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Convention Center Lockout LOCALS representing Carpenters and Teamsters continue to demonstrate against Convention Center lockout of their rank-and-file members, for third straight Friday. This time they took to Broad Street entrance where more were able to see their protest. See Pictures Page 12 www.Phillyrecord.com

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PRPA Honors Former Official The employees of the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority had the opportunity to say hello to an old friend this week, as former Director of Governmental & Public Affairs William B. McLaughlin, III emerged from retirement to visit the port’s headquarters for a very special occasion: the dedication of an executive conference room in his honor.

“The McLaughlin Room”, as it came to be known in the months prior to its official dedication, is located near the offices of the executive director and senior deputy executive director, and is frequently used by those individuals, as well as other port staff, for meetings and conference calls.

“To differentiate that room from our other conference rooms, I started calling it the McLaughlin Room soon after it was constructed, in deference to our old friend Bill McLaughlin, who retired in 2011 and is still missed,” said PRPA Senior Deputy Exec.

Dir. Robert C. Blackburn.

“Happily, the name caught on, so we decided to make it official.”

Though McLaughlin has kept in contact with his former colleagues since retiring, he

had previously shied away from the limelight and declined any official recognition of his years of service, so it was a happy surprise when Bill agreed to take part in the dedication of his conference room.

“A conference room is an important tool for a port authority, as it’s where challenges are addressed and new ideas are introduced,” he said during his brief remarks prior to the ceremonial ribbon-cutting and dedication. “There was something about putting my name on a working conference room that moved me and got me out here today. I truly thank you all for this honor.”

The brief ceremony was presided over by PRPA Exec.

Dir. James T. McDermott, Jr. and witnessed by about 25 members of PRPA’s administrative staff. PRPA Board Member and ILA 1291 President Boise Butler also attended, as did Bill’s wife Katharine Sokoloff.

After cutting a ribbon stretching across the conference room’s doorway, Bill entered the room and was immediately delighted by the many framed photographs of

him hang on its walls, each depicting Bill during the course of his duties: greeting dignitaries, presiding over meetings, and traveling to points around the world representing the Port he served so well. Shortly afterward, many of Bill’s friends and former colleagues continued the celebration at a local restaurant.

William B. McLaughlin, III was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 17, 1945 and grew up in neighboring Delaware Co. He graduated Monsignor Bonner HS in Drexel Hill, Pa. and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Bernard College in Alabama in 1968.

He taught in the public school systems of Camden, N.J. and W. Chester, Pa. In 1971, he was appointed special assistant to Pennsylvania Gov Milton J. Shapp and in 1974 was named to the position of legislative secretary to the Governor, the youngest person to ever hold that position. In 1978, he was appointed senior budget analyst for the State Senate Appropriations Committee.

In 1981, he was named deputy city representative in the Administration of Philadelphia Mayor William J. Green, in which capacity he

PRPA’s Denise Brumbaugh, Exec. Dir. James McDermott and Joe Menta happily look on as former port official Bill McLaughlin cuts the ribbon for conference room dedicated in his honor.

represented the City at various public and civic events. In 1986, he was appointed director of corporate communications for the Philadelphia Port Corp. and in 1989, when the Port Corp. became the statesponsored Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, he became director of communications, governmental & public affairs for that agency.

With a departmental reorganization in 2000, McLaughlin was totally focused on his career specialties as the agency’s director of governmental & public affairs.

McLaughlin is married to Katharine Sokoloff and lives in Philadelphia. A lifelong music enthusiast, he served on the Board of Directors of The Philadelphia Singers for over 25 years. Currently, he is a trustee of The Presser Foun-

dation and is the former president and current board member of the Musical Fund Society, an endowed organization which provides grants to Philadelphia-area musicians and arts organizations.

PRPA is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of publicly owned port facilities along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, as well as strategic planning in the port district. PRPA works with its terminal operators to modernize, expand, and improve its facilities, and to market those facilities to prospective port users. Port cargoes and the activities they generate are responsible for thousands of direct and indirect jobs in Delaware Valley.

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President Obama’s Emergency Board Sides With SEPTA The Presidential Emergency Board submitted its report on SEPTA’s labor relations Jul. 15. The following is a summary of their primary economic findings and recommendations: The Board recommended that wages be increased based on adherence to the pattern followed by all other union employees.

The Board declined to recommend retroactive pay.

The Board found the 2009 pattern does not include additional wage increases or other economic value based on the TWU Local 234 pension enhancement.

The panel essentially sided with SEPTA management on

many of the issues arising from its labor dispute with Regional Rail engineers and electrical workers.

The presidential panel was appointed by President Barack Obama to end the one-day strike by Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen & Electrical Workers Local 744.

A total of 415 union members were involved.

The panel’s recommendations are not binding. If no settlement is officially agreed to by both SEPTA and the two unions, a second presidential emergency board could be created with a mandatory hearing before National Mediation Board.

SEPTA Board Chairman Pasquale T. “Pat” Deon, right, seen here with SEPTA General Mgr. Joseph M. Casey, middle, and Deputy General Mgr. Jeffrey Knueppel was surprised at SEPTA Board meeting by huge congratulation poster announcing American Public Transportation Association has named him 2014 Outstanding Public Transportation Board Member Award. Deon, local entrepreneur, has applied his private-sector experience to SEPTA, bringing fiscal stability and a clear vision for future.

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SHERIFF JEWELL WILLIAMS …millions more for city

The Sheriff also attributed the added revenue in part to increases in the number of properties put up for sale.

Delinquent taxes, water and gas bills are collected through monthly mortgage foreclosure and tax sales. In

FY 2013 the office collected and turned over $27,500,000.

Sheriff Williams stressed, “The principal mission of the Sheriff’s Office is to transport up to 500 prisoners a day to and from Courts and to guard and protect everyone who uses the City’s nine Court facilities. However, as agents of the Court System we carry out duties directed by Court Order. One of the most complicated is holding Foreclosure and Tax Sales.

“There are some sales in which approximately 500 new properties are put up for auction,” he continued. “Over the course of a year about 7,500 new properties and liens are put up for sale and each property has to be processed, advertised, and posted. Once sold, the delinquencies owed to the City must be paid and a deed prepared for the new owner.”

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A bright report in the bleak economic picture facing this city’s administration was issued by Sheriff Jewell Williams who announced this week payments of delinquent taxes and fees collected by his office for Fiscal Year 2014 have increased by 40% over Fiscal Year 2013. In the fiscal year ending on Jun. 30, 2014 the office collected and sent to the City of Philadelphia $45,160,648 — an increase of $18.1 million.

Sheriff Williams noted the majority of the increase was due to the efficiency of the new information-technology system installed under his initiative and the hiring of staff to conduct and process sales in a timely manner.

After a year of development, this new computer system first became operational for the October 2013 auctions.

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by Joe Shaheeli Last week we reported the possibility of two Latinos showing an interest in running for Mayor, only to remember we forgot a third, who has long been considered a serious contender.

That was Nelson Diaz, long time under consideration. He joins Richard Negrin and Ken Trujillo. All are well known around the city, all with public service to their credit, and all viable candidates.

Of the three, Trujillo has moved to announce he is serious about seeking the office. He has hired a team of highly regarded campaign professionals.

Their credentials look good.

Who will think twice among the potential, serious candidates being urged to seek the Mayor’s seat, given Trujillo is in contention? If his campaign energizes and unites the Latino

If Trujillo Announces, Who Bounces?

Ken Trujillo … assembling a team. community, which is already embroiled in political activity, who will lose those votes?

Having to answer that question, in addition to the other two Latinos, are State Sen. Anthony Williams (D-W. Phila.), Councilman Jim Kenney, Controller Alan Butkovitz, Council President Darrell Clark, and possibly a Councilwoman.

About his team, Trujillo said, “Philadelphians have a

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unique opportunity to build a true 21st-century city that expands our middle class and finally provides the world-class public education our children deserve. That is why I’ve assembled a top-flight team of campaign professionals to help me lead a serious conversation with the people of Philadelphia about our future.”

Leading the team as political director is Jane Slusser, who recently was organizing director at Equality Pennsylvania and led Human Rights Campaign’s Americans for Workplace Opportunity statewide effort in Pennsylvania. In 2008 and 2012, Slusser worked on President Obama’s election and reelection campaigns in Philadelphia and Northeastern Pennsylvania.

His finance director is Vaughn Ross, who served on the finance team of State Sen. Bob Casey for his 2012 reelec-

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tion campaign, and most recently served as deputy finance director for Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord’s gubernatorial primary campaign.

He’s added Hilltop Public Solutions (Bill Hyers and Jessie Bradley) for general campaign consulting, a leading national political-consulting firm. Hyers most recently led the come-from-behind victory in New York City for Mayor Bill de Blasio, which earned him the 2014 Campaign Manager of the Year award from the American Association of Political Consultants. Bradley has over 10 years of campaign management and field experience working in cities and states across the country. The pair’s Philadelphia experience goes back to 2007. With Hyers as campaign manager and Bradley leading the field effort, they secured victory for R EPRESENTATIVE

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Greenberg was named pollster of the year by the American Association of Political Consultants in 2014. She is currently the lead pollster for Pennsylvania’s Democratic nominee for Governor, Tom Wolf.

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The Really Poor Eat Well On Jannie Blackwell’s Birthday (Cont. From Page 4) Boyle’s (D-Northest) primary victory for Congress and State Sen. Mike Stack’s (D-Northeast) primary victory for Lt. Governor.

We believe Ken Trujillo will announce when the time is right, just after the gubernatorial election. In the meantime, he’s into raising dollars because this seasoned crew has told him to do that. Being a partner at Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, LLP, he’ll have some help. Ken has served as the City Solicitor of Philadelphia and as an Assistant US Attorney.

His chits in the Latino community are many, having served as the Chair of Congreso, one of the leading nonprofits in the nation. He served on President-Elect Barack Obama’s Presidential Transition Team. He also served on the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority and as a Commissioner of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board. Ken lives in Chestnut Hill with his wife Laura and their daughter.

The question, when he an-

nounces (and bet your bottom dollar he will), is who gets bounced out of the primary? In short, from whom will he take the most votes?

Justice Seamus McCaffery To Pa. Vets Hall Of Fame

Supreme Court Justice Seamus P. McCaffery was selected as an inductee to the 2013 Pennsylvania Dept. of Military & Veterans Affairs Hall of Fame at Indiantown Gap. Justice McCaffery is the Supreme Court’s liaison to the state’s problem-solving courts program and has been a leading force in establishing veterans’ courts across the Commonwealth.

“This auspicious occasion not only recognizes your significant achievements, but also the honor and prestige that you have brought upon the department and Pennsylvania veterans,” Maj. Gen. Wesley E. Craig, adjutant general of Pennsylvania, said in a notification letter to the justice.

Now, will Harley Davidson do the same for this motorbike-riding crusader in its Hall of Famous Riders?

COUNCILWOMAN Jannie Blackwell does so much for the downtrodden in our city, her efforts have been praised as equal to the entire Dept. of Human VOLUNTEERS and neighborhood leaders join Councilman Kenyatta Services! Jannie joins others serving food to home- Johnson and Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell as Jannie again fed sevless who share her birthday celebration in City Hall eral thousand homeless to mark her birthday.

Photo by Joe Stivala Courtyard. Joining her are Judge Sierra Thomas Street and Peter Wilson, Leader of West PhiladelPhoto by Joe Stivala phia’s 6th Ward.

State Budget Pricks ported almost $150 million General Assembly has been set aside in the AsWhat united Democratic sembly’s reserve account. and Republican members of Now in recess, legislative the General Assembly more leaders from both chambers than anything else done by have to figure how to cope Gov. Tom Corbett in the bat- with the fact he vetoed $65 tle of the budget was his line million from their accounts. item vetoing of millions in He wanted that money to plug COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE Blackwell guides line of hunlegislative spending. some of his budget holes. gry homeless in City Hall Courtyard. Thanks and happy That’s where lie buried the Corbett’s major problem is birthday to Jannie from Phila. Public Record. hundreds of part-time and full- how to convey to parents of Corbett hopes to win some of the 26th Senatorial Dist. “It is time jobs available to mem- Philadelphia public-school a real honor to be the candithose Dems over. bers through their leadership. students how well he has done John Kane Endorsed date of working families here That’s also where walking- by them. A graph showing

By State AFL-CIO in Delaware and Chester around money found its how well education has been Democratic nominee John Cos.,” Kane said. “If we can source. It’s a bit surprising the treated, now in circulation by Kane picked up the endorsecommit to getting Harrisburg watchdog groups have not re- city Republicans, needs to be ment of the Pennsylvania moving forward, we can sponded with applause. It’s re- replicated by the thousands if AFL-CIO in his race to win (Cont. Page 21)

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Jul. 18- Sippin on Seabreeze with Councilman Bobby Henon is hosted by Retired Sheriff Barbara Deeley at 270 Seabreeze Ct., Angelsea, N.J., 7-9:30 p.m. Suggested contribution $100. RSVP badeeley@gmail.com or (215) 906-0339. Checks payable to Bobby11 c/o 7730 Richard St., Phila., PA 19152.

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Letters • Letters • Letters We’re Number 3

Wow, Pennsylvania is third! Good, right? Not this time. We are third of 50 in the abuse of heroin.

Is Pennsylvania law enforcement that ineffective?

Are our legislators paying more attention to reelections, pay raises and lobbyists? Is there no enforceable plan to stop the terrible destruction caused by the use of this drug?

Where is the “war on drugs”?

Do more people of power need to lose loved ones to this?

Where does heroin come from? How is it that the media never tells us 90% or more of the heroin found on our streets and in the arms of our dead young people comes from Afghanistan – the very place where our soldiers are dying to keep Afghanis free? No wonder the tribal leaders of Afghanistan want us to stay

there and die there while they continue to profit from the export of this deadly drug.

To believe the federal government doesn’t know about heroin coming from Afghanistan is ludicrous. They’ve had boots on the ground and eyes in the sky for over 10 years.

This tells me the American people are collateral damage – again – to a foreign policy gone astray.

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Williams, State Rep. Margo Davidson and Yeadon Friends & Neighbors host party at Nile Swim Cl., 513 S. Union Ave., Yeadon, Pa., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jul. 19- Congressman Bob Brady hosts Brady Bunch Summer Starter Party at Westy’s, 101 E. Walnut Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 3 p.m.

Jul. 19- Councilman Kenyatta Johnson holds Summer Expungement Expo at Myers Rec Ctr., 58th & Kingsessing Ave., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For info Mark Jones (215) 686-3412.

Jul. 19- State Rep. John Taylor hosts Summer Beach Ball at Casey’s On Third, 301 New York Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 2-6 pm. Tickets $40.

For info (215) 545-2244.

Jul. 21- Phila. Tea Party Patriots hold S. Phila. Mtg. at Prudential Bank Bldg., 1834 W. Oregon Ave., parking and entrance in back, 7 p.m.

Jul. 27- Centurion Motorcycle Cl. and others undertake Christmas in July Motorcycle Toy Run for Shriners Hospital for Children, leaving Police Academy, 8500 State Rd., 11 a.m. to hospital, 3551 N. Broad St.

For info (215) 430-4178 Jul. 31- State Rep. Michelle Brownlee hosts Senior Expo at Blumberg Garden Apartments, 2311 Jefferson St., Sr. Community Rm., 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For info (215) 684-3738.

Jul. 30- Republican 58th Ward Executive Committee hosts 1st annual Crab & Shrimp Night at Harmonia Cl., 2404 Orthodox St., 6-9 p.m. Cost $40 per person.

Jul. 31Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown hosts Summer Bash at Woody’s, Hip Hop Rm., 202 S. 13th., 5:307:30 p.m. Tickets $20. For info (267) 275-2120.

Aug. 5- Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell hosts Nat’l Night Out at 200 bl. S. Melville St., 7 p.m.

Aug. 5- 34th Ward Democrats host Nat’l Night Out at Dewey & Race Sts., 7 p.m.

Aug. 6- Annie Havey holds Flea Market at V&S Lanes parking lot, 7235 Elmwood Ave., starting 7 a.m.

Aug. 6- Kensington’s St. Anne’s Church hosts Shore Thing at Keenan’s Irish Pub, N. Wildwood, N.J., 3-7 p.m.

Aug. 8- Councilman Mark Squilla hosts Summer Soirée at Keenan’s Irish Pub, 113 Olde N.J. Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 7-10 p.m. Yachts $1,500, Sailboats $1,000, Paddleboats $500, Tickets $30. For info Lindsey (267) 275-2120.

Aug. 9- Local 98 hosts Land Down Under Beach Party at Keenan’s, 113 Olde New Jersey Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J. Tickets $30. For info Marita Crawford (215) 410) 9200 or mcrawford@ibew98.org.

Aug. 9- Mike Sheridan and Jim Werner host BBQ Down the Shore for Councilman Mark Squilla at 100 W. 10th Ave., N. Wildwood, N.J., 59 p.m. All you can eat and drink. Tickets $25. For info Lindsey (267) 275-2120.

Aug. 16- Councilman Curtis Jones holds Block Captains Boot Camp & 4th Dist. Day Street Festival. Boot Camp at Beeber MS, 59th & Malvern Ave., 12-3 p.m.; Street Festival on Upland Way between 57th & 59th Sts., 12-8 p.m.

For info Ajeenah Amir (215) 686-3416.

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Whether it is on an international, national, state or local level, politics is an occupation, preoccupation, fascinating, intriguing, disconcerting, exhilarating, downright disappointing, among the legions of adjectives which can be applied but escape us at the moment.

RT’s cartoon touches on the national scene, since we both wonder what happened to the long-ago-announced intentions of Delaware’s Joe Biden to seek ascendancy to the presidency from his role as Vice President? No doubt he is wondering whether he has a chance against Hillary Clinton to win the Democratic nomination for that coveted role.

Go further down the agenda and you can read in these pages, week after week, the machinations and shenanigans that rock through the political systems in the Commonwealth. Some are ignored, others are remembered, as individuals and local party leaders move into new alignments for the next primary or general election.

At the local level, the most intriguing to Philadelphians, we see, and try to capture for you, behindthe-scenes moves, agreements and handshakes (all-too-seldom honored these days) which in the end bring to the stage the personalities and their agendas for these fierce electoral struggles. It matters greatly to all of us (including those who don’t realize it) who controls the powers of government and what they do with those powers.

So to sports fans long disappointed by the mediocrity of Philadelphia’s professional teams, we suggest try getting involved in the most fascinating game of all: politics.

In this game, the points really matter.

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IN RE: Adoption of a Baby Boy W, a minor male child (DOB: 01/10/2014), No. 2014-A0077in the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, PA. To: Jay Harris/Unknown Father: A Petition has been filed asking the Court to put an end to all rights you have to your child, a male child born 01/10/2014 at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, PA. The Court has set a hearing to consider ending rights to your child. That hearing will be held in Courtroom No. 14 before The Hon. Stanley J. Ott at One Montgomery Plaza, 4th Floor, 425 Swede Street, Norristown PA 19401 on august 7, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. Your presence is required at the hearing. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present.

You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer.

You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below to find out where you can get legal help: Montgomery County Referral Service, 100 West Airy Street, PO Box 268, Norristown, PA 19404, Phone: 610-279-9660 Telephone: 215-238-6333. Law Offices of Deborah E. Spivack, Atty for Adoptions From The Heart, P.O. Box 56182, Philadelphia, PA 19130 (215-763-5550).

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If a claimant wins her claim at any stage through the first hearing before an ALJ, SSA will approve a fee agreement calling for a fee of $6,000 or 25% of the lumpsum benefits, whichever amount is lower. The period covered extends from the time that a claimant is found disabled up until SSA makes a favorable determination.

Most fee agreements are drafted so that your lawyer will be paid only if your case is decided in your favor and results in your receiving lump-sum benefits.

If your case is denied at hearing, but you ultimately win on appeal, your lawyer may file a petition seeking a fee of 25% of your lumpsum benefits. The petition is submitted to the ALJ or the Appeals Council, depending upon who issued the favorable decision. SSA may approve a fee that is less than your lawyer requested, even if you agreed that your lawyer can receive 25%.

All fee agreements must be in writing and signed by you and your attorney. Your lawyer should make a copy of the signed agreement for your records. Even if SSA approves the agreement, you may request review in writing of the amount of the fee.

You have 15 days after you receive notice of SSA’s approval of a fee to request review.

In cases appealed to federal court, your lawyer may file an application for fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act. These fees, currently about $187 an hour in the Philadelphia region, are paid by the government, unless SSA can establish substantial justification for defending the claim. Your lawyer may also seek fees under 42 U.S.C. section 406 (b) if you win your case before SSA after a federalcourt remand.

Bankruptcy Code still protects you, at least temporarily. At some point in the near future, the mortgage company will file a motion in bankruptcy court called a Motion for Relief from Stay in which they ask the Judge to lift the automatic stay so that they can pursue their state law remedies.

In a Chapter 7 case where you have stated your intention

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to a few months.

So, until stay relief is granted you can sit tight and stay in your house. Once stay relief is granted, the clock will start ticking.

Finally, if the mortgage company does nothing, the stay will remain in effect until your case is discharged and closed.

At that point the stay would terminate and the mortgage company could start the foreclosure process post-discharge.

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Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Projects require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.

FEE BUDGET B-010 C of 2013/14 $287,350.00 $100.00 Electrical Fire Alarm System Replacement Robert B. Pollock Elementary School 2875 Welsh Road Philadelphia, PA 19152 * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location at the main entrance, on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-4730. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia.

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The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.

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FEE B-012 C of 2013/14 BUDGET General Structural Modifications $602,500.00 $100.00 Façade Restoration John H. Taggart Elementary School 400 W. Porter Street Philadelphia, PA 19148 * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location at the main entrance, on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

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Michael A. Cibik, Esq. American Bankruptcy Board Certified Question: How long can I stay in my house if I filed a Chapter 7 and elected to surrender my home to the mortgage company?

Answer: Even if you choose to surrender your home as part of your Chapter 7, the automatic stay provision of the

to surrender your home, this motion is somewhat of a formality. Your lawyer will likely advise the mortgage company’s lawyer that you (the debtor) have “no opposition” to the Motion and it will be granted.

Nevertheless, the mortgage company has to follow the procedure of getting relief from the stay.

Once stay relief is granted, the mortgage company can start the foreclosure process again. Depending on where you live this process can take anywhere from a few weeks

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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT AND FAMILY COURT Suffolk County Probate and Family Court 24 New Chardon Street Boston, MA 01970 Docket No. SU14DO435DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Vilmarie Saez vs. Alexis Rodriguez Rios To The Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Robin F. Wallace, Esq. Law Office of Robin F. Wallace P.O. Box 881 Newburyport, MA 01950 your answer, if any, on or before 08/06/14. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. WITNESS, Hon. Jeremy A. Stahlin, Justice of Probate and Family Court. Date, March 18, 2014.

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The Republican Party has been playing defense against the Democratic Party’s assertion that we Republicans are engaged in a war against women. The Republican National Party appears to have decided to play offense. At this point I am handing over the quill to a female in the herd.

The RNC unveiled its “Taking Back the Future” initiative aimed at addressing issues of concern to female voters. The RNC and I believe our party wants to empower women and not to make them dependent on government programs. The most-senior Republican woman in the US House of Representative, CONGRESSWOMAN CATHY MCMORRIS RODGERS, said, “I believe there is one party that respects women and empowers them as adults, honors them as mothers, and applauds their achievements in the workplace. And that is the Republican Party.”

The Democrats initiated the war, and it is “a war for women’s votes”. In 2010, Republicans, said Rodgers, won the female vote for the first time since RONALD REAGAN. We lost it 2012, but the issues that moved voters in 2010 to sweep in a Republican majority in the US House of Representatives in 2010 are front and center in the news this year.

RNC CO-CHAIRWOMAN SHARON DAY wrote in a recent op-ed piece, “Recent polling from Republican pollsters confirms what Republicans have said for years: women’s top priorities are the economy, government spending, education, and healthcare” and not the “female” issues the Democrats harp on such as abortion.

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As I write this, the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game is taking place.

The highlight this year is the final appearance in an AllStar game of New York Yankees’ shortstop Derek Jeter, who is taking his five World Series championship rings, his 3,000 hits and his taste for starlets like Mariah Carey into retirement after this year. He’s 40, which is 90 in Athlete Years, but he’s so respected by his peers that he’s being allowed to start the game, wheelchair and all.

(Just kidding about the wheelchair … I think.)

But here in Philadelphia, we have our own midsummer classic that we have to deal with every year, and unlike the All-Star game, an RBI single from Chase Utley won’t affect the outcome one way or the other.

That classic: the Will We Have Enough Money To Start School And What Happens If We Don’t Follies.

The School District of Philadelphia has a nice, big $93 million hole in its budget despite getting a $120-million influx of cash from the City through renewing the sales-tax extension and the pink slips that were sent to about 300 non-teaching assistants last week.

To close that hole, the School District and the City were banking on the State Legislature to pass a $2/pack cigarette tax that, if passed, soon could yield about $40 million for the district. Granted, that still leaves the district $50 million in the hole, but a $50-million hole is a lot easier to climb out of than a $93-million one.

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Yo! Here we go again with this sent to me by a reader.

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TECH SUPPORT: What kind of computer do you have? Female CUSTOMER: A silver one.

CUSTOMER: Hi. I can’t get my diskette out. TECH SUPPORT: Have you tried pushing the button? CUSTOMER: Yes, sure, it’s really stuck. TECH SUPPORT: That doesn’t sound good, Did you...? CUSTOMER: Oh, wait a minute. I hadn’t inserted it yet ... it’s still on my desk ... sorry.

TECH SUPPORT: Click on the “My Computer” icon on the left of the screen. CUSTOMER: Your left or my left?

TECH SUPPORT: What’s on your monitor now, ma’am? CUSTOMER: A teddy bear that my boyfriend bought for me in the supermarket.

TECH SUPPORT: Your password is the small letter “a” as in apple, a capital letter “V” as in Victor, the number “7”. CUSTOMER: Is that 7 in capital letters?

CUSTOMER: I can’t get on the internet. TECH SUPPORT: Are you sure you used the right password? CUSTOMER: Yes, I’m sure. I saw my colleague do it. TECH SUPPORT: Can you tell me what the password was? CUSTOMER: Five stars.

CUSTOMER: I have a huge problem. A friend has placed a screen-saver on my computer, but every time I move the mouse, it disappears.

TECH SUPPORT: How may I help you? CUSTOMER: I’m writing my first email. TECH SUPPORT: OK, and what seems to be the problem? CUSTOMER: Well, I have the letter “a” in the address, but how do I get the circle around it?

A female CUSTOMER called the Canon help desk with a problem with her printer. TECH SUPPORT: Are you running it under Windows? CUSTOMER: No, my desk is next to the door, (Cont. Page 25)

THE TRAFFIC COURT trial is so BORING, that it can’t make headlines. No revelations. No shocks. No sensationalism to be made. So far just a weekly summary in the media.

It is almost unfair to the prosecutors who were assigned....

After the trial ends, we need to ask the State Chief Justice if there is any BLOAT in the courts during his reign (?). Filing fees are sky high. Reform seems to add higher-paying, or more, jobs (?). The FAT in City Hall has been meekly looked at too many times, while nothing in courts.

The GREAT ruling for Sen. Vince FUMO is fair and reasonable. The man has OVERPAID Uncle Sam. Can’t they leave him alone?... ON FACEBOOK a storm of healthy comment was ignited by Sean STEVENS, Esq. over the performers’ language during the 4th of July Parkway concert. Many agreed the HIGH-PAID mayoral staff should have taken steps in advance. And that it should not happen AGAIN! The mayoral note that those offended could have left the concert was a worn-out, antediluvian one. Mayor, we celebrate the BIRTH OF OUR NATION. There is lesson to kids of REVERENCE in celebration of that event.

The Southwest Philly multi-unit fire also ignited ANGER in Liberian American hearts. But the Fire Dept., battle-worn as it is with Room 215 City Hall, responded on time. Thanks to COUNCILWOMAN Jannie BLACKWELL for fostering good relations with the Liberian government, which helped to calm. I don’t know what the Mayor meant about demonstrators (Cont. Page 25)

Summer is hot in Philadelphia but nowhere is hotter than Harrisburg.

Last week GOV. TOM CORBETT vetoed funding for the legislature and some funding he termed WAMs (walking-around monies), which he accused the legislature of doling out to favorite projects. The Governor was quickly denounced for his veto by House MAJORITY LEADER MIKE TURZAI and Senate MAJORITY LEADER DOMINIC PILEGGI. The response to the Governor’s veto was swift and overwhelmingly rejected it as poor politics and poor policy. Both Pileggi and Turzai said the Governor can’t work with the General Assembly. This shows a major problem between the Governor and his legislative leaders. It seems questionable if they can deliver pension reform for the Governor; the more-appropriate question is whether they want to deliver on the Governor’s priority — especially after his veto and rebuke of their budget.

Also hanging in the balance is the Philadelphia cigarette-tax legislation. The $2-per-pack tax would help fund city schools. Both the Senate and the House seem to be in agreement on passing the cigarette tax. The question is whether to have a five-year sunset for the legislation. Apparently tobacco lobbyists were able to get the five-year sunset plan into the bill. It is unclear if the House will go along. They will reconvene on Aug. 4 to reconsider the cigarette-tax bill.

The House may also consider a second billing Aug. 4. And they may consider a bill to override the Governor’s veto of the budget. It’ll be interesting theater to see if the Senate and House Republicans and Democrats come together to provide a two-thirds vote to override the Governor’s veto. Overriding the Governor’s veto would be a big punch in the gut for him and may foreshadow the help he will receive in the fall for the members of the General Assembly. Instead of House and Senate Republicans running to help the Governor, they may be running away from him lest his unpopularity lead to their downfall and their loss of the majority in one or both chambers.

Not everything is doom and gloom in the General Assembly. MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER earned high marks from Republican legislators for his work to pass the cigarette tax. Although he only has one and a half years left in office, the work he did this summer could help him with next year’s city budget. It could also help if he chooses to seek higher office in the future.

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Union Labor…Building it right for a better and stronger community And promoting renaissance of North Broad St. Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and vicinity is comprised of four unions: 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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Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3rd Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, August 12th, 2014. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Projects require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.

BUDGET FEE B-049 (R) of 2009/10 $3,595,648.00 $100.00 Electrical Electrical Service and Lighting Upgrade Frankford High School Oxford Ave & Wakeling Street Philadelphia, PA 19124 * A pre-bid conference and site tour will be held at the project location at the main entrance, on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

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State Rep. Ronald G. Waters (D-W. Phila.), Democratic Caucus secretary, urged Republican leaders in the House to reconvene quickly and resolve issues surrounding the cigarette tax and HB 1177 in order to prevent the Philadelphia School District from having to make more crippling layoffs.

Waters said, “At this point, it’s not even clear if the schools can open on time, but we have the power and the responsibility to fix that. I am calling on the Speaker and Majority Leader to reconvene the House as soon as possible.”

Currently, the House is scheduled to reconvene Aug. 4.

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UNION LABOR

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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE FIRST AMENDED SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) Case No.: INC1207805 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: The Testate and Intestate Successors of Val Jay Janelunas, deceased, and all persons claiming by, through or under Val Jay Janelunas; The Testate and Intestate Successors of Joseph C. Janelunas, deceased, and all persons claiming by, through or under Joseph C. Janelunas; Jana Watson, an individual; Gail Ann Watson Devault, an individual; Thomas Terry Watson, an individual, Richard L. Johnson, an individual; All Persons Unknown, Claiming any Legal or Equitable Right, Title, Estate, Lien or Interest to the Property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff's title, or any cloud on Plaintiff's title thereto; Does 1-50 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: Douglas Humphrey, an individual and sole successor and heir to the Estate of Diana Janelunas Humphrey You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is: Superior Court in and for the County of Riverside, Palm Springs Courthouse, 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Christopher R. Kelley, SBN 86229, 9562 Winter Gardens Blvd. # D-287, Lakeside, CA 92040, PH619-201-9247 DATE: JUL 01 2014 Clerk, by A. Garcia, Deputy The property the above-referenced First Amended Summons relates to is the land in Riverside County bearing APN No. 685-060-007.

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Unions Forced Into Protest Demonstrations

CONVENTION Center Board’s decision to lock out Carpenters and Teamsters has resulted in continuous demonstrations outside center such as this latest one. Demonstrators were barred from using public restrooms by Security Staff. SMG, the private facilities-management firm operating center, by continuing lockout policy, is creating problems for exhibitors.

Union League Was Scene Of Stack Campaign Fundraiser

SHEET METAL WORKERS Local 19 members demonstrated outside emergency entrance of Children’s Hospital for allowing hiring of non-union workers at new facility being built in King of Prussia. Flyers asked passersby to complain to CHOP CEO Steven M. Altschuler at 267-426-6050. At main entrance, union demonstrators passed out toys to child patients.

Over 950 Inmates Are Gray Panthers

Inmates at Graterford State Prison, who have aged into senior citizenship via lengthy sentences, often find their way into membership in that prison’s Gray Panthers Organization.

Started in 1980 by inmate Ralph Moore who died in 2010, the Graterford Chap-

ter of the Gray Panthers now numbers over 950 members. Its prime agenda is to advocate for the health and safety of the entire prison population. They’ve also developed programs to help younger prisoners who “are walking in the same path which we once trav-

eled.”

One of their goals is to create an “aging out system to help facilitate the release of elderly prisoners. Their leadership works with state legislators to propose legislation to have this happen.

According to Prince Christop A. Rivers, III, VP,

the chapter is the first of its kind in the nation. President of the group is Kevin Butler.

It welcomes support from state legislators. Information can be had by calling D’Wayne Duncan or Norman Williams, PO Box 244, Graterford, PA 19426.

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SALAVATION ARMY Gen. CHUCK TULLI toasts Mike Bonnie Camarda chats with Stack on his Lt. Gov. camState Sen. Mike Stack. paign.

VETERAN BOXERS Association members continually strive to be as active in community as they are in ring and continued that tradition recently by hosting two local organizations at their Port Richmond clubhouse. VBA President Charlie Sgrillo, center, welcomes Young Involved Phila. to the VBA STACK FAMILY members join Mike’s mom, Judge Faye clubhouse. YIP promotes and encourages civic involvement Stack, right, at Union League fundraiser. among young Philadelphians.

MEGGLES KELLY of Young Friends of Preservation Alliance is welcomed by VBA Dir. Fred Druding, Jr. who invited group along with National Trust for Historic Preservation to tour storied VBA Clubhouse as part of CityLove Phila. celebration, which showPOLICE and Firefighter Unions were presented by Eugene cased numerous historic Blagmond, Joseph Schulle and Jack Eltman.

Philly sites.

FIRE DEPT. Battalion Chief Bill Dell, right, who lost two of his finest men during E. Kensington fire and wall collapse in 2012, joins in mural tribute to Lt. Robert Neary and Firefighter Daniel Sweeney with Mrs. Neary, and St. Anne Church Pastor Edward Brady with Rev. Livinus Photo by Joe Stivala Ugochukwu.

COUNCILMAN Mark Squilla joins Battalion 10 Chief Bill Dell and Rev. Edward Brady in mural tribute at Unsung Heroes Gallery, 2024 E. Arizona Street.

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COUNCILMAN DAVID OH and businessman Ken Wong meet Firefighter Daniel Sweeney’s father at tribute in which Wong greatly assisted.

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Pa. Bar Video Offers Insights On Courtroom Interviews Of Children The Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section has produced a 73-minute video program, “Judicial Interview of the Child,” now being distributed statewide to family court judges and posted on YouTube.

“Given the enormous impact

“Imagine the anxiety of a child who has to enter a courtroom, walk past his or her parents and face a judge that the child has never met before,” said Clifford. “A major goal of the video program is to offer guidance to Family Court judges, often new to the bench,

on how to put children at ease during courtroom interviews when important custody decisions are being made. It also demonstrates to parents what’s in store for their children during these interviews.”

The video includes two mock interviews between judges and

THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA Sealed proposals will be received by the School Reform Commission at the School Administration Building located at 440 North Broad St., 3 r d Floor, Office of Capital Programs, Philadelphia, PA 19130-4015, until 2:00 P.M., on Tuesday, July 22th, 2014. A non-refundable fee for each set of bid documents is as scheduled. The School District will only accept bids from companies that have been placed on its current Pre Qualified Contractors List as shown at psit.org. All School District Projects require MBE/WBE participation as shown in the specifications.

BUDGET FEE $150,000.00 $25.00

B-001 G of 2012/13

Electrical General Service Contract High Voltage Various Locations

B-050 G of 2012/13

Electrical General Service Contract Fire Alarm Various Locations

$100,000.00 $25.00

B-052 G of 2012/13

Electrical General Service Contract Emergency Generator Various Locations

$125,000.00 $25.00

B-054 G of 2012/13

General General Service Contract Masonry Structural Repairs Various Locations

$350,000.00 $25.00

B-002 G of 2012/13

Plumbing General Service Contract Piping and Sewer Repair Various Locations

$150,000.00 $25.00

* Time and Material General Service Contracts.

Specifications and/or plans and contract documents may be examined and copies thereof obtained from the School Reform Commission, 440 North Broad Street, 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19130.

Information as to contract documents, etc., may be obtained at the above address, or telephone 215-400-4730. Make checks payable to the School District of Philadelphia.

The School Reform Commission reserves the right to reject any and all bids and make the awards to the best interests of the School District of Philadelphia.

child actors. There also are interviews with the following judges, who have more than 100 years of combined judicial experience, who represent the leadership of Pennsylvania’s Family Courts and who are known for their skills in talking with children: Senior Judge John L. Braxton, Philadelphia Co.; President Judge Thomas J. Doerr, Butler Co.; Judge Barry C. Dozor, Delaware Co.; Judge Kim D. Eaton, Allegheny Co.; Judge Holly J. Ford, Philadelphia County; President Judge Thomas King Kistler, Centre Co.; Judge Katherine B.L. Platt, Chester Co.; and Judge Kelly C. Wall, Montgomery Co. Ann M. Funge of Philadelphia served as director and Clifford served as producer of the project.

Mailed along with the videos will be written support materials, including findings of a survey completed more than 150 judges across the state. Family Law Section member Christina M. DeMatteo of Blue Bell compiled and analyzed the survey results.

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section focuses on the development and practical working of laws related to marriage, divorce, nonsupport and domestic relations, as well as laws related to adoption and to juvenile delinquency.

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 27,000 lawyers who are members of the association.

Editor’s note: A video trailer that highlights the purpose of the program and includes partial interviews with some of the participating judges can be found at this web address: http://youtu.be/Z7JaO_MTj9o.

For a DVD of the full video program, contact Marcy Mallory or Jeff Gingerich at the contact information listed above.

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In The Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia County Civil Action – Law No. 140404026 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure U.S. Bank National Association (Trustee for The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency), Plaintiff vs. Thomas Johnson, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Virginia Johnson, Deceased, Victoria Hartley, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Virginia Johnson, Deceased & Unknown Heirs of Virginia Johnson Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendants To: Unknown Heirs of Virginia Johnson Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 1421 Higbee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, U.S. Bank National Association (Trustee for The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency),has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 140404026, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 1421 Higbee Street, Philadelphia, PA 19149, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.

Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you.

You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Law Center North Central, 1410 W. Erie Ave., Phila., PA 19140, 215-227-2400/215-981-3700. Phila Bar Assoc., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215-2386333. Alyk Oflazian, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.

that courtroom interviews have on children, it is surprising that, to this point, there were no educational tools to guide all of the custody participants, including parents, lawyers and judges,” said Dan Clifford, chair of the PBA Family Law Section, who spearheaded the project.

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A first-of-its-kind educational tool is now available to help Pennsylvania Family Court judges, lawyers and families reduce the anxiety caused by the courtroom interviews of children at the center of custody disputes.

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The US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia has issued a 54-page opinion indicating

Retired US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor has recommended states that elect judges, like Pennsylvania, move away from partisan contests and toward a nominating commission and retention elections. The O’Connor Judicial Selection Plan has looked at different ways of approaching state judicial systems to promote processes for selecting and retaining state judges that inspire public trust in (Cont. Page 23)

Hands On In The District CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady, seen with Liberian Ambassador Jeremiah Sulunteh shortly after at deadly Gesner Street fire site, is keeping his pledge to have his office open for those needing lost papers and suffering other problems created by devastating fire. Many Liberians lived on block.

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(Cont From Page 6) tackle real concerns in education funding and job creation facing all Pennsylvanians.” The AFL-CIO represents 12,000 households in the 26th Senate Dist.

minor political parties – such as the Libertarian, Green and Constitution Parties – have standing to challenge the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s existing election code and its regulation of third party candidates’ access to the ballot. This overturns an earlier opinion issued by the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

It could eventually mean the reduction in the number of signatures needed by those parties to appear on the ballot.

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bronco. No sooner does she tame the competition in the primary, than she finds she’s got rough riding again in the general.

This time GOP contender Billy Pounds has additional support from Republican City Committee, whose executive director Joe DeFelice has sent out a communique to party faithful to donate some of their spare time to Pounds campaign, hoping they can win over some of the Democrats who have voted against her for at least two primaries.

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THREE GENERATIONS of Chinatown’s movers and shakers spent some time with US Sen. Bob Casey in Holy Redeemer School.

SEN. Bob Casey joins John Chin, executive director of Phila. Chinatown Development Corp., on tour of Chinatown. Chin shows Senator corner of 10th & Vine which is projected site of Eastern Tower Community Center planned for Chinatown.

(Cont. From Page 21) our courts and the integrity of their decisions.

Judicial candidates for local and state courts in Pennsylvania are elected through a partisan political process involving party primary elections and fund-raising, which critics say poses conflict of interest issues if judges take contributions from law firms or businesses that practice or have business

dealings in the commonwealth.

We support voters’ remaining the final voice in who sits on the bench in Pennsylvania.

Maybe O’Connor needs to set up a comparison chart of which states have the best courts, if such a method is possible. We’d venture to predict this state’s judiciary will do well and finish near the top.

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Pope St. John Paul II’s Liquid Blood On Display Blood of Pope St. John Paul II’s in liquid state, considered a “first-class” relic by the Catholic Church, will be on display for veneration at Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul, 18th & the Parkway, this weekend.

Times are on Saturday, 5:15 p.m.; and Sunday, 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

At the conclusion of each Mass there will be a blessing with the relic of Pope St. John Paul II asking for his heavenly intercession. Everyone is welcome to the Cathedral Basilica for this weekend of devotion.

The relic is of the Holy Father’s blood, which remains in a liquid state. The Knights of Columbus have been entrusted with this relic to foster devotion to Pope St. John Paul II. The relic’s tour began in Boston, the first American city where Pope John Paul II said Mass in 1979. The relic

was on display to worshipers in New York and now Philadelphia, before ending up in Baltimore.

The golden relic is normally housed at the St. John Paul II shrine in Washington, D.C. It has a glass vial containing the Pope’s blood at its center and is surrounded by a

cloudlike shape with 12 red stones, which represent Jesus’s 12 Apostles.

Catholicism views relics as holy objects. They come in three different classes: a firstclass relic is something from the body of a saint, such as the vial of John Paul II’s blood; a second-class relic is something used by a saint; and a third-class relic is something touched by a first-class relic. Several other relics containing the blood of Pope John Paul II – now known as St. John Paul II – are on display across the world, with one stolen and quickly recovered by police in Italy earlier this year.

Pope John Paul II was born in Poland. He was the thirdlongest serving Pope in history, heading up the Catholic church from 1978 until his death in 2005. During that time he visited more than 120 countries, once saying the Pope should not remain “a prisoner of the Vatican.”

(Cont. From Page 10) One of the candidates seeking to succeed Mayor Nutter in the Mayor’s office, STATE SEN. ANTHONY WILLIAMS, played a large role in helping pass the cigarette tax. If the tax is passed and successful, look for Williams to highlight this effort as an example of getting things done in Harrisburg to help the city. It could be a clear difference between him and other candidates for the Mayor’s office in the 2015 election.

(Cont. From Page 10) having their own agenda?... The halting by the administration of outdoor homeless feeding on the Parkway may have soothed the 1%, but he dare not halt Jannie BLACKWELL’S feeding them under his window in the courtyard.

Also on Facebook, Dan SULMAN igniting talk on Obamacare from neo-cons who want Obama impeached for Obamacare. Dumb. Impeachment is for high crimes and mis-

demeanors, not something many GOP lawmakers VOTED FOR.... And Donna DeROSE with AFSCME National President Lee Saunders.... Judge Jimmy DeLEON on a barrier island down South.... Judge Abbe FLETMAN at Turk’s Steaks.... Mark LEVY elected to Executive Board of the Register of Wills Assocation.... And Councilman David OH, the new proud PAPA of newborn NANCY!!

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(Cont. From Page 10) If the pollsters are right, this does not bode well for the Democrats, and gives reason to believe we will retake the US Senate. We are in a lackluster economic recovery from the 2008 crisis. Not only is government spending out of control, but the overreach of the Obama administration is even being noticed by the mainstream media.

The one issue that really mobilized a lot of voters in 2010 was the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Four years have not made this law any better for Democrats. The flawed rollout of Obamacare, along with the stunning number of people who lost coverage, could not retain their longtime doctors and saw significant increases in insurance premiums, is appalling. This is problematic for the Democrats, as pollster Kellyanne Conway noted at a recent RNC conference for women that in 86% of households women make the health-care decisions.

The Democrats have narrowed the conversation by pressing “female” health-care issues such as abortion and contraception. But I am not a single-issue voter and am far more

concerned about the economy and broader issues than those that affect my sex life.

The recent distortion of the Supreme Court case regarding Hobby Lobby offends me. Liberals and Democrats would have us believe the Hobby Lobby case was over contraception. But the truth is the family-owned company was willing to cover 16 of the 20 forms of contraception mandated by Obamacare. The company took issue with the products that ejected fertilized eggs from a female and not the 16 forms that prevented the fertilization. They and Lancaster Co.-based Conestoga Cabinets saw these abortive contraception products as just that – abortion. Did not PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA buy the votes of pro-life Democrats for this bill by promising that Obamacare would not mandate the coverage of abortion?

I believe the reason for this misrepresentation of the Hobby Lobby case by Democrats is the abortion issue is not as persuasive as the Democrats initially thought. Yes, for the limousine liberals in the Northeast and California, unfettered access to abortion is a big issue. But for average Americans it is a more nuanced.

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A colossal victor from the FBI pursuit was Councilman John Street. Were it not for Abscam, Mr. Street probably would have remained one of 17 council members. Instead, he rose to become the President of City Council, and a two-term mayor of Philadelphia.

The now former mayor displaced Abscam tainted George Schwartz, then Counsel President. Honorable John Street owes his illustrious career on Abscam fallen politicos. To further pursue this path, a 1973 letter from the senior music writer and critic from the New York Times addressed to “The Philadelphia Oboe Sound System” was “the provoker” for the federal government’s scrutiny. This will be written about in an upcoming report.

(Cont. From Page 10) The Senate and House passed the legislation … and everything looked like a go.

Until someone – the tobacco lobby, to be precise – decided to gum up the works.

You see, cigarettes here in the Commonwealth are already kind of pricey. If I smoked, the prospect of having to pay $6$8 a pack would have been enough to get me to quit. Having to pay anything from $8 to $10 for a pack of smokes would seal the deal for me.

(Kind of explains the whole “loosey” phenomenon, doesn’t it? They’re 45 cents apiece, two for 90.)

So folks started making changes to the bill. First, the permanence went away. It now has a five-year sunset. Then it got entangled in a lot of other stuff that had absolutely nothing to do with the School District of Philadelphia.

Now it’s changed to the point that the House has to come back on Aug. 4 … and people have to hope the legislators remember what they did last time.

To be honest, I’m surprised the cigarette tax got this far.

When you combine the tobacco lobby with a legislature that never met a tax it didn’t want to cut, hitching your star

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