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Dems Falling In Love (Or In Line) With Hillary

by Nathan R. Shrader Earlier this year my American Presidency students at Neumann University learned about political advisor Sidney Blumenthal’s concept of “the permanent campaign,” developed in his 1980 book bearing that name. The idea is that the basic fundamentals which drive a campaign don’t subside once the election has passed.

Although predicting and analyzing in August 2013 what we think may happen in November 2016 sounds as crazy as asking who will win the World Series four years from now (my money is on the Red Sox), this is exactly what is happening in American politics today.

This leaves astute political observes like the readers of the Public Record to ask: Why are Democrats rushing to coronate Hillary Clinton as their party’s standard bearer for 2016 rather than carefully evaluat-

ing all of the options this far in advance of the election?

Clinton’s early momentum appears to be genuine. A July McClatchy-Marist poll found 63% of Democrats favor Clinton while her closest rival — Vice President Joe Biden — was fifty points behind. Monmouth University ran a series of trial heats in July showing Clinton topping Chris Christie 43 to 39, Marco Rubio 47 to 36, and Jeb Bush 47 to 37.

She also led Tea Party doyen Rafael “Ted” Cruz 48 to 32.

The conventional wisdom about presidential races suggests Democratic voters historically prefer somewhatmessy, highly contested primaries while Republicans like to sort out the nomination business quickly. As Bill Clinton once said, “Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line.” Are Democrats falling in love or falling in line behind Hillary?

Aside from basic center-left policy similarities between Clinton and the Democratic base, here are a few reasons why so many in the Democratic rank and file have jumped on Hillary’s bandwagon three and a half years early.

First is the fear factor. Democrats are certainly frightened of the possibility of losing the presidency in 2016.

This could result in Republicans gaining control of the White House and both congressional chambers. As a result, they are backing the horse perceived to be most capable of winning the race, thus preventing a unified GOP government. The polling cited earlier confirms this.

Second, some Democrats clearly sense a legitimate chance to make history. They were the first major party to elect a Westerner to the White House with Andrew Jackson and the first to elect a South-

erner — Lyndon Johnson — to the presidency since the Civil War. They were the first major party to nominate a bona fide populist with William Jennings Bryan in 1896, the first to nominate a Catholic with Al Smith in 1928, and the first to elect a Catholic in 1960 with Jack Kennedy. They were the first major party to nominate a woman for Vice President with Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, the first to nominate a candidate of Greek heritage in 1988 with Michael Dukakis, and the first major party to nominate and elect a minority as president in 2008. Nominating and electing the first female candidate would undoubtedly be a historic marker for the party, and the rank and file knows it.

Third is the chance to make amends. There is certainly some sense of loyalty to Hillary at this point since

many in the party’s base feel some sympathy for displacing her in 2008 for a young upstart named Obama. Those who remained loyal to Clinton during the rough and tumble 2008 contest want another shot. Those who backed Obama over her seem anxious to say that they would have supported her if Obama hadn’t drawn them away.

Hillary’s enthusiastic support among base Democrats appears wide and deep. Perhaps Democrats are falling for her because they think she is electable, she can make history, they still have a strong attachment to her, because there is nobody else to carry the banner, or maybe they really do love her. Perhaps it is because they still love Bill and believe she represents a link to the good old days of the booming ’90s.

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Heard on the Hill / in City Hall Goode Bill Would Tighten Campaign Gifts

By Vendors, Lobbyists City Councilman at Large W. Wilson Goode, Jr., primary sponsor of Pennsylvania’s first municipal campaign-finance law, will introduce new legislation that would further limit campaign contributions from City contractors and lobbyists at City Council’s Sep. 12 meeting.

The new law would be simple. If a business makes a contribution during a calendar year to a candidate for City office or to an incumbent, then, during the term of office to which any such candidate is elected or during the incumbent’s term of office, the business shall not be eligible to apply for or to enter into any non-competitively bid contract in excess of $25,000, nor shall the business be eligible to be a sub-contractor. Also, no individual who is a City lobbyist may make any contribution in any amount, including contri-

butions made to or through one or more political committees.

The Councilman said, “Ten years ago, I introduced Pennsylvania’s first law limiting campaign contributions in municipal elections. Ten years later, we now need to take it to the next level. City lobbyists and contractors should be prohibited from ‘pushing the envelope’ to influence local public policy and procurement decisions.”

Washington Launches Statewide Drive Against Domestic Violence State Sen. LeAnna M. Washington (D-Northwest) helped to launch the “PA Says ‘No More’” campaign to end sexual assault and domestic violence, a video series produced by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

The video series launched today and features survivors of violence and abuse, as well

as community advocates, sharing their stories and offering hope to victims and survivors. The focus of the campaign centers on the message that sexual assault and domestic violence are never appropriate and that Pennsylvania must do all it can to break the cycle of abuse.

Speaking at the launch, Washington looked back on her own personal experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse. She said that her journey led her down the path of public service so she could help others escape violent situations and go on to be successful in life.

Washington offered her praise for the “PA Says ‘No More’” campaign, saying, “And while I wish that this campaign and these organizations were around 40 years ago when I was trying to escape my situation, I am glad to see that they are available to work to break the cycle of violence in Pennsylvania.”

Thomas Urges Congress To Save Food Stamps State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas (D-N. Phila.) has introduced a resolution calling on Congress to take action to prevent the defunding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, our nation’s first defense against hunger.

The American Recovery & Investment Act of 2009 provided an increase in benefits for those citizens who qualify for SNAP, commonly referred to as food stamps. Congress is now poised to allow the increased benefits to expire on Nov. 1.

“Washington, D.C. is willing to let millions of people all across this country, many of who are children, go hungry,” Thomas said. “Politicians in D.C. are having trouble getting anything done because of disagreements and unwillingness to compromise. But I know we all can agree that we shouldn’t have children starving in our country, so it is past

time to figure this out.”

If the increased funding is not renewed, SNAP would lose about $5 billion in funding. Nationally, it is estimated that 22 million children and 9 million elderly or disabled people are SNAP recipients.

Pennsylvania currently has 1,779,000 SNAP recipients, which is about 14% of the state’s population.

Thomas’ resolution will be considered by the House once it reconvenes later this month.

Brendan Boyle Tackles Food, Health Needs State Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Northeast) issued the following statement in regard to his legislation known as the Health & Food Security Plan.

Boyle said his proposal would bring “Pennsylvania’s public-welfare code into line with the standards of our neighboring states. The current system and policies that are followed have made our Commonwealth an outlier in (Cont. Page 14)

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Mayoral Clout Enters Guv Race

ALLENTOWN Mayor Ed Pawlowski stood before Phila.

City Hall Monday evening to announce his candidacy for Governor in 2014.

“This is not a decision that was easily made,” said Pawlowski, who is finishing his second, four-year term as Allentown’s chief executive.

“But as Mayor of the thirdlargest city in the state and president of the Pennsylvania

Municipal League, I have seen first-hand the damage that has been done to our Commonwealth over the past four years under the current Administration.

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he continued. “We have done many great things in Allentown, accomplishments made possible because we were able to work together across party lines at all levels of government. I want to bring that cooperation to Harrisburg, to break the gridlock that has brought our government to a stand-still, and to address the many issues that face our state, our municipalities, and most of all, our people.”

A Quinnipiac Poll earlier this year touted by Pawlowski’s camp tagged their man as the most likely of the current declared candidates statewide to beat incumbent Tom Corbett in a head-to-head race.

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and reduced crime almost 30%, implemented a variety of neighborhood-improvement projects that have helped restore vacant or deteriorating properties, and worked with local, state and federal officials to revitalize a downtown core once devastated by the loss of major retailers and locally owned businesses.

Pawlowski also led the recent effort to lease the City’s water-sewer facilities to Lehigh Co. Authority for $214 million – money that will be invested to offset the City’s pension-fund obligations – making Allentown one of the only cities in the Commonwealth to successfully address its pension obligations while protecting retirees and current employees.

“None of this was easy.

None of it came without significant discussion, debate and compromise,” Pawlowski said. “But we did it. We reached out when needed, we found common ground, we sat down with the people from both parties who could help us and we found new ways to

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make things work. We have proven that you can cooperate, that you can make progress, you can make things better. If we can do it here, why can’t it be done in Harrisburg?

Pawlowski noted Pennsylvania lags the nation in economic recovery and employment; early childhood, elementary and secondary and post-secondary education has suffered significantly because of current administration’s draconian budget cuts, and the state’s roads and bridges are among the worst in the nation.

“Mr. Corbett has a Republican-controlled legislature.

Republicans control both the House and the Senate, and yet he cannot find ways to work with them to accomplish his agenda,” Pawlowski said. “If he can’t even work with his own party, how can we expect him to reach across the aisle and find the compromises that are needed to move the Commonwealth ahead?”

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Pawlowski has a Master’s degree in urban planning and public policy from the University of Illinois. He began his career as a community organizer on Chicago’s southwest side. In 1996 he became executive director of Lehigh Housing Development Corp., which under his leadership expanded to six counties, becoming a regional community-development corporation.

Due to his success in reviving and strengthening this organization, he was recruited to work for the City of Allentown as the director of community and economic development before being elected and sworn in as the 41st Mayor of the City of Allentown in January 2006.

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When Arlen Specter switched back to the Democratic Party, Koplinski became his statewide political director in 2010. He ran Kathryn Boockvar’s campaign for Commonwealth Court in 2011.

“I also worked for Auditor General Jack Wagner in his policy shop, dealing with issues like gaming and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency,” Koplinski noted.

Having worked so many statewide races, Koplinski is broadly familiar with county Democratic organizations everywhere. He is counting on these connections to yield him local endorsements – in a race which is decided more by endorsements than by TV advertising.

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head of the ticket concentrates on fundraising and advertising strategies.

If elected, Koplinski notes, the Lieutenant Governor also heads the Marcellus Shale Commission. Koplinski has sworn to fight for a severance tax on natural-gas production.

“We’re losing $100 million a year from the lack of one, which 15 other states impose,” he said. “We are losing so many funds which could go to fix school budgets.” Too often Pennsylvania has had its natural resources looted by out-of-state profiteers, he said. “We saw it happen with oil, with coal and (Cont. Page 15)

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Geography also matters in Lieutenant Governor races.

Being from Dauphin Co. is an asset, Koplinski reckons, since people from either end of the state have some familiarity with the capital city and relate to it. Democrats have been making gains in Central Pennsylvania of late, and Koplinski hopes to build on this growth.

If nominated, Koplinski will bring an asset to the fall campaign: time. “Most of the likely candidates for Governor on the Democratic side have day jobs,” he points out. Koplinski has the time to show up and keep a grueling faceto-face schedule while the

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ment Advisory Committee.

Harrisburg City Councilman Brad Koplinski, in town last week to talk with Philadelphia labor leaders, stressed he will face no learning curve if he is elected Lieutenant Governor in 2014.

Elected to City Council in 2007, Koplinski had led Harrisburg’s struggle to grapple with fiscal woes which led it to the brink of bankruptcy (owing to a costly incinerator project made by a previous administration). Recent reports are that City may negotiate a settlement with Wall Street that will avoid a trip to bankruptcy court.

“We didn’t do this lightly,” said Koplinski of his early entry into the race for Lieutenant Guv. “We’re running to do something with the office. I’ve got the experience.”

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Pawlowski formally joins a field already crowded with announced and potential candidates: Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Northeast), State Sen. Mike Stack (D-Northeast), businessman Tom Wolf, former Pennsylvania cabinet officers John Hanger and Katie McGinty, and State Treasurer Rob McCord.

Part of Pawlowski’s pitch is that he would be the only candidate in this field who has actually run a government.

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PHA, on Aug. 5. She said Solivan told her unofficially she was the only candidate who had qualified for the election – but that the election was being called off.

She has heard nothing further from PHA. Repeated efforts by this newspaper to ask PHA about the residents’ election, including a call to its President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah, also went unanswered.

Coney has a track record. A long-time resident of PHA housing, she has been president of the

Resident Advisory Council for five years and is well known among housing activists.

The commission has two temporary resident members, Vernell Tate and Shelley Jackson, who were appointed earlier this year on the condition they not run in the fall election.

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“It wasn’t easy to get 100 signatures on petitions to be placed on the ballot,” she continued. “I got 272.” She submitted her petitions on Jul. 23. Nominees were to be notified the following day.

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Now this election has been quietly canceled. And that’s not right, charges Asia Coney, who was prepared to run in it.

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began to learn the ropes.

An Aug. 27 public hearing held at John F. Street Community Center drew 100 residents, many of them vocally angry about this year’s changes.

“My goal is to provide service and information to residents; to ensure PHA is responsive to residents and to see to it a true partnership is formed between residents and PHA, as identified in Code of Federal Regulations,” Coney stated.

Democracy is no small thing at PHA. If PHA communities formed one city all by themselves, they would make it the fourth-largest city in Pennsylvania.

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Kicking off Wildwood’s annual Irish Weekend festivities, four-time Irish Olympic Boxing Coach Gerry Storey will once again bring his world renowned Holy Family Boxing Club to the States to compete against Philly’s Harrowgate Boxing Club on Thursday, Sep. 19.

Storey has dedicated his life to bringing kids together on opposite sides of Northern Belfast’s destructive religious divide – ironically, through boxing. Training both Catholics and Protestants in an area where you once couldn’t walk down certain streets if you were the wrong religion, he created a little sanctuary. Even in the midst of the worst sectarian violence, Storey’s small boxing

club stood as a haven from the bombs and bullets that dominated the streets outside. His work is highly credited with helping to bridge the sectarian divide in Belfast.

“Many kids who came to Gerry could have been potential terrorists. But Gerry has been able to channel their aggression in a very-positive way, by using their fists in the ring, rather than firearms out of it,” said iconic Irish boxer Barry McGuigan.

Storey’s good work has been noticed by all, as he was the first Irish sportsperson to win the “Sport for Good” award and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire.

What a ‘Storey’!

NORTHERN BELFAST’S Holy Family Boxing Club, pictured here in front of the Joey Giardello Statue on E. Passyunk Avenue, returns again on Sep. 19 in Wildwood, N.J. For tickets to the internationally sanctioned amateur bouts, call John Gallagher at (215) 465-1778.

SEPTA Catches TIGER Grant SEPTA will receive a $10 million federal grant for a critical project that will improve safety and service on the West Trenton Regional Rail Line.

The award will be made through the US Dept. of Transportation’s TIGER V (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) program, to help fund the SEPTA-CSX Separation Project. The project has a total estimated cost of approximately $38 million.

This effort, which is a partnership between SEPTA and CSX Transportation, will separate passenger and freight rail operations — both of which are experiencing sustained growth — along a six-mile portion of track owned by CSX between the Woodbourne and West Trenton Stations.

Currently, this shared segment of track carries 57 SEPTA trains each day, serving riders on the West Trenton Line. Ridership on the West Trenton Line has increased by more than 60% over the last decade — to approximately 12,500 passenger trips on an average weekday — making it one of the most heavily travelled routes in the transit system.

The shared track span also provides a key route to moving

goods throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, with over 20 freight trains passing through daily. It provides access to the Port of Philadelphia, making it critical to the local economy, and also has an impact nationally in linking CSX’s north-south network.

The increased activity in both passenger and freight service, however, has created heavy traffic and delays, particularly during rush hour. By upgrading this six-mile stretch, including construction of a new four-mile track on the main portion for passenger trains, SEPTA and CSX will be able to relieve this congestion, and provide room for future growth.

“This project is not only critical to SEPTA and CSX, but to the region as a whole,” said SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale “Pat” T. Deon Sr. “This will significantly enhance a portion of the rail corridor that is vital to our economy — ensuring that commuters have reliable transportation to get to and from work, and that businesses can send and receive goods efficiently and effectively.”

“SEPTA would like to thank the Southeastern Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, including Sens. Bob Casey and

Pat Toomey, for their support in the effort to obtain federal funding for this initiative,” said SEPTA General Mgr. Joseph Casey. Members of the southeastern Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation noted the benefits of the project.

“This project will have a huge positive impact on the everyday lives of those commuting and traveling to Philadelphia and Southeastern Pennsylvania,” said Sen. Casey (D-Pa.). “By prioritizing transit vehicles and making improvements to railways, this program will make Southeastern Pennsylvania an even more attractive place to live, work and visit.”

“SEPTA and CSX have worked together to devise a cost-effective plan that will streamline passenger and freight operations in Bucks Co.,” said Sen. Toomey (RPa.). “I applaud the DoT’s decision to support this important rail-improvement project.”

Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks), in whose district the project is located, noted the increasing importance of rail travel in the region, “both for local commuters who rely on SEPTA’s regional service, as well as for companies advancing area commerce.”

With Mayor Michael Nutter’s wise decision to end its court appeals against the binding award of a contract to the City’s firefighters and paramedics – after three years without one – Philadelphia has now settled two of its four main public-employee labor disputes. Police and fire having been taken care of, now the City’s white-collar and blue-collar staff need contracts that are both fair and viable for workers, management and taxpayers alike.

Negotiations with AFSCME District Council 33, which represents 6,000 white-collar workers, and District Council 47, which represents 10,000 blue-collar workers, have been in gridlock for years as well. As a temporary measure, working without a contract can be one unfortunate scenario in labor-management negotiations in tough times – and times have been tough for the City ever since the 2008 recession.

But this is unprofessional and unacceptable as an ongoing policy. Regardless of your sympathies for either side of a labor dispute, it is no way to run a city. Our private sector depends for its success on the smooth and reliable provision of effective public services; no one can live or grow in a city where crime and fire aren’t fought, trash and telephones aren’t picked up. Businesslike public-administration planning requires settled, predictable labor costs.

Perhaps it’s time for a reset in the negotiating process between the Administration and DC 33 and 47. Perhaps new faces and forces should be brought to bear.

Such a reset requires setting aside some of

the intransigence and bitterness that have piled up during the gridlock years. It is best for all to acknowledge that both labor and management have valid, serious concerns behind their positions. Their two most-painful decisions are the same faced by most Americans today: runaway medical costs and underfunded pensions.

Health-care mismanagement is a national problem we are just beginning to face up to.

The USA’s health-care industry is grotesquely more costly and less productive than any other system in the world. No one has found the answers yet.

But since our local economy is one of the big beneficiaries of this health-care spending boom, maybe some of its resident expertise can be tapped to come up with worthy solutions for public employees’ health-care benefits.

Pension obligations are a different question, but also difficult to fix. It is irresponsible to put off fixing them any longer, though. In this case, it may be both legally and fiscally impractical to try suddenly to “shift the burden” onto employees. Management mistakes were made by previous administrations, not by Nutter’s; to him is left the unenviable task of paying for those mistakes.

Quietly, experts in City Council and the General Assembly have been exploring with the Administration the idea of selling city assets to fund previous pension commitments. These are many and varied – the gas company, for one, and a rack of city real estate. If the City gears up its Land Bank and starts seizing and selling abandoned land, this too can help.

Both these problems have resisted the best efforts of the traditional two-sided labor-management dispute model. It is time to look for more partners and more tools – and a patient, constructive, problem-solving approach.

What Numbers Are These?

Regarding the article by Joe Shaheeli entitled “Why Have Voters Disenfranchised Themselves In Big Numbers?” (Aug. 15), Shaheeli cites the numbers of “Independent” and “Other” registered voters in Philadelphia for the 2011-2012 “general elections” and also for the 2013 “general elections” which are to take place on Nov. 5 of this year – does he mean the “primary elections” of 2013?

He also listed for the “general elections” of 2013 the number of “Independent” registered voters as 6,488 and for “Other” registered voters as 93,324 (total: 99,812), which is below the 120,157 registered Republican voters for that period. He further projected that for the “next primary” we find that the number of “Independent” and “Other” registered voters now total 157,833. How did he arrive at this conclusion?

Nelly M. Childress Judge of Election Ward 5, Div. 3

EDITOR’S REPLY: Ms. Chambers’ numbers are correct. We are grateful to her for calling our attention to this error.

The numbers reported for the 2013 general election were collected in August 2013, after the 2013 primary election. They represented a preliminary count of voters for the 2013 general election in November.

Registration for that election is not yet closed and the final numbers may rise by the time the election is held.

Sep. 12- State Reps. Brendan and Kevin Boyle host Senior Fair at Klein JCC, 10100 Jamison Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Light lunch, flu shots, health screening, property and tax-rebate assistance. For info (215) 676-0300 or (215) 342-1700.

Sep. 12- Dana Spain hosts Reception & Fundraiser for Controller candidate Terry Tracy at 615 Fitzwater St., 6 p.m.

Hors d’oeuvres, white bar & bourbon. Donation $250, payable online at https://secure.piryx.com/donate/vLx87 Ugt/Friends-of-Terry-Tracy/.

Sep. 12- Zarwin Baum hosts special Meet & Greet cocktail reception with Philadelphia’s

key economic and political leaders: DA Seth Williams; Zarwin Baum Of-Counsel and State Sen. Larry Farnese; Council President Darrell L. Clarke; Of-Counsel and Councilman at Large David Oh; and Councilwomen Cindy Bass and Marian Tasco at 1818 Market St., 13th fl., 6-8 p.m.

Sep. 13- Al Stewart hosts 11th Ward Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Park Ave., 5-9 p.m. Tickets $10.

For info V. Tutie Edwards (215) 228-3134.

Sep. 14- Councilman David Oh hosts African American B2B at St. Joseph’s Preparatory Sch., 1733 W. Girard Ave., 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sell products, services to City.

Sep. 16- Zarwin Baum Law Office hosts Council, State elected officials for Meet & Greet at 1818 Market St., 6-8

p.m. RSVP (215) 569-2800.

Sep. 19- Fall fundraiser for Councilman at Large David Oh at Zarwin Baum, 1818 Market St., 13th fl., 5:30-8 p.m. Individual contributions $100-$2,500, PACs $1,000$5,000. Checks to Citizens for David Oh, 5813 Thomas Ave., Phila., PA. 19143.

Sep. 19- Cocktail Reception for Team McNesby at Cescaphé, 923 N. 2nd St., 6-9 p.m. Open bar, music, hors d’oeuvres. Friends $100, Sponsors $250, Supporters $500. For tickets Roosevelt Poplar (215) 768-8853, Steve Weiler (267) 249-1486, Gene Blagmond (267) 767-4479.

Sep. 19- Watching Eagles with State Rep. John Taylor at Romano’s Catering, 1523 E. Wingohocking St., 8 p.m. $35 ticket includes best-indoor tailgate buffet and refreshments.

For info (215) 545-2244.

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Firefighters, Paramedics Honor Their Everyday Heroes Police Officer Bonnie Liholtz, left, and Tina Kirtin got Firefighter Friends Award from Local 22 PresMEMBERS of Phila. Police & Fire Pipes & Drums ident Joe Schulle for tireless work raising funds for prepare to honor valiant service at Fire Fighters & three firefighters who lost their lives earlier this Paramedics Union Local 22 ceremony in Northern year. They were congratulated by State Sen. Tina LOCAL 22 banquet hall was filled with heroes and their families.

Liberties Sunday.

Tartaglione and State Rep. Brendan Boyle.

PRESIDENT Joe Schulle, right, led Local 22 to recent success in its struggle for a new contract, which Nutter Administration only this Friday ceased to fight against. He is joined here by Sgt. at Arms Mike Conroy.

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With the UNIONS After Mayor Michael Nutter’s Administration announced last Friday it was dropping its appeal of Fire Fighters & Paramedics Union Local 22’s contract award by binding arbitration, Local 22 President Joe Schulle issued the following statement: “The members of Local 22 thank the Nutter Administration for dropping its long-running legal challenges to our 2009 arbitration award. This day has been a long time coming. We are grateful the appeals have been withdrawn and our members will now receive the fair wages and benefits they have deserved and earned.

“Today’s decision by the City in no way alters our plans to place a Home Rule Charter Change question on either the fall or spring 2014 ballot. The Charter Change is about bringing fairness and balance to the arbitration process and there are no guarantees that this Mayor or future Mayors will not attempt to unjustifi-

“MOST of our members are a little embarrassed to get an award for just doing their job,” said President COUNCILMAN Bill Greenlee, left, and State Rep. Joe Schulle as he prepared to hand these out. “But Brendan Boyle, strong supporters of firefighters and paramedics, showed up for award ceremony... it’s the right thing to do to honor their service.”

COUNCILMAN Jim Kenney shared a moment with old friend John Metzger in Local 22’s hall.

...AS DID State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas, left, and Councilman David Oh.

Despite Win, Firefighters Seek Charter Change

ably challenge our future arbitration awards.

“We look forward to continuing to honor our oath to protect the citizens of Philadelphia and ask they continue to keep us in their prayers.”

Stack: Future Contract Disputes Must Be Tamed

Pleased that Mayor Michael Nutter has finally dropped his appeal of a court decision ordering Philadelphia to pay its firefighters and medics $160 million in arbitration, State Sen. Mike Stack (D-Northeast) said changes must happen to prevent future contract disputes with the department.

Nutter dropped his petition last week.

Stack has been pushing the Mayor to drop his opposition to the arbitration award for more than a year. He also authored a letter with many members of the Philadelphia Senate Delegation urging the Mayor to drop his opposition to the arbitration award nine

months ago.

“Every day our brave men and women run headlong into dangerous and potentially lifethreatening situations to protect and save,” Stack said. “It took much too long for the Mayor to finally agree to move forward. We need to make sure changes in the City’s charter happen soon so this doesn’t happen again.”

The City Fire Dept. had been without a contract for three years.

City Workers Wage War By Radio

A 60-second spot airing on radio stations that began this week argues Mayor Michael Nutter continues to balance the City’s budget on the backs of children and working families.

The spot is sponsored by the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, the national union of DC 33 and DC 47, which represent 17,000 women and men in Philadelphia who go to work every day to build a Better Philadelphia for All.

The spot follows a television ad released last week by the American Federation of Teachers, which argued the Mayor’s policies have hurt public education in Philadelphia.

Under Nutter, the number of city workers living in poverty has doubled,” said DC 33 President Pete Matthews.

“This is shameful and never in the history of Philadelphia have children and workers been so disrespected.”

“Mayor Nutter’s failed policies have cut vital services to the residents of this city who use them,” charged DC 47 President Cathy Scott.

“Because of his failures, library doors often remain locked and fewer people work in our recreation centers.”

City workers in Philadelphia have gone five years without contracts or wage increases and have suffered increases to their health-care costs. The Mayor has gone to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to impose contracts

with cuts to services, wage reductions and less retirement security.

The radio ad closes with a call for the residents of Philadelphia to go to www.abetterphilly.org to sign a petition to call on the Mayor to stop balancing the budget on the backs of children and workers.

Teachers’ Leader Frets As School Year Begins

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan released the following statement as schools opened on Monday, Sep. 9.

“PFT contract negotiations started a little later today, so I took the opportunity to visit Philadelphia schools on the first day of classes. While I can’t say I was surprised by what I saw and heard, I was extremely concerned, nonetheless.

“While visiting Powell ES, I learned the students there only had access to one itinerant counselor, who also handles caseloads from six other

schools. Academy at Palumbo only has one counselor for 800 students. At Franklin Learning Center, class sizes are stretched beyond the maximum, and some students who signed up for the Health Related Technology program were moved to another course of study due to a lack of teachers.

“As workloads increase for students and employees, the lack of staff will become an increasing problem. In the long term, we simply cannot run schools without nurses, secretaries, assistant principals, librarians, counselors or enough teachers to deliver quality instruction.

“It is time for our city to put an end to annual funding crises, budget deficits and program cuts. We need Harrisburg to reimplement a fair funding formula for public education that ensures our district will not have to suffer the kinds of cuts Gov. Corbett has inflicted on our schoolchildren.”

MERRY as always at Ward Leaders affair were, SMACKING out rhythm at Black Ward from left, 50th Ward Leader Councilwoman Marian Leaders’ affair was their own 14th Ward Tasco, 35th Ward Leader Billy Dolbow and 49th Leader Arthur Green! Photo by Joe Stivala Ward Leader Shirley Gregory. Photo by Joe Stivala

4TH WARD Leader Sonny Campbell, whose mother Carol Campbell founded Black Ward Leaders group years ago, welcomes 3rd Ward Leader State Sen. Anthony Williams and 34th Ward Leader Congressman Bob Brady to stylish afternoon picnic at Belmont Mansion.

6TH WARDERS turned out in force for Black Ward Leaders Picnic: from left, Evelyn De L’SHANA TOVAH to 54th Ward Veaux, 6th Div. Judge Betty Thomas and Leader Controller Alan Butkovitz and his lovely wife Theresa! Photo by Joe Stivala Ward Chair Andrea Foster.

FROM LEFT are Judge Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde, 16th Ward Leader Sheriff Jewell Williams, Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown and State Sen. Anthony Williams. Photo by Joe Stivala

ATTACHÉ Jen Bygrave of Port of Melbourne Corp. presents as gift an authentic Australian football to Robert C. Blackburn, PRPA’s senior deputy executive director, as token of Melbourne’s “Partner Port” relationship with Phila.

Australia has been a major trading partner with Port of Phila. for past several decades.

LEADERSHIP on display at Belmont Mansion picnic included, from left, 61st Ward Leader Sharon Losier, 24th Ward Leader Bernadette Wyche and master of ceremonies Sonny Campbell. Photo by Joe Stivala

Nutter ‘Goes Beyond Sport’ M A Y O R Michael Nutter joins youngsters at Heritage Rec Center in N. Phila. for unveiling of new ball court. tateof-the-art allweather court was made possible by Beyond Sport organization and sponsor ESPN. Photo

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Oh Taps Chinatown Aussie Tie Scores Goal For Port

ASIAN AMERICAN community leaders led by Kenneth Wong, center, join Councilman David Oh at fundraiser at Ocean City Restaurant in Chinatown.

ELEGANTLY attired 46th Ward Leader Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell enjoyed conversing with her friend Rufus Brock.

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JUDICIAL nominee Joe Fernandes is lucky inTONY WILLIAMS delivered a classic crowd-pump- deed to have “sidekicks” like these: 6th Ward ing address to well-attended picnic organized by Leader Pete Wilson, left, and 44th Ward Edgar “Sonny” Campbell.

Leader Willie Jordan. Photo by Joe Stivala

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Black Ward Leaders Enjoy Hilltop Picnic

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Last Thursday the Commonwealth Club hosted an event at the Marriott in Conshohocken. US CONGRESSMAN JIM GERLACH (PA 6) was the guest speaker.

While the Commonwealth Club is a statewide organization, a number Philadelphia elephants attended the event, including Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association CHAIRMAN FRED ANTON and WARD LEADER MIKE CIBIK as well as local Republican activists MONIKA CZAPLA and LEONORA CRAVOTTA. JOYCE HAAS, vice chairwoman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party, introduced Gerlach.

The Congressman, like many others on Capitol Hill, is appalled by the Syrian government’s use of chemical weapons on insurgent soldiers and civilians. However, he does not know if PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA’S planned aerial attacks will be effective. He also feels the Administration does not have a clear long-term plan for dealing with Syria.

Subsequent to Gerlach’s comments last Thursday, President Obama announced he is delaying military action to pursue diplomatic activities with Russia to address the issue. I do not believe a diplomatic process involving VLADIMIR PUTIN will be productive. Going down this path saves the President from embarrassment of having his plans for Syria shot down by Congress.

While many believe the President as Commander in Chief has the authority to order these air strikes on Syria, he was reluctant to do so without Congressional backing. I find this amusing, as the President has decided not to enforce some of our immigration laws and to delay the implementation of aspects of Obamacare.

Gerlach also discussed immigration-reform legislation and stated, as we have already heard from the US House of Representatives’ Republican leadership, the comprehensive Senate proposal that includes a path to citizenship for illegal aliens will not (Cont. Next Page)

With very, very few exceptions, I never get good news at 4 a.m.

In my experience, anything I hear before 9 a.m. is usually something that makes me want to put my hands over my ears and say “lalalalala” like an eight-year-old. I got the call telling me that my father had died at 5:30 a.m. My Mom died just before 9. The Sep. 11 terrorist attack happened as I was going to work at about 8:30 a.m. Early morning news, at least in my world, generally sucks.

So when my Significant Other yelled “Hey Niecy!” to me at 4 a.m. on Monday, I knew what he was gonna say next was probably something I really didn’t want to hear.

“E. Steven’s dead!”

And the trend continues….

On Sunday, E. Steven Collins, national advertising manager for Radio One, host of the program, “Philly Speaks” on Old School 100.3, former mainstay of WDAS-FM radio and a guy so popular here in Philly that people knew him by an initial, died at Chestnut Hill Hospital. He was 58.

E (which I found out this week stands for Ernest), started out in the same place I did, Temple University’s WRTI. He worked for WHAT before going to WDAS and making his mark on the city’s radio landscape there.

It’s safe to say Black Philadelphia in general, and its journalistic community in particular, spent most of Monday in a daze. I know I did.

That’s because I know just how gigantic the loss of E. Steven Collins is for Philadelphia. From Concerned Black Men to (Cont. Next Page)

Yo! Here we go again with these snippets sent to me.

Here is a frightening statistic, probably one of the most worrisome in recent years: 25% of the women in this country are on medication for mental illness. That’s scary. It means 75% are running around untreated.

Husband: “Did you say water in the carburetor?” Wife: “That’s the trouble with the car. It has water in the carburetor.” Husband: “Water in the carburetor? That’s ridiculous.” Wife: “I tell you the car has water in the carburetor.” Husband: “You don’t even know what a carburetor is. I’ll check it out. Where’s the car?” Wife: “In the swimming pool.”

The new cell phone: A young man wanted to get his beautiful blonde wife something nice for their first wedding anniversary, so he decided to buy her a cell phone. He showed her the phone and explained to her all of its features. Meg was excited to receive the gift and simply adored her new phone. The next day Meg went shopping. Her phone rang and, to her astonishment, it was her husband on the other end. “Hi Meg,” he said. “How do you like your new phone?” Meg replied, “I just love it! It’s so small and your voice is clear as a bell. But there’s one thing I don’t understand though.” “What’s that, sweetie?” asked her husband. “How did you know I was at Walmart?”

A husband and wife had a tiff. Wife called up her mom and said, “He fought with me again, I am coming to live with you.” Mom said, “No, darling, he must pay for his mistake. I am coming to live with you.”

Today’s Short Reading from the Bible... From Genesis: “And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth.” Then He made the earth round ... and He laughed and laughed and laughed!

A wife asks her husband, “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk and if they have avocados, get six.” A short time later the husband comes back with six cartons of milk. The wife asks him, “Why did you buy six cartons of milk?” He replied, “They had avocados.” If you’re a woman, I’m sure you’re going back to read it again! Men will get it the first time. My work is done here.

REJOICE GREATLY! The LONG NIGHT of City opposition to the FIREFIGHTERS’ arbitration award is over! It was a LEAN time for that workforce. And seemed a MEAN time (?).

A LOT OF TAXPAYER MONEY was spent to oppose the award. For SHAME! Did the Bob BRADY Charter Change Petition do it? Or did someone took Hiz Honor aside and say: It’s time to cut the %^%&^&* and his losses (?)... An editorial that said LABOR is due for a reality check should be nominated for The BLATHER Award. It speaks of unnecessary disruptive labor practices. Do they mean strikes, pickets, a work stoppage?

We don’t know; they don’t say. Do they KNOW what they MEAN? The editorial that urges caution on Syria, with another article in the same paper saying the President got it wrong on Syria – send those writers with full field pack to fight in SYRIA!... Appealing PARKING TICKETS to Common Pleas costs $183.54 – and is an economic DUE-PROCESS denial for some (Only $35 for a Traffic Court ticket). The base amount was once $86 but was increased in 2008 to $94.60 by President Judge Pamela DEMBE due to a rise over three years in the Consumer Price Index for urban workers. If it costs $94, how do you get $183 PLUS $11 for each defendant? You also pay $5 for Automation Maintenance, $5 Automation Development, $1.10 Judicial education, $5.50 for Court Administration, $18.92 for FAMILY COURT Facility, $18.92 for the LAW LIBRARY, $10 for electronic filing fee, $10 for JACTATJ (?), $11.25 for Section #3733 Surcharge, and a $1 Section #3733 fee (whatever they are). Say, Judge Dembe, WHY are we paying for Family Court and the (Cont. Next Page)

The great JONI KRAJEWSKI passed away. But she left this world with thousands of friends and admirers. She was laid to rest at the Givnish Funeral Home in Northeast Philadelphia. She was perhaps known as the most-vocal Philadelphia politician for her constituents of Northeast Philadelphia. She used to joke that she did everything in Northeast Philadelphia. She shopped, she visited with friends, she went on vacation there.

Among the dignitaries who paid their respects were CITY COUNCILMAN BRIAN O’NEILL, former MAYOR JOHN STREET, MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER, Parking Authority CEO VINCE FENERTY, STATE SEN. MIKE STACK, former CONGRESSMAN CHARLES DOUGHERTY, former CONGRESSMAN BOB BORSKI, former City COUNCILMAN JIMMY TAYOUN, COUNCILMAN BOBBY HENON and STATE REP. MIKE McGEEHAN. Also on hand were WARD LEADERS JOHN SABATINA, MIKE McALEER, BOB DELLAVELLA, BERNICE HILL, MATT MYERS and SHAWN DILLON. This is just to name a few, because while Sam was not there the entire time, he knows many people came to pay their respects to Joan Krajewski because she was loyal and courageous throughout her career until the very end.

Her greatest quality was that she told you what she believed and if you didn’t like it, that was your problem. But people loved her because you always knew where you stood. We have many great elected people in Philadelphia but they don’t make them like Joan Krajewski anymore.

Mayor Nutter finally relented to commonsense. He has withdrawn his opposition to awarding the firefighters a new contract. The firefighters had won several arbitration awards but the Mayor had stubbornly refused to give in. JOE SCHULLE, the head of the firefighters union, was pleased yet ambivalent. He was disappointed that it took the Mayor this long to do the right thing. Nonetheless, the Mayor should be given at least some credit for coming to the right conclusion regarding our heroes. He claims his reason for relenting was the improved fiscal situation of the City. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen again in the future.

FOP Lodge 5 PRESIDENT JOHN McNESBY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY SETH WILLIAMS, POLICE COMMISSIONER CHARLES RAMSEY and others laid a plaque in remembrance of OFFICER BRIAN LORENZO at the side of the Highway Patrol training facility in Northeast Philadelphia. State Sen. Mike Stack attended the event and was accompanied by STATE (Cont. Next Page)

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WALKING (Cont. From Prev. Page) Law Library for a PARKING appeal? Why pay $10 if you do not file electronically? Judge, we are in tough economic times, so the 2008 increase should BE RECINDED. The BASE FEE is too HIGH FOR URBAN WORKERS! It should be lower than Traffic Court. People seek the courts for justice not BIG BUSINESS. Sad death of University of Pennsylvania Police Officer Jimmy MORRISON. He was riding his cycle with the Blue Knights Nonprofit when the accident occurred. He served in the armed forces, and 13 years with the Housing Authority Police. He leaves a wife and son.... WHAT about the iconoclastic news attack on the MISS AMERICA Pageant? To call the event absurd IS ABSURD. Let CITY COUNCIL know how you feel, says PCAPS Save Our Schools. They plan to rally today at 11 a.m. at the N.E. Corner of City Hall.... ACTION in FEDERAL COURT starts in a few days after FBI investigations. The FBI Director speaks today at the Police Chief’s lunch.

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The Commonwealth Club is a fundraising arm of the PAGOP. The group’s next event is a cocktail reception next Friday preceding the fall State Committee dinner in Harrisburg. The keynote speaker at that dinner will be former United Nations AMBASSADOR JOHN BOLTON. The Commonwealth Club will next be in Philadelphia for a luncheon with Delaware Co. STATE SEN. DOMINIC PILEGGI on Oct. 9.

Monday night, Montgomery Co. Common Pleas candidate SHARON GIAMPORCARO

held a fundraiser in Center City.

She is currently a Deputy District Attorney in Montgomery Co. running the Juvenile Division. In addition to being a lawyer, she is also a registered nurse with an undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and law degree from Villanova. The host committee included WARD LEADERS LINDSAY DOERING, RICK HELLBERG, MATT WOLFE and DENISE FUREY, as well as attorneys LEE HERMAN, MICHAEL ADLER and SUSAN SATKOWSKI.

“BREAKFAST WITH REP. BOB BRADY” radio show in the Mug Shot Diner will not be held on SEP. 30.

The Transport Workers Union LOCAL 234 is now in talks with SEPTA. I hear that Local elections are also happening soon.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY to JOY CHERN, capable aide in State Rep. Bill KELLER’S legislative office.

Joy tackles constituent problems with the power of Zeus himself.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) be taken up this year in the House. However, smaller bills addressing various aspects of illegal immigration may be reviewed.

As a member of the House Ways & Means Committee, Gerlach has had first-hand experience with the IRS scandal.

Contrary to the protestations of many Democrats, the issue is not over and there will be further investigations and hearings in the fall. IRS employees acknowl-

edged before Congress they had been instructed to give more-serious reviews to many conservative groups seeking 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 status. In one case, the donor list of conservative familyvalues group was illegally disclosed by IRS personnel. The IRS had begun by asserting the invasive reviews of conservative groups were the fault of overzealous rogue employees in the IRS’s Cincinnati office. However, those employees have testified they were being micromanaged by more-senior staff in Washington.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) Philly’s Men Are Cooking, to the Urban League of Philadelphia, the NAACP, the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists and the Philadelphia Black Public Relations Society, E was involved in everything.

There was nothing he wouldn’t do for the organizations that he championed. If you needed to advertise something, he had space on his show. If you needed an MC, he’d put on his tux, grab the microphone, and make your event memorable. If you were a young person who wanted to learn radio, he’d take you on as an intern.

And if you were putting on a mayoral debate and you couldn’t get one of the candidates to commit to it, E opened up his Rolodex, made a call, and got you what you needed … even if it did mean dealing with a recalcitrant university in the process. (That was former Mayor John Street and Drexel University.)

E’s wife Lisa, and his sons Rashid and Langston, were kind enough to share him with us and I speak for everyone when I say the entire Black community of Philadelphia is forever in their debt for that. He gave a lot to us and I know some of that had to come at their expense.

A group of us got together Monday night at NBC-10 to share our memories of E, his importance

to our lives, and to cry … because we couldn’t help it. Philadelphia NAACP President Jerry Mondesire said it best when he said E’s death was the equivalent of having a hole ripped in the fabric of the city.

We all needed to be in a room filled with people that we didn’t need to explain that reality to. We also needed to be in a room filled with people who understood it will take all of us to fill E’s outsized shoes. It’ll be a challenge. But if we don’t try, we won’t be doing justice to E’s memory.

On Saturday, E and Lisa had played host to the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists at a pool party at their home in the Philadelphia suburbs. We were all hanging out and talking as E grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and made sure that everyone connected with everyone else.

But while the party ended at 7, a group of us stayed behind and talked with E about everything from politics (he had this huge picture of President Barack Obama and him hanging up in his house), sports (there was also a picture of him, his son Langston, and Phillies slugger Ryan Howard) and the importance of organizations like PABJ when it comes to telling the stories of our community.

It was a party I almost blew off.

Words can’t express how glad I am now that I didn’t.

Rest in peace, my friend.

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(Cont. From Page 2) regard to ensuring that those in need receive assistance and care. While other states are making sure applicants receive care and assistance, Pennsylvania’s enrollment has shrunk.

“My legislation will move Pennsylvania in a new direction. It would streamline the application and renewal process for Medicaid and CHIP, and ensure qualified beneficiaries do not lose their healthcare or see other interruptions in services due to unnecessary administrative errors and roadblocks. Under the current system, families have to contend with onerous and often-unnecessary paperwork requirements in order to access critical health-care services.

“In addition to this, the Health & Food Safety Plan will look to address the rise in need for food assistance. It will increase investment in the State Food Purchase Program, thereby assisting private organizations such as charities

and food pantries to meet the rise in demand for help.

“This issue is personal for me. I meet frequently with people who don’t have access to affordable health care and food. This problem exists in all of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties; it is not a rural, suburban or urban issue. It is my hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will join me in putting through this plan.”

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(Cont. From Page 2) nent campaign that I mentioned earlier are materializing in run up to 2016. It is yet to be seen if Clinton’s seemingly impenetrable lead among Democrats will endure since another candidate could catch fire as Obama did in 2008. Either way, the race is on and Hillary appears to have the momentum.

Nathan Shrader is a PhD candidate in political science at Temple University. He serves as adjunct faculty at Drexel and Neumann Universities. He can be reached at Nathan@nathanshrader.com.

Corbett Whacks Schwartz As A Big-Tax Advocate

Guv Deals Grants To Local Fuel Plants Gov. Tom Corbett announced the award of two key energy projects in Southeastern Pennsylvania with Economic Growth Initiative grants. The program provides grants to local communities for the acquisition and construction of regional economic, cultural, civic, and historical improvement projects.

“These grants are investments in our state, in our people and in our economy,” Corbett said. “These projects will help create jobs here in Pennsylvania and continue our trend toward prosperity.”

Five million dollars were awarded to the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Catalytic Cracker facility in South Philadelphia. The project includes upgrading the existing 100,000-barrel-per-day residual-fuel catalytic cracker to improve both operational reliability and efficiency. The upgrade is critical to the ongoing viability of the refinery’s operations and will help protect 850 permanent positions and create 1,000 new non-permanent construction jobs within the facility, as well as support the creation of more than 10,500 jobs in the immediate and surrounding area.

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Delaware Co.’s Marcus Hook Splitter project also received an additional $5 million for the continued optimization and integration of a portion of the former Sunoco Marcus Hook refinery, preserving hundreds of jobs and keeping the company’s operations and North American HQ in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Braskem America, the facility’s new owner, processes chemicals for use in its adjacent plastics plant.

Sunoco announced the closure of the Marcus Hook facility last year, threatening the jobs of more than 200 employees and potentially 1,500 workers from surrounding businesses.

As approximately 135,000 children returned to Philadelphia public schools this week, Republican City Controller candidate Terry Tracy urged action now in order to send them to better schools next year.

“Elect me and hold me accountable,” he said. “As school auditor, my top priority will be to ensure every penny possible is dedicated to the classroom. Parents deserve to have specific visibility to how our billions are spent in this time of fiscal distress. As I have spoken with parents across the city, there is one

common theme: they don’t feel their kids are always the priority.”

Tracy believes to fix the schools, we must begin with a comprehensive, independent review of the School District’s finances and provide masspublished, accessible budget details to the public, as per the home-rule charter.

“This is absolutely fundamental. We don’t really know what we’re solving for without it, which is why we find ourselves in crisis year after year,” Tracy said.

Tracy has criticized incumbent City Controller Alan Butkowitz for claiming his office needs no more power or authority in the face of the school crisis. “We need to

break the cycle of blame, spin and knee-jerk tax increases that too many in our governing class resort to. There are solutions to the problems we face. These are man-made, not natural disasters. Our kids deserve better.”

As far as Tracy is concerned, it is an antiquated political class, encumbered by years of partisan divide, diffused accountability, and political horse trading that prevents creative problem solving and the embracing of substantial reform. It is a core function of local government to provide equal access to quality public education for every child.

“This is needed now,” he added. “This is new-school politics.”

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Meanwhile, taking aim at his loudest Democratic rival, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, Gov. Tom Corbett laid out a case that Schwartz would undo Corbett’s proudest achievement: keeping taxes down.

Corbett’s campaign office released the following statement from Campaign Manager Mike Barley on Allyson Schwartz’s proposed tax increase” “Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz’s proposal to drastically increase taxes on the shale-gas industry will cost Pennsylvanians good-paying, middle-class jobs by forcing the industry to relocate to more business and energyfriendly states. Between the State Democratic Party’s radical proposal to ban naturalgas drilling and Allyson Schwartz’s agenda to tax the industry out of our state, it is clear they have chosen to side with the special-interest groups over the nearly 250,000 average workingclass Pennsylvanians employed in natural gas and the millions more who are benefiting from this growing industry. This industry has helped to reignite growth and opportunity in areas of the

state that have been in decline for decades.

“Gov. Corbett has consistently stood with the middle class in his efforts to create jobs, grow our economy and responsibly use our natural resources, while protecting the environment. Working with the legislature, Gov. Corbett passed and signed historic legislation that has reinvested over $400 million in our local communities. Pennsylvania is fortunate enough to have a booming natural-gas industry to help lead the charge in lowering energy costs for our families and small businesses and creating over 130,000 new opportunities for Pennsylvanians to return to work.”

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(Cont. From Page 5) with timber,” he said. “We can’t let it happen with natural gas.”

Ethnicity may help him as well. “In 100 years there has never been a statewide Polish American candidate,” he said.

Pennsylvania’s 800,000 Polish Americans could turn out to be a hidden weapon for Koplinski’s candidacy and an aid in the general election (unless his running mate turns out to be Ed Pawlowski).

Other names being floated for the Lieutenant Governor primary are three Westerners: Mark Smith of Bradford Co., former Congressman Mark Critz and State Rep. Brandon Newman of Washington Co.

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In the example I gave, you would not qualify for Medicare benefits until May 2014, almost three years after being found disabled.

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Then it happens: the debtor wants a new car, or to refinance or modify the house payment. In a marriage, the first thing that happens is a discussion of such a change.

That should be the first thing in the Chapter 13 also: the debtor should talk to the attorney about how this will affect the existing plan.

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