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DC33 Leader Herman “Pete” Matthews introduced City Controller Alan Butkovitz, who told city workers Mayor Michael Nutter is going against law by not honoring union contracts. AFL-CIO unions joined DC 33 and DC 47 in mass rally outside Westin Hotel where Mayor was meeting with other mayors from around country. See Page 2. www.Phillyrecord.com

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Mayor Nutter’s Policies Have Forged New Unionism Two “informational” rallies were held last week during the Conference of Mayors held at the Westin Hotel. They were designed to bring to light the unfair dealings Conference host President Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has had through his two terms in office.

As a result, other mayors saw signs seen in the cover picture of this issue of Mayor Nutter dressed like Bozo the Clown.

While many believe the action was meant to embarrass the Mayor, city-union leaders Pete Matthews and Cathy Scott, along with Electricians’ Union leader John Dougherty, were very clear when they explained the real message they are sending is rooted in the Good Word: “Treat others as you would have them to treat you.” In union terminology, this reads, “Negotiate, don’t dictate.”

Nutter has failed to negotiate through his two terms, managing to alienate many constituencies since into a standoff between all unions, in both public and private sectors, and himself.

Nutter has shown he turns a deaf ear when it comes to labor unions. That action has accomplished what labor itself could not do for years – unify public and private sector unions for a common purpose against a common enemy.

Cementing this unification was Nutter’s appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a ruling allowing him to impose a contract on District Council 33. Organized labor sees this as a clumsy and unnecessary action. It touches the proverbial third rail for most unions because it strikes at the core of collective bargaining.

As a result, DC 33 President Matthews has taken to calling Nutter the “Scott Walker of the East”, after the public-sector union-busting Governor of Wisconsin.

What led Mayor to take this path is known only to himself.

It has marred his entire Administration, however. Here is the history.

It began in January 2008, when Michael Nutter was sworn into office with high ex-

pectations. The general public and city leaders lined up around City Hall, some waiting for hours for an opportunity to say hello and shake the new Mayor’s hand. Important to note here, as well, is the new Mayor started off with about six friends and supporters in Council.

In June 2008 the new Mayor asks for and receives a one-year contract from the municipal unions so he would have time to understand the fiscal situation of the City.

September 2008: Nutter threatens to lay off 200 or more members of District Council 33. Coming to their rescue is Matthews, who negotiates a workforce shift that avoids any layoffs by assigning workers to other funded positions in city government. This preserves jobs while still saved the City $35 million.

By November 2008, the road to negotiation is becoming harder to navigate as the nation headed for a fiscal collapse.

Mayor Nutter announces recreation-center and library closures, for which he is immediately taken to court.

December 2008: Judge Idee Fox overrules the advice Nutter received from City Solicitor Shelly Smith and hands him his first court defeat. Recreation centers and libraries are not closed.

As 2009 comes in, the fiscal situation has not changed and Nutter asks publicly for elected officials to return their city cars. This infuriates many Council Members and causes Nutter to lose some voting support on Council.

Next, in March 2009, Nutter proposes a 19% propertytax hike. This effort is firmly rejected and upsets many Council Members; rumor has it a voting majority was willing to accept 7% but Nutter would not compromise.

August 2009: Nutter announces Plan “C” and says he will now be forced to lay off hundreds of police and firefighters.

September 2009: PICA, Council Members and the Controller shoot holes in the premise of Plan “C”.

September 2009: While the City is facing its financial crisis, relief is proposed by City Controller Alan Butkovitz in the form of pension changes which would free up enough monies to avoid implementing Plan “C” and stabilize the City.

These changes would require legislative approval by the State House and Senate.

September 2009: Matthews dispatches his team to Harrisburg to work with DC 47 President Cathy Scott, FOP President John McNesby, Fire Fighters Local 22 President Bill Gault, other statewide public-sector unions and the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO on getting HB 1828 passed. The day before the bill is signed, Nutter, after being briefed it would pass, sends out layoff notices to library workers and almost causes a collapse of the agreements.

Tied to the pension-deferral bill is legislation allowing the City to raise the sales tax by 1%, creating a new source of revenue for the City to use to balance the budget. This proposal also passes the state legislature, but only with the support of city-workers’ unions and their statewide allies.

September 2009: Despite the interference by Nutter, HB 1828 and the sales-tax enabling legislation are passed and Plan “C” and the layoffs are averted.

May 2010: Nutter asks for a sugary-drink tax. After much wrangling, he gets enough votes to pass the bill. After agreeing to a deal to pass the legislation, he changes his mind and reneges on the deal. The tax is defeated.

Also in 2010: Nutter appeals firefighters contract for the first time. Says it is too costly, but he had already approved the FOP award that many saw as very similar.

2011: Arbitration panel upholds the firefighters award.

2011: Nutter vetoes sickleave bill upsetting long-time ally Councilman Bill Greenlee.

May 2011: Nutter runs for reelection after losing much of his prior support and defeats Milton Street, who still receives 25% of the vote, without

much of a campaign and little money.

2011: Nutter appeals firefighters’ contract for the second time April 2012: Nutter releases Actual Value Initiative and asks for Council passage without releasing data. Council approves AVI, but holds off for one year for implementation.

2012: Judge Idee Fox once again upholds firefighters award 2012: Nutter appeals the firefighters award for the third time to a higher court.

February 2013: Nutter announces an impasse with nonuniformed union workers and he files for judicial relief in Common Pleas court, which declines to take his case.

February 2013: Nutter asks the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to allow him to impose a contract settlement on DC 33.

This move threatens to overturn the statewide Public Employee Bargaining Act (Act 195) passed in the early 1970s, and puts all public-sector unions in Pennsylvania in jeopardy.

February 2013: Nutter releases AVI information and causes a firestorm by not releasing the formula used to achieve the assessments.

March 2013: Controller Butkovitz fiercely attacks the process and exposes the impact of the AVI, which will mostly affect low-income and minority individuals.

March 2013: Nutter again vetoes the sick-leave bill sponsored by Greenlee.

March 2013: Nutter initiates the sale of the city-owned utility, the Philadelphia Gas Works.

Now he saddles PGW with paying for preliminaries necessary to set up the sale. This goes against the wishes of Councilwoman Marian Tasco, the chair of the Gas Commission.

April 2013: During budget hearings, Nutter is criticized by many Council Members for his failure to settle contracts with city-worker unions and for his constant, costly appeals of the firefighters arbitration award.

April 2013: Councilwoman Tasco, while questioning Nutter’s Chief of Staff Everett Gillison in a budget hearing,

discovers Sturgis Playground shenanigans the Nutter Administration used to try to force her compliance on the PGW sale issue. They were accused by her of holding up the playground’s needed refurbishing until she became more compliant.

It is clear by now Nutter’s lack of political skill has caused a steady and serious erosion of his ability to get things done in the City. His accomplishments are more and more being seen by many as merely photo ops and staged events meant to burnish his image outside Philadelphia.

His failure to settle city-workers contracts, along with his continued appeals of the firefighters arbitration, have turned publicsector unions against him. His willingness to push tax breaks and his courtship of non-union and anti-union developers has drawn the ire of the building trades unions.

Private-sector unions are in unanimous agreement Nutter’s move sets a dangerous precedent for collective-bargaining rights in general. They have been actively working with AFSCME and the Fire Fighters Union to ramp up opposition to Nutter. IBEW chief John Dougherty has been leading the unity movement by hosting regular meetings of leaders of public- and private-sector unions, from Pat Eiding and Liz McElroy of the Philadelphia AFLCIO and Pat Gillespie of the Philadelphia Building Trades to service employees and transit workers.

The labor unity being forged in reaction to the Mayor’s hostile relations with city-worker unions is unprecedented.

The immediate result of this consolidation of power was recently evidenced in the primary-election win by Controller Butkovitz, as most unions were unified behind his candidacy. This is expected to continue in future political campaigns as the new unity among unions in this city will demand more support for their needs from those they will support.

This new unity may be the only positive political legacy of Mayor Michael Nutter.

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TRAINED SKILLS

CHANGING of guard as leader of Republican City Committee took place this week as State Rep. John Taylor accepted baton from Vito Canuso.

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by Joe Shaheeli Almost two years to the week on a dismally rainy day in early June, the City’s Republican Committee found itself at the beginning of a two-year civil war as the result of a decision to “weight” the vote of each ward leader as they gathered for their every four year reorganization.

A group of young leaders had managed to get ward leaders, of their choosing, elected in a number of wards, where Republicans were small in numbers. This raised the concern of the Republican City Committee and its loyal following of ward leaders in the Northeast where Republicans were much more numerous. A motion was passed giving a full vote to those Northeast leaders and percentage votes to those in minority wards. Also some of the new ward leaders were not recognized, setting off two years of bitter acrimony. The (Cont. page 13)

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Union Labor…Building it right for a better and stronger community And promoting renaissance of North Broad St. Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and vicinity is comprised of four unions:

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Candidate For Judge Of The Court Of Common Pleas Sincerely Appreciates All Of The Support That Has Been Given To Her Campaign So Far.

Local 332, Samuel Staten, Jr., Vincent Primavera, Jr. Business Manager/Co-Chairman L.E.C.E.T. Co-Chairman Local 135, Daniel L. Woodall, Jr., Damian Lavelle Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 413, James Harper, Jr., Fred Chiarlanza Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Local 57, Walt Higgins Harry Hopkins Business Manager L.E.C.E.T. Management Trustee Laborers District Council, Ryan N. Boyer, Business Manager.

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by Joe Shaheeli Will a son of this city take over the 13th Congressional Dist. soon to be vacated by Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Phila.), who has set her eyes on the Governor’s office?

This city’s Democratic leader Congressman Bob Brady (D-Phila.) thinks so, as do a host of unions and party leaders.

Over 250 of them packed the new FOP Hall for the official kickoff of State Rep. Brendan Boyle’s (D-Northeast) congressional campaign.

He’s the out-front candidate for that seat and it looks from here, there will not be any other serious primary candidate from Philadelphia.

Also a fundraiser, the event drew included elected officials and party leaders from Philadelphia and Montgomery Cos. as well as labor leaders.

“I am honored by such a strong turnout for our event,” said Boyle. “The response has been truly overwhelming.”

Boyle has a lock on strong labor support. Early on he so-

Brendan Formally Enters 13th Dist. Race

licited, and has gotten, endorsements from Bricklayers Local 1, Communications Workers Local 13000, Insulators Local 14, IBEW Local 98, Ironworkers Local 401, Plumbers Local 690, Operating Engineers Local 592, Sheet Metal Local 19, Sprinklerfitters Local 692, Steamfitters Local 420, the Pennsylvania Teamsters, the Fraternal Order of Police and the Transport Workers Union.

“I am running for Congress because the working families of Philadelphia and Montgomery Cos. need someone in Washington who will fight for them. Over the next 12 months, we will run an intensive, grassroots campaign and leave no stone unturned to get our message out and reach the voters,” said Boyle.

Based on his past performances, he’ll do just that.

Coyle Baptized Too Early By Us

We normally don’t support candidates in any election. We have done so in rare cases for Mayor and Congressman.

But we have no hesitation in saying some candidates are an excellent fit for the job they are seeking. One such case is that of Anne Marie Coyle, who won her Republican Party endorsement for Common Pleas judge in the primary, and pulled out a Democratic Party endorsewww.phillyrecord.com • 215-755-2000

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58TH WARD Meeting had happy surprise for Ward Leader and State Sen. Michael Stack, when committeepersons unveiled “Stack for Governor” banner. Stack, center, and visiting Ward Leader Mike McAleer whereas happily surprised. Look for official announcement day or two after State Budget is passed. Fireworks are coming.

Photo by Joe Stivala ment as enough voters chose sought confirmation before for Pennsylvania Superior not to support the endorsed the State Senate adjourns for Court out of 3,467,761 Democrats registered. ticket and pushed her button. the summer.

From A Low Of 6% If one took in the third parBeing the lady she has been To Pa. Overall 15% ties or independents, which through three tough camAcross the Common- number 880,000, not counted, paigns, our advertising department made up a “thank you” wealth, in a zigzag fashion last Tuesday was missing votadvertisement she requested. that ran from a pathetically ers in super numbers to set a low 9% in Philadelphia’s mu- new low-turnout record.

We got her into hot water.

That low turnout from We put the title of “Judge” nicipal primary to a still-lukebefore her name. That is a no- warm 20% elsewhere in the Philadelphia did in Judge Joe state, participation in last Waters, who lost his Superior no in judicial ethical circles.

So we apologize for the Tuesday’s municipal primar- Court nomination bid to Judge Jack McVay, even though error. But we do share the en- ies averaged 15%.

According to the Pennsyl- Waters had the party’s enthusiasm of our advertising director for Coyle. Technically, vania Dept. of State, 511,152 dorsement statewide. This she will be an automatic winner Democrats voted in the race (Cont. Page 5) for that position, since she occupies both Democrat and Republican ballots in November.

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UAW Endorses Daylin Leach

The United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America endorsed Daylin Leach for Congress in Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District.

State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery) is running for Congress for Pennsylvania’s 13th Congressional District, which covers parts of Northeast Philadelphia and Montgomery Co. Incumbent Schwartz has announced she State Rep.

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Young Democrats Convene In San Antonio

Young Democrats of America’s 2013 Biennial National Convention will be held in San Antonio, Tex., Aug. 811 with 1,000 Young Democrats expected to attend from all 50 states. It will be held at the Marriott River center in downtown San Antonio.

YDA national officer elections for the 2013-15 term will also be held on Sunday, Aug. 11.

State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) is wondering how nonprofit groups can spend big bucks in advertising without having to file any kind of report.

So he’s scheduling a hearing Jun. 5 to discuss how to rein in those groups, especially since Gov. Tom Corbett has taken many of those

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countability,” which is running advertisements critical of Corbett’s budget policies and criticized Republicans in four House races last fall.

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hits. He’s wondering where the enforcement is.

The Dept. of State, however, says the group in question appears to be following the law. Metcalfe’s concerns were spurred by an anonymously funded group filing for 501(c)4 status that calls itself “Pennsylvanians for Ac-

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The plate is inscribed with the phrase “Honoring Our Veterans” and features an image of the American flag and a bald eagle. The cost is $35, of which $15 goes to the Veterans Trust Fund. This fund is used to support and assist Pennsylvania veterans and their families.

To learn more about this plate or to set up an appointment with Veterans Services Coordinator Joe Buckley, please call my office at 215-695-1020.

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Michelle Brownlee Hosts Mothers

up a duel between metropolitan Pittsburgh and metropolitan Harrisburg. If the feisty Pittsburghers stay true to their aggressive local loyalism, that will bode well for the Democrats in this fall race.

A Pennsylvania Superior Court judge serves a 10-year term and, unlike a Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice or Commonwealth Court judge, rarely hears cases of importance to politicos.

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(Cont. From Page 4) showed how bad the Philadelphia turnout was and the damage it does when our favorite sons are challenged by anyone from the Allegheny-Westmoreland region in the Southwest.

Philadelphia has 50% more registered Democrats than Allegheny Co. McVay got over 91,000 votes from his home base (87%) to 51,000 votes for Waters in Philly (88%).

McVay benefited from a contested mayoral primary.

McVay will carry the Democratic banner against Cumberland Co.’s Republican Vic Stabile, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

“Vic Stabile’s extensive legal experience, coupled with his strong record of community involvement, makes him an exceptionally qualified candidate for the Superior Court.

Vic continues to crisscross our Commonwealth with unparalleled vigor and I look forward to working towards victory this November,” Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Rob Gleason said in congratulation.

Regionally, this could set

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Our Opinion...

Memorial Day For Crime Victims Look at our editorial cartoon closely and you see crisscross firing ... as the crime tolls continue to climb. With a hot summer in front of us, and little to show in the war against drugs, expect a near-record death toll by year’s end.

To make matters worse, the Police Commissioner has called for the Feds to come in and harass his own police for what seems to be an escalating use of deadly force by the police.

Statistics show the police shot 52 people in 2012, a rise of nearly 50% over the previous year.

We share the concern of FOP President John McNesby, who believes the Feds need to truly check into the contributing factors: “a police force outgunned, undermanned and underequipped.”

Ramsey was reported his own internal investigation could not be trusted to ease “tension in the communities where we’re most concerned.”

We feel he should be more concerned with tension rising from the growing numbers of hapless victims, all forever irreparably harmed.

Another opinion

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City’s True Peril – And A Bold Way Out

By Clarc King City Council and the Mayor must focus on the City’s actual crisis. It’s all about the money.

The exact state of the City’s finances and the reality of the national financial system must first be disclosed as the basis for any action. We need an audit of Philadelphia’s financial power, equity, spending, operations, assets, pensions, investments, returns on investments, federal investments in Philadelphia, transactions with vendors including banks and financier facilities, etc. The public needs to learn about the City’s loan origination, terms, documents, debtswap operations, etc.

States, cities, counties, towns are being plundered by private-sector financing of

government; these political entities now sell off the public assets and lay off teachers, fire and police professionals to make debt-service payments.

Like a Third World nation, many cities are subjected to IMF-like conditionalities.

I ask you to look at the State of Michigan’s Cities of Detroit, Benton Harbor and Flint, where managers, directed by the Governor, took over cities to direct austerity measures.

There are LIBOR interestrate investigations and investigations regarding the additional scandal of rigged debt-swap interest rates, that should give the City cause for litigation, with plenty of leverage in dealing with creditors.

The management of Philadelphia’s assets, proper-

ties, accounts and moneys, in banks that are termed “too big to fail” (TBTF), deserves everyone’s attention. Philadelphia must do everything it can to disentangle itself from TBTF bank management.

Unbeknownst to most people, within the particulars of the 2005 Bankruptcy Act, the Dodd-Frank Act, and the Letter of Agreement between the US FDIC and the Bank of England – when the next TBTF bank crisis hits, the bank’s “resolution process” directs the confiscation of a portion of the customers accounts. Holders of derivative claims are to receive suprapriority status in the “bail-in” operation. Their claims are to be paid first.

Everyone else has lost out if one considers the banks’ exposure to derivative investments.

Banks with tens of trillions of dollars in exposure to derivative investments cannot possibly, reasonably represent themselves as solvent institutions.

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May 30- State Rep. Curtis Thomas hosts Small Business Opportunity & Resource Ctr. At Temple Univ. Alter Ha., 1801 Liacouras Walk, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Free, but space is limited and registration is required. Registration deadline is May 24. To register, www.pahouse.com/Thomas and complete form. For more info Marilyn Kai Jewett (215) 5603261.

May 30- Jubilee School hosts Roundtable Discussion led by State Rep. Jim Roebuck at Rosenberger Ha., Univ. of the Sciences, 600 S. 43rd St., 9:30 a.m. Students 1st-6th grades ask Roebuck about political issues which interest them.

May 30- Action United hosts Community Meeting at Marian Anderson Recreation Ctr., 17th & Fitzwater, 6:30 p.m., to discuss AVI property assessments and rally support.

Call Jordan (570) 856-8283.

May 30- State Rep. Michelle Brownlee hosts Town Mtg. at Mt. Olivet Ctr., 642 N. 42st St., 6:30 p.m. For info 215684-3738.

May 31- State Reps. Michelle Brownlee and Stephen Kinsey will co-host House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on child-care funding at Tabor Children Services, 57 E. Armat St., 10 a.m.

Jun. 1- Friends of State Rep. Cherelle Parker host Beef & Beer at 7502 Forrest Ave., 46 p.m.

Jun. 4- Reelection Fundraiser for DA Seth Williams at The Residences, 2 Liberty Pl., 57th fl., 5:30-9 p.m. RSVP by May 31. For info (215) 300-6481.

Jun. 6- State Sen. Larry Farnese hosts Spring Fling at Waterworks Restaurant, 640 Water Works Dr., 5:30-7:30 p.m. RSVP Seth Skversky (215) 208-7050. Supporters $1,000, Friends $2,500.

Jun. 6- Evening Reception for State Sen. Mike Stack at La Veranda, 30 N. Columbus Blvd., 5:30-7 p.m. RSVP

(717) 213-4300.

Jun. 7- “Third Time Is The Charm” annual golf outing fundraiser for State Rep. John Taylor at Torresdale C.C. 3801 Grant Ave., registration 10:30 a.m., lunch 11:30 a.m. shotgun 2:30 p.m. For info (215) 545-2244.

Jun. 7- Judicial candidate Ella Butcher Holds Court at United Republican Club, 3156 Frank ford Ave., 5-8 p.m. All dona tions welcome, good food special guest bartenders 50/50, raffle prizes.

Jun. 8- Asian American Asso ciation of Business Owners & Professionals Golf Outing Bensalem C.C., 2000 Brown Ave., Bensalem, Pa. Tee time 1 p.m. Lunch and dinner in cluded. For all info as to spon sorship opportunities and golfing call Monish “Mike” Patel (267) 716-5932.

Jun. 9- 80th Birthday Party Brunch for Olney HS of Jan 1951, looking for classmates to join in celebration. For info (610) 783-6494 or emai Sjacquies933@Gmail.com.

PHILA.’S elite turned out for annual Hardy Williams Education Fund gala at Tendenza in Northern Liberties.

Among them were, from left, Robert Archie, Darrell Clarke and Nolan COUNCILMAN Kenyatta Johnson, who sits on Board of Hardy Williams Education Fund, chatted extensively with legAtkinson. endary power-broker Comcast Executive VP David Cohen.

STATE recognizes Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Month (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) thanks to resolution introduced by State Sens. Rob Teplitz, left, and Larry Farnese, 4th from left. With them are, from left, Tony Heyl, of ALS Association; Dave Ihdy, of Ephrata; Marriane Kilpatric, of Hummelstown; and Kilpatric’s daughter Danielle Mariano of Hershey. An estimated 30,000 Americans currently suffer from this devastating disease.

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(Cont. from Page 5) Schwartz has picked up support from EMILY’s List PAC, which supports pro-choice Democratic female candidates. She has also been endorsed early by United Steelworkers Local 10-1.

Emily’s List was smart to do some early polling which showed Schwartz to be a top contender. They figure an early endorsement will keep others out, though Kathy McGinty, the only other woman in the race, is still gearing up.

Another poll, by Quinnipiac, had Schwartz and Joe Sestak in a tie. Now, with him running against US Sen. Pat Toomey instead, she was an easy choice.

They also aren’t interested in males, which eliminated for consideration John Hanger, Tom Wolf and Rev. Max Myers.

Robert Simpson agreed with Corbett Administration lawyers the five aggrieved voters — including lead plaintiff Vivian Applewhite of Philadelphia — should no longer be allowed to challenge the law. They have since obtained acceptable IDs since filing their challenge of the law a year ago. He spared two other challengers.

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STATE SEN. Vincent Hughes, Iris Richardson and Mark Rounds of Gateway Health Plan attended Hughes’ Senior Expo at Salvation Army Kroc Center.

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Nutter Opens New Muti-Univ. Center

CALVIN R. Tucker, Chairman of Phila. Black Republican Council, and Dr. Ethel D. Allen Promise Academy Principal Stefan FeasterEberhardt, hold City Council Resolution honoring Dr. Allen’s life and time in public service.

Drexel Honors Dr. Stephen R. Cox DREXEL University celebrated achievements of Dr. Stephen R. Cox, at its Annual Provost Award Dinner. Dr. Cox is founder, coprincipal investigator and project director of National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.

During last 18 years, Alliance is responsible for graduating over 11,000 African American, Latino and Native American engineers and scientists with BS degrees, 3000 MS degrees and 350 PhDs from a nine-university consortium.

Pictured with Dr. Stephen Cox at award presentation, seated, are Veniece Keene, LSAMP chief of staff; Hon. Nadine Overton ,judge of Federal District Court; Verna Cox; Dr. Linda Powell, LSAMP Community College of Phila.; and Annette Murray. Standing, from left, are Tony Regusters, Hon. James DeLeon, judge of Municipal Court; Dr. Stephen Cox; Louis Rhodes, Jr.; and Hon. George Overton, judge of Court of Common Pleas.

PBRC members, relatives of late Dr. Ethel D. Allen. and Principal Stefan Feaster Eberhardt and students of charter school located at 32nd & Lehigh Streets, welcomed Council Resolution introduced by Councilman David Oh honoring Dr. Ethel D. Allen’s life and service.

Rep. Sabatina Hosted Putting Up Votes In Juniata

STATE REP. John Sabatina, Jr. joins a group WINNING judicial candidate Martin Coleman covered alof supporters at packed fundraiser in N.E most every event party leaders hosted, including this one sponsored by Ward Leader Donna Aument. With them is Photo by Rory McGlasson Phila.

Ward Leader Emilio Vasquez.

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I would like to thank the mighty 34th Ward (My Home Ward) and my ward leader Cong. Bob Brady, and the committee people for their huge turnout in support of my campaign for Judge of Traffic Court and, especially, to the committee people who watched me grow up from a “Boy to a Man”.

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MAYOR Michael Nutter joins students and university officials from Cheyney, E. Stroudsburg, Millersville and West Chester Universities to cut ribbon opening newly refurbished Phila. Multi-University Center, 701 Market Street. Center offers 10 degree programs.

Black GOP, Academy Honor Dr. Ethel Allen

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AMONG many legislators and senators in attendance at District Attorney R. Seth KEYNOTE Speaker for DA Williams Williams 2nd annual Prayer for Peace State All Faiths Prayer Breakfast was Bishop Keith W. Reed, Senior Pastor of DA Seth Williams thanks his volunteer staff who insured success of 2nd annual Breakfast was Rep. Ron Waters.

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY R. Seth Williams, together with his Second Chance Foundation, drew over 400 to the 2nd Annual All Faiths Prayer for Peace Breakfast at the First District Plaza.

Special guests included Commissioner Charles Ramsey, Former Gov. Edward G. Rendell, State Sen. Anthony Williams, State Reps. Ronald G. Waters and Jordan Harris, along with City Council Members Jannie Blackwell, Kenyatta Johnson and Bob Henon.

Bishop Keith W. Reed, Sr. of Sharon Baptist Church provided an awesome message for all to hear. The Second Chance Foundation’s purpose is to identify funding sources for vital community and faith based organizations that serve at-risk youth and young adults in Phila.

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POLICE COMMISSIONER Charles Ram- GATHERED at DA’s Prayer Breakfast were Donna Aument IN ATTENDANCE were Charlie Branch, Traffic Court cansay shares moment with DA R. Seth and Marnie Aument Loughrey, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, didate Omar Sabir, Iman Farid W. Rasool,and Sam Staten,, SHARING moment before ceremonies got underway were Henry Lewandowski, Bill Miller and Councilman Bob Henon.

Edgar Campbell, Jr., Tamika Lane and Edgar Campbell II. Jr. Williams.

Lower Merion Turns Out For Sen. Leach 40A Has ‘Big Beef’

WARD LEADERS were in attendance at Ward 40A Spring Fling. From left are Marita Crawford, Local 98 political director; Democratic Ward Leaders Roseanne Pauciello, John Dougherty, Alan Butkovitz, host Ed Thornton, Anna Brown, Billy Dolbow and Jim Dintino of GOP 26th GOP Ward.

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COMMON PLEAS candidates, from left, Jim Crumlish, Giovanni Campbell, Timika Lane and Joe Fernandes were among many office-seekers who showed up to meet Ward 40A’s loyal Democrats.

WELCOMED to Democratic Ward 40A Beef & Beer at Bocci Club in Point Breeze were, from left, Controller Alan Butkovitz and 1st Ward Leader John Dougherty, by host Ward Leader Ed Thornton.

Health Federation Marks 30th Sitting In Silent Testimony

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HEALTH Federation of Phila. marked its 30th year at Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Organized in 1983, Federation is consortium of Community Health Centers in region. Above are Dr. Marla Gold, Natalie Levkovich, keynote speaker Dr. Marci Nielsen, Patti Deitch and Ann THESE are graves of soldiers who fought at Battle of GetPhoto by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography tysburg buried at Mount Moriah cemetery. Photo by Bill Myers Ricksecker.

DAUGHTERS Of American Revolution organized annual wreath-laying at Tomb of Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Washington Square, where USA’s first soldiers lay buried, on Memorial Day while bugler played “Taps”.

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RAISING funds for State Sen. Daylin Leach’s 13th Congressional Dist. campaign were, left to right, Eric & Sarah Bazilian; Leach; hostess Elizabeth Vale; and supporter Larry Cohen, at Vale’s Haverford home. Bazilian is an original member of popular singing and performing group The Hooters. Cohen is a principal in four Cuba Libre restaurants, in Philly, Atlantic City, Washington Photo by Bonnie Squires and Florida.

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Robert L. David Sr. Master Chief of U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Passed away on

May 18th 2013 At Lakenheath, England, U. K. Sadly Missed by wife Vera, sons Michael & Stephen, Sisters, Margaret, Rose, brothers John, Leon & James.

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byMichael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: Can tax debt help in bankruptcy?

Answer: Overwhelming consumer debt and unpaid tax debt can feel like a one-two punch. To recover from the consumer-debt hit, some consumer debtors must pass a means test and prove they are poor enough to qualify for bankruptcy relief.

This can be a problem if household income is above median for the state. But the jab of unpaid tax debt is a hit that can really lay a debtor low. Believe it or not, sometimes taking the blow from tax debt can help a debtor to dodge the means test.

Consumer debtors can face budget problems if their current monthly income exceeds median income for the state in which they live. Higher-income debtors must take the “means test“. This insidious device is a somewhat illogical mathematical calculation of just how broke a debtor is. Failure to pass the means test could result

in disqualification for abuse of the bankruptcy system.

To be a consumer debtor, the debts owed must be primarily consumer debt. Consumer debt is debt that was incurred by an individual primarily for personal, family or household purposes. It is usually incurred as a voluntary obligation. Tax debt is owed to a government and is an obligation incurred by law. Tax debt is not considered to be consumer debt.

So, if a great big whopping tax debt is more than the total of all consumer debt, the bankrupt debtor can sock it to them and avoid the means test, no matter how great the family income. An above-median-income debtor who has $50,000 in credit card and other consumer debt but $50,001 in tax debt would not be a consumer debtor, and some individual tax debt may be lowered or discharged in bankruptcy if it meets certain criteria.

Next Week’s Question: Can you use bankruptcy to get college transcripts?

by Michael P. Boyle, Esq. This week I will address recent testimony given by Kathy A. Ruffing, a Senior Fellow at the Center on Budget & Policy Priorities, before the Subcommittee on Social Security in the US House of Representatives.

According to Ruffing, “the bulk of the rise in federal disability rolls stems from demographic factors: the aging of the US population, the growth in women’s employment, and Social Security’s rising retirement age.”

Ruffing told the Subcommittee “People are roughly twice as likely to be disabled at age 50 as at age 40, and twice as likely to be disabled at age 60 as at age 50.” Ruffing noted the increase in full retirement age from 65 to 66 has added to claimants receiving disability benefits (DI).

Ruffing observed that, in December 2012, more than 450,000 people between 65 and 66 — over 5% of all DI beneficiaries — collected disabled-worker benefits. Under the applicable rules 10 years ago, they would have received

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Ruffing reported that, until the mid-1990s, “insured women of any age— ... who had worked enough to qualify for DI in the event of disability — were only about three-fourths as likely as insured men to receive DI benefits.” She added, “Now they are equally likely to do so.”

Ruffing also told the Subcommittee, “The accelerating pace of globalization and technological change has been particularly unforgiving to older, less-educated workers and those with cognitive impairments.” She noted that, in the past, these workers “might have been able to find jobs [but] the combination of poor health and poor labor market prospects has probably tipped many onto the disability rolls.”

She also observed, “With employer-sponsored health insurance eroding and the individual-policy market becoming costlier or outright unavailable, Medicare eligibility may loom larger and larger in some workers’ decisions to apply for DI.” I will discuss more of Ruffing’s testimony next week.

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Want to know when a topic has officially become overdiscussed?

That happens when two groups of people are discussing it at the same time within blocks of each other – and neither can arrive at a conclusion.

That’s what happened on Tuesday night when two groups of people, one at the Philadelphia Inquirer building, the other at WHYY, held simultaneous discussions on what it means to be “the other” in Philadelphia.

Both sessions, one sponsored by the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists, the other by a Quaker group, addressed the continued fallout from the Philadelphia Magazine article “Being White In Philly”.

Just in case you’re somewhere where only well-written, non-stereotypical journalism is practiced, “Being White” focused on the city’s Fairmount section and talked with people who were trying to live in harmony with their neighbors, people who had resigned themselves to some of the horrors of city life, and people who thought the city would be great if all of those horrible Knee-Grows would remember their place.

It’s that last group of people that seems to have kept everyone’s attention.

Since I’m a former PABJ president, and I write for the chapter’s website, I was at the organization’s session which, thankfully, included folks from the Jewish, Asian and LGBT communities. I say “thankfully” because one of the biggest (Cont. Page 12)

It’s budget season, the Philadelphia School District is $300 million short and pols in City Hall and Harrisburg are scrambling to try and fill this large hole. Funding for the School District is a top priority for the Mayor, City Council and Philadelphia state legislators. The good news is that both groups of legislators are interested in trying to help the Mayor.

Over the last several weeks, City Council has passed laws authored by COUNCILMAN BILL GREEN and MAJORITY LEADER CURTIS JONES, JR. to address the delinquent property-tax issue. Their bills would require clear and concise interest and penalty rates on delinquent accounts, with partial payments on delinquent accounts to be applied to the principal amount owed first, reducing penalties and interest over time for people who stick to their repayment plans.

The focus on delinquent tax collection has been encouraging to Philadelphia lawmakers including STATE SEN. MIKE STACK and STATE REP. MIKE MCGEEHAN, who have been demanding action on delinquent tax collection. This positive momentum has helped Mayor, City Council, Philadelphia Senate and House Delegation relations. In fact, the Philadelphia Senate Delegation in Harrisburg seems to be more supportive of MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER than it has been for years. The Mayor has asked for help in passing a number of tax-collection reform measures and giving the City the authority to enact a cigarette tax and increase the liquor-by-the-drink tax. He seems to have strong support of the Philadelphia Senate Delegation.

The one issue that still needs some work is the liquor-by-the-drink tax. About half the members have reservations about how this tax will hit small businesses such as restaurants and taverns. Some of these businesses are reeling from AVI Sticker Shock, so another tax could hurt their bottom line. However, Nutter is only asking for the power to present such a tax increase to City Council.

The Mayor’s dealmaking is not limited to folks with a Philly zip code. He will need to get his “friend Harrisburg” to help. It is grand to watch the Mayor maneuver among the Republican big shots in Harrisburg. He desperately needs $300 million to close his huge deficit for (Cont. Page 12)

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Yo! Here we go again with these views in honor of Memorial Day. JFK’S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early ’60s when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible. Rusk responded, “Does that include those who are buried here?” DeGaulle did not respond. You could have heard a pin drop.

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying, “Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?”

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: “Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear-powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day; they can produce several thousand gallons of freshwater from seawater each day; and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have 11 such ships; how many does France have?” You could have heard a pin drop.

A US Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the US, English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies at a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks, but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. He then asked, “Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?” Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, “Maybe it’s because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn’t have to speak German.” You could have heard a pin drop.

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The reelection of Alan BUTKOVITZ as City Controller is a clear signal that his accomplishments have been duly noted by the electorate. I often tell his challengers a race against Butkovitz is a case of the TORTOISE vs. the HARE. Butkovitz is often underestimated; but when the smoke clears, he is at the FINISH LINE. It helps that he is a very decent and intelligent man who cares for our citizens. For that reason and others, A.V.I. BACKERS marshaled forces to defeat him. One editorial attempted to get off the AVI issue by asserting that BUTKOVITZ is a ward leader. WHO CARES? They ended up in “short pants” after the election, ignominiously taking the train home to the Main Line.

(Please do not make it round-trip back to Philly!).... The light voter turnout partly reflects disgust with City Government and AVI. The news that an ordinance was introduced in CITY COUNCIL to hire an independent auditor to investigate the OFFICE OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENT is welcome. Let’s hope ALL of Council shows COURAGE and backs it (?). The probe has to look the “FORMULA” used to develop AVI values. This mystical plan seems like BRIGADOON – which appears only occasionally through the mist. The SAD NEWS is the probe may not get voted on or started until after the SUMMER break. So it may help only AFTER taxpayers have to pay HEFTY INCREASES. ELECTION games that are less amusing are VOTE Suppression, a variation of the “cut”. It can involve rewards for pushing an opponent’s vote down. Supporters would be per(Cont. Page 13)

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resignation was effective May 25. STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR was elected unanimously to be Chairman. It is his intent to be Chairman until next June when the party is scheduled to hold an election to reorganize the party.

This elephant believes Taylor’s election is great step forward to a more-unified party, which hopefully will lead to a larger, more-effective party. While the probability of the Republican Party becoming the majority party is remote, a viable second party is not only attractive to more-conservatively minded Philadelphians, it is vital if we want the the majority party to be more responsive and transparent.

Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Republican Leadership Council held the fifth installment of its monthly breakfast series. The keynote speaker was STATE REP. KATE HARPER (61st). Her district in Montgomery Co. includes most of Lower and Upper Gwynedd Townships and parts of Whitpain and Plymouth. As her district is in commuting distance of Philadelphia’s businesses and amenities, the city is important to her. Harper chairs the House Committee on Local Government and sits on the Transportation Committee.

She made some timely comments on a headline in that day’s Philadelphia Inquirer about a group of Philadelphians who (Cont. Page 12)

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The Republican City Committee met on Tuesday and elected a Chairman following the resignation of VITO CANUSO, who was considered by the MIKE MEEHAN faction of the party to be Chairman. Others considered RICK HELLBERG to be Chairman. Canuso resigned effective May 24 in a letter he signed the 13th. Hellberg

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(Cont. From Page 11) met with School Superintendent Hite to demand more resources for the schools. Harper doubts there is any real appetite in Harrisburg for sending more money to Philadelphia’s poorly run school system.

She also discussed the need to improve our aging roads and bridges. The improvements would be paid for GOV. TOM CORBETT’S plan to raise the “oil company franchise tax”. At same time, he plans on lowering the liquid-fuels tax on retail sales at the pump by a penny for each of the next two years. Taken together, the changes would produce about $500 million in additional transportation funding in the first year.

While 95% of Harper’s constituents drive to work, she said they appreciate the importance of public transportation and believe it should be partly funded by tax dollars. Without public transportation, road traffic would be much worse. Many of her more-rural colleagues in the legislature do not believe public transportation should be subsidized. I find this view stunning, as tax dollars are paying for the roads on which they

drive.

The next installment of the PRLC will be on Jun. 20 at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. The scheduled keynote speaker is former Pennsyvlania Secretary of the Dept. of Envrionmental Protection, MICHAEL KRANCER. As a member of Gov. Corbett’s Cabinet, Krancer was instrumental in the drafting and implementation of the comprehensive revisions of the Commonwealth’s regulation of activities in the Marcellus Shale field.

Prior to last fall’s presidential election, the State Dept. told the American people that murder of a US Ambassador and three other Americans was triggered by a spontaneous demonstration in response to a blasphemous video about the PROPHET MUHAMMAD. Recent hearings indicate higher-ups at the State Dept., including the Secretary herself, knew at that time that terrorists were responsible.

The IRS targeting conservative organizations for additional scrutiny is the subject of congressional hearings.

Perhaps the most-frightening episodes coming to light involve attacks on the 1st Amendment. The

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case No.: INC1207805 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: The Testate and Intestate Successors of Val Jay Janelunas, deceased, and all persons claiming by, through or under Val Jay Janelunas; The Testate and Intestate Successors of Joseph C. Janelunas, deceased, and all persons claiming by, through or under Joseph C. Janelunas; All Persons Unknown, Claiming any Legal or Equitable Right, Title, Estate, Lien or Interest to the Property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on Plaintiff’s title thereto; Does 1-50.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: Douglas Humphrey, an individual and sole successor and heir to the Estate of Diana Janelunas Humphrey.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away.

If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp, or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court, County of Riverside, 46200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201.

The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Christopher Kelley, SBN# 86229, Attorney at Law, 9562 Winter Gardens Blvd., # D-287 Lakeside, CA 92040.

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The property the above-referenced summons relates to is the land in Riverside County bearing parcel number 685-060-007, legally described as 1.60 Acres M/L IN POR NW ¼ of SCC 30 T4S R6E.

Justice Dept. has approved widespread wiretaps of AP and also was considering criminal charges against a Fox News journalist who was leaked government information on North Korea. There are laws that protect journalists in these situations. Perhaps ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER forgot about them.

What is comical is that some (not all) Democrats are not bothered by the government’s questionable behavior and believe the outrage expressed by Republicans is solely politically motivated.

Yes! I am relieved that Republicans did not participate in these “errors”. Yes! It does appear that my concerns about this Administration and the Attorney General in particular may not have been entirely unfounded.

However, any American with a brain and a conscience has to want these issues investigated.

Perhaps the Democrats who want these “distractions” swept under the rug are the ones motivated solely by politics.

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(Cont. From Page 11) Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. “You have been to France before,

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(Cont. From Page 11) the School District so he has to be extra-gracious to GOV. TOM CORBETT to STATE SENS. DOMINIC PILEGGI and JOE SCARNATI, SPEAKER SAM SMITH, STATE REP. MIKE TURZAI and others.

Complicating the Mayor’s ask for more education funding is the early rush for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Although the primary is in April 2014, many candidates like CONGRESSWOMAN ALLYSON SCHWARTZ, TREASURER ROB MCCORD, STATE SEN. MIKE STACK and KATIE MCGINTY have met with Nutter and reported he has indicated he needs to tread softly and protect his relationships with the Republicans.

Therefore any endorsement for Governor from Mayor Nutter is way premature.

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over, we can begin the process of figuring out which failed candidates will maneuver for appointments to judge. Two years ago, FRAN SHIELDS, RICHARD GORDON and KEN POWELL were able to benefit from a deal made by party CHAIRMAN BOB BRADY and others with Harrisburg Republicans to get short-term judicial appointments.

So the question is, who will be the picks this time? The name SHARON LOSIER comes up repeatedly; however, she was not endorsed by the Bar Association.

The last time, this prevented her from getting the appointment.

But Losier is Democratic Ward Leader of the 61st Ward, has been faithful to the party, and is an experienced and intelligent lawyer. It’s likely she will be going to the bench if there’s any way to make it happen.

The issue of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s approval once again is confounding. The Bar Association is a notoriously cliquey organization that prefers “Impossible. Americans always have to show their passports on arrival in France!”

The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.

Then he quietly explained, “Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn’t find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.” You could have heard a pin drop.

a special kind of judicial candidate, often liberal and often highbrow. That is no offense to candidates such as JIM CRUMLISH who received its highly prized endorsement. He has excellent legal credentials and should be endorsed by any organization. But for City Committee or Harrisburg insiders to worry about whether a judicial candidate has the endorsement of the Philadelphia Bar Association is silly. The best candidates should be chosen based on a variety of factors, not just one organization’s endorsement.

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(Cont. From Page 11) problems folks had with “Being White” is it relied on a paradigm that doesn’t really exist anymore, if it ever really did.

Racism has never been just black and white. It’s more convenient to look at it that way.

But while the discussion involved folks of other races, addressed sexual orientation, and dealt with being “the other” in journalistic terms, one question stayed with me and I couldn’t get rid of it.

What are we going to do now we’ve had all this discussion?

In order for all of this talk to mean something, you’ve got to have a plan to solve things. If there’s no plan, all you’ve done is a lot of talking. And paid for a lot of room space....

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CITY Commissioner Al Schmidt, left, stopped in as an observer, chatting with Ward Leaders Walt Vogler and Craig Melidosian.

UNITY was obvious as opposition leaders gathered in this photo. From left are Michael Cibik, Esq., John Featherman and Jim Dintino.

Give Philadelphia the legal authority to go after property and business owners who fail to pay their taxes so we stop robbing students of a quality education, State Sen. Mike Stack (D-Northeast) told school supporters at a press conference on Tuesday.

He declared, “With new tools, the City and other municipalities would be able to increase funding for education and the School District of Philadelphia would not be fighting to find the money to close a blistering $300 million budget hole.”

Stack stood with Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan to unveil a five-bill proposal that would give the City the power to collect $380 million in back property and business income and receipts taxes.

“It is wrong that delinquent property and business owners are playing a big part in the starvation of Philadelphia school students and teachers,” Stack said during a press conference at the front entrance of Abraham Lincoln HS on Ryan

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VIETNAM Navy veteran Leggie Willis and Army veteran Gary H. Flamer welcome veterans to info fair sponsored by State Rep. Stephen Kinsey in Germantown.

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60TH WARD Democratic Leader Greg Spearman and his loyal committeewoman served hundreds of pounds of chicken and fish at daylong preelection fundraiser along Chestnut Street in W. Phila.

WELCOMING City Councilman Dennis O’Brien to SpArc were, from left, Denise Taylor Patterson, director of Phila. Individual Disability Services and Laura Princiotta, CEO of SpArc Phila. O’Brien visited Cultural Arts Center & Training Center to see PDDC clients working to fill contracts with Photo by Bonnie Squires companies.

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(Cont. From Page 11) suaded to withdraw support. It is a “me” tactic and mean-spirited.... An unintentional action is UNION vs. union, where one union endorses a candidate and another backs another, leading to a fight. It should NEVER HAPPEN. BIRTHDAYS: JOE TARONE, noted Schuylkill Co. writer of growing up in the coal country during union-organizing days, has his birthday on the 5th of June. Bravo Joe!...

State Rep. MARK COHEN has his day on 6/4. One of THE most-valuable lawmakers in the Commonwealth! And also underestimated. My old bud Mike Battaglia, enjoying California life, has his day on the 4th as well.

SPECIAL GET-WELL WISHES to the overworked Dianne BRIDGES, Ward Chair of the 37th WARD. Dianne is a caring soul who loves guiding grandchildren....

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Bravo to SARINA & Ed HARKINS, Boilermakers Union Political Czar. Ed is

STATE SEN. Michael Stack explains different points of his legislation to PFT supporters as PFT President Jerry Jordan looks on. erty and business owners at tion,” said Jordan. “We’re the same 10% rate other mu- glad to see Sen. Stack and nicipalities now charge; and other elected officials proposmunicipalities would be per- ing sustainable education mitted to use the same en- funding that will end the curforcement system now used to rent practice of taking protrack the financial health of grams away from our delinquent child-support pay- children.” ers.

Stack said he has worked “This year’s proposed with the Philadelphia Senate school budget eliminates vital Delegation and Philadelphia services, programs and ex- Mayor Michael Nutter in his tracurricular activities that are development of his five-bill needed for a quality educa- legislative proposal. also Chair of the 55th Ward.

Sarina was first attracted by Ed’s “Command” voice. PR Giant FRANK KEEL and lovely wife had a fine anniversary dinner to mark a “UNION” of unions!

A SALUTE to SHANE GEE of Downtown who was promoted to Petty Officer 3rd Class aboard the USS WINSTON S. CHURCHILL. US Navy regulations require that one British officer be assigned to this ship.... HUGE LOSS is that of Jack CUMMINGS of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Association.

State Rep. John SABATINA honored Alex HORANZY, one of the few remaining Pearl Harbor survivors!... HEARTWARMING is the involvement of LOCAL 401 BRIDGEMEN in wreathlaying on Memorial Day. Union leader JOE DOUGHERTY’s men were doing just that at the VIETNAM Memorial service.

Thanks to them – and thanks for making the WALT WHITMAN Bridge safe for us to drive across.

How about those opinion

writers who tell us the US is not doing enough to oust SYRIA’S President? Should we send our young men and women in from our WARWEARY land to fight for the rebels, MANY, MANY of whom are TALIBAN? Send the writers over to fight INSTEAD. US and Russia AGREE: We do not want AlQaeda takeover of Syria!!

In the NOVEMBER Election, we will vote to RETAIN JUDGES to keep them on the bench for another term of six or 10 years. Here are some: SUPREME COURT: Justice Ron CASTILLE (Vote “No”).

Justice Max BAER (Vote “YES”).

SUPERIOR COURT: Vote “YES” for two judges from eastern Pennsylvania: Judges Susan Gantman and Jack Panella. COMMON PLEAS Court in Philly: Please vote “YES” for Joseph O’Keefe, Frederica MassiahJackson, Allan Tereshko, W. Webster Keogh, Rayford Means, Holly Ford, Lori Dumas, Ramy Djerassi, Doris Pechkurow, Joel Johnson, Paula Patrick and Jeff Minehart.

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Avenue. “It’s equally wrong that the City lacks the legal muscle to take action against the negligent people who are robbing our students of a quality education.”

Stack’s five-bill package – SBs 970 to 974 – would give the City the power to go after $249 million in unpaid property taxes, $91.5 million in delinquent business income and receipts taxes, and $47 million in late wage taxes.

If approved, Philadelphia and all Pennsylvania municipalities would be able to place a lien on any piece of property for the unpaid taxes. Those governments would also be able to add the cost of collections to any lien attached to a delinquent property or business.

Additionally: Local governments would be able to attach the bank account of a delinquent debtor; Philadelphia would be able to garnish the wages of delinquent prop-

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(Cont. From Page 3) state GOP committed itself to supporting the opposition.

Canuso, at the annual preelection gala fundraiser at Cannstatter, announced his intention to resign, a decision made after he was assured the Republican City Committee would continue to have the financial support of the State Committee.

Last Tuesday night, the Civil War officially came to an end with the installation of new leadership at the same place where it began, at the United Republican Club, Frankford & Allegheny.

State Rep. John Taylor (RKensington) was voted in as the Republican City Committee’s County Chairman, replacing attorney Canuso, who had held that position for over two decades. Attorney Joe DeFelice, one of the key opposition figures, was named executive director.

Taylor announced, after he was voted in unanimously, he has scheduled a major fundraiser for the Republican City Committee for Jun. 13.

Stack Pushes Delinquent Bill To Raise Money For Schools

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Our City’s True Peril - And Bold Ways Out

(Cont. From Page 6) The troubles in the European Union, the threat of multiple na-

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inform us the world financial system is in disintegration. At the city level, we must also create and implement economy-formation measures to defend the city government, property and most of all protect the population.

According to the Fed’s ‘monetary logic’, all the distributions of QE1,2,3,and 4 have gone straight to the top, leaving nothing for Main Street lending and nothing for job creation to relieve unemployment. The unlimited-bailout system requires high unemployment, deflating labor, to check hyperinflation,

while attacking the value of the dollar, allowing money power to come in and buy assets for pennies on the dollar. This is posed as legitimate monetary management.

City officials must discern the implications, avoid, and be alert to the fraudulent inducement to entangle the City’s resources in an insolvent financial system. To sell PGW for paper money in this disintegrating financial system is totally irresponsible as its value in physical terms to Philadelphia’s economy is incalculable.

There is a solution that will reverse this crisis. The creation of the Public Bank of Philadelphia must become reality. The city’s financial resources in equity, assets, property, cash flow, tax base, etc. can serve as the basis of its credit issuance.

It is possible to solicit the expertise and resources of the local Fed facility that can open a “Philadelphia window” to further the Bank’s fundamentals.

City Council must enact a Transaction Tax on stocks, commodities, currency options, and the trade of derivatives at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.

The Glass-Steagall standard in US banking must be reinstated immediately. In the Congress, there are now two bills – one in the Senate, SB 985 introduced by Sen. Tom Harkin (DIa.) and one in the House of Representatives, by Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-Oh.) – which call for the reinstatement of Glass-Steagall.

The Fed must be reorganized into a US National Bank credit system which funds the 50 states, then fund the redevelopment of North America, as proposed in the North Atlantic Water & Power Alliance, the NAWAPA plan, which activates full employment as the national-security priority. No other options exist and time is wasting.

Full employment, as a city-

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wide security priority, and infrastructure projects, moder- nizing city properties, capital investments in new projects, would now be possible.

The American national system of political economy was always guided by this economic axiom, communicated best by President Lincoln, “Labor is before capital; if it were not for labor, capital would not exist.”

Money (credit) is supposed to be used to direct the increase of labor’s productive power. This is economy formation, credit and infrastructure, physical, political economy.

There are a few projects that city officials and the citizenry can support with the goal of actually realizing a return on investment. I preface this with the memory of JFK’s Apollo mission project, which realized a 30-fold return on investment.

It is possible to reinvigorate this economic model. The Philadelphia Gas Works can bring the city into the hydrogen economy, manufacturing hydrogen-fuel cells that will one day power the average household and business, transportation systems, and could participate in the construction of a small modular nuclear-reactor facility, cooperating with the US Navy, where facilities and technologies can be accessed through Philadelphia’s Navy shipyard.

Then there is SEPTA, which could begin the construction of a mag-lev rail system, a Philadelphia to Pittsburgh route which would benefit from a skilled workforce in these infrastructure systems. And there is more: a “moon shot-like project” –- once again taking advantage of our naval and seaport facilities to launch a project in oceanography that forces new discoveries and applications of new technology increases to benefit the population’s economy. Did you know uranium can now be harvested from seawater?

You see where we can go from here. There are no limits – once we assess the reality, see the futility of going along to get along, and get the political leadership and the citizenry thinking in an upward trajectory.

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