSVP Dorian Stanley (732) 642-2163.

Sep. 30- Councilwoman Marian B. Tasco hosts “Party for the People” at H&H Banquet Hall, 2036 E. Haines St., (Haines & Limekiln Pk.), 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $35 in advance.

Seating limited. BYOB cabaret style. For tickets (215) 4373294, ext. 209.

Oct. 1- Fishtown Neighbors Association hosts RiverCity Festival at Penn Treaty Pk., Delaware & Columbia Aves., 12-5 p.m. Family fun.

Oct. 1- Megan Simpson-Burke Memorial Fundraiser for breast cancer at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 7-10 p.m. Open bar, buffet. Tickets $40. For info Jim or Mary Simpson (215) 332-9896.

Oct. 2- I Know Joe But I Love The Eagles Party fundraiser for Council candidate Joe McColgan at SmokeEaters Pub, 7681 Frankford Ave., 12-3 p.m. Includes draft beer, buffet,

plasma and 100” projector TVs. Children under 12 free.

Tickets from $40 to $2,500.

RSVP Judy Camiel (610) 6681730 or j.camiel@comcast.net.

Oct. 2- St. Nicholas Ch. Italian Festival on 1700 block S. 9th St., 12-5 p.m., with Procession of Saints from St. Nicholas Tolentine Ch. at 12:30 p.m. Family event. Admission free. Italian food, entertainment, games.

Oct. 7- Mayfair Civic Ass’n hosts Autistic Endeavors Beef & Beer at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd, 7 p.m.-12 a.m. Tickets $30. For info Barbara (215) 360-1569.

Oct. 9- World Premier of modern opera “Adea” by Pennsylvania composer Cynthia Cozette at Lutheran Ch. of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut St., 3 p.m., followed by reception.

Free-will offering will be collected. For info (215) 567-3668.

Oct. 11- Prevent A Child From Abuse fundraiser art at Tavern On Broad at Bellevue, Broad & Walnut Sts., 5:308:30 p.m. Sponsored by Joseph Pultrone. Tickets $50.

For info, tickets, and other details Joe (267) 977-3776.

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tomers, so I finally decided to make a change.” Thus, a decade ago Taylor gave up the six-figure salary and walked out on the high wire when he opened Sami Rose Culinary Productions, named for his daughter, Samantha, now an 18-year-old freshman at Penn State University.

The new company, based near Taylor’s home in Radnor, began catering operations (soul food) mostly in the Philadelphia area and opened a restaurant, Taylor’s at the Olde Mill, in Norristown, serving up not the French haute cuisine Taylor was trained in but rather the soul food of his cultural heritage.

Earlier this year, Taylor broke up with his partners in Taylor’s at the Olde Mill and opened Zachary’s Barbecue: Southern Comfort & Catering at 1709 Markley Street (Route 202) in Norristown, named for his 14-year-old son, a freshman at Radnor HS. Within the next week or two, Taylor will also be opening two soul-food restau-

rants in Philadelphia, both called Soul Cucina (pizza, barbecue and catering), at 127 S. 10th Street in Center City, replacing Milano’s, and at 2010 N. Broad Street, adjacent to the Temple University campus, replacing The Owls’ Nest.

“I can do the upscale, fancy foods, but I prefer the comfort food I grew up with,” explained Keith. “This is where my heart is. This is what we’d have at my grandmom’s house on a Sunday night, and I use some of her recipes. There are 40 million African Americans in the US, but there is very little representation of African American food, even in the big cities, and I think this is American food at its best.”

(European enslavers fed their slaves as cheaply as possible, often with leftover/waste foods such as the tops of turnips, beets and dandelions. African American slaves were forced to cook with cheap “greens” such as collard greens, kale,

Len Lear cress, mustard and pokeweed, as well as discarded cuts of meat such as pigs’ feet, oxtail, ham hocks, hog jowls and chitterlings, aka “chitlins,” or the small intestines of pigs. Cooks would add flavor enhancers such as onions, garlic, thyme and bay leaf.)

Zachary’s, which is BYOB, serves St. Louis-style barbecue ribs, wood-roasted barbecued chicken, Texas beef brisket and Carolina pulled pork as well as “low country” staples as jambalaya, oyster po’ boys and

Louisiana seafood gumbo.

Prices are very reasonable — sandwiches from $5.95 to $8.95; salads $4.95 to $6.95; side dishes (potato salad, four-cheese baked macaroni, etc.) $2.95 to $11.95; chicken dishes $5.95 to $12.95; ribs $7.95 to $21.95; desserts $2.95 to $4.95; and huge family-style dining packages that feed from four to 14 and start at $29.95.

We tasted lots of different dishes, and there wasn’t a joker in the deck. Our favorites were the best-ever cole slaw and baked beans with pineapple, brown sugar and whole-grain mustard; spicy Louisiana crab gumbo and sublime sweet potato cheesecake.

Zachary’s, which has table seating for 20 and stool seating for eight, does about 60% takeout business and 40% dine-in. For more information, call (610) 272-1800 or visit www.zacharysbbq.com, www.soulcucina.com or www.chefkeithtaylor.com.

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by Len Lear Keith Taylor, 46, was on top of the world. The tall, imposing, articulate African American native of Nutley, N. J., attended Cornell University’s School of Hotel & Restaurant Management, the nation’s most-prestigious such program, and graduated from the Culinary Institute of America. In the ensuing years Keith’s accomplishments as a salaried executive, subcontractor or consulting executive chef included: •Designing and executing the opening food operations for the Houston Market and Bistro as well as major catering jobs at the University of Pennsylvania.

•The regional executive chef for HEI Hotels, presiding over culinary operations for more than 20 full-service

hotels.

•Exclusive management and consultation for food operations for the Radnor Hunt Three-Day Event and Olympic Horse Trials (feeding more than 10,000 attendees) from 2002 to 2004 and all food operations for the Devon Horse Show.

•Four-Star training at Walt Disney’s Grand Floridian Beach Resort and the culinary task force responsible for opening restaurants at Disney’s Pleasure Island Entertainment Complex and Yacht & Beach Club.

•Large-event catering for Penn State Football, Bloomberg Financial Family Day Celebration (feeding more than 10,000 people), Fox Television Network, NBC, ABC, Celebrity Kitchens and The Food Network.

“I was making $200,000 a year,” said Keith, “but I had no connection to the cus-

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From haute cuisine to barbecue & soul food

The Mexican Shaky Shaky Fringe Market?

PHILA. Developmental Disability Corp. and its Cultural Arts Center premiered an original production, Shaky Shaky Planet, at Painted Bride Art Gallery as part of Philly Fringe and Phila. Fringe Festival. Seen here after performance are, in rear from left, Cheryl Carson and her husband Nofre Vaquer, director of The Arc of Phila.; and, in front from left, Monica Maye, who played role of narrator in production; Brenda Tingstrom, ARC and PDDC staff member; and Ken Oakes, president of ARC board.

GIVE THE GIFT OF NOSTALGIA SOUTHERN end of Italian Market has taken on a Mexican flair, judging by huge turnout to hear singer Pedro Villaseñor at intersection of Ellsworth & 9th Sunday afternoon. Mexican food, artifacts were order of the day.

Give the 5 Waffleman Books Memories they’ll always Cherish.

They will remember you everytime they read them!

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Waffleman (Cont. From Page 7) Anyway, during the flight, one engine fails. The pilot, realizing the other engine is also failing, decides on a crashlanding procedure. Unfortunately, the engine fails before he can do so and the plane fatally crashes smack in the middle of “no man’s land” between East Germany and West Germany.

Now here is the question: Where would you bury the survivors? East Germany, West Germany, or no man’s

land? Answer: You don’t bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING else, you’re a dunce and you must stop. If you said, “You don’t bury survivors,” proceed to the next question.

5. Without using a calculator: You are driving a bus from London to Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading, six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two people get off and four get on. In Cardiff, 11 people get off and 16 people get on. In Swansea, three peo-

ple get off and five people get on. In Carmarthen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive at Milford Haven.

What was the name of the bus driver?

Answer: Oh, for crying out loud! Don’t you remember your own name? It was YOU! By this point, it should be pretty clear to you that need to explore finding yourself a legal guardian. Before you do, though, pass this along to all your friends and pray they do better than you. PS: 95% of people fail most of the questions!

Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 7) HARRIS (44th) as well as Republican activists DENISE FUREY, CALVIN TUCKER and ED JENKINS. Priebus’ speech focused on the failed policies of the current administration and the need to ensure BARACK OBAMA is a one term President. Philadelphiaarea native and LT. GOV. JIM CAWLEY also addressed the crowd. He noted the current economic plans of the Democrats are essentially retreads of failed past policies. He, like

a number of Republicans, has noted a sign of insanity is repeating past actions expecting a different outcome.

Expect renewed heat as a result of Meehan’s decision to send an email to the Republican City Committee’s ward leaders last Thursday suggesting that they fill the vacant Republican judicial-candidate ballot slots in November with three Democrats. The replacement of Republican judicial candidates who withdrew from the 2009 race with the same candidates running on the Democratic ballot was the beginning of the civil war in the party. It was the last straw for long-time Meehan supporters, Cibik and Wolfe, as well as newer Republican activists such as KEVIN KELLY, who thought the party was becoming an appendage of Democratic Party.

In 2009, then RCC CHAIRMAN VITO CANUSO, in response to questions as to why he did not hold an endorsement meeting, stated he cleared the

replacement of judicial candidates through phone calls to a majority of the ward leaders.

However, that was not how it was represented in writing to the State. A notarized affidavit signed by three ward leaders was filed with the State election board stating the new slate of judicial candidates had been approved by a meeting of 60-plus ward leaders. This elephant does not know any ward leader who attended the meeting and, oddly enough, both Canuso and Meehan were among the few not on the list of alleged attendees.

Meehan’s polling of the ward leaders through an email process is more transparent than Canuso’s telephone canvasing. However, the email was sent to people currently employed by the courts, who, by law, cannot be politically active or hold party office.

Without a doubt, judicial crossfiling will remain controversial in the city herd during the current election cycle.

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Tim Dowling, Election Finance Documents Specialist, who oversees all campaign finance reporting, said, “The Commissioners strongly feel such training will benefit candidates, treasurers, and their committees in complying with State law and City law.”

One can fax one’s name,

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Individuals can register one of three campaign finance training seminars. The first is Sep. 27 at 1 p.m. at the Board of Ethics, The Packard Bldg, 1441 Sansom Street, 2nd floor; the second, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at County

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Gambling Pays Off Big In Northern Liberties

by Joe Shaheeli It was hellish for a while in Northern Liberties and Fishtown. Brother had turned against brother, sister against sister, and long-time friends swore off knowing the other existed. Delaware & Frankford Avenues were where the line in the sand was drawn and the communities battled almost daily at that intersection, with placards and horns supporting and attacking plans to build Sugar House Casino.

The anti-casino community labored through summer and winter to get legislative support. They picketed the site.

Joining them was their local State Representative, Michael O’Brien (D-Kensington).

They feared traffic jams, an epidemic of robberies, and, in general, mayhem of every kind.

Today, the anti-casino gang still rumbles out complaints. But, boy, were they lucky they lost. Ask them and they say “no”, but deep down, in their hearts of hearts, how can they not admit that what Sugar House Casino has delivered to their community has saved it from feeling the depths of the recession? They still have to be dragged to the feast.

Today, the neighborhoods around the SugarHouse Casino are basking in a flood of improvements they could never have imagined, especially after funds were cut off by the City and State for a host of social and institutional services.

Big winners have been the Friends of Fishtown Library, Friends of Penn Treaty Park, Back on My Feet, Hancock Recreation Advisory Council.

Hetzell Rec’s Advisory Council, La Salle Academy, Lutheran Settlement … and the list goes on.

That’s because those in the community who supported the effort to make SugarHouse Casino a reality, realized they had a golden goose preparing to come into their community laden with golden eggs. For their support, they were able to negotiate with the folks at SugarHouse and were rewarded with funding for a

Joe Rafter ...catching up on memos newly created Special Services District.

Today, those within the district’s boundaries, from Lehigh Avenue south to Callowhill and from the river to 7th Street – all of Northern Liberties and all of Fishtown – know if they have a good cause that needs support or a community problem which needs addressed, they can go to the Special Services District. Its relationship is such, the casino intends to fund the district as it goes forward with its own expansion plans.

It’s a win-win situation for both. The casino knows its money will be well spent, especially since the Special Services District’s seven board members don’t take a salary and their chairman, born-and-bred Fishtowner Joseph Rafter, 46, has willingly spent more time than he gives to his Liberties Restaurant, at 2nd & Brown, and his other businesses.

Rafter doesn’t mind the time he spends, he says, since “This is a fragile egg laid by the golden goose which tolerates no mishandling.”

When interviewed, Rafter had before him a neat little pile, easily understood and available to anyone had had an inquiry of where the money is going. The papers listed every expenditure made to date to a group, total spent, and what’s left in the bank.

He smiles, “It’s all there and if anyone wants to claim we are not as transparent as clean spring water, then they’ll just be lying.”

The workload has been in-

creasing to the point Rafter and his board members have agreed to hire a part-timer as administrator. She’s Liz Wyjadka from Port Richmond.

So with little, or literally no, additional expense, the golden egg gets enjoyed to the fullest by the various communities in the district. Rafter noted as of tomorrow, the Casino will be depositing a half million dollars more in the Special Services District fund.

Another plus for both sides, remarks Rafter, “is the fact the casino has been able to tap heavily into the communities we now serve for labor.

This has proved immeasurably beneficial to them as well as the community.”

Rafter has high praises for the casino’s local leadership, General Mgr. Wendy Hamilton and Casino Community Liaison Leigh Whittaker.

“They are sensitive to the role the casino needs to play in helping the community as its impact continues to grow throughout the communities.

They welcome input and are available to us, regardless of how busy their schedules, and on a moment’s notice.”

What is most obvious is the fact few, if any, of the qualified nonprofits, libraries, and recreation centers have had to cut back their services and programs because of reduced City funding. The money from the SugarHouse Casino has kept them at a high level.

One thing for sure is you know you are in the district, thanks to a Banner Beautification Project underwritten by the Special Services District.

You can feel the spirit in the air and literally see new construction and homes blossoming in the neighborhoods around SugarHouse.

No good community cause goes without support, according to Rafter. “Our board intently studies each request and, if the criteria we set to insure every penny is spent only for the purpose for which the application was made are satisfied, only then do we approve the expenditure.”

Many of the area’s venerable social, civic and religious institutions had been struggling to survive long before the advent of the casino.

Today, they actually have been able to maintain their programming and add on to it.

Rafter is impressed that, as of tomorrow, SugarHouse Casino has bequeathed its community a total of $1,175,000 and it seems as though the casino has just opened its doors. The casino proprietorship is obviously equally pleased Joe Rafter is the steward.

It didn’t take long for the pro-casino elements in the community to understand the facts of life. A casino was selected for that site by the State and after numerous hearings, it became clear it was coming. With it meant potential congestion and possible high crime (which hasn’t materialized).

What did happen, as predicted by Rafter and his Special Services District board of

seven, were jobs, business for vendors from within the community and a greater sense of security. In fact, recent graffiti vandalism at Penn Treaty Park and other monuments has sparked a goal to cover the community with security cameras, tied into the police for direct response, and pushed by the growing Northern Liberties Business Association. Its price tag of over $100,000 doesn’t stand in the way of fruition, as Rafter says, “because it is an obviously needed community expenditure.”

Born in St. Mary’s Hospital on Frankford Avenue, Rafter attended Holy Name of Jesus School at Belgrade & Gaul, then went on to North Catholic HS and finally Temple University. He’s been married for 10 years and he and his wife Kate are proud of their 10-year-old boy Liam. He’s also a businessman, with three bars under his belt, two leased, and the third, and first, his famous

Northern Liberties Restaurant which he started in 1994.

Though his influence has grown greatly as a result of his administration of the fund, Rafter sees it as “another neighborhood means of improving the lives of everyone, those within our communities, casino employees and customers, and the region in general.”

In the meantime, if you want to know what SugarHouse Casino means to the community, take a tour and see for yourself. Visits will bring a quick thumbs up from those frequenting the Fishtown Athletic Club, Elm Tree Post, Friends of Fishtown Library, Friends of Orianna Hill Park, Friends of Penn Treaty Park, several recreation centers, the Kensington South CDC and Kensington South NAC, Lutheran Settlement, St. Laurentius School and its youth group, the German Society and other neighborhood activities.

Welcome to the happy home of the Golden Goose.

Monarchs Save Grid Season, Thanks To Congressman Brady Congressman Bob Brady (D-Phila.) tossed the coin to mark the start of the first game of the Overbrook Monarchs youth football team at 65th & Callowhill last week.

But he wasn’t there as just a political figurehead. The league invited him in gratitude for saving their season.

Earlier this summer, the Monarchs’ equipment trailer was broken into at the playground and thieves made away with the team’s equipment. As a result the team’s upcoming season was threatened.

Brady came to their rescue when he presented a check for $25,800 to the Monarchs following the theft.

The Congressman said he was determined to make good on his promise to come up with the money to ensure the team would not miss the start of the 2011 season. “I could not stand by and let the hopes

CHEERING Congressman Bob Brady for donating money to replace their stolen equipment and uniforms, Monarchs kicked off their football season last Friday night in full gear in Overbrook. and dreams of the team and their parents be knocked down. I want these kids to know that there are more people in their community that will help rather than hurt

them,” he said.

Brady added, “This team is a community effort that will not be stopped by thieves trying to trash the dreams of these young players.”

(Cont. From Page 7) STATE REP. KENYATTA JOHNSON is finishing his term in the General Assembly and preparing to take office as a Councilman. He won the Council nomination over BARBARA CAPOZZI. He should feel free to vote his conscious in Harrisburg and not worry about repercussions for some time.

COUNCILWOMAN JOAN KRAJEWSKI was joined for breakfast at the Dining Car in the Great Northeast by Sen. Stack.

After word got out someone else might be paying the WARD check, 57TH LEADER PAT PARKINSON and 66TH WARD LEADER SHAWN DILLON joined them.

Former COUNCILMAN DAN SAVAGE was joined by fellow WARD LEADERS EMILIO VAZQUEZ,

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nual picnic was a huge success. It included four other wards, and was in reality a regional picnic!!... People are talking about the Public Record’s feature on Traffic Court Administrative Judge Michael Sullivan. Traffic Court is operating at top efficiency, and is kinder and gentler. Sullivan deserves our vote for retention in the November election.

IT IS TIME to renew the call for a Municipal Court judge to operate the 9th & Filbert Parking Authority Hearings. Having the Finance Dept. run them seems to reinforce the remark it is a subliminal form of taxation….

400,000 city residents have not gotten past 5th grade. The nonprofit Center for Literacy is working at libraries to get GEDs for citizens who study at their own speed. But was literacy training not the objective of Mayor Nutter in his inaugural address?

What happened? What does Karen Brown think?

THE SAD LOSS of Community Court will be resolved

by Adm. Judge Webster Keogh and others, working to assimilate the operation into the 1st Judicial Dist. Am I right – I seem to recall it began after Hon. Seamus McCaffery’s Eagles Court?

Bill Dolbow, MATT MYERS, Emilio Vazquez, MARIAN TRASCO, ALAN BUTKOVITZ, Bob Dellavella, JOHN SABATINA, Pat Parkinson, Shawn Dillon and MIKE McALEER. Republican ward leaders in attendance were Al Schmidt, Joe Duda, JACK KELLY, BILLY IVERS, AL TAUBENBERGER, GEORGE KENNEY along with Party stalwarts GEORGE KENNEY and ANNE MARIE COYLE. Democratic Council Member Candidates in attendance were Marian Tasco, Bill Greenlee, BILL GREEN, WILSON GOODE, JR., DARRELL CLARK and MARIA QUINONES SANCHEZ along with newcomers CINDY BASS, BOBBY HENON, MARK SQUILLA and Kenyatta Johnson. Republican Council Member Candidates in attendance were STATE REP. DENNY

O’BRIEN, JOE McCOLGAN, BRIAN O’NEILL and Al Taubenberger. The buzz was all about redistricting and the 56th Ward, with undertones of Council presidency.

John Sabatina’s annual picnic, held jointly with Bill Dolbow, Chris Solomon and Bob Dellavella, was a huge success. Committeepersons and their families were joined and mingled with numerous politicians, including CONG R E S S W O M A N ALLYSON SCHWARTZ, STATE SEN. TINA TARTAGLIONE, STATE REPS. JOHN SABATINA, JR. and MARK COHEN, and numerous judicial and council candidates. Fun and food was the order of the day with the occasional political conversation thrown in.

It is also rumored that the 169th Dist. may go the way of JUDGE CHRIS WOGAN’S former District and be moved out of the City. This does not

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make logical sense because of the increase in Philadelphia’s population – and why would the Republicans remove one of the only two remaining Republican seats? This rumor has not, however, stopped other potential candidates from entering the fray. In addition to the usual names of candidates considering a run, how about energetic and talented Patrick Parkinson? Pat has a reputation of good campaigning, especially doorknocking. Parkinson was one of the first ward leaders to support Bob Henon. You have to give him a lot of credit for that. One other name noted on the Republican side is Anne Marie Coyle. Anne would be a terrific candidate; who is going to debate her? Other names in both parties include ED NEILSON, FOP President John McNesby, Shawn Dillon of Ward 66B and Dennis O’Brien’s right-hand man DAVE KRALLE. ANNUAL DOO WOP VETERANS FESTIVAL AT PENN’S LANDING supports Veteran’s Multi-Service Center on N. 4th Street.

Music of ’60s and ’70s was featured for an appreciative crowd on hand.

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Out & About (Cont. From Page 7) about this Foundations situation, that something would be leaked about my finances," Ackerman said in the NewsWorks/PSN piece. This conversation happened shortly before Fox 29 reported the former superintendent owed $20,000 in back taxes.

Since I don’t believe in coincidences, I don’t think that these two events aren’t related.

Ackerman has been telling folks that she felt pressured to overrule King’s parents and choose Foundations over the Mosaica, which was the parents’ choice.

In fact, she says she was threatened.

Yikes!

As it turns out, Archie’s law firm has ties to Foundations, the organization that

had the $12 million contract before his connection was exposed. Another person with ties to Foundations was one of the main authors of the School Reform Commission, State Rep. Dwight Evans.

Oh, and acting Superintendent Leroy Nunery may be involved as well. O-tay….

In any case, Mayor Nutter’s Chief Integrity Officer Joan Markman is looking into the whole mess. Hopefully after she’s done, she’ll tell him to stop being such a wimp and launch into the fight to get our School District back posthaste. But somehow, I doubt he’ll listen to that.

Mayor Nutter has already named Rutgers UniversityCamden Chancellor Wendell E. Pritchett to fill one of the spots. Gov. Tom Corbett has appointed Pedro Ramos, the last president of the School District of Philadelphia’s

board when it was still under local control, to the SRC. It is widely rumored this move means that Ramos will be the board’s next chair.

Good luck with that, dude.

You’re gonna need it. The turnover on this board has been kind of brisk lately….

Lucky Glenwood

(Cont. From Page 7) perceived as credible by some, but everyone may want to listen up with new ears. This messenger may have issues, sure, but don’t forget to hear the message and read between the lines.

Why can’t a number of our city and suburban State Representatives keep their staff? The turnover rate among some members should raise eyebrows. What gives? Is it the salaries and benefits, or the bosses?

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(Cont. From Page 7) to make September “Senior Citizens Month” in Pennsylvania!!

YOU CANNOT BLAME Vince Fenerty for the Hearings held at 913 Filbert Street.

When the Parking Authority was created, the legislature gave Filbert Street (hearings and payments) to the City Dept. of Finance. The head of that Bureau of Administrative Adjudication is Jerry Connors (215.683.9580).... The loss of Municipal Court official and Boxing-Wrestling Referee and Deputy Commissioner Frank Talent is great! His viewing was attended by many young people – so a new generation of Talent-ites lives on!!

48th WARD Committeeman Al Littlepage was given the Superconnector Award on Branchout for his contacts with 150k people and 88k businesses. This makes Littlepage the 16th largest country in the world. Facebook is 4th.... Happy birthday to Mike Callahan. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MIKE CALLAHAN. Mike, of famed Callahan’s Pub at 24th & South, is past president of the St. Patrick’s Observance Assn. A great guy.

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CHRISTINE SOLOMON, BILL DOLBOW, BOB DELLAVELLA and LOU AGRE at the Gas Workers Union Hall to discuss the City Commissioner’s race. At stake is the Chairmanship which controls jobs and other important patronage items. Depending on who wins the Republican seat, either AL SCHMIDT or JOE DUDA, the chair will either be ANTHONY CLARK or STEPHANIE SINGER. FOP PRESIDENT JOHN McNESBY hosted a cocktail party for all Democratic and Republican Ward Leaders along with candidates for Philadelphia City Council. In attendance were Democratic Leader BOB BRADY and Republican Leader MIKE MEEHAN. Democratic ward leaders in attendance were MIKE BOYLE, Stephanie Singer, BILL GREENLEE, TOM JOHNSON, Anthony Clark, DONNA AUMENT,

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(Cont. From Page 10) St., 2 p.m. Donation $20. For info (215) 765-0960.

Oct. 16- Sheriff Barbara Deeley and Team Jewell Williams, Democrat candidate for Sheriff host Eagles vs. Redskins Fundraiser for Sheriff candidate Jewell Williams at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 1 p.m. Beer, wine, hot and cold foods. Tickets $50. Make personal checks only out to Citizens for Jewell Williams, 2343 Smedley St., Phila. PA.19132.

For info (215) 919-1120.

Oct. 16-22- Mt. Zion Baptist Ch. hosts 97th annual Church Anniversary kickoff Concert at 50th & Woodland Ave., 3 p.m. Revival will be held Oct. 19-21, 7 p.m. All events free and open to public. For info (215) 724-0619.

Oct. 22- Philly Cares Day targets S. Phila. HS at Broad & Snyder Ave., 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

For info or to volunteer call Matthew Mumber (215) 5644544.

Oct. 22- State Sen. LeAnna Washington hosts Walk To End Domestic Violence at W. River Dr. & Ben Franklin Blvd., 9 a.m. registration, Walk starts 10:30 a.m. Pre-register at http://conta. cc/Walktoenddomesticviolence or call (215) 545-4715.

Oct. 27- Pre-Election celebration sponsored by Shawn Dillon’s 66A Ward at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 11000 Roosevelt Blvd., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $35. For info (215) 637-6360.

Oct. 31- Democrat City Committee throws Autumn Cocktail party at Penn’s Landing Caterers, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., 5:307:30 p.m. Tickets $150. RSVP

by Oct. 21. 215-241-7804.

Nov. 1- Republican City Committee Fall Election Rally at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 5:30 p.m. Tickets $150. For info Republican City Committee (215) 561-0650.

Nov. 12- Unions Fight For Life hosts Fight Night for Phila. Veterans Multi Service & Education Ctr. at Armory starting at 7 p.m. at Penna. Armory, Southampton Rd. & Roosevelt Blvd.

Tickets $20. For info Doug Baron (267) 718-2472, Rich Mancini (610) 505-0842, Eric Howarth (215) 290-1370, Tom Dooley (267) 246-5512 or Ed Shaw (267) 992-2600.

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Reading Tea Leaves – For The Money In Marcellus

by Tony West Predicting the future is tricky business. That’s why investment in a new industry calls for risk capital. In a swiftly evolving market like hydrofractured natural gas from the Marcellus Shale, where operations are scattered among many companies and much information is private, it can be hard even to “predict the present” – tell what’s happening right now.

Even calling the size of the Marcellus gas play is hard. Dr. Terry Engelder, a geologist at Penn State University, in 2009 estimated total recoverable reserves at 489 trillion cubic feet. (By way of comparison, the entire USA consumes about 24 TCF a year.) This summer, though, the United States Geologic Survey produced an estimate which is sharply lower: 84 TCF. Either estimate, or both, could be way off.

“Assessment of gas resources is sometimes more of an art than a science,” counseled Dan Soeder, a geologist at the National Energy Technology Laboratory. “The only way to know for sure how much gas is in the formation is to produce it all, and then go back and add it all up. We won’t be doing that on the Marcellus for a century at least.”

However you count it, it’s big. But a play must be economically recoverable as well. Hydrofrac wells, particularly those with horizontal drilling, rely on costly new technologies. They’re not affordable unless gas prices stay above a certain level. But the same technologies are unlocking gas in many other shale beds across North America, although none quite as big as the Marcellus. And all gas competes with other energy sources – petroleum, coal and renewable. So shale-gas development is a delicate tango

between supply and demand.

The more of this gas is unlocked at once, the less-attractive it becomes to unlock the next cubic foot.

All Marcellus Shale is not equal. Different counties contain different thicknesses of the deposit, in different structures, of different quality. So many areas that “have” shale may never be able to produce gas unless prices soar. Development has been patchy so far, and may stay patchy.

For this reason, although one often talks of a “boom” in Pennsylvania’s shale country, in any given year it is likely to boom only so much.

Fracking began on a large scale in the state only in 2007. This year, it is expected to reach 1.3 TCF, according to a team of energy economists led by Dr. Timothy Considine which originated at Penn State. In a study released Jul. 20, Considine and his colleagues said that number could quintuple by 2020, “if real natural-gas prices do not fall significantly.” That’s a big if.

Fear of competition from other shale-gas plays has led Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley, who chaired Gov. Tom Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission, to oppose a State severance tax on natural gas, lest this added cost stifle the boom. He cited the experience of the Canadian province of Alberta, where, he said, gas companies “put their development … on hold” after the provincial government “imposed a severance tax.”

This isn’t true. Alberta’s Duvernay Shale gas play is still being developed. And the provincial government draws most of its energy revenue from royalties on Crown lands, which face no severance tax. It’s true Alberta did lower its overall energy-extraction royalties in 2010, to stay competitive with other jurisdictions as the Great Recession drove energy prices down. It cut them by all of 10% – to 40% on Crown lands.

Pennsylvania’s private landowners, by contrast, typically get an 11% royalty from Marcellus developers, and the State collects 9.99% from corporate income taxes.

So a few points of severance tax don’t look death-dealing for the gas companies.

Still, a fear taxation will drive the industry away fuels Corbett’s opposition to a severance tax. It’s a fear echoed by many in the Republican General Assembly majority, such as State Rep. Rick Saccone (R-Allegheny), who in May 2011 argued, “Economically, it is folly to frighten off investors by imposing taxes that discourage investment.”

But since most jurisdictions do impose a severance tax on natural gas – at least on gas which is “severed” or exported – investors do seem able to live with it. State Rep. Rick Mirabito (D-Lycoming) noted, “Pennsylvanians have long been paying a severance tax on natural gas, because they have been buying all their gas from states which impose it.” If Pennsylvania becomes a net gas exporter – which it may be set to do as early as this year – Mirabito would like to see Pennsylvania return the favor by charging at least out-of-state customers a severance tax.

How confident is the gas industry about developing the Marcellus? Signals are mixed. State Rep. Tony Payton (D-Kensington), who supports a moratorium on development, said, “Investors on Wall Street are skittish about Marcellus stocks. They are uncertain what the profit margin will be.”

However, energy companies are still betting heavily on Marcellus’ future. Pete Carrea, a Philadelphia businessman who owns 100 acres of land under lease to an energy company in shale-rich Susquehanna Co., commented, “When the drillers first started coming around, some of those farmers sold their rights for $100 an acre.

Nowadays, they’re offering $2,500 an acre or more.”

MARCELLUS SHALE natural gas is already on its way to market. What impact will it have on our economy?

This isn’t the sound of an industry which doubts it can make money.

When should they – and the Commonwealth – choose to make that money, though?

There are two different ways to play these cards. If we want some money as fast as possible, and any energy as cheap as possible (Corbett’s

And we can disagree hugely on what they are.

Two teams of researchers at Penn State released studies this summer, using the same standard tool, came up with very different results.

One team is led by Dr. Considine, an expert in energy economics who left Penn State in 1968 to direct a

It could trigger an economic boom – or just a modest toot choice), we should slash costs for producers now. But if the long-term outlook is for all energy prices to rise steeply, then we’ll all get more money if we develop the shale later, when the world is gasping for gas.

Drilling rigs might go elsewhere for a while, but the gas will still be here waiting.

Nevertheless, a small Marcellus boom has begun and is likely to continue. In two parts of Pennsylvania – the southwestern corner of Greene, Washington and Indiana Cos. and the northeastern tier of Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Lycoming, Sullivan and Wyoming Cos. – hundreds of wells have been drilled and are producing handsomely. This boom started in 2007, so we can now measure some of its economic impacts.

center at the University of Wyoming. His other teammates remain at Penn State.

Dr. Considine found drillers will increase their spending from $5.3 billion in 2009 to a planned $12.7 billion in 2011 – 95% of it in Pennsylvania. He predicted Marcellus money would generate two indirect jobs for every one direct job – rather high. It accounts for 156,000 jobs now, he says.

Not so, replies Dr. Timothy Kelsey, from another wing of Penn State. His study “Economic Impacts Of Marcellus Shale In Pennsylvania: Employment And Income In 2009” was published a month after Dr. Considine’s study.

It too spots the Marcellus boom – but finds it much smaller.

The Kelsey group reported, “The economic im-

pact of Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania ranged between 23,385 and 23,884 jobs, and $3.1 and $3.2 billion” for 2009 – about half the Considine numbers.

Dr. Considine’s team has run three annual studies of the Marcellus Shale’s statewide fruits. They were commissioned by the Marcellus Shale Coalition, which represents all major gas developers in the state. They paint a bright picture of the industry’s benefits, as a title like “The Pennsylvania Marcellus: Leading The Way In Clean, Abundant Natural Gas” may suggest.

The opposing team’s lead author is Dr. Timothy Kelsey, a Penn State professor of agricultural economics who drives programming at the Penn State Cooperative Extension. It was commissioned by the Marcellus Shale Education & Training Center at Penn State in Williamsport.

Michael Arthur, an MSETC leader, stated his center funds its research entirely without industry money, using State and federal grants.

Both studies used an econometric tool known as Implan. But they tweaked their suppositions in different ways. This kind of modelbased research is much like a prediction. It takes a set of input data, which are knowable, and supposes certain output data, which are inferences. By taking the number of wells drilled in a county, one can predict the amount of money spent in a county as a result, even the amount of that money spent on “employee wages and salaries” or “arts, entertainment and recreation”. But the values you load up front determine what comes out in the back.

Dr. Kelsey said his people fine-tuned their study to account for how much Marcellus money flows immediately away from Pennsylvania, and how much is unspent. Half the money paid out in leases and royalties is being saved, not spent. And 37% of the (Cont. Page 26)

“With ports up and down the East Coast deepening their navigation channels, Pennsylvania’s international seaport in Philadelphia must keep pace to remain competitive in the growing international market,” the Governor told a large crowd gathered at the

SHARING good tidings were State Sen. Larry Farnese, US Sen. Arlen Specter, State Rep. Bill Keller, AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding and DRS President Bob Palaima.

Philadelphia Regional Port Authority’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminal.

The project will eventually deepen the Delaware River’s entire 103-mile main shipping channel from 40 to 45 feet.

This long-planned work will ensure the Port of Philadelphia can accommodate larger ships and compete with other ports, and particularly those serving New York/New Jersey and Baltimore, Md. “A deeper river opens the way for world trade -- an economic high tide of sorts. One estimate says the deepening of the river channel will create more than 8,000 to 12,000 direct jobs, and indirectly contribute to another 38,000,” Corbett added, noting that spin-off jobs could be created across Pennsylvania.

The project began last year with the deepening of an 11mile stretch of the channel bordering the State of Delaware. The entire project is expected to take about five years to complete.

This funding will allow the lower portion of “Reach B,” a section of the Delaware River shipping channel located off the coast of Delaware, to be deepened to 45 feet. As with work done thus far on the project, a private dredging company chosen through a public bid process will perform the deepening, under the guidance and supervision of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

The Delaware River Main Channel-Deepening Project is a federal public works project, with 65% of the project’s

BEAMING at good dredge funding news brought by Gov. Tom Corbett are State Sens. Mike Stack asnd Larry Farnese, Leo Holt, Corbett and Tom Holt. estimated $305 million total cost to be funded by the federal government and 35% of the project funded by a local match, in this case the Com-

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Gov. Tom Corbett yesterday announced the release of $15 million in State funding to continue the Delaware River Main Channel-Deepening project, saying its completion is critical to economic development and job-creation efforts.

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Dr. Considine’s numbers come out too rosy in other ways. His model implied natural-gas prices would drop by 12.6% last year solely from the increase in Marcellus production. That would be a nice gift to consumers!

But the actual price drop was 12.3%, and other gas plays accounted for three-fifths of that extra supply.

If Pennsylvania had actually added 156,000 jobs as a result of Marcellus development, they would have been enough to bring the unemployment rate down by 2.5% statewide. In fact, though, Dr. Considine’s study found a 2.5% drop in unemployment since 2007 only in the few sparsely settled counties

where lots of gas is being produced. Jobwise, Marcellus has been a pleasant toot statewide, but not really a boom so far.

Dr. Kelsey’s job estimates are in line with other measures. By his group’s reckoning, gas-industry investments took about $200,000 to create each new job. That’s about what it costs for American Recovery & Reinvestment Act stimulus money to create a job, for example.

Unlike the Considine team, Kelsey’s group tried to factor in costs as well as benefits from Marcellus development.

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“We did not try to quantify many important, but even more difficult to measure, costs of Marcellus Shale, such as effects on the environment and health,” the Kelsey team wrote. “We hope that future economic studies can consider such costs as better information becomes available.”

Neither study addressed the impact of gas drilling on other industries, such as logging and recreation. A job “creation” isn’t really a gain if it leads to a job loss elsewhere. Impacts like these may be built into even a bestcase scenario, if Marcellus booms as its supporters hope.

If natural gas stays competitive with coal while the supply jumps, power plants throughout the Northeast will be tempted to switch en masse from dirty coal to this cleaner fuel. That would be good news for us as a whole.

But it would likely mean fewer jobs for Pennsylvania miners.

Next week, we’ll see where policy-makers agree on how to regulate gas production – and where they disagree.

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