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On The Range photo and story by Maria Merlino With all the cold weather, snow storms, icy conditions and the Polar Vortex, I had a desire to make a nice pot of soup.

I had recently received a copy of the cookbook I’m Hot You’re Hot written by South Philadelphia native, Loretta Lombardi, 67. The book, which delves into macrobiotic cooking, is a self-published work by the retired Catholic elementary-school teacher.

I visited Lombardi at her Jackson Street home and asked about her new incarnation as an author. “I was always a writer, especially poetry and I enjoy the arts. As we age, (Cont. Page 2) Variety of Cigarettes • Cigars • Pipes • Hookahs • Novelty Items Lottery and More!

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South Philadelphian Named Homeland Security Chief Of Staff South Philadelphian Christian P. Marrone has accepted a presidential appointment to serve as chief of staff to the Secretary of Homeland Security. This is his second stint in the Obama administration, serving a similar deputy role for Secretary Robert Gates at the Dept. of Defense.

In the private sector he was VP of Aerospace Industries Association for national security and acquisition policy, bringing to the association extensive budget-policy experience from both the Defense Dept. and the private sector.

A native of South Philadelphia, Marrone has held a number of im(Cont. Page 2)

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(Cont. From Page 1) pressive positions within DOD, including Special Assistant to former Secretary Gates and also served as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs. In his capacity at DOD, Marrone also led the annual development of the department’s legislative program, including submissions and related tasks to support the National Defense Authorization Act. In his years of policy experience, Marrone has worked on and supported

DOD’s leadership on many of the issues and priorities AIA’s members care most about – the budget, key acquisition programs, overall program, management and acquisition-policy efficiencies, and cybersecurity.

Most recently, Marrone served as an Executive for Defense Markets for member company 3M, where he was charged with helping build and develop their Defense Markets Division. He also provided senior corporate leadership with advice and guidance on National Se-

curity-related issues.

Marrone is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania with a master’s degree in Government Administration, holds a JD from Temple University and a BA in political science from the Pennsylvania State University. He played football under Coach Joe Paterno from 1993 to 1997. Additionally, Marrone sits on several boards, including the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Board.

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(Cont. From Page 1) our body changes and many of us use supplements, but I wanted to go an all natural, whole grain, organic foods” the author explained.

“I began reading blogs, especially Julia Hung, a Taiwanese blogger who is very much an authority on veganism. I became friends with Christina Pirello, who has the TV show ‘Christina Cooks’ and also Danny Waxman who now owns Essene at 4th & South Streets. But I’ve always been conscious of the way food will help or hurt our bodies.”

The three great cooks in her life, Mother, Grandmother and Aunt, always sang when they cooked.

“That’s what I wanted in my heart,” said Lombardi, “a joyous feeling that what I was preparing would be nourishing to body and spirit. I saw the school lunches that were being served to the children: onion rings, chicken nuggets, potato nuggets, mac and cheese, mushy string beans.

“Dogs can eat anything, but humans had intestines that have thousands of years of whole foods and grains. It’s just in the last

century that processed foods have become a part of our diet. People don’t realize that cattle produce methane gas. It’s the biggest polluter in the world.”

With grains, vegetables, beans, fruits, nuts and seeds, with the addition of a glass of wine or a bottle of beer, healthy recipes can boost your energy but your libido. “Yes! Food is sexy!” she laughs. “Colorful foods with simple flavors look beautiful on the plate. It sets the stage for celebrating lovers.” Lombardi’s book is available on Amazon.com.

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Local Money Flows Into Corbett’s Purse

by Tony West Embattled Gov. Tom Corbett enters this election year with a lot of problems in Southeastern Pennsylvania. But money isn’t one of them.

The Republican incumbent’s fundraising numbers for the 2013 calendar year were filed with the Dept. of State on Jan. 31. Raising $6,819,000 that year and with $10,322,000 in his coffers, he has outpaced any of his seven Democratic rivals.

A good chunk of that change came from the five-county region.

Leading the pack are two noted local philanthropists, Dr. John M. (“Jack”) Templeton, Jr. of the science-oriented Templeton Foundation in W. Conshohocken and H.F. “Gerry” Lenfest of the Lenfest Foundation. Dr. Templeton gave $420,000 to Corbett last year while Lenfest and a family member together contributed $265,000.

Of Corbett’s 32 largest donors or donor groups last year, 12 come from Southeastern Pennsylvania.

Energy companies in the past have donated heavily to Corbett in support of his approach to Marcellus Shale gas development. But they do not figure heavily in last year’s funding. Lance and Mathias Shaner, capitalists who hail from Pittsburgh, may be an exception, with significant stakes in Marcellus development; they gave $110,000 last year. But they have many other interests (arena football in Pittsburgh, for instance).

Pennsylvania’s other great signature industries don’t make the top ranks either. King Coal

did not invest top dollar in Corbett last year. Neither did Big Pharma or the health-care industry – with one exception: four donors related to the National Label Co. in Lafayette Hill pitched in $50,000 to “Tom Corbett for Governor”.

Their specialty is pill-bottle labels.

Many of Corbett’s heavy hitters are concentrated in classic political-donor fields: law, real estate, construction.

In law, Philadelphia dominates. Saul Ewing- and Ballard Spahr-connected contributions were tied at $55,000. Cozen O’Connor came in at $40,000.

(Smaller players were Duane Morris at $25,000 and Dilworth Paxson at $15,500.)

But the legal pack was led by the midstate-oriented firm of Stevens & Lee, four of whose principals gave $87,500 toward the Governor’s campaign.

Other big Southeastern Corbett donors were the Maguire clan of the Philadelphia Insurance Co. and its employees.

Four of them gave $95,000 to Corbett’s reelection – nice insurance indeed.

Comcast and its head honcho David Cohen together gave $70,500 to Corbett. Since Comcast enjoyed about $40 million in state grants to help build its landmark headquarters in Center City, a little positive feedback is understandable.

Other $30K+ Corbett supporters from the area were two King of Prussia investors, Mitchell Morgan of Morgan Properties and John S Middleton of Bradford Holdings. Each gave $50,000. Lewis Katz in Rittenhouse Square gave $30,000.

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SOUTHWEST PARTNERS held their first business-to-business networking session in celebration of Grand Opening of Hibachi Grill & Restaurant located on Island Avenue. Southwest Partners Committee also marked its first anniversary.

Among attendees were Commissioner Stephanie Singer, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, Carolyn Moseley, Karen Smalls, Tracey Gordon, Capt. Morrone, Tierra Thompson, Tara Smith, Craig Melidosian, Officer Joe Young, Deputy Commissioner Dennis Lee and Darryl Thompson of Phila. More Beautiful.

AMONG attendees were Southwest Partners Pastor Darius Thomas, Marsha Wall and Tara Smith.

REPUBLICAN 40th Ward Leader Craig Melidosian and City Commissioner Stephanie Singer discuss voter turnout at gathering.

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New IDS Deadline For Brighter Futures Nominations Denise Taylor Patterson, Acting Director, Intellectual disAbility Services, a division of DBHIDS, announced the deadline for nominations for this year's Brighter Futures Awards has been extended to Feb. 7.

Philadelphia's Intellectual disAbility Services and the Public Awareness Committee

invite nominations for a person who makes a difference in the lives of others to help celebrate the 22nd annual Brighter Futures Awards by acknowledging people who are great examples of self-determination.

You may nominate : 1) People using intellectual disability supports and services who have control over their

own lives, making real choices: working, playing, worshiping, enjoying friends and loving relationships and participating in the community.

2) People supporting others to be self-determined, realizing their goals and dream.

3) Neighbors, businesses or organizations who welcome and include all people.

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The Selection Committee looks for detailed information: tell us why your nominee is an outstanding example of inclusion. What do they do to make a difference in someone's life and how they do it? More than one person can nominate the same person. Use additional

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This weekend, Pennsylvania Democrats will hold their State Committee and Endorsement Meeting in Hershey. The party will offer trainings, receptions, and events for attendees.

Friday, February 7 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM - The Women's Caucus will present a Candidates Forum. Garden Terrace East.

Saturday, February 8 1:00 PM - State Committee Meeting. The Pennsylvania Democratic Party will hold its business meeting. Garden Terrace Ballroom.

Immediately following State Committee meeting - The Pennsylvania Democratic Party will hold its endorsement meeting. Garden Terrace Ballroom.

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by Joe Shaheeli Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord’s campaign to win the Democratic nomination for Governor got a rocket boost this past week from the Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia & Vicinity and the Laborers International Union of North America.

Hosting the announcement was Laborers District Council Business Mgr. Ryan N. Boyer, who welcomed McCord to LDC’s new headquarters at 665 N. Broad Street.

Boyer introduced Dennis L. Martire, VP and regional manager of Laborers International Union of North America, who announced, “We need a champion like State Treasurer Rob McCord as Governor in Harrisburg. He understands working families State Representative

Laborers Give McCord Major Boost

VICE PRESIDENT and Regional Mgr. of Mid Atlantic Region of LIUNA Dennis L. Martire listens as Penna. Treasurer Rob McCord discusses key points of his gubernatorial campaign.

and the sacrifices it takes them to make ends meet. Our union will be spending the rest of this year in the trenches working to ensure McCord is elected the next Governor of this great Commonwealth.”

Joining Martire and Boyer in comments was Tony Seiwell, business manager of the

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ALSO endorsing Rob McCord for Governor, in addition, to Philadelphia & Vicinity Laborers’ District Council members seen above, were Int’l VP Dennis L. Martire; Tony Seiwell, business manager of Eastern Penna. Laborers District Council; Thomas Borum, business manager of Local 1310; Nick Basa, board member of Local 158; Bob Pesotski, business manager of Local 130; James Hartman, business manager of SAM STATEN, Jr., welcomes Rob McCord as Dennis Martire looks on.

Local 1174, and Joseph Gusler, business manager of Local 118.

Eastern Pennsylvania Laborers’ District Council.

McCord noted the importance of LIUNA’s endorsement with its 25,000 members in the Commonwealth, saying, “The Laborers’ endorsement is immensely important to me because this union represents so many of the hardworking State Representative

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women and men in Pennsylvania who have been hit the hardest by the Corbett Administration. I look forward to standing with the Laborers and fighting the Koch brothers and Gov. Corbett’s efforts to destroy collective bargaining and undermine the effectiveness of Pennsylvania’s unions.”

This endorsement by LDC gives McCord one of the strongest get-out-the-vote organizations in the Philadelphia area. Its endorsements have been responsible for the successful elections of manyoffice-holders in this city and in

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LDC’S Ryan Boyer and Local 135 Business Mgr. Daniel “Tiger” Woodall, Jr., escort Treasurer Rob McCord into hall at LDC’s new headquarters on N. Broad Street.

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DEMOCRAT ward leaders in 2nd Senatorial Dist. gather behind Sen. Christine Tartaglione after endorsing her in coming primary for another term as 2nd Dist. Senator. Seated Senator is her mother, former Chair Commissioner and ward leader Marge Tartaglione.

The State’s Republican Party officially endorsed Gov. Tom Corbett and Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley for reelection in 2014 at their annual meeting.

This is the fourthtime the Republican Party of Pennsylvania has endorsed Tom Corbett for statewide office, including twice for Attorney General in 2004 and 2008, and the 2010 gubernatorial race.

“Jim and I are honored to once again have the support of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania as we seek re-election this year,” said the Governor.

“For the last three years we have worked to turn Pennsylvania around, cutting wasteful government spending, responsibly balancing our

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Sabatina Gears Up For Neilson Battle State John Sabatina, Jr. (DNortheast) has announced his campaign team, coupled with union endorsements, and over $200,000 cash on hand, is ready for any type of challenge coming his way from State Rep.

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Rep. Ed Neilson (D-Northeast) in his battle to hang on to the 174th Legislative Dist. seat. Both State Representatives found their districts merged into the 174th by redistricting.

Though Neilson will have a heavy commitment in the way of financial and get-outthe-vote manpower from IBEW Local 98, Sabatina reports strong support from the

Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters, the Carpenters Metropolitan Regional Council of Philadelphia & Vicinity, Sheet Metal Workers Local 19, and the National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 157-Keystone.

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budgets on-time and leading with a ‘More Jobs, Less Taxes’ agenda that’s keeping taxes low and putting more Pennsylvanians back to work in the private sector. With the help of a growing energy sector, Pennsylvania is once again open for business and unemployment is at a five year low. Pennsylvania’s best days are just ahead, and with four more years, we will be able to ensure that our children and grandchildren have the bright future they deserve.”

Lt. Gov. Cawley added, “The Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s endorsement and the work being done at the grassroots level will be critical not only in the coming weeks during the petition process, but over the next nine months (Cont. Page 8)

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) member of Local 158; Bob Pesotski, business manager of Local 130; James Hartman, business manager of Local 1174, Joseph Gusler, business manager of Local 1180; and Tony Seiwell, business manager of Eastern Pennsylvania LDC. McCord has picked up five IBEW Locals to date, as well as UFSCW Local 1776 and AFSCME District 1199C. His latest fundraising efforts ending in December show he has over $6 million from his campaign funding efforts.

He ranks second behind Tom Wolf, who has already spent $1.5 million and still has $12 million in his coffers, and is ahead of Schwartz with $4.6 million unspent in her treasury and Katie McGinty, with just over $2 million. John Hanger, Joe Ellen Litz and Rev. Max Myers are far behind. Of this group, look for Litz and Myers to drop out.

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by Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: The people who file for bankruptcy: What kind of people get rid of their debts?

celebrity, there are many other folks who live quiet lives of desperation, who worry about what will happen when the bankruptcy petition is filed, whether they should file a Chapter 13 or a Chapter 7, or the bigger question: How they will pay for the process.

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What kind of people file for bankruptcy? Just look in the mirror. It’s you.

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Answer: There are various things you may want to think about when buying a car that is good in the winter.

You may be able to winterize your current vehicle with the addition of Snow or Allseason tires. If you are in the market for a new vehicle, you still want to talk to your salesperson about the tire options on your vehicle. Since this much snow is not a something we get very often you, should be good with All-Season tires.

Another good thing to look at is All-Wheel Drive or FourWheel Drive as they perform better in snowy/slippery conditions.

Things you may not think about that are also great to have in the winter are heated seats, heated steering wheel and remote engine starters.

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the names of your spouse and unmarried children under 18 or between 18-19 who still attend high school; details about your military service, if any; the names of your employers and earnings, or self-employment information, for the current and prior two years; and information about what bank account into which SSA can pay benefits if you are found disabled.

You will also have to list your medical impairments and the names, addresses and phone numbers of your treat-

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by Michael P. Boyle, Esq. If you believe you are disabled, you do not have to go to your local Social Security office in order to apply for disability benefits. You may do so online by visiting SSA’s website at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability/.

SSA advises that you print and review an “Adult Disability Checklist” first. As the Checklist notes, you will need to provide information such as your Social Security number, birth date and citizenship status; marriage status, including

ing doctors, mental-health therapists, other treating sources such as chiropractors, and hospitals where you have undergone treatment as an inpatient or received emergency-room care.

You will need to list all the medications you currently take and what medical tests and procedures you have undergone.

You will also need to provide SSA with information about your work history for the 15-year period prior to the time you file an application.

SSA will also inquire about your educational background and vocational training. SSA will also ask whether you receive workers’-compensation benefits, a state or local government disability pension, or military retirement benefits based on disability.

Note that you may not apply for SSI benefits online.

You will have to visit your local Social Security district office for this purpose. To protect your filing date, you may call SSA’s national tollfree number at 1 (800) 7721213 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from Monday to Friday.

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(Cont. From Page 5) as we continue to get out our message of reform and opportunity to continue making Pennsylvania a better place to live, work and raise our families.”

Pennsylvania’s Republican Congressional Delegation also showed their support for the Corbett-Cawley team at the Republican Party of Pennsylvania’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner, when Congressmen G.T. Thompson (R-Centre), Charlie Dent (R-Lehigh) and Tom Marino (R-Lycoming) presented Corbett with a football helmet signed by all 13 Republican members.

The most-recent Franklin & Marshall poll shows Corbett’s on target with his stateof-the-state message and his concentration on job creation.

Its poll indicates the economy and unemployment are the most-pressing issues facing the state in the minds of voters.

Thirty-one percent of those poll said these are the biggest problem, while 19% cited education as the second most-important problem.

Unemployment and economy beat out the other issues by a sizeable margin, with 31% saying those were the biggest problems. The second most-important issue was education, according to 19% of respondents.

Support for privatizing state liquor stores has taken a

hit in the last year, falling from 53% support last February to 46% now. A majority, 62%, believe the state stores should stay as they are or be modernized, as opposed to just 33% who believe they should be sold to private companies.

The legalization of medical marijuana fared very well in this poll, with 81% of respondents saying that they would support such a policy.

Tom Wolf Early On TV Ads Tom Wolf may be taking a tip from the advertisement showing Mayor Michael Nutter taking his daughter to school and her comments which actually won the Mayor a come-from-behind primary, resulting in his run of two terms.

Wolf’s first television advertisement features the candidate talking about growing up in Central Pennsylvania. His wife and two daughters jump in to talk about his work in the Peace Corps, going to MIT, building his family business, working as the State’s Revenue Secretary and how he refused a state car. It features a scene of Wolf driving down a street, waving in his old Jeep.

State Dems To Endorse This Weekend In Hershey The Public Record will be on hand to view the proceedings this weekend in Hershey as State Democrats meet to try and come up with an endorsed gubernatorial and vice gubernatorial slate.

Solomon Feeds For Free

NEARLY 100 N.E. Phila. residents attended community dinner held by 202nd Legislative Dist. candidate Jared Solomon at Casa Brasil on Bustleton Avenue. Free dinner gives residents an opportunity to hear from Solomon about issues in an informal setPhoto by Sam Shoap ting — without costing taxpayers a dime.

Odds against that happening are astronomical, since at least four of those in contention – Rob McCord, Allyson Schwartz, Tom Wolf and Katy McGinty – show no sign of relenting, with each having commitments from segments of the delegates attending.

Mayor Ed Pawlowski of Allentown dropped out of contention, endorsing McCord.

Foolish to think they can win without any endorsement or money enough to wage a respectable campaign are Jo Ellen Litz and Max Myers, no matter what position they end up with on the ballot.

We don’t see an endorsement for Governor, though there could be one for Lieutenant Governor with State Sen. Mike Stack (D-Northeast) and former Congressman Mark Critz in contention for that vote. Harrisburg Councilman Brad Koplinski has signed on Gov. Ed Rendell’s Press Secretary Chuck Ardo as his communications director. The other Democrats running for Lieutenant Governor are Brenda Alton and Bradford Co. Commissioner Mark Smith.

Corbett Faces Dem Team Challenge One unusual obstacle facing incumbent Republican Gov. Tom Corbett’s quest for reelection is a solid slate of statewide row-office Democrats arrayed against him. Attorney General Kathleen Kane has already hindered some of Corbett’s key policy initiatives, such as privatizing the Lottery, and she holds the sword of a Jerry Sandusky investigation over Corbett’s head in this election year.

State Treasurer Rob McCord is actively campaigning to replace him.

Now comes Auditor General Gene DePasquale to savage the Governor’s plan to deal with the pension-funding crisis. In a news conference orchestrated the day before the State of the State address, DePasquale acidly charged the entire pension shortfall could (Cont. Page 11)

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Our Opinion The 110-page grand jury report, charged with investigating a four-alarm fire resulting in the death of two firefighters, failed to come up with an indictment of the owners, New Yorkers, who have almost 30 other properties in this city, all neglected, loaded with tax liens, and definitely hazards to their surrounding neighborhoods.

It recommended a change in the criminal code to allow for criminal prosecution of property owners who refuse to correct dangerous conditions. It also recommended an outside agency should perform a complete review of L&I. There is continued evidence L&I often failed to enforce violation notices after they were issued.

Numerous complaints from community members to L&I are often ignored. The grand jury report urges more cooperation between L&I and the Fire Dept.

As indicated by Firefighters President Joe Schulle, the Fire Dept. needs to reinstitute incident-safety officer training, reestablish officer-development training, track personnel locations in real time, monitor and enforce completion of vacant-building inspections, among other recommendations.

What is obviously lacking is the hands-on approach in city government offices, whether they be involved in public safety or not. Any department in contact with the people of this city owes a responsibility to that citizenship.

On the contrary, what we continue to see is a disdain of every department that regularly receives request for services. A prime example is the fact telephone numbers are no longer available to the public of the various city offices. Though the 3-1-1 call eventually gets you to an operator, seldom ever is a connection made directly to the individual in charge of the department which services one seeks.

The DA has been faulted by the Firefighters Union for his failure to seek strong indictment of a criminal nature following the report of this grand jury. After reading many of the pages of its report, we have to wonder why the owners of dangerous vacant buildings are seldom ever found guilty of at least a misdemeanor and heavily fined.

Historic 1936 Thank you, City Commission Vice Chair Al Schmidt and Chair Anthony Clark, for opening the History Vault (“Schmidt’s Voting Report Makes ‘Election History’”, Jan 30).

It is ironic that the year 1936 was the basis for the 76year statistical election, registration and voting analysis. In 1947 and ’48 my grandparents, uncles and aunts, active Dems and Reps and in the labor movement, were still discussing the 1936 election.

The 1936 general election was a shocker to the Republican Ward Leaders: For the first time their voters “could not be bought.” One committeeman who, for the first time in 20 years, failed to deliver his district, stated, “I lost by three votes, my friends doublecrossed me, they taken my money and voted the other way.”

Philadelphia voters were given $5 by the Republicans and $2 by the Democrats to vote for respective party can(Cont. Page 19)

Feb. 6- State Rep. John Sabatina, Jr. announces reelection campaign at 7718 Castor Ave., 2nd fl., 6-8 p.m.

For info (267) 281-4254.

Feb. 7-8- Democratic State Committee Endorsement Mtg. at Hershey Hotel, Hershey, Pa. Feb. 8- David Henderson launches campaign for State Representative at Cornerstone Inn, 6080 Ridge Ave., 6-9 p.m.

Feb. 12- Germantown Republican Cl. hosts Lincoln Day Dinner at Union League, 140 S. Broad St., cocktails 6:30 p.m., dinner 7:30 p.m. Subscription $65. Reduced-rate parking at Midtown Parking Garage.

Feb. 13- Gov. Tom Corbett receives Spirit Of The Port Award at Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Ha. Cocktail reception 11 a.m., luncheon 12 m.

Feb. 13- Bill Pounds, GOP candidate for 194th, fundraiser JD McGillicuddy’s, Leverington & Ridge Aves., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Feb. 14- “Let’s Dance Night Away With John Taylor” at Upstairs at Romano’s, 1523

E. Wingohocking Ave., 8 p.m.-12 a.m. $50. Dancing, food, open bar. RSVP (215) 545-2244.

Feb. 18- Anyone interested in “How To Run For Committeeperson” in this primary is invited to attend a seminar with speakers City Commissioner Stephanie Singer and her Deputy Tracey Gordon at 1606 Walnut St., 5:30-7 p.m.

Feb. 18- Jared Solomon, Democrat for State Rep in 202nd Dist., hosts free community dinner at Nick’s Roast Beef, 2212 Cottman Ave., 6:30 p.m. RSVP Sam@jaredsolomon.com or (215) 630-4318.

Feb. 19- Commissioner Tim O’Brien hosts Dinner for State Rep. John Taylor at Ocean Prime Restaurant, 1500 Sansom St. Tickets $500. Sold out.

Feb. 19- Fundraiser for Beverly Plosa-Bowser for Congress at United Republican Club, Frankford & Allegheny Aves., $25.

Feb. 20- AFSCME DC 47 hosts Next Wave candidates meet & greet at St. Stephen’s Green, 1701 Green St., 5:308 p.m. Available parking appetizer and drink specials.

Feb. 20- Councilman Mark Squilla is hosted Fundraiser by

members of LGBT community.

Feb. 22- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Announcement Breakfast at Park Avenue, 4942 Parkside Ave., 9:30 a.m., announcement 10 a.m. Gubernatorial candidates and elected officials. For info (267) 601-1528.

Feb. 26- Fundraiser to benefit St. Patrick’s Day Parade at FOP Lodge 5 Ballrm., 11630 Caroline Rd., 3-7 p.m. Adults $30, children $15. Entertainment, beer, wine, soda and buffet. For info Mary Frances Fogg (267) 228-0418, Joe Fox (215)429-0193, Kathy Fanning (267) 237-2953.

Feb. 28- Custodes Pace Lodge 2085 of Sons & Daughters of Italy holds Scholarship Fundraiser at FOP Ha., 11630 Caroline Rd., starting 7 p.m.

Grease Band performing. Buffet, beer and wine. Tickets $60 in advance, $65 at door. For info Joe Mer (215) 275-4595.

Mar. 14- 57th Ward Democrats host St. Patrick’s Day Beef & Beer, at Paddy Whacks Pub, 9241 Roosevelt Blvd., Welsh Rd., 7-11 p.m. $35. For info: 267-l773-3251.

Mar. 20- March Madness with State Rep. John Taylor at

FOP Ha., 11630 Caroline Rd., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets $100. For info Joseph J. DeFelice (215) 756-4158.

Mar. 25- Inaugural Republican City Committee Cigar Night Fundraiser at United Republican Club, 3156 Frankford Ave., 6-8:30 p.m. with Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley, State Rep. John Taylor and former Flyer Bernie Parent. Free valet parking. Tickets $95.

Benefits Phila. Republican City Committee. Call (215) 561-0650 for more info.

Mar. 28-30- Penna. College Democrats’ annual state convention at Temple Univ., with gubernatorial debate scheduled for Friday, Mar. 28.

Mar. 29- United Republican Club hosts Shrimp Night at 3156 Frankford Ave., 7-11 p.m. $30 for shrimp, beer, wine, music and fun. DJ Tom Schickling; Tracy runs bar until 2 a.m. Reserve tables now.

Apr. 12- Ducky Birts Fdn. and Keystone Mercy Health Plan hosts annual Health Fair, 12-3 p.m., and Gospelrama, 2-5 p.m. at Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ, 6401 Ogontz Ave. Admission free. For info (215) 242-1220 or (215) 605-7102.

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Vet Center For Women Message To Sen. Toomey Remembering Battle Of Bulge Opens In Old City

SIXTY MEMBERS of Phila. Unemployment Project and Fight for Philly, including unemployed workers, marched through bitter cold recently to Phila. office of Sen. Pat ARONDA SMITH, coordinator at Women’s Veterans Cen- Toomey, demanding he support an extension in unemployter, punches air in delight after officially opening Veterans ment benefits that help long-term unemployed workers. Sen. Center for women at Veterans Multi Service Center in Old Toomey voted not to extend unemployment benefits. Over City.

Photo by Rory McGlasson 12,000 in city are affected.

POST Commander Jon Peterson honors Joe Paluch, 91, one of only four survivors of World War II Malmédy Massacre in which 80 US soldiers were executed by German soldiers in Battle of the Bulge. Center City resident spoke before Ben Photo by Joe Stivala Franklin Post of Union League.

Volunteers Clean Up At PHA Reaching Out To Community Corbett Seeks Disability Funding 8TH DIST. Councilwoman Cindy Bass addresses constituents from 17th Ward at St. Marks Church in West Oak Lane. Meeting is part of her reaching out to constituents throughout 8th Dist.

VOLUNTEERS from Project Tailgate were among those who took part in MLK Day of Service activities at Phila. Housing Authority’s John F. Street Community Center. Overall, 100 volunteers joined PHA President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah and Commissioner Bonnie Camarda in painting center, cleaning library, and offering technology assistance.

Bottom Dollar In Grays Ferry

LAURA PRINCIOTTA, CEO of SpArc Phila., introduced Gov. Tom Corbett at Salvation Army Kroc Center, where he announced his request to state legislature for additional $22.4 million for services for citizens with intellectual disabilities. In photo, from left, are Tanya Regli, executive director of The Arc of Phila.; Maureen Cronin, executive director of The Arc of Penna.; Corbett; and Laura Princiotta.

REV. BONNIE CAMARDA of Salvation Army chats with Deputy Secretary of Penna.

Dept. of Public Welfare Fred Lokuta prior to leading Gov. Corbett and others on tour of new Kroc Center in Nicetown.

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Sisters Serve The Future BOTTOM DOLLAR Mgr. Keith Parlair welcomes first customer, Grace Curran, to new food market on Grays Ferry Avenue last week.

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SARA MANZANO-DIAZ was 2014 Honoree by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. at Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunday Supper, “Faces of Women Who Serve”. Omega Omega and Rho Theta Omega Chapters presented awards Jan. 19 at Philadelphia HS of Future. From left are Deborah Harmon-Pugh, awardee and Women Veterans ROCK; Lorina Marshall Blake, Omega Omega chapter president; Manzano-Diaz; and Mary E. Houston, Rho Theta Omega chapter LONG-AWAITED Bottom Dollar store brings new choices president. Other awardees were Col. Vanessa Barron and to S. Phila. food shoppers, who were already lined up at 7:30 Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography a.m. on a frosty morning for first look around.

Gabrielle Ingram.

PRINCIOTTA also introduced Ernie Swanson, employee of the neighboring Brown ShopRite, who had received vocational training from SpArc Phila. affiliate PDDC. Photo by Bonnie Squires

Val Arkoosh Knows What Comes First

GOP’s Pounds Raising Funds

WITH Republican nomination all but assured, GOP’s BIlly Pounds will represent his party in general election for 194th Legislative Dist. Attending one of his several planned fundraisers in Roxborough were Merna Talal, Ronda Talal and Ward Leader Walter Vogler.

Sen. Tartaglione Easily Wins Reendorsement State Sen. Christine “Tina” Tartaglione (D-Kensington) won the unanimous consent of her Democratic ward caucus for reendorsement to another term to represent the 2nd Dist., reports Ward Leader Bill Dolbow, who chaired the caucus at its meeting in Tony’s Pizzeria on Frankford Avenue.

She arrived moments before the vote, having driven from Harrisburg to attend the caucus.

Attending the caucus were Ward Leader Dan Savage, who reportedly would challenge Sen. Tartaglione in the primary and did not vote.

Also attending was Tomás Sánchez, husband of Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez, who announced his intention to challenge the Sen(Cont. Page 13)

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Dr. Val Arkoosh may be a first-time candidate in the Democratic primary for the 13th Congressional Dist. with no electoral experience, but she knows you need to raise money for an effective campaign.

The physician-activist has been doing that, raising $203,089 during the fourth

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Dr. Val Arkoosh ... gathering donors.

PA-13 are State Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Northeast), State Sen. Daylin Leach (DMontgomery) and former Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies.

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a nationwide political action committee that seeks to elect progressive candidates to Congress and push for progressive policies, has endorsed Sen. Daylin Leach.

“Alan Grayson and Elizabeth Warren have proven that bold progressives in Congress can change the national conversation. Daylin is one of those game changers,” said Adam Green, PCCC cofounder. The PCCC is also launching a fundraising drive for Leach. According to the organization they have almost a million members nationwide, including over 29,000 in Pennsylvania.

Leach has cast a wide net in fundraising, claiming to have donors from 48 states.

Leach and Boyle have been picking up endorsements from Montco officialdom.

Arkoosh for Congress has announces it has hired as field director David Matsen.

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(Cont. From Page 8) be accounted for by corporate tax subsidies and loopholes.

Using data gathered by Good Jobs First, a national pro-labor lobby, DePasquale charged the State’s entire annual pension costs of $1.4 billion could be more than offset by almost $3.9 billion in tax giveaways. Corbett is strongly committed to low business taxes.

fundraising quarter. This was a bit less than the $228K Arkoosh brought in during the previous quarter. Her campaign now has over $643,000 cash on hand.

“I’m proud of the momentum we’ve built from the ground up so far and I am motivated to continue running an assertive, grassrootsdriven campaign in the next months that connects with each and every voter on the ground,” said Dr. Arkoosh.

The campaign raised about $935,000 in all of 2013.

“Over the last 25 years serving in Philadelphia’s hospitals, I’ve experienced firsthand growing economic hardships in the patients I care for – families thrown into poverty because of an unexpected illness – brought on by a Congress playing politics rather than solving problems,” said Dr. Arkoosh. “That’s why I chose to step up for my patients when few in Washington would to get healthcare reform passed, and it’s that track record of getting things done that has people excited about my campaign.”

Arkoosh’s internet ads are appearing daily on the Philadelphia Public Record website, which is now recording an official 50,000plus hits daily.

Other candidates in the Democratic primary to replace Allyson Schwartz in

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Last weekend the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s State Committee held its Winter Meeting in Hershey. Philadelphia has 13 members of State Committee, including 12 elected in 2010 by registered Republican voters in the city and STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR, as the chairman of the county party is automatically a member. Members at the meetings included WARD LEADERS AGNES (“CHUCKIE”) TILLEY, WALT VOGLER, ANNIE HAVEY, JOE DEFELICE and CHRIS VOGLER as well as Republican City Committee GENERAL COUNSEL MIKE MEEHAN and Republican activists SUZANNE COHEN and PEG RECUPIDO. As most of the State Committee meetings are open to the public, a number of other Philadelphians were in attendance including WARD LEADERS CALVIN TUCKER, MATT WOLFE, DENISE FUREY and PHIL INNAMORATO. There were numerous meetings and events over the weekend, including the annual Lincoln Day Dinner with keynote speaker former Mississippi Governor and Chairman of the Republican National Committee HALEY BARBOUR. He impressed upon the crowd the importance of keeping the US House of Representatives and regaining the Senate. He noted we will not accomplish these tasks if we seek “purity” in our candidates. He repeated Reagan’s adage that some one who agrees with you 80% of the time is your friend. He paraphrased WILLIAM F BUCKLEY, who was famous for saying we should support the most-conservative person who can get elected. In particular, he faulted Delaware Republicans (Cont. Page 17)

I love a good handbag.

I have a couple of nice ones, including a Liz Claibourne I bought for my Mom before she died and a Coach that Mom bought me for Christmas one year. I very rarely have as much as these bags cost in my wallet at any one time, but the bags are guaranteed for life and look really nice.

But in the City of Brotherly Love and Put The Damned Gun Down, having a really nice handbag can get you killed these days. A series of high-profile purse snatchings turned shootings/homicides has made women ask themselves if carrying their handbags is worth the trouble.

And it’s made one woman, Tyema Sanchez, of Northern Liberties, decide it’s time to take to the streets.

On Saturday morning at 9 a.m., women from around the city and the men who love them will gather at 53rd & Market, the scene of the latest purse-snatching/homicide, for a Handbags 4 Peace, a rally designed to bring awareness to what’s becoming an issue of safety over convenience.

The first of the latest round of fatal purse-snatchings happened in Sanchez’s neighborhood when 26-year-old Amber Long was shot and killed trying to hold on to her purse as her Mom watched. That the shooter was still at large had everyone kind of on edge, Sanchez said.

Next, a 24-year-old man was shot while trying to get his 23-year-old girlfriend’s bag back from a purse-snatcher at 29th & Lehigh.

But the latest fatal purse-snatching, the one that happened (Cont. Page 17)

Yo! Here we go again with this story about the game of Monopoly sent to me by Rich R. (You’ll never look at the game the same way again!)

Starting in 1941, an increasing number of British airmen found themselves the involuntary guests of the Third Reich, and the Crown was casting about for ways and means to facilitate their escape. Now obviously, one of the most-helpful aids to that end is a useful and accurate map, Paper maps had some real drawbacks — they make a lot of noise when you open and fold them, they wear out rapidly, and if they get wet, they turn into mush.

Someone in MI-5 (similar to America’s OSS) got the idea of printing escape maps on silk.

It’s durable, can be scrunched-up into tiny wads and unfolded as many times as needed, and makes no noise whatsoever.

At that time, there was only one manufacturer in Great Britain that had perfected the technology of printing on silk, and that was John Waddington, Ltd. When approached by the government, the firm was only too happy to do its bit for the war effort.

By pure coincidence, Waddington was also the UK licensee for the popular American board game Monopoly. As it happened, “games and pastimes” was a category of item qualified for insertion into CARE packages, dispatched by the International Red Cross to prisoners of war.

Under the strictest of secrecy, in a securely guarded and inaccessible old workshop on the grounds of Waddington’s, a group of sworn-to-secrecy employees began mass-producing escape maps, keyed to each region of Germany, Italy, and France or where ever Allied POW camps were located. When processed, these maps could be folded into such tiny dots that they would actually fit inside a Monopoly playing piece.

As long as they were at it, the clever workmen at Waddington’s also managed to add: 1. A playing token, containing a small magnetic compass 2. A two-part metal file that could easily be screwed together 3. Useful amounts of genuine high-denomination German, Italian and French currency, (Cont. Page 18)

THERE IS SOMETHING ILLOGICAL in any selection of a second casino for the city that would draw large income from the SUGARHOUSE CASINO, so as to make it not worth its debt! There are facts stating this may happen. Some argue this claim is far from truth. (The Prince of Wales, at the World Affairs Council in Philly, once told IRA protestors, “You have your facts and I have my facts.”) Whichever is TRUE, we should AVOID this danger befalling our city and select a casino NOT IN PROXIMITY to SugarHouse. (P.S.: Wasn’t SugarHouse considering an expansion? That means union jobs, yes?)... ARE you happy with the city snow removal? It seems CHEAPSKATE to me. It seems slower and not as all-encompassing as the work of MAYOR STREET. JOHN STREET, COME BACK!! (For many reasons.)

BRAVO to City Council and former BRT aide Billy IVERS, Tom KEENAN, of the IRISH EDITION news, and Mary Beth Phillips RYAN, daughter of the late, great KNUTE BONNER. Bob GESSLER, President of the Saint Patrick’s Observance Association, announced their appointment to the Association Board. The Association operates the annual parade.... Mary FOGG let us know the St. Patrick’s Parade needs our dollars. Please attend the fundraiser in the FOP Hall, 11600 Caroline Road, on 2/23, 3-7 pm. Three top bands, food, drink and gifts for $30 adults ($15 kids).

BIRTHDAYS: Best to Rudy SPRINKLE of Chestnut Hill on 2/11. Then to State Rep. Jim “Deacon” ROEBUCK on (Cont. Page 18)

What does an incumbent Governor who is accused of being a rightwing extremist, indifferent, and uncaring about the needs of average Pennsylvanians do to address his horrible poll numbers? The answer is he tries a makeover as a kind, caring, and energetic moderate.

As part of that reinvention, GOV. TOM CORBETT came to Philadelphia last week to talk about his commitment to a N.W. Philadelphia Health Center. The state will invest $10 million in a health-related clinic that will also serve communities in the surrounding area.

Step two of the reinvention is to bring in a makeover team. After shaking up his top advisers during the summer, the Governor hired a former GEORGE W. BUSH speechwriter to help him hone his budget message. The budget tried to use the force of whitewater rapids to rush Corbett to the center of the political spectrum. But the Governor’s attempt at compassion was labeled a political charade of a desperate man who continued to try to sell Pennsylvanians an agenda they have consistently rejected. It appears that he actually does want to get reelected.

Step three of the election-year makeover is to focus on your weakness and try to make it your strength. So Corbett is trying to improve his public-education credentials. He is proposing to spend more money on public education and has tapped City COUNCILMAN BILL GREEN to be chairman of the School Reform Commission. A cynical observer might see this as an opportunity for Corbett to award contracts and funding throughout Philadelphia. A more-jaded view might call this an opportunity to sway voters using the CONGRESSMAN OZZIE MYERS rule: Money talks and BS walks.

On the Democratic side of the Governor’s race, KATIE McGINTY and TOM WOLF are already airing commercials. And although Allison Schwartz raised a substantial amount of money before entering the campaign, she has spent almost $2,000,000 assembling her campaign team. That is an astronomical amount, considering not a single shot has been fired yet. In the Lieutenant Governor’s race, STATE SEN. MIKE STACK outraised all his opponents by several hundred thousand dollars.

Now that STATE REP. MIKE McGEEHAN is retiring, there will likely be a heated race to succeed him in Harrisburg. MIKE DRISCOLL’S name has been bantered about (Cont. Page 18)

Whether or not State Rep. J.P. Miranda (D-N. Phila.) weathers the indictment lodged against him by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Grand Jury, he will have to survive the challenges now facing him from former State Representative Ben Ramos, who is giving it another try, and Leslie Acosta, who won Democratic endorsement of that district’s caucus. Ramos has the support of Ward Leader Dan Savage and former Councilman Angel Ortiz.

O’Brien Challenged In 175th District

Sean Sullivan, Esq. ...uphill battle

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Congrats To Council’s New Voice On WURD Vincent Thompson, long-

time publicist and a candidate for Democratic committeeman in the 2nd Ward, has another career. He is now the voice you hear on radio station WURD, broadcasting over that station City Council sessions. Now 47, Thompson will be following in the footsteps of the late Mary Mason, who reported the Council proceedings for years.

194th May Have Contentious Primary We announced last week the entry into the 194th of Dan Pellicciotti with backing of 21st Ward Leader Lou Agre. Also announcing are Sean Stevens and possibly David Henderson. If they file, we’ll give you a bit more about each when they reach out to us.

CeaseFirePA New Website Shira Goodman reports the launching of a new CeaseFirePA website, easier to navigate. The director of this nonprofit designed to get guns off the street said, “Our new site will serve as a hub for our communication and updates, information about our programs and – most importantly – the most-direct way for you to get involved and take a stand against gun violence. Here you can find out more about the great work we are doing with our ‘Where Did the Gun Come From?’ campaign and our ‘Courtwatch’ program.”

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: 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.

Laborers’ District Council promotes a safe work environment, jobs completed on time and on budget, and represents union members, who are well trained, productive, professional, and take pride in their work. Union labor…building better and safer communities in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties.

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Sean Sullivan, Esq., will challenge State Rep. Michael O’Brien (D-Kensington) in the 175th House Dist. He made that announcement last week. An attorney formerly with the law firm of Curtin & Heefner, he has served on the board of governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association, as vice president of the Brehon Law Society, and as the

board president of a small Philadelphia opera company.

He earned his law degree at the University of Pittsburgh.

Sullivan, a very busy attorney, said he stepped down from his law firm “because I realize taking on an entrenched long-time incumbent requires a 24/7 dedication.”

Sullivan, a resident of Queen Village, believes the district’s residents “deserve active representation and leadership on a variety of issues including education, public safety, LGBT equality and jobs.”

Sullivan has been an attorney for almost 18 years. His wife Kaede, a pediatrician, stands with him in his initial foray into public service.

He said, “I’m enjoying knocking on doors and speaking to voters. The more I learn, the facts I hear, prove to me the district doesn’t have the representation it should expect.”

He cites the loss of Old City Civic Association’s zoning voice, “caused by the failure to pass anti-SLAPP legislation,” which is designed to protect nonprofit groups from frivolous lawsuits.

He is setting up an office in the district and will announce its opening in midFebruary.

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COMCAST NEWSMAKER State Rep. Jim Roebuck, Democratic chairman of Penna. House Education Committee, interviewed by Jill Horner. He called for restoring education assistance funding which would fund tutoring for students Photo by Bonnie Squires who are falling behind.

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(Cont. From Page 11) ator, but was not there to seek their endorsement.

The Senator has the support of a host of labor unions, among them the Teamsters and the FOP. Her strong push for minimum-wage hikes in the Commonwealth has been successful, as has been her crusade for the handicapped.

UNION LABOR

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Toomey Takes Williams’ ‘Pass The Trash’ Bill State Sen. Anthony H. Williams’ (D-W. Phila.) fight to prevent school districts from “passing” teachers suspected of sexual misconduct to other schools instead of the police packed new muscle when US Sen. Pat Toomey and State Attorney General Kathleen Kane joined the conversation.

Williams and Kane teamed up with Toomey at Polyclinic Community Health Center in Harrisburg to endorse the federal lawmaker’s legislative effort in Washington, D.C. Toomey’s bill mirrors Williams’ SB 46, which has been unanimously approved

by Pennsylvania’s Senate and would close the loophole that now allows school districts to hire employees who have an undisclosed history of investigations and dismissals for abuse or sexual misconduct.

“People who work in education across Pennsylvania and throughout the United States are allowed to leave jobs in quiet disgrace, but because there is no law to

prevent them from finding new employment in another district, they find new jobs in new schools and continue their old, sick and dangerous behaviors,” Williams said.

“Our children have been victimized and traumatized by the worst offenders. Some students have been killed by these people.”

In Harrisburg, a grand jury’s investigation revealed that Susquehanna Township School District Administrator Shawn Sharkey had a sexual relationship with a 16year-old female student.

Sharkey’s records from his previous employment with the School District of Philadelphia reportedly contained several “red flags” that, if shared with Susquehanna Township, would have prevented his hiring.

Dauphin Co. District Attorney Ed Marsico has urged the adoption of Sen. Williams’ “Pass the Trash” legislation, as well as Toomey’s bill to create the “Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act.”

PHA Seeks Falls Ridge Bids The Philadelphia Housing Authority will hold a nonmandatory pre-bid meeting on the proposed redevelopment of vacant land at the north end of its Falls Ridge development. The agency is soliciting proposals from developers to lease an approximately 2.2-acre parcel of land, at the northwest corner of Merrick Road & Ridge Avenue.

PHA is open to various proposals, including retail, recreational, commercial, and/or mixed use. The agency intends to retain own-

ership of the parcel and expects to enter into a longterm ground lease with the successful proponent. The meeting will be held Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. at 3100 S. Penrose Ferry Road.

The deadline for submitting proposals is Mar. 31 at 11:00 a.m. The RFP (P004348) is available online at www.pha.phila.gov under Business Opportunities.

Questions about the RFP may be submitted in writing to Kevin.Denniston@pha.phila. gov.

PRPA in the next three to five years. The PRPA’s future indeed looks very, very bright.”

“We felt now was the time to produce a brand-new tool to highlight those developments,” said Sean E. Mahoney, PRPA’s director of marketing. “Our new video highlights those important aspects of the Port, as well as very efficiently describing our regular roster of facilities and services.”

The Port’s new video runs about six minutes, and contains entirely new aerial and ground-level footage of the Port of Philadelphia’s marine terminals and cargo activity.

The video also spotlights key off-port facilities such as the PRPA-owned Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, which opened in 2011 and is the largest contiguous indoor refrigerated space in the United States, and the large network of privately-owned distribution centers within

easy reach of the Port. The Port’s individual facilities, including Packer Avenue Marine Terminal, Tioga Marine Terminal, Pier 82, Pier 84, the Forest Products Distribution Center and the Automobile Processing Facility, are also highlighted.

A particularly striking portion of the new video is an animated sequence depicting the future Southport Marine Terminal, and its companion facility, Southport West. The sequence clearly marks the location of the future Southport complex, shows how future activity there will look, and how it will interact with the Port’s highway and rail infrastructure. Actual construction at the Southport site has already begun with the access road that will serve Southport. The animated sequence also depicts future development at Piers 122 and 124.

“Our marketing guys did a great job with the new

video,” said PRPA Exec.

Dir. James T. McDermott, Jr. “We live in a busy world, where people, especially business executives, don’t have long periods of time to sit and absorb information. In an efficient six minutes, our video depicts a healthy, busy port with a variety of facilities and services, and with big plans for the future. It’ll be a great conversation-starter.”

A series of companion videos, each about 30 seconds in length, provide additional information about PRPA’s individual facilities, and will be used for a variety of purposes.

PRPA has posted the video, as well as the companion videos, on the Authority’s website, www.philaport.com.

PRPA will provide further information when this occurs.

There are also plans to distribute the new video to area schools and neighborhood groups.

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Officials of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority have a comprehensive new video production on the Port of Philadelphia that will be a central component of the Port’s marketing, promotion, and educational efforts.

PRPA Chairman Charles G. Kopp said, “I believe the PRPA is about to embark on a golden age. Cargo volume has been increasing steadily at double digit growth for the past four years. The Delaware River is being deepened to 45 feet, which will allow larger ships to come to Philadelphia and increase cargo volume to an even-greater magnitude.

This will happen especially after the widening of the Panama Canal is completed in 2015 and more ships are routed to the East Coast of the United States. And finally, PRPA is developing Southport into a major marine terminal which will produce thousands of new jobs at the

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New Video Highlights Port’s Continuing Growth

PAST and present members were honored at Montford Point Marines All Military Ball at Clarion Hotel in Essington, Pa. In photo are Bartram Junior ROTC Cadets, Women Veterans who were honored and Original Montford Point Marines Photos by Leona Dixon (Living Legends).

Archbishop Chaput Faults Feds For Continued Ukrainian Crisis ern Catholic Church in the world.

“After Communism’s collapse, life for the Church in Ukraine improved. But late last year Ukraine’s leaders shifted back toward the Russian orbit.

They cracked down heavily on demonstrations and dissent, killing some protesters and arresting hundreds of others.

Christians in Ukraine – Catholics, Orthodox and others — have not been silent. The Church’s people and leaders have played a major role in denouncing government violence, political repression and corruption. Ukrainian Catholic clergy have given vital pastoral care to those demonstrating for human rights and democratic principles. And they’ve been targeted by the government for doing so.

“The Wall Street Journal voiced its frustration with Washington’s inaction – and

seeming disinterest — in the face of the worsening Ukraine crisis. The Journal’s editors noted that the best way of curbing repression by corrupt Ukraine officials and ‘business oligarchs’ is a visa ban and freeze on their American-based assets. But so far, it hasn’t happened.

“Philadelphia’s Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Stefan Soroka has called on all of us as fellow Catholics, and other Americans of good will, to support the struggle for religious and civil liberties in Ukraine.

We can do that first and most importantly by prayer – and then by contacting our elected representatives. Silence from the United States encourages oppression in Ukraine. We can’t let that happen, again, to fellow believers who bore so much suffering for so many decades.”

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Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is urging Catholics in this region to support efforts to get Congress and the Obama Administration to impose financial and travel restrictions on Ukraine’s political and business leaders.

He said, “We belong to one Church – a family that spans continents and centuries, bound together by a common faith in Jesus Christ. In that spirit, today I ask all Catholics in the Greater Philadelphia region to pray urgently for the Church in Ukraine.

“Western Catholics remember the suffering of the Polish Church under Communism because of Pope John Paul II’s witness of resistance. Less well known, but even more brutal, was the half-century of Soviet persecution experienced by Ukrainian Greek Catholics, who make up the largest East-

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Schulle Wants DA To Do “Right Thing” Joseph Schulle, president of IAFF Firefighters Local 22, blasted District Attorney Seth Williams for hiding behind the Grand Jury report which faulted every city department as well as the Mayor and his administration for dereliction of their responsibilities resulting in the death of two firefighters in a major 2012 abandoned-factory fire in Kensington.

Schulle, in a press conference Tuesday, said, “I read the Grand Jury report and the one piece of information I don’t have is the instructions the Dis-

trict Attorney gave to the Grand Jury. The DA is not bound by the recommendation of the Grand Jury and it is our belief that the Grand Jury’s recommendation not to indict Lichtenstein (the factory owner) was based on guidelines.

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“We do know the property owner is a rich and influential family from New York and they own about 30 properties in Philadelphia that they have allowed to deteriorate much like York Street.

“The Grand Jury report provides page after page of testimony indicating that the owners were acutely aware of the problems with the York Street building, but made a conscious decision not to do anything to remedy the multiple problems.

“The purpose of the District Attorney is to seek justice for the victims. This DA seems more interested in maintaining a high conviction rate rather than taking on difficult cases. The Grand Jury acknowledged the Lichtensteins seemed well practiced, or well counseled, in hiding behind others to escape responsibility for their actions.

“Had they exercised reasonable care, the fire would not have occurred. Yet the DA won’t pursue charges.

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(Cont. From Page 12) who, with the assistance of out-of-state money, passed over popular Republican CONGRESSMAN MIKE CASTLE for a very weak and erratic, albeit more conservative, candidate for US Senate in 2010. Thus, we wound up with a Democrat whom Barbour described as “left of JOE BIDEN.” Playing with former SEN. JIM DeMINT’S name, he described DeMint’s preference for 30 solid conservatives in the Senate over Republican control as “demented.”

During the business meeting the crowd heard from CONGRESSMAN TOM MARINO, who spoke fer-

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The RFQ/P documents and all additional information published as part of the RFQ/P may be obtained at: http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/c/capitalprogram-bids/rfps-/-rfqs-/-transferpackages/current/supplemental-professional-stru ctural-design-services All questions must be submitted in writing via email to Gerald C. Thompson, Contracts Manager, gcthompson@philasd.org. The Deadline for all questions is 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 20, 2014.

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at least one gathering a year where a group of men, mostly older, almost always African American and some Latino, have gotten together and promised to take our streets back.

I want to give them an “A” for effort. I want to pat things like the 10,000 Men movement on the back. I want to cheer these things and give them support.

But while the ramp-up is nice, and it’s something to cover, the “there” isn’t “there” after a few months … and no one

is taken to the woodshed for that.

Sanchez thinks that needs to change.

“It’s time for us to come back to being a village,” she said. “Crime has no color.

We have to start figuring out ways to protect ourselves and to teach our children better.

We have to hold politicians and our City Council people accountable. We can’t do it alone. We need help.”

Sanchez also says we need to hold the community accountable as well. That’s true.

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Philly when it comes to violence. While there are folks among us that can remember when women and children and senior citizens were off limits on the streets when it came to who to victimize, I can’t. I came to Philly as a student at Temple in 1987 and heard about muggings, purse-snatchings, people being beaten up and other things … and anyone was fair game.

Practically from the moment I became a part of the city’s media community, I’ve covered discussed his successes, including the comprehensive transportation bill. He noted that contrary to many media accounts and Democratic pundits, the amount of state funding for K-12 education is at the highest in the Commonwealth’s history. He promised to spend even more on education. He noted the current state unemployment rate at 6.9% is the lowest in the last five years. One issue he promised to address is pension reform. He noted 62 cents of every new dollar of state revenue goes to pension expenses. This is not a sustainable scenario.

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decided to take it to the streets because this rash of pursesnatchings is a manifestation of a deeper problem.

“The mentality of people has changed over the last 20 years,” she said. “There are people out there that have no love or respect for each other.

There’s no encouragement or self-love. You have men out there that are just killing people for no reason. It’s sad.

Something has to be done.”

Now, we say “something has to be done” a lot here in JAMIESON and former Ward Leader GUS PEDICONE. Chairman of the Pennsylvania College Republicans DARIN BARTHOLOMEW addressed the general assembly.

Bartholomew, a senior at Temple University where he is also President of the Student Government, said the statewide PCR convention would be held in Philadelphia this spring.

State Committee endorsed TOM CORBETT and JIM CAWLEY for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in 2014.

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(Cont. From Page 12) outside of the Tropical Heat nightclub at 53rd & Market Streets, was the last straw, Sanchez said. Twenty-nineyear-old Melissa Thomas was coming out of the club with a friend after a night of karaoke.

Her friend was also shot, but survived her wounds.

What made this stand out is Thomas did what you’re supposed to do in an instance like this: She gave up the handbag.

“This girl that was shot this weekend gave up her pocketbook, so now what?!”

Sanchez said. “Do I carry one now? Do I not? I don’t think that my pocketbook should be my death ticket.”

So she went to where all social movements seem to be starting these days, Facebook, and expressed her feelings of frustration.

While rallies seem to be a dime a dozen these days, something folks told her when she suggested one, Sanchez vently about the need for more women to become involved in the party. Pennsylvania RNC member CHRISTINE TORETTI, founder of the Ann Anstine Program which promotes and educates women for public service, spoke of recent RNC decisions. Toretti noted the National Convention in 2016 will be moved up to June or July from August and that the RNC will limit the number of Presidential debates among Republican candidates.

Both moves will hopefully allow for us to be more cohesive going into the election.

State Committee passed resolutions honoring three recently deceased Philadelphians: former City Commissioner JOE DUDA, retired judge and former RCC Chairman DONALD

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Walking (Cont. From Page 12) the 12th. And the unsinkable (N.E. Philly) Barbara Starzi DEELEY on 2/14. And extraordinary Southwest civic leader Deacon Paul “Earthquake” Moore on the 16th!

Paul worked for me in the National Guard and was always helping the underdog!...

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which might end in an open primary (?).... Eddie KIRLIN was named Executive Director of the Interstate Land Management Corp. It means Ed has accomplished two things: He is the first with a LAND BANK, and with his control of all parking under I95 operates his own Parking Authority!

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Steamfitters Business Mgr. Anthony Gallagher as speaker. The next event features FOP President JOHN McNESBY on Mar. 5. Seen at the Gallagher event were Mike TROFA, Steamfitters Business Agent; Dr. Ray ABDULLAH; Dave OSCAR, Morgan Stanley; and Al BARELLI, M & T Bank....

DEATHS: What a jolt I received on the passing of journalist DAN McKENNA, of the Philadelphia Bulletin. Dan interviewed the BEATLES for Time-Life (Lennon was the boss). Dan was press secre-

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LON. Dillon is the brother of 66A WARD LEADER SHAWN DILLON. There is a rumor that the potential death match between STATE REPS. JOHN SABATINA and ED NEILSON in the quest to fill their merged seat may be resolved in the near future. Nothing is certain but master politician CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY is said to be working on a plan.

(Cont. From Page 12) once again. Driscoll is the highly regarded owner of Finnigan’s Wake restaurant and saloon. But he often starts campaigns and rarely finishes them.

CONNIE DOUGHERTY, the 41st Ward Leader and Stack campaign aide, is also considering a run.

So is former Notre Dame basketball great JAMES DIL-

should be given for those who return these funds!... How about Sen. Rand PAUL asking us to recall the CLINTON White House scandal? A few years back, I read a conservative paper compendium of GOP lawmakers caught in similar scenarios (remember the foot-tapping in a men’s room).

The Fire Dept. noted Emergency Medical calls totaled 280,000 last year – or

approximately 806 a day – over three shifts. The night shift reported to run fewer vehicles to save money – the VERY HOURS when demand is high? No wonder these vehicles need MORE SERVICE to prevent fires, or even wheels and gas tanks falling off. Assign a mechanic to EACH firehouse. City Controller Allan BUTKOVITZ, please take note.

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Everyone who did so was sworn to secrecy indefinitely, since the British Government might want to use this highly successful ruse in still another, future war. The story wasn’t declassified until 2007, when the surviving craftsmen from Waddington’s, as well as the firm itself, were finally honored in a public ceremony.

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didates. Some of those friends perhaps were acting on the principle that determined the choice of one Black woman who, given money by both committeemen, cast her ballot for FDR “because the Democrats were poor, too.”

It also came as a surprise to the GOP party workers that their constituents “knew where the second [Democratic] lever was, and pulled that one.”

John J. Kline, Rhawnhurst

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