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The part you see is pretty: four spindly young sidewalk trees planted alongside 16th Street just south of Passyunk Avenue. Unusual trees at first glance only because they were wearing bright knit socks the length of their trunks last Thursday. Underground, though, they were part of an audacious experiment by the Philadelphia Water Dept. in how to rethink the city’s storm drains. One old storm drain is still in place. It drains, like most, directly into the Delaware River when it rains, washing pollutants into the water. Just up the street from it now, though, is a brand-new storm drain which intercepts all the runoff from the gutter. This water is now channeled under the sidewalk to nurse the (Cont. Page 2)
MEMBERS OF 2nd Street Irish Society, Judge Kevin Dougherty, John Dougherty Sr. and Brian Stevenson show their green colors during Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Pennsport native John Dougherty, Jr. led 2012 parade as its Grand Marshall. Theme this year: The American (More pics Pages 8, 10) Worker. Photo: Tom Keenan
All Aboard The Weccacoe Train WATER COMMISSIONER Howard Neukrug, left, joins Naomi Geschwind of Newbold Civic Association and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson beside one of their brand-new trees, cleverly engineered to soak up stormwater from street. Tree sock was a Guerin Rec Center brainstorm.
‘Doc’ Can Rock PROVING HE CAN jam with the best of them, IBEW Local 98 Business Manager John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty plays guitar at preSt. Patrick’s Day Parade funder at Finnigan’s Wake last Friday. Dougherty is joined by IBEW Local 98 Business Agent Brian Stevenson on drums. Photo: Maria Merlino
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Lerro’s Candies: Choc Full of Tradition With Easter just around the corner, it’s time to start creating some killer baskets. If you’re wandering the aisles of your local supermarket looking for alternatives to the commercial candy swag, take a walk to Lerro’s Candies, 2434 S. Broad Street. There is something so charming and Old World about their products. The workmanship is totally distinctive.
In the heyday of Italian immigration, the early 1900s, 50 Lerro men left Abbruzzi Italy, bought steerage-class tickets, landed on Ellis Island, N.Y., then took buses to different parts of the country. Giovanni Lerro wound up in Philadelphia, where he got a job at a local carnival making cotton candy and small chocolates. In a few years, he saved up enough money to go back to
New Drainage System In S. Phla (Cont. From Page 1) roots of the four trees. What the trees don’t drink percolates safely into the ground. “We were delighted with this experiment,” said Newbold Civic Association President Naomi Geschwind. “This intersection has been plagued by flooding when it rains.”
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Led by Water Commissioner Howard Neukrug, the new “green street” kicked off with a grand opening last Thursday. Nearby Guerin Rec Center’s Aftercare Program helped plan a colorful celebration for the baby trees. This project is expensive and the City cannot afford to convert all its storm drains at once, said Neukrug. But most City drains are aged and, as they fail, must be replaced. Neukrug hopes this new system will permit the Water Dept. over time to phase out storm drains that feed into the river and replace them with ones that feed into the soil. Trees are a nice addition to the street. In addition to fighting flooding, they will cool baking pavements and houses.
his paese and get married. He returned to Philadelphia with his bride Anna and two-yearold son in tow. It was 1914, the year of the Great World War. The family found a little store on 15th & Shunk Streets where John could make his candies and his wife could raise a family. Two years later they moved to a three story brownstone on 2434 S. Broad Street, where they sold candies on the first floor, manufactured them on the second floor and lived on the third floor. It was a sweet life. During WWII, their son
Pasquale, who learned candymaking from his father, enlisted in the Navy. Short on help, the Lerros hired two pretty teenagers to man the soda fountain, the Pietrolungo sisters Erminia and Carmella. They lived around the corner. Carmella fell in love with the good-looking sailor, but since she was only 14, she had to wait five years to marry him. She choose to live above the store, but she told Pasquale there was no way she was going to raise a family with only one bedroom, so in (Cont. Page 19)
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FOURTH generation, John Pasquale Lerro with his grandmother Carmella Lerro.
City Council Members Visit Hyundai Plant by Rory McGlasson A delegation of City Council members were in Weccacoe Tuesday to tour the Hyundai-Rotem manufacturing plant. Councilman at Large David Oh and first District councilman Mark Squilla were two of five members on a visit to the former party supply plant, located at 2400 Weccacoe Avenue. The plant currently employs 300 high-skilled workers -- who have recently built the Silverliner Septa V rail cars.
“By visiting the Hyundai Rotem manufacturing facility in South Philadelphia, Council Members get to see firsthand the impact of high-tech manufacturing and better understand how City government can work with private industry to make Philadelphia a globally competitive city,” Oh said. The Korean Hyundai Motor Cars opened its subsidiary Hyundai-Rotem USA in 2004. The site had been the home to a party-supply factory. “I’m pleased this facility is
in my district,” Squilla said, “but it’s also a good for the City at large. Hopefully we can create more jobs here, and also encourage other international companies to bring their business to Philadelphia.” Council President Darrell Clarke said the facility proves Philadelphia “is a great city in which to do business – and companies around the globe need to know it.” Councilman Curtis Jones Jr. and Maria QuiñonesSánchez were also on the tour.
Doc Adds String To His Bow Electricians union boss John Dougherty has many strings to his bow: ward leader, power politician, labor leader, Irish Parade Grand Marshal -- but rock star? During last weekend’s Irish festivities, Dougherty proved he can hold his own playing the six-string and play a riff with the best of them. When Dougherty, or “Johnny Doc” as he is known, took to the stage last
Friday at a pre-St. Patrick’s Day Parade funder at Finnigan’s Wake in Northern Liberties, most onlookers were expecting another stump speech for a political candidate or for a fundraising appeal. However, Dougherty picked up an acoustic guitar, and joined the house band to play a cover of the Rolling Stones hit: “Paint It Black.” Dougherty kept with the Irish theme, though, changing
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the words “painted black” to “Painted Green.” Brian Stevenson a business agent for IBEW Local 98, also showed off his musicianship, joining his boss on stage to play the drums. Few knew Dougherty could play the guitar -- including his own father John Dougherty, Sr., who said he COUNCILMEN Mark Squilla and David Oh talk with Sangwas as surprised as anyone whui Cho, president of Hyundai-Rotem USA Corp. at plant, when his son started jamming. 2400 Weccacoe, on tour of factory on Tuesday. Photo: Rory McGlasson
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sion to Islam to move her off the ballot. Islam is the attorney for Universal Cos., where Fareeda Mabry is currently employed as a parent and community manager of the Family Student Resource Center at Universal Bluford Charter School. Donatucci has no primary opponent. Her other challenger, Norma McNeil, did not have the minimum number of signatures needed. In the 203rd, State Rep. Dwight Evans (D-N. Phila.) winnowed the field. Sabriyah Bilal didn’t have enough signatures and Lamont Thomas hasn’t been a resident of the district for a full year. No Photo ID Needed For This Primary Only
Odds are the Republicancontrolled State House will pass the Voter Picture ID bill as did the Republican-controlled Senate. Republican Gov. Tom Corbett will sign it into law with great fanfare. The much-protested legislation will require all voters to present photo identification each and every time they go to the polls. Once it becomes law, voters who still do not have proper picture ID when voting this primary, will still be able to cast their vote. But one will be needed in the general election Nov. 6. That is when the law will go into full effect.
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when he picked up the coveted public-safety endorsements of the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 and the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 22, as well as the backing of influential Northeast Philadelphia Democratic Ward leaders including State Sen. Michael Stack (D-Northeast), former Councilwoman Joan Krajewski, and Ward Leaders Pat Parkinson, Shawn Dillon and Mike McAleer. The Republican City Committee has selected Dave Kralle as their candidate for the special election to replace O’Brien. Kralle has been a
long-time aide to O’Brien and won his boss’s endorsement. O’Brien was elected to City Council in 2011. “While working in Denny O’Brien’s office for the past 10 years, I have gained an intimate understanding of not only the legislative process but of the neighborhoods, civic groups, athletic associations and town-watch organizations within our district,” Kralle said. Democratic incumbent State Rep. Kevin J. Boyle (DNortheast) has been endorsed by the AFL-CIO. Boyle has (Cont. Page 4)
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Democrat Ed Neilson, a respected former Deputy Secretary of Labor in Gov. Ed Rendell’s administration and a lifelong union member, announced numerous important endorsements of his candidacy for Pennsylvania’s 169th Legislative Dist. in Northeast Philadelphia. The seat, which has been vacant since Dennis O’Brien was elected to Philadelphia City Council in November 2011, will be awarded in a Special Election on Apr. 24. Neilson’s frontrunner status was given a huge boost
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by Joe Shaheeli Fareeda Mabry feels she could have successfully challenged incumbent State Rep. Maria Donatucci (D-S. Phila.) in the Democrat primary for the 185th House seat. But she “was railroaded off the Democratic Primary Ballot by her own attorney after being served with a challenge of her petitions on Feb. 24.” So she won’t have that chance. Mabry said she hired Mu’Min Islam, Esq., who agreed to take the case on pro bono basis as a coworker, a friend and because of the campaign’s lack of finances. She admits, prior to the challenge date, she and Islam discussed her withdrawing from the ballot, and Islam subsequently emailed her a petition to withdraw from the Democratic primary ballot. Islam’s email instructed her to send the petition back to him “ASAP”, signed and notarized by noon on Mar. 6, 2012. She says she never signed it, even though her attorney stated the opposing counsel said that if she did not sign the document and return it, she would face court costs. Mabry took this as a bullying tactic from her opposition, saying previous court rulings indicated this was not so. She adds she never heard back from Islam, until she contacted him via text message 11:00 p.m. that evening. Mabry said she wanted to go to court and get her due process, because the burden of proof belonged to the objector. At that time, Islam told Mabry he had already filed stipulations on her behalf without her knowledge. Mabry asks, “How can they agree on something that was never reviewed?” On Mar. 7 at 1:30 p.m., Mabry came to court only to find court had been cancelled, which she said Islam failed to communicate to her. She contends she never gave permis-
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Endorsements Get Noted Here (Cont. From Page 3) already secured the bulk of organized-labor support. He is backed by Sprinkler Fitters Local 692, Plumbers Local 690, Steam Fitters Local 420, IBEW Local 98, Bricklayers Local 1, Boilermakers Local 13, District Council 47, District Council 33, Roofers Local 30, Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, Operating Engineers Local 542, Ironworkers Local 401, International Union of Elevator Constructors Local 5, and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. State Rep. Babette Josephs (D-S. Phila.) will be hosted at a fundraiser in her honor in Harrisburg Mar. 26 by the Pennsylvania State Education Association. Should prove to be a hefty endorsement for her campaign war chest. Brian Sims, her openly gay opponent in the primary, posted a video of Josephs at the Liberty City Democratic Club, explaining why she has-
n’t agreed to a candidates’ debate. Josephs, who has been a staunch supporter of LGBT rights, says the gay community should focus its resources on other races where gay candidates are running. Sims has to know smart incumbents don’t give challengers an opportunity to get free air, TV or meeting hall time. State Rep. Tony Payton (D-Kensington) officially kicked off his reelection campaign at the Artistas y Músicos Latino Americanos Centro for his 179th Dist. “This campaign is about putting people back to work during these difficult economic times, improving access to quality education for all of our children and ensuring that we have safe communities to live, work and play,” Payton said. He’s facing a primary challenge from James Clay. DeLissio Fundraising To Boost Locals
State Rep. Pam DeLissio (D-Northwest) announced her new fundraising policy recently. “If small businesses are the backbone of
this country, why aren’t we doing everything we can to support them? While I’m not against big business, I am in favor of ‘acting locally’. To that end, I intend to hold fundraisers at businesses that are owned or operated locally and within my existing district or within the anticipated redistricted 194th,” stated DeLissio. Her first campaign fundraiser will be at Coyle’s Café, 6080 Ridge Avenue, on Wednesday, Mar. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Owner Michael Coyle couldn’t be happier. Mike said, “It means a lot that Pam is having her first fundraiser here. he gets to meet and mingle with her constituents and we get old friends and new customers walking in the door. We both win.” Tickets are $15 each and include a glass of wine or draft beer and a tempting array of Coyle’s famous French fries. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information or to RSVP, email Pam@ElectPam.com or call (215) 8089167. (Cont. Page 5)
FACEBOOK of Team Numa 2012 stirred up firestorm since it gave impression individuals shown support challenger Numa St. Louis. It included some who are known supporters of incumbent State Rep. Mark Cohen as well as many who would not know Numa if they fell over him. Numa supporter Andy Toy explains, “Here’s how any Facebook Group Page works. Essentially, you add friends and they are notified so that they can opt out. An example would be the Public Record’s Page, which could have thousands of friends/likes to help you get out information to your constituency. Numa has had the couple of people who you identified removed, although they can easily remove themselves. This is common for social media.” Still, not a solid way to promote a campaign!
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PACKED WITH Roxborough-Manayunk’s community leaders amid glamorous artworks was Artesano Gallery, which played host to “Hobo Ball” fundraiser for North Light Community Center. From left are Democrat 21st Ward Committeeman David Focer, Republican 21st Ward Leader Walt Vogler, North Light’s Executive Director Irene Madrack, Activity Leader Keith Strand and Republican 55th Ward Leader Chris Vogler. short-lived campaign for US Senate, has taken the reins of
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State Rep. John Taylor (RKensington), now Philadelphia’s lone Republican in the General Assembly, will be facing a challenge in the fall from a Democrat newcomer, William Dunbar of Juniata Park. The 27-year-old Dunbar vows to give Taylor a run for his money. Born in West Philadelphia, Dunbar took a Master’s in government administration at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007. He started out in
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Don Bailey, who served as a Congressman and Pennsylvania Auditor General, will not seek the Democratic nomination for Attorney General. After his nominating petitions were challenged by allies of Patrick Murphy, he withdrew and said he’ll run as an independent. The AG primary remains a two-person race between Kathleen Kane, a former prosecutor from Lackawanna Co., and Patrick Murphy, a former Congressman from Bucks Co. The Republican candidate is Cumberland Co. District Attorney Dave Freed. Tim Kelly, the Republican operative who managed Tim Burns’
tics. A decorated Vietnam combat veteran, he was elected to Congress in 1978. He served two terms before losing a redistricting-forced primary to Congressman John Murtha in 1982. He was elected Auditor General in 1984, and lost the Democratic primary for US Senate in 1986. He lost his reelection bid for Auditor to Barbara Hafer in 1988, lost the Democratic primary for Auditor in 1992, and lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary to Ivan Itkin in 1998.
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PERSIAN-born Kazem Nabavi, Port Richmond business owner, supports GOP candidate Ron Paul for President in 2012. Nabavi, 67, owns Kaz Tire Center , Cedar & Somerset, and shares his lot with his Persian parrot (Jade) and horse (Cocoa).
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Black GOP Ward Leaders Tap Harris by Anne Havey A quorum of Black Republican ward leaders has formed a new group called “The Coalition of Black Republican Ward Leaders” or CBRWL. Ward leaders, as well as their Republican committeepersons and constituents from their wards, make up the core. They meet twice a month and have officially elected a board with Lewis Harris, Jr.
(elected leader of the 29th Ward) as their head and Chairman. They are currently formulating committees that will serve the best interests and needs of their wards and have already recruited over 100 new Republicans to the Party in this past month. Anyone interested in joining or supporting the Coalition can call (215) 651-4757.
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The School Reform Commission’s Superintendent Search Team has released the official job description for the School District of Philadelphia’s next Superintendent/ Chief Executive Officer of Schools. The job statement calls for specific leadership and experience requirements necessary in a candidate. These requirements were shaped by the input collected from the public in a series of community forums that were held in February and March. As a result of these discussions, the Search Team edited the Educational Leadership Criteria to take into account many concerns expressed by stakeholders in the forums. Among the themes stakeholders communicated are a desire for the new Superinten dent/CEO to: 1) be sensitive to issues of equity within the school system; 2) manage the business aspects of the district with an unwavering focus on what is best for the educational enterprise; 3) understand and respect the diversity of the City of Philadelphia; 4) engage, listen to, and be responsive to students, families, and other stakeholders; 5) be committed to transparency and openness in the management of the school district; and, 6) understands excellent schools should be determined by more than standardized test scores but a collection of school-based outcomes. A copy of a report detailing the information collected during the forums can be found at www.gse.upenn.edu/pcel/programs/ppce. The SRC also appointed three new members to the Superintendent Search Team. On the recommendation of the Mayor, Rev. Albert Campbell, pastor of Mt. Caramel Baptist Church, was named. SRC Chairman Pedro Ramos concurrently named Len Rieser, executive director of the Education Law Center, and Patricia DeCarlo, executive director of the Norris Square Civic Association, to join the search team. All members of the SRC serve on the search committee.
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IRISH SMILES were evident with parade marchers SHARING moment with Archbishop Charles Judge Bob Mulgrew and Chaput are Judge Angelo Foglietta and Labor Councilman Bob Henon. Photo: Joe Stivala leader Joe Inemer.
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Another Opinion Founding Fathers And Health Care that protects our “liberty.” They suppose that by “limited government” the Founders meant what libertarians mean today: a government that does little more protect “liberty,” that is, economic activity. This claim, however, fails a basic tenet of history: to understand words in the context of their time and place. The libertarian right to property — the right not to be taxed or regulated for any reason but the defense of property — had not been invented in 1789. John Locke had invented the notion of a right to property. But his goal was not to say how an economy should work, let alone to set limits on the government’s role in the economy, but rather to say how government should work. His argument was not that it was illegitimate for government to tax or regulate economy activity but rather, that it was illegitimate for
kings to do so without the consent of the representatives of property-holders. Locke never held there were any limits on what government could do in the economic sphere if it had the consent of the representatives of the people. Look at Locke’s extensive writing on economics and poverty and you will find they abound in arguments for government taxing, subsidizing and regulating economic activity in order to increase prosperity and to relieve the poor. Rather than being supportive of laissezfaire and free markets, Locke was almost a mercantilist. It’s not until Adam Smith in the late 18th century that anyone argues the regulation of free markets undermines economic growth. And it’s not until the middle of the 19th century that Locke starts being reinterpreted by libertarian theorists who, wrongly, see in his work their own notion of economic liberty. The problems the Founding Fathers sought to solve were much closer to Locke’s problems than the ones libertarians care about. They were trying to design a government (Cont. Page 16)
Mark Your Calendar Mar. 15- Commissioner Al Schmidt hosts fundraiser at Tír na nÓg, 1600 Arch St. Donations $100. Mar. 15- Councilman Jim Kenney’s St. Patrick’s Day Party at Galdo’s, 20th & Moyamensing Ave., 6-8 p.m. Tickets at door, $35 each. Mar. 16- State Sen. Michael Stack hosts St. Patrick’s Day celebration at Brookside Manor, 50 Bustleton Pk., Somerton Springs, Feasterville, Pa., 8 p.m-12 a.m. Tickets $40. For info Rosemary Rubino (215) 964-3140. Mar. 16-17- Programs for Teaching Educational Conference sponsored by Phila. Federation of Teachers Health & Welfare Fund at Sheraton, 17th & Race. 50 topics. State Rep. James Roebuck, special guest speaker. For info (215) 561-2722. Mar. 17- Pentecostal Clergy holds 12th Anniversary Breakfast at View, 800 N. Broad St., 7th fl., 7:30 a.m. Tickets $25. Full tables $250. Call Dorothy Sturgis (215) 991-9830. Mar. 17- Judge Jimmy Lynn
hosts St. Patrick’s Day Breakfast at Plough & Stars Restaurant, 2nd St. south of Chestnut, 7:30-11 a.m. Kids eat free. Traditional Irish breakfast and entertainment. Tickets $25 made out to Plough & Stars. For info (215) 686-8330. Mar. 17- State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas hosts 52 women over 90 and 114-year-old Genoveva Rodriguez for breakfast at William H. Gray III Youth Ctr., 1601 N. 12th St., 10 a.m. Mar. 17- State Sen. Shirley Kitchen cohosts Women with Disabilities Expo at Resources for Human Development, 4700 Wissahickon Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For info Zarifa Roberson (215) 200-8387. 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.17- Wreath Laying Ceremony at Irish Memorial, Front & Chestnut Sts. 11 a.m. For info John Donovan (215) 605-8845 jdonovan@ compasinc.com. Mar. 17- Democrat 42nd Ward Leader Elaine Tomlin hosts Primary Community
Potluck Dinner Dance at Local 6 Bakery Hall, 5416 Rising Sun Ave. (enter on Lima St. through parking lot), 7-11 p.m. Music, food, dancing, open bar. Tickets $25 ($30 at door). For info Elaine Tomlin (215) 457-4024 or Sharon Vaughn (215) 329-0462. Mar. 21- “Health Disparities amongst African American Female Teenagers” at Wakisha Charter Sch., 900 W. Jefferson St., 10 a.m.-12 m. RSVP dwilliams@oicofamerica.org or (215) 236-4500 ext. 273. Mar. 21- State Rep. Babette Josephs hosts Public School Outreach Fair for families with preschool-aged children at Peirce Coll., 1420 Pine St., 5-7 p.m. For info (215) 893-1515. Mar. 21- State Rep. Pam DeLissio holds fundraiser at Coyle’s Cafe, 6080 Ridge Ave., 5:30-7:30 pm. Tickets $15. RSVP (215) 808-9167. Make checks payable to DeLissio State House Campaign. Mar. 22- State Sen. Larry Farnese hosts Senior Expo at Neumann So. Sr. Housing Ctr., 1601 E. Palmer St., 10 a.m.-12 m. Refreshments, light lunch. Space is limited, so RSVP by Mar. 15 (215) 952-3121. (Cont. Page 16)
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by Marc Stier Two weeks from now, the Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. At stake is a narrow question concerning the Commerce Clause and the “individual mandate” which requires all Americans to buy health insurance. Most lawyers who have thought about the issue or read the decision of conservative Judge Laurence Silberman, who heard this case for the US Court of Appeals, hold this mandate is constitutional. But there is also a larger debate afoot about not just the ACA, but much else the government does. Contemporary rightwingers say the federal government has gone far beyond its constitutional limits in regulating, taxing and subsidizing economic activity. Libertarians such as Ron Paul argue the Founders wanted to create a “limited government”
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President Barack Obama is a magnet, drawing to himself most Democrats and all liberals. His Republican opposition is boiling down to one of two – Mitt Romney or Rick Santorum. As magnetic forces, Rick Santorum is showing a more attractive force field than Romney, drawing more conservatives with his latest wins in the South. Romney seems not to have the same juice with the right. Armchair strategists can translate the above by saying it behooves Democrats to root for a Romney win for GOP the presidential nomination. Polls show the President way ahead of both. Though Pennsylvania is a moderate state, a Santorum claim of favorite-son status could have a bearing in the general if Santorum carried the GOP flag ... and ours is a key swing state. In a Santorum-Obama contest, we would be back to a scenario seen in some of the past presidential elections: The winner will be the one who figures out how to attract the renowned “4%” of the voting public who won’t make up their minds until they enter the polling booth.
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Celebrating St. Patrick ST. PATRICK’S Observance Association held jam-packed fundraiser to keep parade in Philly. Association President Cathy McGee Burns thanks Judge Joseph Waters. HAPPIEST parade-goer of them all was is Waters is one of paCharley Bernard,who finds himself flanked rade’s leading supby Mary Francis Fogg and Marita Craw- porters. Photo: Joe Stivala Photo: Joe Stivala ford.
Marking End Of Black History Month
ST.PATRICK’S DAY Parade Marshal John J. Dougherty, Jr. , thanks CBS’s Channels 3 and 57 for their planned coverage of St. Patrick Day March last Sunday, starting at noon. In photo are Parade Director Mike Bradley, Association President Cathy McGee Burns, Ambassador John Collins, and Board members Mike Driscoll and Mary Frances Photo: Joe O’Stivala Fogg.
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C E L E BRANTS in newly-built Union Office & Banquet Hall gather to keep St. Patrick’s Parade in our city for another 200 years! Seated are Bernice Hill and Mr. & Mrs. Shawn Dillon, and in top row, Cathy McGee Burns, Observance president; Mary Frances Fogg, event organizer; and Kathy Wersinger, representing CouncilPhoto: woman Marian O’Tasco.
CONCLUDING African American History Month with star-studded event at Penna. Academy of Fine Arts featuring were two award-winning African American actresses -- singer Sheryl Lee Ralph and director Regina Taylor. Pictured from left Monica Wrenn, Sharon Simpson, Mellanie Lassiter, Emmett Vaughn, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Romulo Diaz, Jr., Art Fennell, Sabrina Brooks, Regina Taylor, Ronald Bradley and Craig Adams. Photo: Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography
FROM ALL walks of life they came, including Jonathan Rowan from State Sen. Larry Farnese staff and attorney Dawn Tancredi.
3 OLD HANDS at city politicos enjoy a chuckle together: from left, erstwhile Controller Jonathan Saidel, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and congressional aide Ducky Birts.
FLANKING Hon. Ron Donatucci were daughter Latrice and mother Pat Bryant, RON DONATUCCI fans inamong the over 200 who crowded Public cluded Eric Smith and CynServant gala at Waterfall Room. thia Giacobetti.
REPUBLICAN intellectual leaders Adam Lang, left, and Nathan Shrader enjoyed city’s best political DA Seth Williams congrathobnobbing evening of the ulates Ron Donatucci. Photo: Bonnie Squires year.
STATER REP. Maria Donatucci and her son Tom were among family and friends who turned out to honor Register of Wills Ron Donatucci on his being named this year’s Public Servant of Year by readers of Public Record.
PUBLIC SERVANT of Year gala, which also marked Phila. Public Record’s 13th anniversary, is only completely bipartisan political affair in city. Sharing this photo are progressive Democrat Hal Rosenthal, Republican Councilman David Oh and Republican activist John KatPhoto: Bonnie Squires rina.
HONORABLE Ron Donatucci donated Public Record check given to him by Advertising Director John David, left, as part of his Public Servant of Year award to Wills Eye Hospital, which he serves as Board member. Receiving check was Hospital CEO Joseph Bilson as Stephanie Donatucci Photo: Kate Clarke looks on.
ADDING their congratulations to Ron Donatucci as this year’s Public Servant of Year were, from left, Councilman David Oh, Kaz Nabavi, Peter Lyde, Judge Jackie Frazier-Lyde and Judge Karen ShreevesJohns.
JOINING Councilwoman Marian Tasco and consultant Melonease Shaw is Wayne Johns at Public Record’s gala annual celebration. Photo: Bonnie Squires
DEMOCRAT State Chairman Jim Burn joins Congressman Bob Brady and aide Ducky Birts at Public Record gala honoring Hon. Ron Donatucci.
LONG-TIME personal friends of honoree Ron Donatucci included Emilio Matticoli, EdD, of Foundations for a Brighter Future, and Roy Pescatore, of Catch Inc. Photo: Bonnie Squires
COMPARING notes were Ducky Birts, Judge John Braxton and Congressman Bob Brady as they shared in honoring Ron Donatucci as Phila. Public Record’s Servant of Year gala. Photo: Bonnie Squires
EL AMOR Mapenzi Brawne Ali brought out her 38th Ward committee people, including Connie Little who is not in this picture, to help honor Ron Donatucci as Public Servant of Year. Photo: Bonnie Squires
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LONG-TIME friends from judiciary join up with DA Seth Williams and Guest of Honor Ron Donatucci, center, at Public Record gala. From left are Ray Pescatore, Judge Joe O’Neill, and Judges Matthew Carrafiello and Domenic Cermele.
CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady arrived from Washington in time to present “American BONNIE Squires wanted this flag” flown over Capitol to photo with Congressman Bob Public Servant of Year Ron Brady for her own private album. Photo: Bonnie Squires Donatucci. Photo: Bonnie Squires
SHARING MOMENT with Ron Donatucci are Kathy Huggins, Melonease Shaw and Councilwoman Marian Tasco.
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FORMER Controller and never-ending raconteur Jonathan Saidel introduces Public record publisher Jim Tayoun, who will give coveted “Public Servant Of The Year” award to veteran Register of Wills Ron Donatucci.
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GOV. TOM CORBETT has stated he will sign Voter ID legislation into law. Republicans believe the law is necessary to counter voter fraud, which, in our opinion, disenfranchises legitimate voters. Many members of the Democratic Party, including Congressman and Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party BOB BRADY, are opposed to the law. The Democrats claim the law will prevent the poor, elderly and minorities who are more inclined to lack photo identification from voting. While the herd was not surprised the Democratic Party does not want Voter ID, we were stunned that the supposedly nonpartisan Philadelphia Bar Association sent an email to all members requesting they vehemently protest the law. The Bar Association even supplied a sample letter for its members to send to their respective State Reps. Attorney and Republican COMMITTEEWOMAN LINDA KERNS also sent a letter of protest, not to her State Rep but to the Bar Association. Her letter was expanded into an opinion printed in last Sunday’s Inquirer. Kerns stated that “At the very least, the nation’s oldest organization of lawyers should recognize that its membership in not an echo chamber of liberal Democratic hyperbole.” Kerns pointed out that according to the Pennsylvania Dept. of State, 99% of Pennsylvanians have Photo IDs. Furthermore, the law directs PennDOT to provide free identification cards for those who have none. Furthermore, voters who arrive at polls without proper ID will be allowed to cast a provisional ballot and will be granted a six-day grace period to obtain and submit an ID to election officials. Most government employee and student IDs will be ac(Cont. Page 13)
Hurry, hurry! Step right up! The circus that is the Republican nomination for President of the United States is coming to our fair Commonwealth. And if it’s anything like the Democratic contest was four years ago, it promises to be a real humdinger! The GOP’s Clown Car may not be as full as it was a few months ago (I especially miss Michelle Bachmann and Herman Cain), but it’s still got Clowns Aplenty. And they’ll probably visit our Fair City at least once over the next few weeks ... unless the thought of being around this many union folks, poor people, and folks of color all at once scares ’em off. Like the Democrats four years ago, the GOP is having problems bringing its nominating contest to an end. While Mitt Romney is the person most mainstream Republicans (and, for that matter, most pollsters) believe has the best chance of competing against President Barack Obama in November, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, and local boy Rick Santorum are still hanging around. While it’s unclear what vote Paul is attracting, Gingrich and Santorum are getting the stalwarts of the Republican Party, the white evangelical Christians, to the polls. Because Super Tuesday wasn’t so Super and because Santorum was able to pander to the fears of white Southerners (Most of these folks think President Obama is a Secret Muslim, so there you go), Pennsylvania, which was already pretty important because it’s a swing state, has become even more so. So you’re gonna see everything from attack ads to George Stephanopoulos over the next few weeks. Advertising execs are going to be able to afford lots of sushi at Bud(Cont. Page 13)
Yo! Here we go again with this little bit of history. It is about A Way of Life Ending for the Shipyard’s Workers and Neighbors. It is about Sautter’s Café, a 90-seat sit-down restaurant serving diner-style breakfast and lunch. They also offer convenience retail. It was located just outside the main gates of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard at the southern end of South Broad Street. Sautter’s was a stop for the Route C bus of the Philadelphia Transportation Co. – PTC – now SEPTA. Denise Sautter’s place was always busy. Sometimes, the Main Gate Luncheonette got so crowded that people waited in line at the front door. The prices were right, the food was good and the company of the shipyard workers was great What follows is an excerpt from a newspaper article written by Edward Colimore for the Inquirer on that fateful day – Sep. 11, 1995. “It was like a Cheers,” said Sautter, 40, as she stood near a few empty stools at the lunch counter. “Everybody knew each other. Now, some days are good, some days ... well, I hope they’ll come back to visit.” With the closing of the neighboring Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on Friday, Sautter doesn’t know what the future holds. And neither do people in the Philadelphia communities where generations of workers came to view jobs at the shipyard as a kind of legacy. Thousands of employees have been placed in new federal and private jobs in and outside of the region. Hundreds have retired or secured the few remaining positions at the base. And many others – about 2,000 – will lose their jobs on Friday – with nowhere else to go. “This (yard shutdown) touches more people than you can imagine,” said Pat D’Amico, 39, head of the shipyard’s Career Transition Center and a former administrative officer in the production department at the facility. ‘”Everybody you know has somebody affected. “I think this is a loss of people’s heritage and craftsmanship. Philadelphia was a blue-collar town because of the shipyard. Nobody did it like us, and now we’ve lost this amazing institution.” The closing means tightening budgets for some families – canceling credit cards, getting rid of second cars, taking children out of parochial schools, sometimes putting houses up for sale in a market that’s already glutted. It means less business for city merchants and fewer patrons at restaurants and bars where the shipyard workers often gathered after work to celebrate promotions, weddings and re(Cont. Page 13)
NOT A TAX HIKE?? We have been reassured by Mayor Nutter that AVI (Actual Value Initiative) is NOT a tax hike. Well then, what is it? YOUR PROPERTY is being valued now. If the market value is increased, then YOU WILL PAY MORE Real Estate Taxes. AVI values properties at 100% of Market Value. CITY COUNCIL would have to adjust the tax rate DOWNWARD to avoid huge tax increases that could depopulate a city that is slowly gaining population. Areas such as South Philly, Center City, Northwest, Northeast WILL get an increase. COUNCILMAN BILL GREEN’s call for AVI to come in “REVENUE NEUTRAL” is a noble thought and would require Council and Mayor to agree via an Ordinance not to increase your tax by a freeze of a year or so – then implement slight increases each year.... The FINANCE DIRECTOR mentioned the tax freeze for seniors and disabled. But did he say that it’s for folks earning $15k or less? That is TOO PUNY in these HARD TIMES, ROB. City Council should legislate an increase of this Revenue Dept. Program to say $30,000 minimum! Sincerity is SUBJECT TO PROOF! DID you read where they said that a Traffic Court Judge job is for life? Far from true. They said it was a desired job; not really. For years it paid a very low wage, until recently. Traffic Court for years has been a “people’s court.” Ordinary citizens could go there without an attorney. It is not unique in the Commonwealth. There are district justices in counties hearing cases which are quite similar. It would take more than a vote in the legislature to change to lawyer judges; a constitutional amendment and referendum is required. They say Judge Glaser is thinking of recommending (Cont. Page 17)
Highly respected Republican businessman JOHN EGAN was saluted by throngs of VIPs at La Famiglia Ristorante in Olde City. The occasion was his retirement after 35 years of the Board of City Trusts. Among the well wishers were City COUNCILWOMAN MARIAN TASCO, Parking Authority Executive Director VINCE FENERTY, STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR and RON DONATUCCI – Egan’s successor as Chairman of the Board of City Trusts. CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY made a special appearance and presented a congressional citation. Former STATE SEN. JOE ROCKS presented a citation from GOV. TOM CORBETT, then led the room in a rendition of “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.” Fenerty was heckled by Donatucci during his salute to Egan. Quick with a comeback, Fenerty joked, “I hope you put enough money in your parking meter.” MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER also attended, and impressed by staying for the cocktail party and the entire dinner. The Mayor gave a terrific speech saluting John Egan and at the same time questioning why he was the ninth of 10 speakers. Also in attendance was the nationally renowned DR. JULIA HALLER, chief ophthalmologist of Wills Eye Hospital, and JOE BILSON, executive director of Wills Eye Hospital. Wills Eye Hospital is overseen by the Board of City Trusts. Wills Eye continues to be recognized as the best eye hospital in the world and John Egan must be given a sizable amount of credit for that stature. Other dignitaries that attended included head of the Republican Party MICHAEL MEEHAN, attorney and Board member BERNIE SMALLEY, Counsel for the Board of City Trusts SAL DeBUNDA, businessman WALT D’ALESSIO, attorney CHRISTINE CAVALARI and lobbyists JOHN MALADY and JIM BLOOM. Other board members that were present included STEVE WOJDAK and LYNETTE BROWN-SOW. Executive Director JOE MARTZ was master of ceremonies and ran a very organized dinner – much the same way he has run political campaigns and administrations for Mayors and Governors. Joe appeared genuinely choked up about the loss of Egan. Members of the Irish community kicked off St. Patrick’s Week. Members of the St. Patrick Day’s Observance Association selected JOHN DOUGHERTY as their Grand Marshall for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. MICHAEL BRADLEY is the president of the organization, which continues to hold the premier cultural parade in Philadelphia. The Mayor (Cont. Page 13)
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Main Gate Luncheonette are mulling their future. “I’m just taking it day by day,” said Denise Sautter, as her eyes fell on a historic photo. “I don’t know what’s going to happen next.”
City Hall Sam (Cont. From Page 12) presented a proclamation, as did six members of City Council. City CONTROLLER ALAN BUTKOVITZ and STATE REP. BILL KELLER watched the Irish dancing and joined in with the clapping as the kicks flew. Our condolences go to JUDGE JAMES MURRAY LYNN on the death Monday of his brother ROBERT EMMETT “BUZZY” LYNN, JR.
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(Cont. From Page 12) tirements. And it means fewer members for community associations, even Mummers groups. “I live in South Philadelphia, and it’s affecting everything,” said Charles McCulley, 45, who worked as a machinist at the yard for 15 years and is now a career counselor at the transition center. “You see friends and neighbors out of work, and you know they won’t make the wage they were making before. “I made $16 an hour (as a machinist) and you see job listings for a machine-shop supervisor making $9 an hour.” For now, the shipyard employees are looking for work where they can find it. And businesses such as Sautter’s
(Cont. From Page 12) dakan thanks to Romney and the Gang. But why is this happening? Back when the adults ran the GOP, the nomination process was locked down by January. But the adults haven’t run the GOP for the past two years. All you need to see for proof of this is the Tea Party-controlled House of Representatives. Notice I didn’t call it the “GOP-controlled House.” You make a deal with the Devil, he calls the tune. So you might want to call this The Revenge of Michael
Steele. Steele, the former head of the Republican National Committee, arranged the primaries and delegate allocations in a way that could possibly lead to the current mess. In fact, Steele has said publicly his hope was the Tampa convention would be a brokered one. If Paul, Gingrich and Santorum are true to their word, he’s gonna get his wish. There’s also gonna be a lot of ticked-off political-science interns who are going to be disappointed because they weren’t able to do opposition research for the STRUCTURES are up and work continues on new HQ of Obama Campaign. This process Democrat City Committee in the 200 block of Spring Garden Street. has already done it for them.
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(Cont. From Page 12) cepted. Infirm or elderly people can use expired government IDs supported by certain supplemental information. Similar laws in Georgia and Indiana were challenged in court, but prevailed. The US Supreme Court upheld the Indiana law. The Obama Administration’s Justice Dept. has challenged a law similar to Indiana’s that recently passed in Texas. This elephant doubts the Justice Dept. will be able to block the Pennsylvania law, however. The Justice Dept.’s standing to contest the Texas law is based on the fact Texas is one of the states covered by the Voting Rights Act — Pennsylvania is not. In this elephant’s opinion, the real challenge in Philadelphia will not be putting the law on the books, but rather the enforcing it. The citizens of Philadelphia took a big step in the right direction by electing Stephanie Singer and Al Schmidt as City Commissioners. This elephant believes
they will take voter-irregularity complaints seriously. However, failure by poll workers to verify identification either through incompetence or participation in the fraud will only perpetuate the problem. Thus, it becomes all the more important for the Republican Party in particular to recruit poll workers and watchers for areas where there has been no minority-party presence for decades. Last Thursday, DAVID KRALLE had a fundraiser at Paddy Whacks in the Northeast. The event was well attended. New City COUNCILMEN DAVID OH and DENNY O’BRIEN as well as City COMMISSIONER AL SCHMIDT spoke to the crowd and lauded Kralle. Kralle plans to run for Former State Rep Denny O’Brien’s Dist. 169 seat. He is running in both the primary, to be the candidate in November, and in the special election, to fill the seat for the remainder of 2012. The seat is now vacant, since O’Brien took office as a City Councilman in January.
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students of opportunities to succeed, we cannot say that they failed; rather, we have failed them,” Stack said. “We must put an end to the turmoil that has turned the School District of Philadelphia into a mess that keeps getting worse every year.” Danza, who taught sophomore English at Northeast HS for the A&E reality show “Teach”, was in Philadelphia to participate in a talent show fundraiser for the high school. “I’m here to tell the kids we do care and we need to help mitigate the cuts that have been made,” Danza said. “The kids have to take responsibility but we need to send the right message to them.” Gov. Tom Corbett’s 201213 state-budget proposal would create a new line item, the Student Achievement Education Block Grant, which consolidates basic education, the Accountability Block Grant program, transportation and school-district Social Security allocations. “We can’t cut our way to an educated workforce or citizenry – yet this budget would require us to cut and with it dash the hopes of tens of thousands of children and their parents,” said Shelly D. Yanoff, executive director of Public Citizens for Children & Youth. The School District of Philadelphia would see a $21 million cut if the Governor’s budget is enacted. “This Governor,” said Stack, “has simply shifted funds around to make it seem like schools received a funding boost, but in reality, our schools are facing more deep funding cuts this year. The result will be larger classrooms, fewer programs, fewer services and more layoffs.” The School District is al-
SEPTA’S GEN. MGR. Joseph M. Casey and Police Chief Richard Evans proudly display “Gold Standard” award for their strong security program. National award was presented by Transportation Security Administration’s Administrator John S. Pistole. SEPTA is one of 17 transit agencies nationwide to pass rigorous Baseline Assessment for Security Enhancement. ready in financial distress. It currently faces a $71 million shortfall that it must resolve by Jun. 30. District officials have filled nearly half of that gap, but still must cut an additional $39 million. Last December, the district laid off 141 employees, including dozens of school nurses. Tracie White, a nurse who was laid off, said the cuts have put students at risk. White said school nurses are the only access to health care for thousands of school children. In addition to administering medication and caring for students who get sick, school nurses, in partnership with the Philadelphia Dept. of Health and other local agencies, also give health screenings and immunizations and find affordable health coverage for children.
STATE SEN. Mike Stack, left, joins Northeast HS teacher-actor Tony Danza to discuss plight of city’s schools.
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by Rory McGlasson It might have taken 27 years, but Philadelphia’s first public-access television station has a permanent home. And Its first live breaking news report: Snow was falling outside its studio as it officially opened at 699 Ranstead Street. PhillyCAM, The new state-of-the-art studio is located a stone’s throw from the Liberty Bell. Mayor Michael Nutter and City Council colleagues David Oh and Mark Squilla were among dignitaries attending the opening. They joined some of the activists who had fought for 27 years to get a permanent home for public-access television in Philadelphia. Among them was Trudy Haynes, who made history in the Delaware Valley in August of 1965 as the media
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Mark Your Calendar (Cont. From Page 9) Mar. 23- 82nd Airborne’s All American Dinner and awards ceremony at Iron Workers 401 Union Ha., 11600 Norcom Rd., 6 p.m. Gov. Ed Rendell speaker. Tickets $35, includes dinner, dessert open bar, entertainment. Make checks payable to 82nd Airborne/HM Chapter and mail to 1818 Market St., 13th fl., Phila. PA 19103.
Mar. 23- Bernice Hill hosts Democrat 63rd Ward Spring Fling at American Legion Post 810, 9151 Old Newton Rd., 711 p.m. DJ, dancing, drinks, refreshments, raffle. RSVP (215) 698-9421. Mar. 25- Annual Men’s Day Breakfast in Fellowship Hall, Zion Baptist Church, 3600 N. Broad St., 8 a.m. Speaker Michael A. Rashid, President and CEO AmeriHealth Mercy. Donation $8. Mar. 25- Fishtown Neighbors Association announce 2012 Chili Cook-Off at Skybox at
2424 Studios, 2424 E. York St., 1-4 p.m. Mar. 27-29 AFL-CIO State Convention hosted by Phila. Council AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding at Sheraton Downtown Hotel, 17th & Race Sts. Mar. 28: COPE Dinner. Mar. 29- State Rep. Rosita Youngblood hosts fundraiser at Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring Garden Sts., 7-9:30 p.m. Dinner, open bar, dancing. Tickets $75. For info (215) 745-4306. Mar. 30- Retirement Party for Jimmy Lewis, School District,
at Phila. Ballrm., 2041 Hornig Rd., 7 p.m. Open bar, Dinner, Music. $45. Make checks payable to J. Lewis Retirement. For info Bob DeVincent (215) 651-8009 or Fran Kelly (215) 964-4775. Mar. 31- 38th Ward Family Style Cookin’ Party at 3521 Bowman St., 1-5 p.m. $20. Apr. 2- 22nd Ward GOP hosts Reception for Calvin R. Tucker, candidate for National Delegate at The Irish Center (Also Known as Commodore John Barry Club), 6815 Emlen St., corner of Emlen St. &
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(Cont. From Page 9) strong enough to hold a large continental country together without creating a monarchy or aristocracy. To that time, there were no examples of large republican (that is nonmonarchical) governments. The accepted wisdom — which goes back to ancient Rome — was that republics were only possible in small countries. The Founders tried to devise a republican form of government for the country as whole that was neither too weak to be effective nor too strong to diminish the independent authority of the states. The Founders were not concerned about limiting the role of either federal or state governments in the sphere of economic affairs. They lived under state governments that taxed, regulated and subsidized economic activity as much or more than governments do today. (For example, in 1789 there were no general incorporation laws. Corporations were created by state law that regulated them and often granted them a monopoly.) We know they were supportive of the federal government’s taking action in regulating economic affairs that affected the whole country, because they met in Philadelphia to address the inability of the Congress to deal with problems of tariffs, Western land, and Revolutionary War debt. To the extent that the deliberations in Philadelphia were focused at all on economic issues, it was to insure that the federal government would not be too supportive of Northern
manufacturing or Southern agriculture. Debates in the Washington Administration about the policies of Hamilton were not discussed in terms of the rights of property but, again, in terms of sectional economies. So contemporary libertarians who look to the Founders for support are simply inventing a history that justifies their present-day concerns. There is no way to know what the Founders would
think of the ACA, because they never considered issues much like it. This is what we do know, however: They wouldn’t have been shocked by the idea of mandating health insurance, since the first Congress implemented a similar policy for seamen. They would have not been shocked at the level of regulation in the ACA, because they lived in economies that were as highly regulated.
They would not have talked about the ACA’s interfering with our economic rights, because the notion of economic rights had not been invented at the time. They would have asked whether health insurance is an economic issue that transcends the ability of states to address effectively. (Marc Stier teaches political thought at Temple University. He is a founder of Neighborhood Networks.)
Carpenter La., 6-8:30 p.m. $50 to $150. For info (215) 694-9278. Apr. 3- Jefferson-Jackson Day Celebration at Sheet Metal Workers Hall, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd. $150. For info (215) 241-7804. Apr. 4- Democrat Ward 39B hosts Spring Fundraiser at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 1526 Packer Ave., 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets $50. For info Matt Myers (215) 467-4643. Apr. 5- State Sen. Larry Farnese hosts Senior Expo at S. Phila. HS, Broad & Snyder Ave., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Seating limited. RSVP (215) 952-3121. Apr. 12- GLBMA Rooftop Business Breakfast. Speakers Mayor Michael Nutter, Michael Kelly and Emilio
Cooper at Warnock Village, 2862 Germantown Ave., 8-10 a.m. RSVP, seating limited (267) 385-1939. Apr. 13- SW Phila. Dist. hosts Candidates Forum at Kingsessing Rec Ctr., 50th & Kingsessing, 6-9 p.m. For info Louis Wilson (215) 275-8296. Apr. 13- Dan Grace honored as Outstanding Irish American Labor Leader by AOH 40 in “Day of the Rope” Dinner at Bridgeman’s Ha., 11600 Norcom Rd., 7-11 p.m. Apr. 21- Ducky Birts Foundation’s Medallion Scholarship Banquet at1st Dist. Plaza, 3801 Market St., 6 p.m. Sponsored by Brown’s ShopRites. For info (215) 242-1220 or email DuckyBirts@yahoo.com. Tickets $75. Two for $125.
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Footnote: The Philadelphia Oboe Sound System via Mr. Annenberg helped transform the school district of Philadelphia by making ‘voter education’ a part of the high school curriculum as follows: “Philadelphia Student Voices, a chapter of the National Student Voices Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, has grown in recent years. In 1999, under the direction of Dr. Phyllis Kaniss, the political-responsibility program was expanded to 33 of Philadelphia’s public high schools. This year, the school district added Student Voices to its required curriculum—expanding the program to all 51 city high schools.” -- Anthony Scafide, Intern, South Phila Review, Sept 30, 2004
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Understanding Bankrupcy (Cont. From Page 14) the prospects are for the future. Is the business on a downward slide; has it just hit rock bottom; or is it improving, but not fast enough to keep up with the demands of creditors? There are some parameters that may make the choice easier. For example, if you have a corporation, and there is very little crossover between the corporate debt and your personal debt, Chapter 11 may be your only option. On the other hand, if your business is unincorporated, or you’ve run it out of your back pocket, without a lot of separation between personal and business assets and liabilities, Chapter 13 may seem a better fit. But there are always circumstances that can turn a typical case on its head. The only way to make an informed decision is to consult an experienced bankruptcy lawyer, and go through the process of examining both the legal issues, as well as the practical issues. Legal issues include things like debt limits, and how business debt is collateralized. Practical issues include whether you need financing to continue to operate, and whether the value of your business is worth preserving given the cost of bankruptcy. Next Week’s Question: After bankruptcy filing, beware of phony debt-collectors who threaten arrest.
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BUDGET FEE John B. Stetson MS $112,156.00 $200.00 Mechanical Plant Replacement 3200 B Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134 *A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location, on March 13, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. NOTE: All bidders questions must be submitted via email to charnitchek@philasd.org no later than March 23, 2012. 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. B-032 C of 2010/11 Electrical
LANE Jazz Festival IS HORRIBLE! The popular event was cut out of the Governor’s Budget. The Committee of 70’s saying the cut was a blow to Rep. EVANS’ reputation sounds like BLARNEY. It is just Gov. “Corporate” in action... HATS OFF to MARK ZANDI for writing how the President’s bailout of the auto industry helped our economy on the road to recovery. Can you imagine how it would have been if the companies had failed?? And thousands of supplier jobs as well would have been lost. SENIOR GROUPS have joined the Obama Administration in defense of provisions of OBAMACARE which have been challenged in court by the National Federation of Independent Business. Six national AGING GROUPS filed a Friend of the Court Brief.
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newsletter. Bravo, Joe! Local 401’s hall will be the site of “The Day of the Rope” Dinner honoring Teamsters Local 8390 chief DAN GRACE!.. MAKE NO MISTAKE, Voter ID legislation is a GOP vehicle to hinder Democrat voting. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Councilman DAVID OH, a good man who is always at events honoring our military personnel. Also Birthday wishes to JOHN McNESBY, leader of FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE LODGE 5, and, not least, RORY McGLASSON, editor of the South Philadelphia Public Record, on his birthday! $20 MILLION to renovate LOVE PARK. In these HARD TIMES. Councilman Bill Green was right to say the neighborhoods could use that money for improvements. No matter what reason the City gives for it – IT SHOULD NOT BE FUNDED. The loss of the West OAK
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(Cont. From Page 12) just that (?). His work is supposed to be secret?? Are their leaks in his office? The recently retired judge sending XXX E-MAILS was not a political party choice. AND there is NOTHING DIRTY about political-party participation in judicial campaigns or job recommendations. Anyone not smoking green cigarettes knows this. Don’t believe all you read – check it out. BEFORE Judge ERDOS became a jurist, he ran the Nuisance Property Unit in the DA’s Office. He ran a great program there. Now, I hear all the time of people receiving letters from that unit that their home can be taken away EVEN BEFORE their alleged crimes are adjudicated. Now, that office CAN attempt to take your home before a trial – but it is just not right. The Founding
Fathers must be turning over in their graves. If you are convicted, then they should proceed – not before. In hard times where most agencies attempt to help ordinary people hold on to their homes, this unit seems to move against the tide (?). SAW AN ARTICLE on Oil Speculators which made them sound like Joan of Arc. It said they help control the price of gas for you and me. Hmmm.... JOHN DOUGHERTY, LOCAL 98 IBEW business manager, rightly protested t-shirts, hats and mugs, etc. which appear around St. Patrick’s Day and degrade Irish Americans. Dougherty’s selection as Parade Marshall for the Saint Patrick’s Parade brought on a wave of citywide celebrations such as the city has not seen. JOE DOUGHERTY, President of Philly Unions.com and Local 40, has introduced PhillyLabor.com, which is an interactive pro-union blog and
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