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It Was A Day For Dreams Speaking Of Justice… Ringing The Bell… Addressing The Future…
LIBERTY BELL’S symbolic tolling at noon MLK Day was sponsored by Phila. Martin Luther King, Jr. AssoVP JOE BIDEN addressed star-studded dais of digni- ciation for Nonviolence. From left, US Sen. Pat Toomey, taries at Girard College, center of Martin Luther King State Sen. Vincent Hughes, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, Day of Service activities, surrounded by Sen. Bob bellringers Malcolm X’s daughters Ilyasah & Malaak Casey and Congressman Bob Brady. Shabazz, US Sen. Bob Casey, Mayor Michael Nutter and Photo: Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography Congressman Chaka Fattah. Photo: Donald Terry
Singing Praises… Extending A Hand… STATE REP. W. Curtis Thomas opens Mt. Tabor CDC Edwina A. Baker Cyber Learning Center at Mt. Tabor AME Church on N. 7th Street near Girard Avenue. Center offers computer-based math and reading education activities based on State Academic Standards for Pre-K children. Photo: McGlasson Lens Photography
REV. ALLYN WALKER leads Enon Tabernacle Choir at State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop’s “Keeping the Dream Alive” gospel celebration at St. Joseph’s University field house.
MAYOR Michael Nutter greets Controller Alan Butkovitz at Sheraton Phila. Martin Luther King, Jr., Drum Major 30th annual awards luncheon on Monday. Photo: Bonnie Squires
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Is John Taylor Philly’s Best Voice Now?
by Tony West The most important Philadelphian in Harrisburg, by some measures, is an unpretentious, plain-spoken native of the River Wards who, on paper, looks no different from any other State Representative. He’s John Taylor, a 27-year veteran of the State House who is now the only Republican in Philly’s delegation to the General Assembly. This matters when Republicans control both the House and the Senate as well as the Governor’s Mansion. In practice, most legislation will be put into play and passed by Republicans in 2012. Taylor’s 27 Philadelphia Democrat colleagues can propose anything they want … but only Taylor’s side gets to dispose. So if the city needs anything from Capitol Hill, many local Dems are turning to Taylor to get the message across to his fellow Republicans. It’s not necessarily a happy position. “I wish this had happened to me in the ’90s, when we had all that money to give out,” shrugs Taylor. “Now the issues are about who’s going to get cut.” But Taylor has always been a man others could work with. Democrats outnumber Republicans in his district and he’s always had to deal with Democrat peers and officials.
So he’s racked up a lot of experience in bipartisan negotiations. And his taste runs to problem-solving rather than theory-building. “Some people are very involved with ‘liberty’ philosophically,” he notes. “My concerns are more practical.” Taylor is an expert in the gritty business of his old bluecollar River Ward communities – urban America to the bone. In the last term, Taylor was Minority Chair of the Urban Affairs Committee. Real-estate blight and shabby schools are familiar threats to his constituents; he has authored trail-blazing legislation to address these problems. No one can overlook Taylor’s expertise in urban issues – “I’m the only urban Republican in the state,” he notes. But when the GOP took over the House in 2010, Taylor relinquished the chair of Urban Affairs to get hold of Liquor Control. This Committee controls one of the hot-button issues Gov. Tom Corbett had campaigned on: privatizing wine and spirits sales. Folks have been talking about it since 1934 but no administration, Republican or Democrat, has been able to do it. This subject triggers deep disputes that bridge party lines and rile rival industries. Taylor had ideas he wanted to try out.
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Inside Your Computer by Peter V. Radatti CEO, CyberSoft Operating Corporation www.cybersoft.com The issue of trust is difficult. Whom do you trust and whom do you not trust? Actually, it may seem like a simple answer in that you trust those you know are trustworthy, but in the digital world of the internet that answer fails. There are many reasons trust is difficult to understand on the internet, including the problem of inherited trust. Here are two example of inherited trust. First: Someone, let’s say you, clicks on a link to see a webpage. That webpage installs a Trojan horse in your computer and your com-
puter is now sending out advertisements for pills in your name. It is also infecting the people who click on the link in your email with the same Trojan. That is inherited trust at work. Your friends click on the link in the email from your computer because they trust you. The problem is it was not you that sent out the email. The second example of inherited trust is what is happening to Google Android applications right now. Google is a company most people trust. In fact, many people have warm feelings toward Google, so lots of people use their services and trust them. That makes them a high target for cyber-crooks, cyber-
JOHN TAYLOR ...Key Player For Phila. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) last spring introduced a measure, HB 11, which would have scrapped retail State wine-and-spirits stores entirely, selling them off to the highest bidder – but kept the Commonwealth in the wholesale spirits business. This didn’t make sense to Taylor. He amended HB 11 in committee last month to make it a different critter. Taylor’s plan will now keep the State stores and their unionized workforce. But it will allow 1,200 beer distributors (whose private market is artificially created by State law) to start wine sales as well. Currently, 100 private “L” Licensees, many of them big-box food sellers, already
have this power. Taylor figures the value of the “D” Licensees will climb with this new writ; their owners will either move into a new business or cash out with those who will. Either way, consumers will get more retail outlets, says Taylor. And the State will get its taxes. “Some people say the government shouldn’t be in the business of liquor-selling,” says Taylor. “But then, why is the State in the gambling business? Yet we depend on both for revenue.” Taverners would also gain new beer-takeout sales rights though, so every industry found something to grumble about. This may be the glue that holds a good compromise together. Taylor’s plan cleared Committee and is due to pass the House next week. We’ll see what the Senate does with it. This is Taylor’s style: a negotiated, large-scale but modest, reform of real business systems, rather than a sudden radical overhaul that never actually shows up. Taylor’s doggedness comes out in another signature issue: founding a Land Bank for Philadelphia (and anywhere else that wants one). This idea, pioneered in the Rustbelt city of Flint, Mich., would create a single
agency to acquire abandoned and neglected properties, swiftly repackaging and disencumbering them, and moving them on to new uses as sales to private owners or as productive public uses. Philadelphia sits atop a monster pile of unused and unusable properties. It’s the Sa’udi Arabia of vacant lots. Taylor wants to see something, almost anything, done with them, faster. Land Banks are a tested tool, he says. Pennsylvania’s Land Bank Act sailed through the House in 2010 but died literally in the last hours of the Senate. Some worred this was a form of “eminent domain”, a prerogative now scowled on by many both left and right. This concern sounds extreme, to anyone who’s seen a rowhouse block blighted by an eyesore rotting away under a hapless estate executor in Florida. But it isn’t immediately obvious to a legislator from Malvern or Bird in Hand. Taylor didn’t quit Urban Affairs in 2011. He still wants to see these properties either repaired or moved to new owners. His Land Bank bill will soon hit the legislative bricks again. This time, he aims for a swifter run through the House and a better chance (Cont. Page 24)
It’s A Tricky Matter Of Trust warriors and anyone else who wants to piggyback on that trust in order to do wrong. Google keeps on detecting and removing malicious Android applications from its official Android Market. In December 2011, they removed 22 of them. The problem is that understanding if you can trust an application is not easy. You, as a user of the Google market, trust Google, so you trust the application they presented there for you. Google can’t be happy about this problem, since their trust factor deteriorates every time they endorse a malicious application. It is not simple for Google. You can’t just virusscan an application and de-
clare it to be clean. Many Trojan applications keep their payload under stealth cover. The options for detecting hidden hostile payloads are few and painful. The problem becomes more difficult as the number of applications increases. The good news is you can protect yourself. If you are downloading an application for Android, look at the permissions settings for the application. If you see anything that should not be there, then don’t trust the application. If you are downloading for a computer or anything else, here are a few rules that will help you. If the program is free but
normally costs money, don’t trust it. If the program has bad security reviews, don’t trust it. If the program was pulled from the market, remove it from your device. If you see the computer doing something unrelated to its supposed function, remove it from your device and don’t trust it. Use a search engine to find out what people are saying about the application before you buy it. If there are people saying not to trust the application, then don’t buy it. Don’t be the first to install a new application unless you can stand the pain of its potentially being hostile.
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said of him he “has prosecuted terrorists and served our country in combat. As Attorney General, I know Patrick will stop at nothing to protect the people of this Commonwealth, and that’s why he has my support. Patrick is the only one in this race who has fought the GOP and won.” Murphy now claims the support of 55 elected officials from across Pennsylvania, 20 County chairs and 21 labor unions. Southeastern luminaries who have come out for Murphy include Congress Members Chaka Fattah and Allyson Schwartz (both DPhila.); State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery); State Reps. Larry Curry (D-Montgomery), Margo Davidson and Thaddeus Kirkland (DDelaware), and Michael O’Brien, Dwight Evans, Ron Waters, Michael McGeehan and Tony Payton (all DPhila.); and Philadelphia City Council Members María Quiñones Sánchez and Bill Greenlee. Also in Murphy’s corner is Philadelphia DA Seth Williams, who said, “Tough and smart, Patrick Murphy has the experience and passion to protect the people of Pennsylvania. As Attorney General, Patrick will be the champion that local law en-
forcement needs to put dangerous criminals behind bars and keep our streets safe. Patrick put his life on the line to defend our nation. He will bring that commitment to this job, and Pennsylvania will be safer for it.” Unions in Southeastern Pennsylvania backing Murphy include Laborers’ District Council, United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1776, Sprinkler Fitters Local 692, Plumbers Union Local 690, Ironworkers Local 401 and Communications Workers of America Local 13000. An Iraq War veteran who unseated an incumbent Republican Congressman in Bucks Co. in 2006, Murphy is presentable and articulate. But his rivals have already zoomed in on his major weakness in a general election: his lack of prosecutorial experience in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. (His legal experience is chiefly in the US military.) Smith Dominates The Air War
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So an open primary it will be, in this case. For other statewide offices, DCC moved promptly to cinch the ticket. State Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D-York) was unopposed for Auditor General. Treasurer Rob McCord and US Sen. Bob Casey were both tapped for reelection without a fuss. The poll was conducted by Global Strategy Group, a firm with a track record in Democrat campaigns. It showed Murphy leading his closest challenger Kathleen Kane, 36% to 15%. Dan McCaffery, who only announced his candidacy two weeks ago, finishes third with 8%. Murphy had the advantage in every part of the state, especially so in the four-county suburbs of Southeastern Pennsylvania, which is where Democrats win close general elections these days. There, Murphy earns a staggering 61% of the vote, with his opponents trailing dramatically (Kane at 8% and McCaffery at 5%). In Philadelphia, McCaffery’s home region, Murphy leads McCaffery by 32 points – 37% to 5%. Polls this early in the race tell little, of course. Most voters have yet to learn these candidates’ names. If enough money is spent between now and the Apr. 24 primary, these standings can easily change. Murphy has backing from a broad spectrum of Democrat leaders, starting off with former Gov. Ed Rendell, who
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Despite amassing an impressive string of endorsements – particularly in Democrat-rich Allegheny Co. – and despite a bully lead in a statewide poll released last week, Pat Murphy was unable to secure the Democratic State Committee’s endorsement at its meeting in State College last weekend. After several ballots, DCC decided not to make an endorsement in this high-profile race for the most-important State office on the ballot in 2012. Democrats have never elected a man to this position. But they feel they have a shot this year, as the incumbent Republican Linda Kelly is a place-holder for Tom Corbett, who stepped down from the AG’s post when he was elected Governor. Kelly will not run for this office. Corbett is grooming Cumberland Co. DA David Freed to run for the job as the GOP ticket. Freed, as the son-in-law of legendary AG Leroy Zimmerman, has massive cred with state- organization Republicans but he is not well known to voters. Is this the shot the Dems have been waiting for these 32 years? Two other Easterners – Lackawanna Co. prosecutor Kathleen Kane and Philadelphia-based attorney Dan McCaffery also have strong coffers and bases of support. Although Murphy always led in the balloting, it became apparent neither McCaffery nor Kane were prepared to yield.
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Party Chiefs For Kinsey In 201st (Cont. From Page 3) the field. Northeast Central Caucus Totals: Tom Smith12, Tim Burns-4, David Christian-3, Steve Welch-3, Sam Rohrer-2, Marc Scaringi-2. “This is a welcomed victory for Tom Smith’s campaign to retire Sen. Casey and a testament to the momentum we’ve continued to build,” said Campaign Mgr. Jim Conroy. “We are grateful to the Republican Committee members of the Northeast Central caucus who affirmed Tom’s message of spending cuts, job creation and reducing the deficit.” Another Northeasterner, State Rep. Mario Scavello (RMonroe) has endorsed Smith’s campaign. The lawmaker is currently seeking the new State Senate seat in Monroe Co. “Tom Smith has the conservative message, professional campaign and resources necessary to defeat Bob Casey in November,” said Scavello. In the Southeast, Smith has won the backing of influential activist Bob Guzzardi of Ardmore, who said he supports Tom Smith “because he has the financial resources.” Welch Hangs Obama ’Round Casey’s Neck
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date, Steve Welch, is pitching an attack on President Barack Obama in his new web video. The Chester Co. entrepreneur castigates the Obama administration for departing from the path set by the Founding Fathers. “This administration has had a huge lurch to the left. We are a society that has gone from historically having a relatively limited, decentralized government to in the last couple years a huge massive expansion in the size of government and the increase of role and regulation of government. And, that’s a direct conflict for what our founding fathers believed,” Welch says. This follows a pattern established by Welch in his campaign, of targeting Casey by shooting at Obama. Welch has been diligently courting delegates statewide. He too has millions of his own money to sink into his race if he wishes, and some insiders think if State Committee decides to endorse at all, he may be the one to get the nod. Rohrer Charms York Tea Party
Last week, former State Rep. Sam Rohrer of Berks Co. tapped a vein of support in his native Dutch Country. At a forum hosted by the
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process this year. York 9-12 Patriots tallied the votes as follows: Sam Rohrer-75, Marc Scaringi-30, Tom Smith-25, Steve Welch25, Joe Vodvarka (D)-4, John Kensinger-2, Tim Burns-1. Rohrer’s Campaign Mgr. Zac Moyle said afterward, “Sam Rohrer is the clear conservative choice of the Pennsylvania grassroots, and he showed that tonight. Sam Rohrer is the proven conservative who will go to Washington and fight to roll back ObamaCare and dismantle the Obama Agenda. We are very grateful for the support of the York 912 Patriots and Tea Party activists throughout the state.” GOP Now Down To 1 Auditor Pick
WARD LEADER Mabel Windham pledges allegiance to Stephen Kinsey in 201st race as her colleagues Shirley Gregory, Donna Reed Miller, John Connelly and Emilio Vazquez await their turn. York 9-12 Patriots, a Tea Party group, he ruled the US Senate straw poll that concluded the festivities. Rohrer is something of a hero to Tea Party activists in the Keystone State. He mounted a determined under-
dog challenge to Tom Corbett for the 2010 gubernatorial nomination and made a lot of friends for his uncompromising advocacy of conservative principles. He ran particularly well in the Dutch Country in 2010 and may repeat the
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Rick Santorum may no longer reside here, but he is tapping a reservoir of good will in Northeastern Pennsylvania as he pursues the GOP presidential nomination. Santorum has received the endorsement of Congressmen Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne) and Tom Maino (R-Lycoming). “Rick Santorum has been a good friend of mine for many years. He was always supportive, especially when I was Mayor of Hazleton and during my campaigns. He is a great leader and an incredibly hard worker,” Barletta said. Leaders Back Myers’ Aide
Because State Rep. John Myers (D-Northwest) is of retirement age and has been faced with health issues, his district, the 201st, was mercilessly carved up and redistributed in reapportionment. This indescribable new 2012 district looks like a loopy letter in a foreign alphabet; it swirls through patches of Germantown, Olney, Oak Lane, Logan and Hunting Park. Not long after reapportionment was completed last month, Myers announced his retirement. Most North and Northwest Philadelphia pols have settled on a successor for Myers: his chief of staff Stephen Kinsey. This is a normal path of progression for Philly State Reps. If they can’t pass on their seat to a relative, they often deed it to their chief of (Cont. Page 5)
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The 186th Dist. is delivering more thrills for political junkies than a four-way bullfight, now attorney Damon Roberts has entered the fray.
isters and spokesmen stressed Roberts is “a good man” and pledged the support of their congregations to his cause. Rev. Griffith made clear he had conversed closely with other candidates in this race. His main concern, he said, was with people’s keeping their word. Presley Challenges Youngblood’s 198th
CANDIDATE Damon Roberts is introduced by Manwell Glenn at announcement of Roberts’ entry into 186th House Dist. Candidate. Roberts won ringing endorsement from Black Clergy of Phila. President Rev. Terrence Griffith, right. The rumble began two years ago when an aide of State Sen. Anthony Williams (D-W. Phila.), Kenyatta Johnson, toppled long-serving incumbent State Rep. Harold James in this district, centered on the Schuylkill River, which takes in Point Breeze, Grays Ferry and a snip of Kingsessing in Southwest Philadelphia. (The new 186th looks much like the old one – a rare bequest for a departing State Rep to leave behind after reapportoinment!) When Johnson left for City Council on New Year’s Day, Williams’ team lined up behind another fellow-staffer, Jordan Harris. The city’s Harrisburg delegation rallied around him. Meanwhile, ward leaders had coalesced around one of their own, Ed Nesmith in the 2nd. Fawwaz Beyha asserts he represents indigenous businesspersons in this impoverished area. What niche is left for a fourth candidate? Roberts made his gameplan clear at his home parish, Church of the Redeemer, last weekend. There he was endorsed by the new Black Clergy of Philadelphia & Environs President Rev. Terrence Griffith; Roberts’ own pastor, Rev. Dr. Wayne E. Croft; and two other South Philadelphia clergymen. Min-
while picking up non-Hispanics in Harrowgate and Port Richmond. Johnson fired off a letter to Gov. Tom Corbett last week berating him for making Food Stamp cuts. He accused Corbett of “waging a war on the citizenry of poor and middle class Pennsylvania families.” The funding is all federal, asserts Johnson, so there’s no State money at stake. Why, then? “Pennsylvania has one of the lowest reported cases of
food-stamp fraud, according to the federal government, so it’s not fraud that should concern you,” wrote Johnson. “Is it because of the increase of middle-class and poor Pennsylvanians receiving public assistance, which is somehow putting a strain on the state’s commerce? It must be noted five out of the 10 businesses in Pennsylvania sell food; therefore, your cuts will significantly reduce profits for (Cont. Page 6)
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The man who challenged State Rep. Angel Cruz (DKensington) in the 180th House Dist. two years ago has stated he’ll be back this spring. Johnson, an educator and youth worker, was knocked off the ballot after a petition challenge in 2010, if hoping he’ll be better known this time – and his incumbent opponent less well known. Redistricting has altered the contours of the 180th, which in 2000 was drawn to be a solidly Hispanic district – the only one in Pennsylvania. Cruz has lost Hispanic constituents west of 2nd Street
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A lifelong resident of Germantown, he brings good organizational training to the General Assembly, having acquired a Master’s of Business Administration at Eastern University. Kinsey was endorsed at Center in the Park in Germantown by a rack of lawmakers who know him from Capitol Hill: State Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-Northwest) and State Reps. Mark Cohen, Dwight Evans and Cherelle Parker (all D-N. Phila.), some of whom ceded territory to the new 201st, as well as Vanessa Lowery Brown from West Philadelphia. Recently retired Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller put her stamp of approval on Kinsey. Germantown is a community where the political legend of John Anderson still stirs passions, and speaker after speaker painted Kinsey as a fit heir to Anderson. This new district makes ward leaders unusually important – at least in a first-term election. Kinsey showed to potential challengers he has this crucial team squarely in his corner by lining up five of them – Reed Miller (59th), John Connelly (12th), Mabel Windham (17th), Emilio Vazquez (43rd) and Shirley Gregory (49th) – to endorse him, making it hard for an-
Charisma D. Presley, a lifelong resident of the Germantown and Nicetown communities, announced her candidacy for the 198th State House Dist. last week. An activist, educator, mother, and wife, Presley has a proven record of community service, coalition-building, and resource-development — all of which she will utilize with her neighbors in improving the 198th Dist. Presley’s campaign focuses on three interconnected principles: educational opportunity, economic empowerment and neighborhood revitalization. The incumbent, 18-year veteran State Rep. Rosita Youngblood (D-Northwest), has been challenged before. Thanks to reapportionment, however, her district will be significantly different in 2012. Formerly concentrated in W. Mount Airy, Germantown, Nicetown and Logan, Youngblood just lost Logan while picking up thousands of new constituents in Chestnut Hill, E. Germantown and Tioga where she is unknown. “This district is rich in resources but has been treated rather poorly,” declared Presley. “With so many in our district struggling to make ends meet, we need to move beyond the stale approach from Harrisburg that has left so many of us divided. I will focus on building effective partnerships within our community to expand educational and employment opportunities for everyone, and fight for cleaner and safer neighborhoods in every corner of the district.” Presley has created and implemented several successful programs throughout the city, such as the “Save Our Pools” initiative, the Villanova University/ German-
town HS Partnership, and another that joins a collegebased learning program with a local church to assist female ex-convicts in learning reentry professional skills. “The economy is tough, and it seems at times as if our community has been hit the hardest,” stated Presley. “More than ever, we need a tenacious fighter in Harrisburg who will stand at the side every resident – not just a chosen few. We need a representative who values education for what it is – a ladder that will propel our children into the 21st-century job market. We need someone who understands that redevelopment projects have a greater likelihood of success when open communication is promoted between developers and residents – not ignored. On Apr. 24, I hope to be the representative that makes this change happen.” An administrator at Villanova University, Presley currently serves on several community boards and in many civic organizations throughout Philadelphia. Notably, she served as Democratic committeeperson for the 59th Ward, program member for the Nicetown Give Back Festival, Board member of the Nicetown Advisory Committee and assistant coach of the Indo Pacific Sailfish Aquatics Club. She is also an active member of Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church.
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(Cont. From Page 4) staff. And it’s a rule that makes sense for public business: A chief of staff always knows his boss’s work. Kinsey is a fairly young man. Figuring out and getting around this odd district will favor a young man’s energy.
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(Cont. From Page 5) those food companies which will lead to loss of employment and astronomically increase the numbers of Pennsylvanians who will require food-stamp assistance.” Kevin Boyle A Sophomore?
State Rep. Kevin J. Boyle (D-Northeast) is running for reelection. Boyle, a Fox Chase resident and the brother of influential State Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Northeast), was first elected last year when he unseated Republican silverback State Rep. John Perzel. In announcing his reelection bid, Boyle said, “Despite being in office only a year, I promised and delivered on many of my 2010 campaign issues. The Fox Chase Cancer Center is here to stay and not moving and just announced a promising merger with Temple University; the Mayfair Community Center is alive and well; the City of Philadelphia has announced the creation of a blight court to combat negligent landlords and my office has serviced nearly 10,000 constituents looking for help in this challenging economy.” Boyle commented on goals for the future, “many serious
threats still face our local communities. Locally, there are not enough high-performing schools for our children, especially in light of recent Catholic-school closings. I will also keep up the fight against the proposed methadone clinic for Frankford Avenue. In Harrisburg, I will continue to campaign for the passage of my legislation that imposes more stringent reporting requirements on witnesses of sexual abuse which I introduced in response to the events related to the Penn State/Jerry Sandusky case.” In promoting this legislation, Boyle appeared on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360”, the NBC’s “National Nightly News” and Fox 29. In August, Boyle was distinguished by Pennsylvania Political Report as “most impressive freshman Democrat” in the House of Representatives. Boyle serves on the Urban Affairs, Finance and Health Committees.
cus Chairman. He will work with all of the leaders in the new 200th Dist. to find and recommend a community-oriented Republican candidate to challenge for election. The 200th Dist. boundaries include: part of 9th Ward (Division 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 16 and 17), 22nd Ward, 50th Ward and part of 59th Ward (Divisions 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21). “For any individual who may have interest in being a candidate for this office, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me ASAP so that we can get the appropriate documentation submitted,” says Tucker. Tucker states this district has been represented by a Democrat as long as he can remember over the last 30 years and it is time we bring a new perspective on the problems, issues and concerns of this community.
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Richard Antipuna, a diligent blogger who has been active in Green Party of Philadelphia circles, is seriously exploring a run in the River Wards’ 117th Dist., which is held by State Rep. John Taylor (R-Kensington).
Calvin R. Tucker, Republican 22nd Ward leader and Chairman, Philadelphia Black Republican Ward Leaders, was selected as the 200th Legislative Dist. Republican Cau-
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AT HISTORIC Montgomery Co. Inauguration, for the first time in 140 years, Democrats became majority party in County seat. Seen here at the swearing-in are, from left, Republican Bruce Castor, and Democrats Leslie Richards and Josh Shapiro.
REPUBLICANS were also present at Montco swearing-in. Seen here are, from left, Commissioner Bruce Castor, Controller Stewart Greenleaf, Jr., District Attorney Risa Vetri Furman, and State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, Sr.
STATE REP. Mike Gerber, State Sen. Daylin Leach and former Congressman Patrick Murphy were among well-wishers at Democratic celebration after Montco Inauguration. Murphy is running for State Attorney General this year.
ROB FOX, ESQ., head of Shapiro-Richards transition team, congratulates Commissioner Josh Shapiro and Coroner Walter I. Hofman, MD, on their having taken the oath of office. Photos: Bonnie Squires
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Collapsing Schools In recent weeks we have seen Mayor Nutter and the SRC announce the closing of nine public schools; the size of the charter schools’ enrollment being limited by State Regulations, thus the Lottery System being created; and now the Catholic school system’s closing 44 grade schools and four high schools. I ask, “What are they all thinking?” In all scenarios, it is dollars and cents. I get the econ-
omy is nearly as bad as the Great Depression but even then we did not abandon our children. We have let our economic crisis eliminate our future. If we do not provide all our children a quality education, then what does our future hold? Our public schools, for the most part, are inadequate for many reasons, but most importantly safety. No parent wants to put their child in a school where they must go
through a metal detector to enter. Charter Schools were created as an alternative to the standard public school and Catholic schools were the choice of those not lucky to hit the charter-school lottery. Enrollment in the Catholic schools has dropped because parents are losing their employment and are unable to make the Catholic-school tuition (again dollars and cents). But who is in charge of securing our future generations
can compete international and keep our country great? We are falling below Japan and China in educational standards and this trend will continue with the choices we made recently and are continuing to make. I am glad first, my children are grown and out of school; second, I don’t have grandchildren yet; and finally, I am no longer teaching! Karen Brown S. Phila.
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Sabatina, Jr., holds Shrimp Night fundraiser at Harmonia Club, Aramingo Ave. & Orthodox St., Jan. 20, 7-11 p.m. $35 donation includes draft beer and shrimp. For info Scott (267) 984-7312. Jan. 21- State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas hosts Weatherization & Energy Workshop at New Pathways for Women, Germantown Ave. & & Cumberland St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Participants include Energy Coordinating Agency of Phila., Phila. Corp. for Aging, PGW, PECO and Public Utilities Commission. Jan. 27- State Rep. Rosita Youngblood holds Fish or Chicken Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 2101 W. Hunting Pk. Ave., 59 p.m. Tickets $10. Feb. 4- Green Night Out fea-
tures Prof. Eileen Appelbaum to discuss “Paid Sick Leave & Paid Sick Days” at Singapore Restaurant, 1006 Race St., 7 p.m. Space is limited, so RSVP (215) 243-7103. Feb. 9- Steve Aldrich of IBEW Local 269 invites all to reception in honor of State Rep. Tina Davis at Bailey’s Bar & Grille, 6922 Bristol-Emilie Rd., Levittown, Pa. Host $1,000, Patron $500, Friend. $250, Supporter, $50. RSVP Seth Skversky (215) 550-1186. Feb. 10- Fundraiser for cancer survivor Vicki Cummings at SmokeEaters Pub, 7681 Frankford Ave., 7-10 a.m. Donation $35. If you cannot make event, donation to “Friends of Vicki Cummings” c/o Lucas Family, 3128 Cottman Ave, Phila., PA
19149. For info Friendsofvickicummings@yahoo.com. Feb. 10- Arthur Green presents 14th Ward Pre-Valentine’s Day Cabaret at Barber’s Ha., Broad & Oxford Sts., 9 p.m.-??? Donation $10. For info Arthur Green (267) 986-7948. Mar. 17- State Rep. Mark Cohen , NAACP and AARP host Health Fair at Zion Baptist Ch., 3600 N. Broad St., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Screenings, workshops, pharmacist’s advice and more. For info Lenise Miller (267) 582-9489. Mar. 23- Bernice Hill hosts Democrat 63rd Ward Spring Fling at Amer. Legion Post 810, 9151 Old Newton Rd., 711 p.m. DJ, dancing, drinks, refreshments, raffle. RSVP (215) 698-9421.
Jan. 20- ACE Women’s Forum presents Professional Women’s Roundtable Political Forum, “From Your House to the White House”, on political impacts on business, at ACE USA, 436 Walnut St., 5th fl., 8-10 a.m. Continental breakfast. For info Leigh Ann Campbell (267) 287-8497) or leighann@seamlesseventsinc.co m. Register by Jan. 17. Jan. 20- State Rep. John Taylor hosts Happy Hour to Save St. Hubert’s at SmokeEaters Pub, 7681 Frankford Ave., 5-7 p.m. $50 minimum benefits St. Hubert’s Alumnae Ass’n. Jan. 20- State Rep. John
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We are used to talking about politics as though it’s simply all a struggle between opposing parties or opposing ideas. If only it were that simple! In real life, though, many other kinds of important competition take place. At the statewide level, crucial power struggles often take place between different geographical regions. This struggle is frequently ignored – especially by Southeastern Pennsylvanians. One sad consequence is the Southeast keeps getting the short end of the stick in Harrisburg. Although our region is the keystone of the Keystone State, with 40% of its total population in our five-county area, we are routinely overrun by political machines from other parts of the state with far-fewer voters. That’s because those regions have learned how to win by working together. Government is in the business of allocating scarce resources – taxpayers’ dollars and official facilitation. Whenever it becomes a question of who gets what, first dibs tend to go to those places with clout on Capitol Hill and in the Governor’s Office. In the 2010 Democrat primary, statewide politicos from the Southeast like Joe Hoeffel and Tom Knox went down in separate flames; the Democrat head of Allegheny Co. (Pittsburgh), Dan Onorato, walked away with the prize, only to be defeated in the general election by Attorney General Tom Corbett – also from Allegheny Co. In the General Assembly, four out of the six top leadership positions – Senate president pro tempore, House speaker, and majority and minority leaders – were taken by Southwestern Pennsylvanians, although that region is only half as populous as the Southeast. Sectional interests often trump ideological allegiances in everyday life. If an airport in Philadelphia is vying with one in Pittsburgh for limited grant monies, which one is likelier now to be making its case through powerful, long-standing friends of the State’s leaders? If it’s necessary for Harrisburg to go the extra mile to push port expansion on the Delaware River or ease the way for coal mining in the Allegheny Plateau – guess whether our shipping industry or their mining industry will be first in line. In many such cases, the elected official from the opposing party – but your home region – will be friendlier to your cause than someone from your own party who lives at the other end of the state. Philadelphia votes overwhelmingly Democrat. In a presidential year like 2012, this can translate into an outpouring of Democrat votes. How will they be deployed? For once, three Easterners are going at it: Philly’s Dan McCaffery, Bucks Co.’s Pat Murphy and Scranton’s Kathleen Kane, all seeking the Attorney General nomination. An old story: Internal rivalry splits the East. Meanwhile, Allegheny Co. Democrats may be massing behind one of these candidates, Murphy. If Murphy wins, Allegheny Co. will doubtless claim some fruits from his victory. Another old story: Southwest Pennsylvania punching above its weight. There is no quick solution to the problem of the Southeast’s political weakness. But it’s hard to see how we can overcome it unless our homegrown champions team up strategically for their – and our – fair share of the resources of State government. Don’t forget: Of the tax dollars the Commonwealth spends everywhere, about half of these come from the Southeast. Do not trust a stranger to return these dollars to you, if he finds them lying on a sidewalk in Harrisburg.
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Book Gives Asthma-Fighting Rules by Stephen J. Apaliski, MD More than 34 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma some time during their life, of which roughly one-third are under the age of 18. Dr. Stephen Apaliski, MD, an expert in the field of pediatrics and allergy and immunology, has found in his 30 years of experience that for as many indi-
viduals who live with asthma, few really have it under control, leading to further health complications and death. In his new book, Beating Asthma: Seven Simple Principles, Dr. Apaliski teaches the important basics of asthma care, empowering readers with the information needed to take full control of their own, or a loved one’s asth-
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matic condition. “When questioned about their asthma, 71% of patients say it is well or completely controlled,” says Dr. Apaliski. “When these same patients were analyzed using objective measures of control, only 29% were well controlled, so 71% were, in fact, poorly controlled. When not in control, patients’ quality of life is greatly reduced, and they are faced with potential emergency room visits, poor sleep, missing school or work, medication overuse, and depression.” The lack of knowledge and understanding of asthma is coupled with the fact that there are simply not enough allergists and other asthma specialists to care for all those who deal with the condition. Dr. Apaliski wants to raise awareness of the standard of care needed for asthma sufferers so they will come to expect nothing less – and hopefully combat the nearly 4,000 deaths asthma causes each year. Beating Asthma: Seven Simple Principles empowers asthma sufferers and their caregivers to gain better control over their condition by paying attention to the 7 P’s:
by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: How long can the IRS collect from me? Answer: Bankruptcy is not always the best way to get rid of federal tax debt. Given enough time, the tax may just go away. The IRS is given 10 years from the date the tax is assessed to collect in most cases by 26 USC §6502, a section of the Internal Revenue Code. The date after which the tax can no longer be collected is called the “Collection Statute Expiration Date”, or “CSED” for short, in IRS lingo. However, there are many things that can give the IRS more time to collect the tax. Under most circumstances, when the IRS collection officers are prevented from taking action to collect an overdue tax, the collection time is extended by the amount of time they can’t collect plus some extra time to restart their collection work. Federal law prevents the IRS from using its powers to forcibly collect unpaid tax when an Offer in Compromise
is pending and for an additional 30 days after the offer has been rejected if it was unsuccessful. Likewise, if a taxpayer has appealed a decision by the IRS to collect the tax by levy or seizure, the time that is taken to review the appeal, plus 30 days is added to the collection period and the CSED is extended. Both of these extension rules are contained in 26 USC §633 One common way the IRS collection period is extended and the CSED is delayed is by the filing of a bankruptcy court proceeding. Because federal law prohibits collection of a pre-bankruptcy tax while the case is being processed, 26 USC §6503(h) allows the IRS tax collectors additional time equal to the amount of time the case was open plus an additional 6 months for collection after the case is closed or the stay is released. Unless it has a secured claim, the IRS is no longer able to collect tax after bankruptcy if the tax was discharged. Next Week’s Question: What is a debt-relief agency In bankruptcy-reform law?
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When you have a weekly column in a political newspaper, your social-media contacts begin to take a certain “hey, can I talk to you about?...” vibe this time of year. Why? Because beginning next month, people are going to be accosting you in the streets, petitions in hand, trying to make sure the candidate of their choice has a berth in the April’s Pennsylvania primary. It’s gonna be a real hot ticket this year, because this is also a presidential election year. Everyone votes when it’s a presidential election year. The top of the ticket tends to get people to the polls who would normally be thinking of excuses not to vote. With some of the new faces in Philadelphia City government, faces that used to take the train to Harrisburg as state legislators, several seats have opened up. There are also a few seats that aren’t necessarily open, but are going to be competitive … which is always good for the democratic process. Let’s start with the 186th Dist., because it’s where I live. I used to be able to call Kenyatta Johnson my Representative, and in a way I still can … but now I have to call him in City Council. The last two weekends have been filled with people having press conferences to announce their intention to try and fill that seat. One is Jordan Harris, the former executive director of the Philadelphia Youth Commission. For all intents and purposes, he’s been endorsed by Johnson … and by extension, Johnson’s patron, State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams. (Cont. Page 26)
Petition season is about to open and the members of the State House and Senate will renew bonds with committeepersons. The members of the House need a minimum of 300 signatures. Senate members need 500. The process of obtaining signatures is arduous and labor-intensive. It is often how incumbents avoid opposition. They have the necessary party and union organization to accomplish the mission that challengers often do not. Many House members have new areas. STATE REPS. JOHN SABATINA, KEVIN BOYLE, BRENDAN BOYLE and MIKE McGEEHAN will be swapping parts of their former districts. STATE REP. MARIA DONATUCCI took over her seat from her late husband BOB DONATUCCI. She will need to gather signatures in new areas. STATE REP. ROSITA YOUNGBLOOD has been battling the party leadership in Harrisburg for years. She has shown the ability to overcome obstacles. Word on the street is she is likely to have a primary challenge while running in a changed district. City Hall Sam will enjoy watching the potential petition challenges. In the Senate, the odd-numbered districts run with the President. This means newly minted WARD LEADER STATE SEN. LARRY FARNESE will face his first reelection with a reliable base. He took over for newly elected City COMMISSIONER STEPHANIE SINGER. STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN acquired more Northeast divisions and will campaign with her friend and Northeast neighbor STATE SEN. MIKE STACK. FELIPE RESTREPO is in contention to become a Federal District Judge. Phil currently serves as a Federal Magistrate and is a former public defender. He is the husband of Assistant US Attorney KATHRYN MAIER RESTREPO, the daughter of JUDGE EUGENE MAIER. Restrepo will need a big push from US SEN. BOB CASEY. The process of becoming a federal judge usually requires bipartisan agreement from both US Senators. Surprisingly, Casey and the other Senator, PAT TOOMEY, have been able to work together well. Democratic State Committee once again demonstrated it is one of the most highly ineffective political organizations in the nation. They failed to endorse any of the three candidates for state Attorney General. KATHLEEN KANE of Scranton, PAT MURPHY of Bucks and DAN McCAFFERY of Philadelphia split the vote on the first ballot. Kane was eliminated with 58 votes in the first round of voting. Under the party rules, the two top vote-getters, McCaffery (Cont. Page 28)
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Yo! Here we go again with these unwritten laws. Murphy’s Law: If something can possibly go wrong, it will go wrong and it will happen at the worst possible time and cause the most problems. Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you’ll have to pee. Law of Gravity: Any tool or small part, when dropped, will roll to the leastaccessible corner. Law of Probability: The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act. Law of Random Numbers: If you dial a wrong number, you never get a busy signal and someone always answers. Law of the Alibi: If you tell the boss you were late for work because you had a flat tire, the very next morning you will have a flat tire. Variation Law: If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now. (Works every time.) Law of the Bath: When your body is fully immersed in water, the telephone rings. Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with. Law of the Result: When you try to prove to someone a machine won’t work – it will. Law of Biomechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach. Law of the Theater: At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle will arrive last. The Starbucks Law: As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold. Law of Lockers: If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers. Law of Physical Surfaces: The chances of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet/rug. Brown’s Law of Physical Appearance: If the shoe fits, it’s ugly. Oliver’s Law of Public Speaking: A closed mouth gathers no feet. Wilson’s Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy As soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop making it. Doctor’s Law: If you don’t feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor and by the time you get there you’ll feel better. If you don’t make an appointment – you’ll stay sick!
DEMOCRAT STATE COMMITTEE did not endorse a candidate for state Attorney General, and it looks like a tough primary battle between Dan McCAFFERY and former Congressman Pat Murphy. McCaffery, like his late, great dad, is a candidate that you can talk to. He ought to take a page out of his brother’s book in the campaign: Police and fireman have influence over four-five family votes. They say his brother visited many police stations and firehouses across the Commonwealth when he ran.... SUPPORT your Dept. of Veterans Affairs to stop a ban on the word “God” in military funerals!!! Enough already. TURNING State welfare workers into auto appraisers due to a new state requirement that assets over $2k could cause one to lose food stamps? Workers would have to value cars in addition to their overwhelming workload. Congress BOB BRADY called Gov. Corbett about this, but it was reported he did not answer. Are plans like this why he is called “Gov. Corporate”? (To me, he is a quiet Christie.) Food-stamp recipients who can put away money for an emergency should be commended, not punished. To Anne Bale, Welfare spokesperson, who said the program is needed – “BALONEY”.... Happy Birthday to PAT COUGHLIN, LABOR movement great, and Kerry LARK, human computer. ROMNEY SCARES ME. The Economist listed items from the Romney Prospectus on what he plans to do RIGHT AWAY on becoming president. One is “ELIMINATE ALL REGULATIONS THAT FAVOR ORGANIZED LABOR!” Are we to have an inaugural or CORONA(Cont. Page 28)
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We have been hearing about the US Senate race for a while. The field, which had been crowded with as many as nine, has shrunk over the past week with LUREEN CUMMINGS and FROBERT ALAN MANSFIELD dropping out. Cummings, a Scranton-area Tea Party activist, joined another fellow former Senate candidate JOHN VERNON in endorsing Washington Co. businessman TIM BURNS. Mansfield dropped out to run for the 2nd Congressional Dist. seat currently held by CHAKA FATTAH. Mansfield, a Tea Party activist and a businessman, is a retired US Army Sergeant. We do not expect Mansfield to have any competition in the Republican primary, but will facing an uphill battle in November. The 2nd Dist. is deemed to be one of the safest seats for a Democrat in the country. However, this elephant believes Mansfield may have an advantage over previous Republican contenders for this seat. He may be better able to relate to the poorer areas in Fattah’s district, as Mansfield had a very challenging childhood spent mostly in foster care. Other Philadelphia-area Republicans that have announced their intent to run for US Congressional seats currently held by Democrats include JOHN FEATHERMAN and JOSEPH ROONEY. Featherman ran unsuccessfully in the primary in 2006 against RICK SANTORUM and in the 2011 Philadelphia mayoral primary. The herd thought Featherman might have a primary fight, as he is not well liked by the MIKE MEEHAN faction of the party. But rumor has it Meehan is not looking for someone to run against Featherman. Featherman’s real fight will be in November against CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY. As the Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party and a very well-funded (Cont. Page 26)
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ABOVE: delivered a 1965 civil-rights speech one week before Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act at Temple University (right). Monday, pastor welcomes visitors to Phila. NAACP’s 36th All-Faith Service in memory of Dr. King at Temple University’s Baptist/Temple Performing Arts Center. Photo: McGlasson Lens Photography
CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady greets young MLK Day volunteer at Temple University Baptist Church. Photo: McGlasson Lens Photography
Training Tomorrow’s Kings
Girard Coll. Was The Hub STATE SEN. Harris Wofford, who was original person who started Day of Service at Girard College 17 years ago, spoke with Bunmi Samuel, program director of Phila. Freedom Schools and students, as they sign people up to take pledge for non-violence and life changes, at Girard College, during Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. Wofford is joined by Shyheim Smith, Draymond Jones, Sharifa Garvey, Zaire Lee, Bunmi Samuel and Vonde GarPhoto: Robert Mendelsohn ner.
VOLUNTEERS from Gateway Health at Girard College are joined here by Congressman Chaka Fattah, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz and Mayor Michael Nutter. Photo: Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography
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CHILDREN turned out en masse to demonstrate good citizenship at Girard College Day HUGE TURNOUT for Day of Service was of Service. In Dr. King’s Day, most of these evident at Girard College, where thousands kids wouldn’t even have been allowed to atflocked to register for their volunteer duties. tend Girard College; it was whites-only then.
Sheriff’s Tribute Occupy 30th Street
THEY DON’T know it, but they’re learning! Mt. Tabor CDC Edwina A. Baker Cyber Learning Center at Mt. Tabor AME Church shows State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas interactive educational games in action. Photo: McGlasson Lens Photography
Outstanding Lawyer ATTORNEY Adiah Ferron of Astra Zeneca receives Outstanding Young Lawyer Award from Barristers Association of Phila., from hands of Judge Jacqueline Allen, at MMLK Day breakfast at Loew’s Hotel.
SHERIFF Jewell Williams was a VIP speaker at MLK Tribute given each year by State Rep. Louise Bishop at St. Joseph’s University. Williams told of heady days of demonstrations for civil rights in America. It was a time of danPhoto: Joe Stivala ger, effort and success.
OCCUPY PHILLY protestors rallied outside 30th Street Station Monday evening to honor Dr. King by seeking economic justice for struggling workers. SEIU and UniteHere union members were prominent among crowd of 100.
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They’ll Sit Together US Sens. Bob Casey (DPa.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) announced yesterday their intention to sit together during President Obama’s State of the Union address on Jan. 24. “Pennsylvanians want their lawmakers to work together to solve problems,” said Casey. “Over the past year, Sen. Toomey and I have collaborated on a host of issues important to our constituents. I look forward to sitting next to Sen. Toomey at this year’s
State of the Union address and to continuing our work on behalf of the Commonwealth in the spirit of bipartisanship throughout the year.” “I am pleased to sit with my colleague from Pennsylvania, Sen. Bob Casey,” Toomey said. “As the second session of the 112th Congress begins, sitting next to each other is a small but worthwhile step toward setting a civil and cooperative tone for the challenging work ahead of us.”
Galioto ‘Benched’
GERMANTOWN Republican Club, guided by 9th Ward Leader Frank “Stretch” Hendrie, left, installed new sidewalk bench on the Avenue in Chestnut Hill in memory of legendary political trouper Frank Galioto.
Taylor Tackles Troubled Towns (Cont. From Page 2) of nailing the Senate. Taylor is also pressing to take advantage of other antiblight laws recently passed: Act 90, which permits the City to tighten the screws on owners of dilapidated properties, and the Conservatorship Act, which allows nonprofit corporations to seize abandoned properties and redevelop them without going through condemnation first. A State legislator can’t deal with urban issues without dealing with his City peers. Taylor has been working with Council Members Bill Green, María Quiñones Sánchez and Bobby Henon on the Land Bank proposal and on the business tax. But school issues are filling Taylor’s plate these days. Simultaneous closings and reorganizations in the School District of Philadelphia and the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have thrown Taylor’s constituents, like many other working-class Philadelphians, into turmoil. Taylor is working on responses to the threatened closures of St. Hubert, St. George and St. Laurentius. Some of these projects may turn out to be innovative models. Watch for big new developments in coming weeks. Taylor was a constant advocate of the Philadelphia Safe Schools Advocate – an independent job shoved by Philly State Reps down the throat of the School District, which critics charge wants to cover up violent crimes committed on its premises. Safeschool foes got the last Governor, Ed Rendell, to ax this position contrary to law. It has just been reinstated and Taylor is bubbling over the new Advocate, Kelly Hodge, who he says has “a real grasp of the job.” Taylor is still haunted by memories of the last independent Philadelphia School Board, whose meetings he
often attended. “They would go on for hours, but they never talked about the kids. It was always about the contracts,” he recalls. In a vulnerable city, bad schools and bad buildings are related, says Taylor. If each starts falling apart, and the local community has no effective control over either process, then it’s doomed. Flight, blight and plight are consequences. Many of Taylor’s neighborhoods have survived pretty well, though. Some have gentrified a bit, like Fishtown and Port Richmond; others have endured, like Kensington and Bridesburg. All have problems. As a whole, though, his 177th Dist. is as good a model for a functioning inner-city, working-class Republican lawmaker’s domain as you’ll find anywhere in the nation. It keeps him busy. After redistricting, Taylor picked up a lot of new Mayfair constituents. He wanted them and is happy with them; but he still must meet them. So he’ll be working hard this winter, before the April primary, one church hall and one doorbell at a time. Like every other Republican in Philadelphia, Taylor has been caught up in the factional war between old-school Meehan loyalists and the younger set, who march to the State Party drum more often than not. It pains him. “All I do is get in the middle of friends vs. friends,” he complains. Taylor just hired as his aide Marc Collazzo, a State Party stalwart who ran to retain the 170th Dist. seat once held by George Kenney (RNortheast). Collazzo was trounced by Kevin Boyle in the general, but he worked hard and did well. Look for Taylor to play a key role in formating a Republican voice for the city in 2012.
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Elephant Corner (Cont. From Page 9) seven-term incumbent, Brady will be very difficult if not impossible to beat. Rooney, if he is elected the Republican candidate in April, will also be underdog, but not as challenged as Mansfield and Featherman.
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ocratic areas in North and Northeast Philadelphia which should, in theory, make it safer for her. However, we believe Rooney, a college football player and retired Marine fighter pilot, may do well with voters in Northeast Philadelphia. In addition to the elected office positions on the ballot in April, Republicans will be voting for delegates to this year’s Republican Convention in Tampa, Fla. Three delegates and three alternates will be elected for each Congressional district. Last week, Meehan, during a meeting at the United Republican Club, relegated the delegate-selection process to the ward leaders in the respective districts. He did make his preferences known. In the 2nd Dist., he
wants Montgomery Co. businessman VAHAN GUREGHIAN and Northwest Philadelphia Republican activist CALVIN TUCKER to be delegates, but was open to suggestions for the other slots. He also noted that head of the Pennsylvania Manufactures Association, FRED ANTON, was interested in being a delegate from the 1st Dist. Anton is well liked by both sides of the intraparty fight. The herd understands KEVIN KELLY is also interested in being a delegate from this district, which may cause a ruckus. Meehan also noted he wanted two of the six positions in the 1st Dist. to go to Delaware Co. people. The jungle is abuzz that Meehan worked out the allocation of two seats to Delaware Co. with that County’s CHAIRMAN ANDREW REILLY. Also it is
rumored the plug for Gureghian was a favor to Montgomery Co. GOP CHAIRMAN BOB KERNS. None of this takes into consideration the fact the Tea Party and, most assuredly, Ron Paul supporters will be putting up candidates of their own. Last but not least: Up until press time, there were three candidates for GOP City Committee Chair: AL TAUBENBERGER, JOE McCOLGAN and RICK HELLBERG. But late Tuesday, McColgan pulled
out of the Jan. 26 City GOP Chairman candidates debate at the German Society of Pennsylvania. That leaves just two. After the debate, committeepersons will cast their vote in a straw poll, so that all Elephants will know who the rank-and-file support. My elephant ears also hear JUDGE PAUL PANEPINTO is standing by in the wings to be the City GOP chair if there is no consensus. But it now appears the Judge will remain on the bench.
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Johnson’s old seat. Rumor has it the person who used to have the seat before Johnson, former State Rep. Harold James, is also considering throwing his hat into the ring. Another race worth taking a look at is the race to succeed Sheriff Jewell Williams in representing the 197th Dist. Two names that have surfaced on my Facebook page are Jewel Williams, the Sheriff’s daughter, and Tomás Sánchez, the husband of Councilwoman María Quiñones Sánchez. Guess whom the Sheriff is endorsing? But the race that has piqued my local interest is a federal one. Congressman Bob Brady is going to have competition for his seat coming from all sides this time around. Judge Jimmie Moore has thrown his hat in the ring on the Democratic end … if he can get on the ballot … something Brady is probably planning to make sure doesn’t happen. But his challenger on the Republican side isn’t going to go away that easily. John Featherman, a guy I’m gonna call the New David Oh because he lost the Republican mayoral primary to someone he should have never lost to in Karen Brown, has decided to take Brady on. While traditional wisdom says he’ll probably lose, Featherman will give him a fight. As I get more information on races, I’ll share that with you. I have folks sending me Facebook Instant Messages with political tips all of the time. In fact, if you have one, feel free to inbox me on Facebook or send it to denisewriter@hotmail.com.
(Cont. From Page 9) That would be a large mountain for anyone to climb, and most folks wouldn’t try. But Damon K. Roberts isn’t most folks. He’s decided he’s going to try and make another political run by going after
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FATE OF U.S. PRESIDENTS: “President Richard Nixon quickly fell from power and was disgraced because his two, top lieutenants, Bob Haldeman and John Erchlichman, failed to bow down and kiss the rings of the Illuminati insiders.. . President Ronald Reagan on the other hand, went smoothly along with the elitist’s plans, made no fuss, did exactly what he was told, and survived two full terms—in style.” —Texe Marrs, “Circle of Intrigue,” P. 24, 2000
Footnotes: 1. Prior to broadcast of the Brit. TV game show, “THE WEAKEST LINK,” (Aug 14, 2000), and in the U.S. market (April 4, 2001—July, 2002), this writer opined in the Phila. Exclusive that President Reagan is the “weakest link” vis-a-vis failure of his presidency to be true to the principles of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Instead the 40th White House executive assuaged and insulated himself by quoting his eleventh commandment: “Thou shall not speak ill of another fellow Republican.” 2. “Ronald Reagan joked he didn’t care about his legacy, since he wouldn’t be around to read about it.” —Smithsonian Magazine, July 2011
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Register of Wills Ronald Donatucci has set the hall mark for Row Office holders in this city and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In his over three and half decades as this city’s custodian of family estates, marriage licenses, and a host of other court-related responsibilities that impact on the lives of all Philadelphians, his office has never suffered a deficiency in any of the audits made by the City Controller or other city or state agencies. When he first took office, he had over 80 fulltime employees. Despite the increasing demands made on his office since then, he’s reduced personnel by 25%. His self-effacing demeanor has earned him the plaudits of all who know him, as evidenced by the fact he recently was elected President of the Board of City Trusts, among the many other trusts and board positions he holds. A dynamic political leader, many of this city’s elected officials owe their elections to his committed support as Democrat leader of the 26th Ward, a position he has held for 37 years. He heads a family which has contributed its members to public service in the House of Representatives and City service. He served as a State Representative prior to assuming his present elected position. His pro-Labor posture has earned him the support of the major Labor Unions in this city. These achievements are the tip of the iceberg of the many reasons why Ronald Donatucci has been named to be The Philadelphia Public Record’s “Servant of the Year”, an honor reserved for those whose influence has benefitted all Philadelphians in every walk of life and occupation.
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City Hall Sam (Cont. From Page 9) and Murphy, faced off in an attempt to get the mandatory twothirds majority for the nomination. Murphy had about 190 votes to McCaffery’s 150. Thus, no endorsement could be made. Democrats have never won the AG’s seat since it became an elected office. It’s yet an-
other blown opportunity. The Republicans chose not to endorse well-liked Southeastern STATE SEN. JOHN RAFFERTY. Rafferty was backed by powerhouse BOB ASHER. The potential for bad blood exists, but the Dems will, as usual, be fighting among themselves and will miss out on a chance to find Republican friends and get organized.
In The Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County Civil Action – Law No. 111103000 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of Floyd Schofield, Deceased, Amy Schofield, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Floyd Schofield, Deceased, Darryl Schofield, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Floyd Schofield, Deceased, Floyd Schofield, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Floyd Schofield, Deceased & Jeffrey Schofield, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Floyd Schofield, Deceased, Mortgagors and Real Owners, Defendants To: The Unknown Heirs of Floyd Schofield, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 1627 North Newkirk Street Philadelphia, PA 19121. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc., has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 111103000, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 1627 North Newkirk Street, Philadelphia, PA 19121, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 3638 N. Broad St., Phila., PA 19140, 215227-2400/215-981-3700. Phila Bar Assoc., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215-238-6333. KML Law Group, P.C., Attys. for Plaintiff, Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.
Walk The Beat (Cont. From Page 9) TION?... ELECTED OFFICIALS and bushy-tailed youths thinking seeking office to help people – read first THREE FELONIES A DAY – HOW THE FEDS TARGET THE INNOCENT by Harvey Silvergate. He says many federal statutes are vague, and give the feds great discretion to apply them “haphazardly.” Harvey mentions their “career ambitions” as a factor. He goes on to state federal law is moving away from “mens rea” – a common-law view that suggests some persons are unaware of breaking a law. Charging someone should not run counter to all “human instinct and experience.” Then add that many fear the feds’ unlimited resources to prosecute – which are provided by YOU the TAXPAYER. It is very expensive to your life savings to fight them. MUST READ. THE 186th LEGISLA-
Correction Last week, “Pols on the Street” listed State Rep. Brendan Boyle as present to endorse Dan McCaffery in his race for Attorney General. In fact, it was State Rep. Kevin Boyle who attended McCaffery’s kickoff in City Hall.
TIVE race could have new candidates: AL LITTLEPAGE, HAROLD James (former Rep), Kevin HANNAH, and “Jazz”…. WISE UP: Too many media persons like to blast ward leaders and committeepersons. You feel that there is something dirty about those positions after reading. Lord help us if a ward leader or committeeperson gets a job! But committeepersons and their leaders are on duty 24/7. Few have jobs today as reform has eliminated most exempt positions. Committeepersons assist neighbors just as civic workers do – many are in civic groups as well. A committeeperson who gets a midnight call for service, should know their detractors are fast asleep after wine and cheese – and beer. Committeepersons are representative government (they must run for office) at its most basic. Thanks to all of you! Be proud and push on. ATTACK ON COMMITTEE PERSONS costs the taxpayer money. Take the Board of Revision of Taxes series in the daily press. The office clerks there were committeepersons of both parties. Their jobs were made civil service. Today they do the same work, unless promoted in a civil-service test. But “Reform” resulted in higher pay and benefits. That was never mentioned to the readers. The BRT is now the Office of Property Assessment.... THE DAILY
NEWS recently ran a frontpage story on the difficulty in phoning and speaking to a living-breathing human in City departments. This was never true in the BRT (now OPA). The customer-service unit there is always friendly, and provides information, or takes an inquiry – you get an inquiry number – and copy of your inquiry in snail mail when further action is needed. Bob Verick heads this superb unit. POPULAR LAWYER MIKE BOYLE is being mistaken for Judge Michael Erdos. I saw it myself. Mike is also former 5th Ward Leader! GEORGE S. YACOUBIAN, JR., Esq. was observed in action. He was impressive as he struck a blow for justice.... HOW WERE the court-appointed investigators of TRAFFIC COURT selected? By compet-
itive bid? Was there sunshine on the selection? If not, what is the selection process called? THE COMMITTEE OF 70 has a new issue: “COUNCILMANIC PREROGATIVE”. The MOVE against the local perspective of Council Members seems to portray them as leading small kingdoms to slow “progress” in Philly. Baloney. It sounds royalist, and would move power to the Mayor.... The TRENTONIAN speculates ROMNEY will continue to have Gov. Christie tag along on the campaign, since the public likes it – and at the last moment select SANTORUM to be his VEEP candidate. Christie will be called to Washington if Romney wins. Santorum will give balance and satisfy the neo-cons. (Christie did not help Romney much in Iowa.)
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SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Project require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications. FEE BUDGET B-013C of 2010/11 Electrical Central High School $4,365,550.00$200.00 Relighting and Electric Service Upgrade 1700 West Olney Ave. *A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location, on January 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-5225. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia. The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.
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Recently, Chef Turney and Safran’s restaurants have been featured in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and National Geographic Traveler. Details magazine cited two of their restaurants in a feature on “The Country’s Best New Restaurant Rows,” which focused on the stretch of 13th Street that they have revitalized. Jamonera will serve dinner from 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and until 12 midnight on Friday and Saturday. For more information, call (215) 922-6061 or visit jamonerarestaurant.com (which was not ready yet when this was written).
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Within the next week or so, restaurant entrepreneurs and life partners, Chef Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran, will open Jamonera at 105 S. 13th Street, a Spanish tapas bar. Inspired by a recent journey across Southern Spain, chef Turney and Safran say that their new restaurant will recall Andalusía’s tiny, tucked-away tapas joints, with a menu of shareable small plates and an extensive list of sherries and wines. “After traveling across the region and meeting with artisanal wine, cheese and olive-oil producers in Ronda and sampling sherries and eating ‘pescado frito’ along the Mediterranean coast, I cannot wait to interpret this food at Jamonera,” said Turney last week. “The Southern Spaniards have a relaxed attitude towards eating and drinking in a convivial atmosphere, invariably accompanied by a glass of sherry (or two), and I look forward to bringing that here.” Chef Turney said her menu will reflect the region’s multi-cultural culinary styles, with influences that range from other Spanish regions to broader Mediterranean flavors to Moorish influences from Northern African immigrants. Dishes may include crispy Calasparra rice with heirloom pumpkin, chestnuts, etc.; Moorish skewers of lamb with spiced yogurt, mint and pickled chiles; and house-cured “cecina” (meat that has been salted and dried by means of air, sun or smoke) with artichokes,
opment to create Jamonera’s interior. Inspired by vintage illustrations advertising Georges Bizet’s famed opera, “Carmen,” they outfitted the intimate space in dark Rioja-stained wood and amber lighting, with antique mirrors on the walls and a 20-foot copper bar top that will age slowly and develop a patina. European oak floors, hand-carved wood chandeliers and repurposed table tops from beams of a local factory lend a rustic edge, while colored glass mosaic tiles in shades of brown bring warmth and depth to the space. New York-based artist and fashion designer Tory Novikovar created a 7- by 8-foot interpretation of “Carmen,” which will greet guests as they enter the space. Chef Turney and Safran have been working since 2002 to reinvent 13th Street. The pioneering
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fennel and Amontillado s h e r r y . Menu items will range in price from $4 to $36, spanning everything from small snacks to composed plates, all made for sharing. Because no tapas bar would be complete without a variety of interesting and unusual beverage offerings, Chef Turney and Safran selected a group of wines they believe are among the best Spain has to offer, with earthy reds and bright, crisp whites. An extensive list of sherries, an often-overlooked beverage that is dear to Spaniards, will be available. Guests are encouraged to pair sherries with both savory and sweet dishes for an authentic Spanish experience. Chef Turney and Safran partnered with Tim Shaaban of Urban Space Devel-
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