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REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN ON LEFT, HUEY HELICOPTER was restored to its former glory for Vietnam Veterans post in Glenside by skilled tradesmen of IUPAT DC 21.

More pics P. 12 ON RIGHT, TRUMPETER Kenny Taylor sounds taps at Veterans Service Fair I, Germantown’s Cliveden Park, weekend before Memorial Day. More pics P. 8 Photo by Wendell Douglas

DESPITE heavy rain, veterans folded special 24-foot wide flag for Chapel of 4 Chaplains in Navy Yard during Chair of Honor dedication which honors POW/MIAs. Veterans on hand included George Perez of Congressman Brady's office, Photo by Joe Stivala 2nd from left. Another pic P. 13

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City Docs Gather To Study Opioid Epidemic More than 200 publichealth professionals convened at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia to get to bottom of the opioid-addiction crisis.

Assembling them was the latest Philadelphia Public Health Grand Round session, “The Substance Abuse Epidemic in Philadelphia.” Recently appointed Health Commissioner for the City of Philadelphia, Thomas Farley, MD, MPH, launched the

event, where expert speakers shared best practices for responding to this emerging health crisis that has been receiving national attention.

Roland Lamb, MA, director at the Office of Addiction Services at the Dept. of Behavioral Health & Intellectual Disability Services, made recommendations that Philadelphia declare drug overdoses to be a publichealth emergency and develop a County overdose-

nitiative plan.

Charles O’Brien, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, emphasized the role of education in medical schools, stating the importance of training medical students and doctors on the potential for addiction and on prescribing opioids appropriately.

Douglas Marlowe, JD, PhD, of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, described the role of drug courts in keeping drug-

Heard on the Hill And City Hall Bass Targets Policing Liquor-By-The-Drink 8th Dist. Councilwoman Cindy Bass introduced a resolution that would authorize Council’s Committee on Finance to investigate the ineffective enforcement of the City’s Liquor-By-The-Drink tax. This calls attention to the millions in revenue that goes uncollected, funds that could otherwise be used to support schools.

Philadelphia’s Liquor-ByThe-Drink covers every sale of wine, liquor or malt and brewed beverages by any business or person holding a license issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For 2014-2015, its revenue contributed almost $62 million to the Philadelphia School District, yet, according to the Councilman, in the same time period the City was owed more than $36 million in delinquent liquor taxes because some businesses just don’t pay it. It’s basically an honor system in which business can be dishonorable.

“This loss represents yet another area that the City and our schools are missing out on needed revenue due to an ineffective enforcement process” the Councilwoman said.

“Collecting taxes owed to the City and the School District

of Philadelphia should be a top priority for all of us,” said Councilman at Large Allan Domb. “I fully support and am proud to co-sponsor the resolution introduced by Councilwoman Bass and I am committed to finding and implementing solutions that make government more efficient and accountable.”

Oh Proposes Regs For Uber, Lyft Rides Councilman-at-Large David Oh is introducing a bill which woukl regulate transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft in Philadelphia.

The bill will require transportation-network companies and drivers to obtain licenses to operate from the Dept. of Streets. TNC drivers must obtain a license for an annual fee of $500 and meet other requirements. TNC will be obligated to provide information for all of their drivers in the City, and they must pay an annual license fee of $5,000.

Noncompliance could result in impoundment of vehicles, revocation of licenses and steep fines.

“Philadelphia has an obligation to regulate transportation network companies like we do for any other business,” the Councilman said. “This is a matter of legality, public safety and uniformity with the rest of

the City’s businesses.”

Is It Time To Try Medical Marijuana?

Councilman Oh will introduce a resolution calling upon Gov. Wolf and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to amend the Medical Marijuana Act to allow doctors to work with patients to prescribe medical marijuana as a direct alternative to treating pain with opioids.

The State’s Medical Marijuana Act specifies which medical conditions qualify for prescription of medical marijuana by doctors. These conditions include cancer, HIV/AIDS and multiple sclerosis. Medical marijuana is not allowed to treat or manage pain unless it is determined that severe chronic and intractable pain cannot be treated by opioid medications. However, there is clear evidence that opioid medications have proven to be addictive and dangerous. 8 in 10 heroin users started by abusing prescription opioids. Meanwhile, research suggests medical marijuana is a suitable and safer alternative to opioid painkillers.

“We know opioids are currently the prescription of choice to treat pain, and we know people are getting addicted to them and sometimes dying. Many people at our community meetings on heroin told us that the

addicted offenders engaged in treatment, reducing crime, and protecting public safety, while avoiding the negative influences of prison and a criminal record.

The Philadelphia Public Health Grand Rounds initiative is a joint venture between the Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health and the country’s oldest medical association, the College of Physicians of Phila.

Last year, 3,026 over-

doses in Philadelphia were treated with the drug naloxone, which decreases the effect of opioid overdose. Act 139, passed in PA in 2014, now allows individuals such as friends and family members of people at risk of overdose to obtain this drug from their local pharmacy to administer if needed. Members of the public can receive access to help by calling the Behavioral Health Special Initiative at (215) 546-1200.

over-prescription of opioids needs to be addressed if we’re going to stop the heroin epidemic as well,” Oh said. “If medical marijuana is a less-addictive, less-destructive means of treating pain, then the State needs to give it a serious look.”

Councilman Mark Squilla co-sponsored the resolution . It will be voted on by Council at a later date.

tioning the lower jaw and tongue, and upper airway surgery to remove tissue in the airway. Left untreated, sleep apnea can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, depression and other ailments, in addition to automobile accidents caused by falling asleep at the wheel.

Donatucci Fights Sleep Apnea A measure adopted by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and authored by State Rep. Maria Donatucci (D-S. Phila.) designated May 2016 as Sleep Apnea Awareness Month in the Commonwealth.

“Having lost my husband to complications from sleep apnea, I know the devastating toll this condition can take on families,” Donatucci said. “I encourage anyone who suspects they or a loved one might be living with this disorder to discuss their symptoms with their doctor.”

Symptoms include loud snoring, obesity, persistent daytime sleepiness, awakening out of breath during the night and waking up in the morning with a dry mouth or headache.

Experts say those who suffer from sleep apnea can help reduce the severity of the disorder by losing weight, avoiding alcohol and quitting smoking.

Sleep apnea treatments can include the use of a continuous positive airway pressure device, dental appliances, reposi-

Brown Promotes Kids’ Summer Reading Challenge State Rep. Vanessa Brown (D-W. Phila.) is urging parents to register their elementaryschool children in the Summer Reading Games, titled “On your Mark, Get Set, Read!” through her district office.

Children in kindergarten through 8th grade are eligible to participate. Brown said many elementary-school students will be given a reading diary and game board to participate in the reading program.

Specific instructions for the participant are in each reading packet.

“The goal of the program is for children to read when school is out for the summer and ultimately benefit in the long-term academically,” Brown said.

Children must register by either calling or stopping by Brown’s office to obtain a registration form. Parents also may download it from Brown’s webpage at www.pahouse.com/brown.

For more information, contact Brown’s office at (215) 879-6615.

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Celebrating, Honor Our Fallen

will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.” Citizens who enter the military give Uncle Sam a blank check with their names on it by offering to answer our nation’s call to arms. The military does not decide to go to war; it just salutes our Commander-in-Chief and carries out the order. And the numbers of those who have been

killed answering that call continue to rise. 4,501 killed and counting in Iraq. 2,381 killed and counting in Afghanistan.

58,209 killed in Vietnam.

36,516 killed in Korea.

405,399 killed in World War II. In all, there have been more than 1.3 million military personnel (and counting) who have been killed for this nation since 1775.

It’s a huge number, but then, Memorial Day is not about the numbers. It’s about the individual human beings: The American, the man, the woman, the father, the brother, the spouse, the friend, the son, the uncle, the daughter and the neighbor who answered the call of our nation to deploy into violence, into war.

It’s about Upper Darby High graduate Mark Patrick Phelan, 47, from Green Lane, Pa., father, uncle, husband and brother who went to Iraq with the 416th Civil Affairs Battalion (Norristown, Pa.), to win the “hearts and minds” of Iraqis. His remains now lay in Arlington cemetery, with fellow heroes such as Cpl. Michael Crescenz of Philadelphia, a Vietnam Veteran who received the Medal of Honor.

Phelan was an Army Reservist killed in 2004 by a “homicide bomber” who rammed his explosives-filled car into the Humvee Phelan was riding in.

His fellow passenger, Charles Soltes, a doctor from California, was also killed that horrible day in Mosul.

Memorial Day is about Americans like infantry paratrooper Robert Dembowski Jr., 20, a graduate of Council Rock High, who was killed in Baghdad in 2007 in a smallarms attack.

Memorial Day is about Roger Haller, 49, Maryland National Guard Command Sergeant Major whose helicopter was shot down in 2007 in Iraq and who now rests in Arlington in one grave with 11 others who were on the same helicopter.

It’s about Nicole Frye, 19, a Civil Affairs soldier from Wisconsin, who in 2004 was killed in Iraq by an IED as she drove an un-armored Humvee with a plastic tarp for a door.

Memorial Day is for Bradli

Coleman, 19, of Ford City, Pa., who in 2004 was killed by a mortar as he slept on his bunk in Mosul, Iraq after working the night shift in Task Force Olympia’s headquarters.

Memorial Day is about Marine John Spahr, 42, a former Philadelphia All-Catholic quarterback at Saint Joseph’s Prep, an F-18 pilot shot down in Iraq in 2005.

Memorial Day is about Patrick Ward, 21, a helicopter machine-gunner from Philadelphia who did not return home from Vietnam, killed in 1968.

Every day is Memorial Day for the fallen’s families, friends and comrades-in-arms.

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by Judge Pat Dugan Put down your barbecue tongs. Stop throwing the baseball. Come out of the swimming pool. If only for a moment, stop, and think about the meaning of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is neither about barbecues nor politics.

Whatever your feelings are about the current war or former wars, remember this: All military personnel take an oath. They are your fellow citizens. Today, less than one percent of our people take this oath. They raise their right hands and swear to defend our Constitution. Some had their lives violently ended honoring this promise: “I do solemnly swear that I

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oring our war dead.

In Philadelphia, the Korean Memorial will hold a memorial service at 11 a.m. and the Philadelphia Vietnam Memorial will hold a service at 12 p.m. The Korean and Vietnam Memorials are across the street from each other near Penn’s Landing at Spruce and Front Streets.

Nearly every community

has a service. If they don’t, start one. But whatever you do, take a moment to remember your fellow American citizens who sacrificed so much for our nation.

Remember, for at least a moment, they are not numbers.

Veterans Court Judge Pat Dugan is an Army veteran still serving in the Reserves.

Veterans’ Calendar of Events

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May 30- Benjamin Franklin Post Memorial Day Service, Christ Church Cem. 5th & Arch Sts. 1p.m Jun. 4- South Jersey Honor Flight Jun. 6- D-DAY Dining aboard the Battleship New Jersey, 6-8 p.m.

Jun. 11- USMC Law Enforcement Foundation annual gala & golf tourney. Tropicana Casino, $175 dinner. A.C. Country Club tourney.

Jun. 11- Battleship New Jersey All American Car Show, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jun. 15- Flag Day & Army Birthday in Union League.

1130 a.m. $55 Aug. 1- Vet Golf tourney MG Steve Hashem Oct. 8- Commissioning of USS John Murtha.10 a.m.

Penn’s Landing Oct 8- Vets Training Outreach Conference, Simeone Fdn., 6814 Norwitch Dr. Nov. 6- 2nd Annual Philly Veteran’s Day Parade

Chair Of Honor For POW/MIAs

STEAMFITTERS LOCAL UNION 420 BUSINESS MANAGER ANTHONY GALLAGHER

Photo by Joe Stivala

FINANCIAL SECRETARY-TREASURER KEVIN HEFFERNAN

ASSISTANT BUSINESS MANAGER JAMES P. WALLS III

PRESIDENT THOMAS F. REDDEN III

BUSINESS AGENTS JAMES P. GALLAGHER EDWARD A. KALICKI PETER J. MCINERNEY BRIAN T. MCMAHON MICHAEL A. MEILE GEORGE F. SCHOOLS III JAMES J. SNELL MICHAEL J. TROFA

VICE-PRESIDENT DAVID M. LENTZ

ORGANIZER MARK HEFFERNAN EXECUTIVE BOARD ALBERT R. BUSH JOHN A. CORDERO MATTHEW M. MEILE RUSS WOODLAND

NATIONAL POW-MIA Chair of Honor was unveiled before an overflow audience at Chapel of 4 Chaplains in the Navy Yard. Capt. Louis Cavaliere, Chapel president, and Christine Beatty, executive director, led the event.

OFFICERS

SICK COMMITTEE BRIAN MCLAUGHLIN DANIEL MCMULLEN DOMENIC ROBERTO

RECORDING SECRETARY PATRICK H. SHERIDAN EXAMINING BOARD JAMES P. BOWERS CURT L.CLIFFORD JR. SCOTT A. FRANKEL ERIC C. HENDRZAK SEAN M. O'CONNELL CHARLES P. SWEENEY INSIDE GUARD MIKE WALLS FINANCE COMMITTEE KEVIN J. DOUGHERTY BRIAN GRAHAM JOHN M. PRENDERGAST FUNDS ADMINISTRATOR BOB WINTHER

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May 26- Memorial Day Philly Pops Concert in the Mann Center. $15-$25 – 7 p.m.

May 27- Edison High School’s 64 Vietnam casualties service and street renaming. 8:15 a.m. In the school, 151 W. Luzerne St. May 28- Removal of General Meade’s Witness Tree, Laurel Hill Cem. 8 a.m. Reception Follows. Free.

May 28- Memorial Day Parade & Candlelight Vigil at their Vietnam Wall by American legion & Vietnam Vets of Wildwood, N.J. 7 p.m. start.

May 29- Memorial Day at Laurel Hill Cem. Capt. Louis Cavaliere, speaker. Noon.

May 30- Honors to USMC Memorial for dead in Lebanon incursion. 10:45 a.m.

May 30- City Memorial Day Service, Washington Square.

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May 30- Memorial Day service at Korea Memorial, Dock St. Apx. 11 a.m.

May 30- Memorial Day service at Vietnam Memorial,

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ilies and friends of Phelan, Crescenz, Dembowski, Frye, Spahr, Haller, Ward, Coleman and all the others, about their everyday pain as they continue through life even as their loved ones are now names on monuments.

and tell them about our nation’s fallen.

I urge you to take your children to a ceremony honoring those who have fallen. Take them to a Memorial Day Parade. Put a flag on your lawn.

I urge you to help a veterans’ group. Better yet, help a “survivors’ group”. Attend one of the many services throughout our region, find a service hon-

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(Cont. From page 3) Look into the eyes of a Gold Star Father or Mother and you will see the price that some pay for our freedoms.

Memorial Day is about the infinite void that each deceased hero leaves. It’s about the fam-

As you enjoy your federal holiday, I urge you to include in your festivities a time to remember what Memorial Day truly means: a time to put down your barbecue tongs and join the families and comrades-in-arms, and think, if even just a short time, about the sacrifice signified by the numbers on the walls. Stop your children for a moment

MOH Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz Monument dedication Apr. 24, 2016

FOUR of M i c h a e l Crescenz’s five brothers, from left: Steven, Charles, Chris and Joe (brother Pete was not able to attend).

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Marking Medal Of Honor Winner Crescenz

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STATUE and other memorabilia were installed at Vietnam Memorial honoring Medal of Honor Winner Michael J. Crescenz. The Veterans Administration Medical Center at 3900 Woodland Ave. was named after him earlier. Here are medals and ribbons he won. Photos by Patrick J. Hughes, USMC ChuLai 67-68 Rolling Thunder® Inc. National Photographer

ONE of Crescenz’s brothers, also a Vietnam veteran, Marine Charlie Crescenz, seen with Frank Cassey, whose idea it was to rename the Philadelphia VA Hospital after Michael.

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Our Opinion

Lawmakers Must Fight Opioids, Not Each Other

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Pilates at Yeadon Borough Ha., 600 Church La., Yeadon, Pa., 6 p.m.

Jun. 2- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts “Rebuilding Your Wealth” Housing & Credit Workshop at Paschallville Free Lib., 6942 Woodland Ave., 4-7 p.m. For info: (215) 748-6712.

Jun. 2- State Sen. Larry Farnese hosts Spring Fundraiser at Waterworks in Fairmount, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Reserve your ticket: (267) 292-2022.

Jun. 2- Councilman Bill Greenlee hosts Summer Reception at Jack’s Firehouse, 2130 Fairmount Ave., 5:30 p.m. Tickets $200. Sponsorships available. RSVP: councilmangreenlee@yahoo.com or (267) 432-4254.

Jun. 2- Consul General of Italy Andrea Canepari hosts Italian National Day with official Italian decoration going to Congressman Bob Brady at Phila. Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Pkwy., 68 p.m.

Jun. 2- State Sen. Anthony Williams sponsors Dancercize at Kingsessing Rec Ctr., 4900 Kingsessing Ave., 6 p.m.

Jun. 4- 3rd Police Dist.

hosts Open House at 11th & Wharton Sts., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Family-oriented event with snacks, face-painting, community-service providers, law-enforcement display, Mummers, drill teams, salsa dancers. For info: Juan Ace Delgado (215) 686-3033.

Jun. 4- State Sen. Anthony Williams sponsors Hip-Hop at Universal Audenreid Charter HS, 32nd & Tasker Sts., 1:30 p.m.

Jun. 7- State Sen. Anthony Williams sponsors Line Dancing at Eastwick Rec Ctr., 80th & Mars Pl., 5:30 p.m.

Jun. 7- Councilman Bill Greenlee hosts Summer Reception @ Jack’s Firehouse, 2130 Fairmount Ave. 5:308:30 p.m. Open bar. For info: (267) 432-4254.

Jun. 8- State Sen. Anthony Williams sponsors Jazzmat Pilates at Yeadon Borough Ha., 600 Church La., Yeadon, Pa., 6 p.m.

Jun. 9- State Sen. Anthony Williams sponsors Dancercize at Kingsessing Rec Ctr., 4900 Kingsessing Ave., 6 p.m.

Jun. 11- Green Night Out

welcomes Marian Bessey, animal advocate, at Su Xing Ho., 1508 Sansom St., 6:30 p.m. Prior reservation required. Seating limited. $25.

RSVP: Green Party of Phila.

(215) 843-4256 or gpop@gpop.org.

Jun. 11- State Sen. Anthony Williams sponsors Hip-Hop at Universal Audenreid Charter HS, 32nd & Tasker Sts., 1:30 p.m.

Jun. 13- CATCH holds Golf Classic benefiting Community Scholarship Fund at Old York Rd. C.C., Spring House, Pa. Registration 8 a.m., shotgun 10 a.m., 19th Hole Barbecue, silent auction & awards 3 p.m. For info: (215) 735-7435 or visit on line CATCHinc.com.

Jun. 29- State Rep candidate Jim Pio hosts Crawfish Boil at 7363 Claridge St., starting 3 p.m. Tickets $30, couples $50. Buy tickets in advance.

For info: Republican City Committee (215) 561-0650) or Pio For PA Team (215) 356-3092.

Jul. 16- Congressman Bob Brady hosts Brady Bunch Party at Westy’s Irish Pub, 101 E. Walnut St., N. Wildwood, N.J., starting 3-7

p.m. For info: (215) 2417805.

Jul. 26- Weeklong Democratic National Convention.

Aug. 13- State Rep. Mark Cohen hosts Senior & Youth Summer Health Fair at 63006400 Rising Sun Ave., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Vendors, giveaways, health screenings, legislative services, games, live bands, food. For info: Sonya Thomas (215) 3422167 or Wbrown@Pahouse.Net. Aug. 20- 47th Ward Leader George Brooks, 47th Ward hosts Comedy Crab & Shrimp Fest to Baltimore, lve. at Progress Plaza, Broad & Oxford Sts. 1 p.m., return 11 p.m. Tickets $167. Includes round-trip deluxe motor coach, free lunch en route, all you can eat fried shrimp, steamed crabs, buffet, all you can drink premium bar, comedy show, music & dancing! For info: (215) 235-2235.

Sep. 27- Asian American Chamber of Commerce hosts 10th annual award banquet atSheraton-University City, 3549 Chestnut St., 5:30 p.m.

Tickets $65. For info: (215) 642-2333.

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The medical community is beginning to come to grips at national, state and local levels with the soaring rates of opioid addiction. Political leaders must follow suit and rise to the occasion as well.

The problems are complicated. They involve both legally prescribed and illegal drugs, since the human body does not recognize these distinctions. Much opioid use is not just legal but legitimate in coping with intractable issues of chronic pain. But it is clear that over-prescribing these medications has fostered addictions that lead to street use of opioids. And it is clear that opioids are killing many.

New forms of emergency treatment, such as naloxone, can save lives in the short run. In the long run, addicts need multimodal treatment to recover.

This requires money and staffing – and much of both must come from government sources. Many people who suffer from addiction do not have the resources to pay for their treatment. If they get sick or run afoul of the law, public monies will be spent on them in hospitals or behind bars. Wise addiction-treatment policies will spend extra on programs that can forestall those expenses.

We respect the desire of legislators and public executives to rein in government spending. We hope, however, that all sides will agree not to attempt to combat addiction on the cheap. Smart budgeting calls for expanded spending in this area and soon.

Tai Lake Restaurant, 134 N. 10th St., 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Contribution levels $2,500, $1,500, $1,500, Tickets $100. Checks payable to “Committee to Elect Mike May 26- State Reps. Stephen Stack”, P.O. Box 292, NewKinsey & Rosita C. Young- town, Pa. 18940. For info: blood host Conversation with (215) 893-4281 or LindTed Dallas, Sec. of Human sey@lperrygroup.com.

Services, at Horizon House, May 28- State Sen. Anthony 3275 Stokeley St., 10 a.m.- Williams sponsors Hip-Hop 12 m. For info: (215) 849- at Universal Audenreid Charter HS, 32nd & Tasker 6592 or 849-6426.

May 26- State Sen. Anthony Sts., 1:30 p.m.

Williams sponsors Dancer- May 28- Dr. Asif Hussain, cize at Kingsessing Rec Ctr., Dick Hayden, Kathy Jaffari, 4900 Kingsessing Ave., 6 Ken Jarin, and Sandy and Steve Sheller host Take Back p.m.

May 26- Councilman Cindy Senate Fundraiser for Katie Bass hosts Monthly Work- McGinty at Wanamaker Ho., shop at Nicetown CDC Com- 2020 Walnut St., 33rd fl.,6munity Rm., 4414 7:30 p.m. RSVP: Evan Germantown Ave., 6-8 p.m. Seltzer (215) 901-8271.

Light dinner served. RSVP: May 29- Minister Orlando Jewett is ordained at Mt. He(215) 685-9182.

May 26- State Rep. Stephen bron Baptist Ch., 1415 Kinsey hosts Town Hall Mtg. Wharton St., starting 3:30 at Roosevelt MS, 430 E. p.m. Rev. R.J. Waller, PasWashington La., 6 p.m. tor.

With Councilwoman Cindy May 31- State Sen. Anthony Bass and Mayor Jim Ken- Williams sponsors Line ney’s discussing Mayor’s Dancing at Eastwick Rec community-school proposal. Ctr., 80th & Mars Pl., 5:30 p.m.

For info (215) 686-0333.

May 26- Lt. Gov. Mike Jun. 1- State Sen. Anthony Stack is hosted Reception at Williams sponsors Jazzmat

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Germantown Reaches Out To Vets

NATIONAL Federation of Black Veterans Network reps Dwayne Medley and Chelise FORMER Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller Lomax displayed service insignia at Veterans came out to commemorate State Rep. Stephen Fair in Vernon Park. Photo by Wendell Douglas Kinsey’s Veterans Fair. Photo by Wendell Douglas

AIR FORCE ROTC cadets Oluwayemisi Oresanwo, Christopher Hamilton, Deborah McKyer, Randal Wint, Promise Callaway and Tech Sgt. Ivey Chauncey presented fu- EVENT founder Annette Gordy joined City ture of military service as Annette Gordy in- Commissioner Al Schmidt at Veterans Fair.

Photo by Wendell Douglas troduced them. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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Last weekend, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania held its summer meeting at the convention center in Lancaster.

The weekend commenced with a reception at the Rock Ford Plantation. The plantation dates back to BEFORE the Revolutionary War and was the home of GEN. EDWARD HAND. Pennsylvania’s two elected representatives to Republican National Committee, BOB ASHER and CHRISTINE TORETTI, sponsored the event. As each state chair is automatically on the RNC, PAGOP Chairman ROB GLEASON is also a member.

Friday started with a breakfast with US SEN. PAT TOOMEY’S campaign staff. Toomey was the keynote speaker at a luncheon sponsored by Chairman Gleason.

Toomey criticized his opponent KATIE MCGINTY’S stand on Sanctuary Cities, which is to the left of the Obama admiration’s position. As Philadelphians, we may think Toomey’s position is not a vote-getting message. However, Toomey’s staff noted polling indicates 73% of Pennsylvanians are opposed to Sanctuary Cities.

Typically, the Friday night dinner at State Committee has a keynote speaker. This year, we had a panel comprising CONGRESSMEN TOM MARINO (PA-10), KEITH ROTHFUS (PA-12), GLENN THOMPSON (PA-5) and SCOTT PERRY (PA-4) honoring retiring JOE PITTS (PA-16). Pitts is the longest-serving Congressman in Pennsylvania’s Republican delegation. Pitts’ district includes Lancaster County, a large part of Chester County and a (Cont. Page 28)

While there were more than a few things Mayor Michael Nutter did that didn’t impress me even a little bit, he was good at (a) attracting big events like the Made in America concert, Forbes 30 under 30 and the World Meeting of Families; and (b) recognizing when to hand over the reins for certain things to people who know how to handle them better.

A few years back, Nutter handed control of the Fourth of July Welcome America concert over to the Roots, a hip-hop band that represents one of the better things that Philadelphia has exported to the world. What resulted was a series of really good concerts filled with contemporary music that featured artists like Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Ed Sheeran and Sara Barilles.

Now, the concerts weren’t without glitches. When VH1 decided to broadcast the concerts live, some curse words slipped out. Folks got more than a little miffed when rap artist Nicki Minaj took the stage and, well, did her act. But for the most part, you didn’t mind making the effort to get to the Parkway to see the shows and stay for the fireworks.

When Mayor Jim Kenney told the Roots that their services in coordinating the Fourth of July concert were no longer required, I feared the worst. If you’re a longtime reader of “Out & About,” you know one of the annual columns that I used to write was “Why does the Fourth of July Concert suck every year?”

And most of the time, these concerts sucked because they were comprised of (a) people who hadn’t had a hit record in (Cont. Page 28)

Yo! Here is a question for Memorial Day: Why is the American flag folded 13 times?

Have you ever seen on TV or at military funerals that the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the American flag thusly? I’ve known how the 21-gun salute was determined (adding the individual digits of 1776), but only recently learned why the flag is folded when it is lowered or when it is handed to the family at the burial of a veteran.

Here it is: The first fold of our flag is a symbol of life.

The second fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life.

The third fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing our ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world.

The fourth fold represents our weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to God we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for God’s divine guidance.

The fifth fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, “Our Country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong.”

The sixth fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.

The seventh fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all enemies, whether they are found within or without the boundaries of our republic.

The eighth fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor mother, for whom it flies on Mother’s Day. The ninth fold is a tribute to womanhood; for it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.

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MEMORIAL DAY IS UPON US … Before that barbecue or a long Shore weekend, take time to remember those military personnel who fell serving our nation: Here is my “todo” list: May 25- The Myth of the South’s Lost Cause, Union League Civil War Round Table, 140 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. start; May 28- The Philly POPS Memorial Salute Concert at the Mann Center, 5201 Parkside Avenue, 7 p.m. start; May 27- Edison HS’s 64 Vietnam casualties service and street renaming, 151 W. Luzerne Street, 8:15 a.m. start; May 28- Removal of General Meade’s Witness Tree, Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, 8 a.m. start; May 28- Wildwood Memorial Day Parade & Candlelight Vigil at Wildwood Vietnam Wall by American Legion & Vietnam Vets of Wildwood, N.J., 7 p.m. start; May 29Memorial Day at Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Capt. Louis Cavaliere, speaker, 1 p.m. start…. Memorial Day itself, May 30 has a BUSY schedule which appears on P. 5.

The greatest honor to THE FALLEN is remembrance. It is best described by Lawrence Binyon’s World War I poem, “For the Fallen”: “They shall not grow old, even as we who remain grow old. Age will not weary them, nor the years condemn. With the going down of the sun and in the morning - we remember them….” Thanks to State Rep. Steve KINSEY for his Veterans’ Salute in Vernon Park.

A recent sad passing was of Lucien Blackwell, Jr. God bless him and Hon. Jannie BLACKWELL and family....

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STATE SEN. SHIRLEY KITCHEN was honored by the Pennsylvania Prison Society at a reception at Eastern State Penitentiary in Fairmount. Kitchen has long advocated for returning citizens and ex-offenders, and has found ways to give them a second chance. She was able to successfully pass legislation that grants expungement for nonviolent offenders after 10 years.

The legislation is groundbreaking because it makes the expungements automatic as opposed to having to go through tons of bureaucratic red tape.

On hand to salute Sen. Kitchen was former SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BILL DeWEESE, who is himself an ex-offender. Joining DeWeese was THURMOND BERRY, who recently had his life sentence commuted after 40 years in prison.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL CLARKE and COUNCIL MEMBERS BLONDELL REYNOLDS BROWN and MARIA QUIÑONES SÀNCHEZ are all saying “no” to a soda tax in Philadelphia. How does MAYOR JIM KENNEY deal with City Council on this important tax lift? Does he want to be MICHAEL NUTTER – or ED RENDELL and JOHN STREET? The difference between the choices is like night and day. Although Nutter was likable, the impression was, he could never get anything done. Rendell often banged heads with City Council, but got a lot done. Street had a similar relationship but probably had more allies on Council. The soda tax is Kenney’s key to funding his universal pre-K program and is essentially his first big test.

Democratic candidate for State Senator, SHARIF STREET, joined STATE SEN. JOHN SABATINA at a fundraiser honoring LT. GOV. MIKE STACK at the First City Troop in Center City. The event was absolutely packed. Also on hand were FORMER CITY CONTROLLER JONATHAN SAIDEL and labor leader GARY MASINO. Masino is coming off an election day where all of his candidates won, Sabatina among them.

Gov. Wolf is being pressured by the Republican majority to sign a teacher-furlough bill that disregards seniority in favor of classroom performance. Although the Governor has already vetoed the bill, the majority wants to include such legislation in any budget negotiation. This will make things even more complicated for the Governor. Among his key supporters are the (Cont. Page 27)

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DC21 Restores Vietnam-Era Helicopter, Truck LOOKING nothing like it did when flying in combat, this Vietnam War 1965 Huey helicopter was only a sad relic of its former glory when handed over to apprentices for possible restoration at DC 21. Even the ruck that pulled it to parades was in desperate need of a makeover.

MULLING over the challenge to rebuild helicopter and its truck carrier were, from left, Army vet Marty McNulty, Joe McGee, Mike Schurr, and union leader Joe Ashdale, who accepted the challenge for his members.

HOLDING up thank-you plaques for authentic restoration of Vietnam Veterans Post 590’s Vietnam War-era 1965 Huey helicopter are, from left, IUPAT DC 21’s Mike Metz; Post 590 leaders Tom Frieze and Howard Wilson; and Mike Oscar, Mike Schurr and Joe Ashdale of IUPAT. Who would believe appren- January, he immediately saw tices from District Council 21, the challenges he knew his apthe International Union of prentices would meet. He gave Painters & Allied Trades the green light, and for three could restore a Vietnam War- months, the Finishing Trades era 1965 Huey helicopter?

Institute (DC21’s Training Business Mgr./Secretary- Center) was the home of the Treasurer Joe Ashdale took helicopter as over 100 apprenthe challenge, and this Memo- tices and journeypersons rial Day, in Glenside, Pa., blasted, painted, reupholVietnam Veterans Post 590 stered, performed body work, will be able to parade its heli- replaced custom-made wincopter, looking brand -new as dows, and even refurbished though it came off the factory the 6x or “deuce and a half” floor. military truck used to pull the The Post uses the helicopter decommissioned helicopter to for area parades. It also takes its events. the helicopter to local schools After just over four to educate children on the months, DC21 members comVietnam war era and the life pleted the work just in time for of the American solider back this Memorial Day weekend. then. Over the years, the heli- Post veterans now have their copter and truck that hauls it prized truck and helicopter had literally fallen apart. back, allowing them to get So when DC 21 political back to their schedule of palobbyist Mike Oscar carried rades and school events. the request to Joe Ashdale this (Cont. Page 13) AUTHENTIC helicopter window bubble was custom-made and purchased by the IUPAT to replace original ones broken over years of usage. Here, FTI instructor Dave Santangelo adds final touches before last coat of paint is applied.

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN American Legion Post in Union League honored Asian American & Pacific Islanders Month with a talk of heroic Asian American who served in our military.

Talk was given by decorated military hero Martin Kitagawa, 3rd from left. He is introduced

by Post Commander Jon Peterson, 2nd Vice Commander Dr. Andy Waskie, and sponsors Photo by Joe Stivala, post adjutant William Uchimoto and Ken Wong.

Vietnam Gear Spiffed Up (Cont. From Page 12) On the day of the handoff, nearly 20 Post 590 veterans and their spouses attended the small ceremony. As the truck and copter rolled out of the FTI, driven by Marine vet and Post 590 Community Project Mgr. Mike Metz; smiles, tears and heavy emotion overcame the company.

After nearly two hours of going over all the repairs and modifications, the veterans knew their helicopter was as authentic as when it was flying

on active duty.

They presented Oscar and DC21 leadership (Joe Ashdale, Mike Schurr and Mike Metz) with plaques of appreciation. The chapter president also thanked IUPAT for its donation of the custom-made chin-bubble windows for the front of the helicopter, which had been previously crushed in an accident.

Prior to leaving, the vets shook the hands of every member in attendance, thanked them for their hard work, and

invited them to a Memorial Day parade that will be the inaugural event of the newly refurbished truck and copter.

DC 21 members will be in attendance at the parade this Memorial Day weekend.

A plaque was placed on the trailer that pulls the helicopter reading: “In honor, respect, and appreciation for your service and sacrifice on behalf of our nation, this helicopter was refurbished in 2016 by the members of District Council 21.”

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sumer, as they have led us to believe. They can afford to take the hit. Our kids cannot afford to not have these programs fully funded.

The proposed expansion of

pre-K and the plan to rebuild parks, libraries and rec centers citywide means the tax actually will create jobs, thousands of them, both construction and permanent jobs.

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It’s time for some truthtelling about the impact of the proposed “Soda Tax.” For the amount of profits

that Coke and Pepsi have made off of our communities, it is time they start giving back. Big Soda can afford to pay the tax that is on them and not the con-

Big Soda, stop the hype! The Soda Tax is good news for communities and jobs in Philadelphia!

Betty Beaufort, President Friends of Queen Memorial Library S. Phila.

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Our communities are wise.

They can see through the propaganda of the soda companies. We know we need this tax to help bring Philadelphia out of poverty. By educating our kids from a young age, they grow up to be productive members of our communities.

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As the Dept. of Veterans Affairs works to improve veterans’ access to health care, its telehealth services play an integral role in that process, said Dr. David J. Shulkin, VA’s Under Secretary for Health.

Dr. Shulkin, a Philadelphia native, recently announced the establishment of five VA Mental Health Telehealth Clinical Resource Centers to provide enhanced mental health access and services to Veterans in remote locations.

The VA is recognized as a world leader in the development of telehealth services that are now mission critical to the future direction of VA care to veterans. The VA uses health informatics, disease management, care and case management and telehealth technologies to facilitate access to care and improve the health of Veterans. The VA currently services more than 677,000 veterans through tele-

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health; that amounts to approximately 12% of the 5.6 million veterans who receive healthcare from the VA. The VA’s Mental Health Telemedicine Clinical Resource Centers will provide veterans, particularly those living in rural areas, with rapid access to mental-health services where local barriers exist. This expanded effort will help close the gap in access to mental health care, in particular, in those traditionally underserved communities.

“We are in the midst of the largest transformation in the history of VA with MyVA, which means we are reorienting what we do around the needs of our veterans and providing care when, how and where they want to receive that care,” said Dr. Shulkin.

“These mental-health telehealth resource centers will provide our veterans in under-

served areas the expert mental-health providers they may not otherwise be able to obtain locally. We know that we are doing more in telehealth than any other health-care system and connecting mental-health providers to areas hard to recruit and retain.”

The Mental Health Telehealth Clinical Resource Centers will be located in Charleston, S.C.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Pittsburgh, Pa.; and a consortium of facilities in Boise, Ida.; Seattle, Wash.; and Portland, Ore. The fifth facility, already operational in West Haven, Conn., is a specialty hub focused on the most-severe and -complex mental-health issues, such as chronic depression and bipolar disorder. The others are expected to be available in the summer, with the priority given to VA medical facilities in urgent need of additional mental-health providers.

morial Day 2015.

Visitors to the Memorial grove will be able to see the latest addition to the area – the Crescenz statue – now in place. Cpl. Michael J. Crescenz was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his valor in action during the Vietnam War. The life-sized bronze statue depicting him was unveiled at the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which honors 647 of his brothers killed in action.

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by G. Sandy Bukowski, Board Member The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial will honor the 648 names on the wall at the annual Memorial Day ceremony at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 30. The Memorial is located at Front & Spruce Streets.

Two new names will be unveiled prior to the wreathlaying portion of the ceremony. They are Francis X. Corcoran and George L. Wilson, who were added to the national memorial in Washington, D.C., on Me-

ALBERT EL was presented with Chapel of Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Citation for exemplary service to veterans during a bus visit to the chapel by the Franklin American Legion Post of the Union League. Presenting are Christine Beatty, executive director, and Capt. Louis Cavaliere, president. Photo

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Featured artists include Ben Arnold, John Faye & those Meddling Kids, Kuf Knotz, Lizanne Knot and more! Sexton Sideshow is sponsored by Philadelphia Brewing Co., For Pete’s Sake Pub and Commonwealth Ciders.

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City of Philadelphia The Joint Committees on Streets & Services and Education of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Friday, May 27, 2016, at 10:00 AM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following item: 160109

Resolution authorizing a joint public hearing between Council's Committee on Streets and Services and Committee on Education to investigate the allocation of funds from the revenues generated by the Red Light Camera Enforcement Program and the parking meter rate increase that took effect in 2014, as well as the costs associated with administering those programs.

Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Joint Committees on Streets & Services and Education, open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed item.

Copies of the foregoing item are available in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Council, Room 402, City Michael Decker Chief Clerk

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To Tax Or Not To Tax? That’s A Sweet Question

by Joe Shaheeli Mayor Jim Kenney’s $300 million bond initiative to rebuild parks, recreation centers and libraries, and fund pre-K education is the main drama on Philadelphia’s political stage today.

It is facing fierce opposition because it would fund these essential institutions (which no one opposes) by taxing sugary drinks.

Sweetened beverages are a large part of total calorie consumption for the average American. They are a leading cause of what makes Americans so fat, compared to other nations, and what cripples and kills so many of us from diabetes, heart disease, blindness, kidney failure and many other ailments. The human body can’t handle all this sugar.

But they are popular and fuel many local industries,

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from the bottling works of Harold Honickman to countless corner stores. Another major beneficiary: Teamsters who truck these bottles around town. These workers understandably fear loss of jobs if people drink less soda, and they are spending heavily to fight a soda tax in Philadelphia, as they have elsewhere in the nation.

The Teamsters are generally supported by their union brothers in the Building Trades so far. That’s a big deal because, as AFL-CIO Recording Secretary Ken Washington, the Laborers’ political maven, noted, “What we in the Building Trades work with, Teamsters unload for us.”

But major City-government unions like AFSCME and Philadelphia Federation of Teachers support the tax.

Their members will benefit from these investments. And certain Building Trades know they would come out ahead as well, although they are not saying so in public at this time.

A move to kill the sugarydrinks tax without immediately substituting for it a quicker, surer revenue source is, therefore, a job-killer for many. Workers would like these projects to be launched, State Rep.

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the sooner the better. Unions want redevelopment of Philadelphia as much as anybody.

So those who don’t like the sugary-drink tax have a very narrow window in which to pitch a better alternative for funding the Rebuild Philadelphia bonds in the 2016-17 budget.

Councilwoman-at-Large Blondell Reynolds Brown has proposed replacing this tax with a 15-cent tax on all beverage containers, regardless of how healthy their contents are.

The Kenney administration responded that Reynolds Brown’s proposal would not generate enough revenue. But, as Public Citizens for Children & Youth Exec. Dir. Donna Cooper noted at a debate staged by the Philadelphia Crosstown Alliance, no administration will talk about the merits of any Plan B while it is still busy pushing Plan A. The anti-tax campaign is straightforward and relies on money. The soda industry has tagged its wares as a “grocery” and is spending millions of dollars to oppose this tax.

Honickman, counted among the 10 richest Philadelphians, is endowing the campaign to squelch the tax. And he is backed by both state and na-

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The pro-tax campaign is younger, more diverse, less organized and less wellfunded. But it potentially has a large civic constituency – if it can be mobilized.

Initially, Team Kenney relied on a strategy of accentuating the positive: rallying civilian supporters of parks, recreation centers, libraries and early-childhood education to advocate for all the good the tax could accomplish. The tax itself was not about health, but about a simple solution to an urgent revenue hunt where few other options look viable.

But it is not clear that this coalition, Philadelphians for a Fair Future, has mustered the troops it needs to overcome union activists who can be paid to demonstrate at City State Rep. Jason

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George Matysik, executive director of Philadelphia Parks Alliance, is a key operative in the PFF coalition. He asserted “tens of thousands” of Philadelphians have spoken out in support of the Mayor’s investment proposal. “When you hear the stories our folks tell – in their phone calls, letters and visits to Council Members, in their showing up at rallies – you realize these are the authentic stories that capture how important these programs are to our members,” he said. “The interactions that most Philadelphians have with their government is at parks, recreation centers and libraries.”

Matysik estimated his coalition was being outspent

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But PFF has released a couple of television commercials supporting the Mayor’s proposal.

Initially, Kenney’s strategists relied on spreading a positive message about these popular City services. Marching orders were to downplay the “vice tax” aspect of the sugary-drinks tax – that by increasing the cost of an unhealthy habit, it would reduce sugar consumption and improve public health.

But this week they backtracked on their original gameplan. Now it is indeed about health, at least in part, they announced.

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Surgary-Drink Tax Stirs A Storm (Cont. From Page 24) Center City health clinic, in support of a tax that would specifically reduce sugarydrink consumption.

The American Heart Association is all in on the sugarydrinks tax, as its Philadelphia head Dr. Kenneth Margulies made clear this week. In the past decade, a consensus has emerged among medical experts that excessive consumption of cheap sweet brews has launched an epidemic of diseases with dire costs even to taxpayers who don’t drink this stuff. Taxpayers, after all, pick up the tab for poor people sickened by these diseases.

And poor people suffer most. Before the epidemic began, in 1960, only 2% of Americans were diabetic.

Today, after decades of Big Gulps, 12% are diabetic.

Among poor Philadelphians, the rate is 22%. Harvard Prof.

Dr. Steven Gortmaker reported in a study that a sugary-drinks tax in Philadelphia would reduce diabetes cases by 2,300 a year and cut medical costs by $197 million over 10 years.

Black Philadelphians are especially at risk of death from sugar-related diseases.

“Diabetes represents a health crisis that already affects nearly one in five African Americans in Philadelphia today,” Dr. Farley said.

“Sugary drinks are the biggest single contributor to this problem, because they are the biggest single source of added sugar and they are driving the epidemic of obesity.”

It sounds like a strong case.

But Lauren Vidas, a veteran City Hall attorney now representing the Philadelphia Beverage Association, noted acidly at the Crosstown Coalition debate, “Kenney has switched to a health argument because he was losing on the tax argument.”

Weighing in against Reynolds Brown’s container tax is Pennsylvania Association of Nurses & Allied Professionals.

“The proposed container tax would have regressive health and economic effects on our members and the patients we serve,” said Patricia Eakin, RN, PASNAP president. “The proposed legislation would exempt bottles of alcohol but would provide no exclusion for bottled water or health supplements. And even if those exemptions were made, the tax will likely still encourage increased consumption of sugary drinks as people will try to minimize the impact of the tax by buying larger containers.

“Additionally, unlike the sugary-drink tax, the container tax is unavoidable because it includes so many types of food items. It’s truly the grocery tax.

“The container tax is a distraction and we strongly oppose it. The sugary-drinks tax raises a larger and more reliable income stream and is cheaper to collect. It has the added benefit of helping reduce conditions like obesity and diabetes, thus improving the quality of life of Philadelphians and driving down health costs.”

Minister Rodney Muhammad, president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the NAACP, is the designated spokesman for Philadelphians for a Fair Future, the coalition of supporters for the $300 million bond issue. He, too, whacked Reynolds Brown’s alternative, saying, “Let’s stop trying to find ways to make it easy to let the big soda companies off the hook when it comes to paying for expanded pre-K for our children. We have a chance to enact programs that will give our children a chance at a quality education, and this proposed container tax doesn’t come close to being a real alternative to the Sugary Drinks Tax. It would generate $30 million less than the soda tax, and that means our children would have to settle for less once again.

“The container tax forces

poor people to pay because it taxes all containers. That is truly a regressive tax that unfairly impacts poor people even when they make a choice to drink healthy beverages.”

Cooper reiterated this point. In Mexico, where a big sugary-drinks tax was passed nationwide in 2014, initial results there are that poor people chose to drink less sugar after the tax was imposed, while middle- and upper-income people did not. “Therefore, this is the most progressive tax you can imagine,” she argued.

“It falls largely on the well-todo.”

The Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance is also on board.

“This vital investment in pre-K, parks, recreation centers and libraries will significantly contribute to the cultural vitality of our city, in the neighborhoods that need it most,” said Maud Lyon, Cultural Alliance president. “It will also open up opportunities to expand arts and cultural programming in some of Philadelphia’s most-challenged communities.”

Some suspicious constituencies ask what protects the sugary-drinks tax from being hijacked by Council Members in future years and diverted to other purposes.

The Mayor says his proposal was crafted to avoid the shameful calamity of the 2008 Parking Tax, which was passed specifically to support parks and recreation facilities

– but was immediately looted

by Council Members to support their own special causes.

The lesson is that Philadelphians cannot trust their City Council members to protect the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Dept., which is underfunded by about two-thirds compared to other cities in its league. They have been starving it for a lifetime and will continue to do so unless a light is shone on the PPR budget today.

Kenney says it will be different this time because the $300 million in City bond revenue will be bound to another $150 million in federal, State and private donations which are tied to these causes. So the City can’t collect the money from these partners unless it spends all their money as well as all of its money on these vital projects. That should limit City Council’s power of pilferage on this latest levy, and bind it to the valid and worthwhile causes it is meant to serve.

As this newspaper went to press, there was a report City Council might discuss Kenney’s and Reynolds Brown’s competing proposals in a Committee of the Whole yesterday afternoon, but there was no guarantee this would happen.

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WAFFLEMAN (Cont. From Page 10) the defense of our country since they were first born.

The eleventh fold, in the eyes of a Jewish citizen, represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon, and glorifies in their eyes the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

The twelfth fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents an emblem of eter-

nity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit.

When the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost reminding us of our nation’s motto, “In God We Trust.” After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington, and the sailors and marines who served under Captain John Paul

Jones, who were followed by their comrades and ship mates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges, and freedoms we enjoy today. There are some traditions and ways of doing things which have deep meaning. You will see many flags folded in the coming weeks, and now you will know why.

(This information was compiled from the American Legion website.)

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(Cont. From Page 10) There must be a new form of journalism. The “embellisher” keeps injecting opinions in courtroom news reporting. Do not practice law if you are not a lawyer! Throw that baloney under a bus.

Hats off to the United Food & Commercial Workers Union who help those in need of food. Give food to needy folks: You just place canned items in a mailbox (no expired or glass containers).... I got an email that said once you are in the FEDS’ WEB, you will almost certainly be found guilty.

Hmm. Maybe it is proximity

is donating his salary to schools. He is also in real estate. You developers can follow his example and fork over some money to schools.... If you want to buy items made in America, go to usabzc.com to learn what is made here. Remember: If the first number on a bar code is a ZERO, then it is an American product.

Gov. WOLF showed great wisdom in his veto of the Protecting Excellent Teachers Act, which was more like a thumb tack on the teacher’s chair....

Writers who complain about City Hall pay and pensions make me wonder if they should list THEIR big paycheck before writing about others – for credibility, of course.

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to federal prosecutors and federal judges that makes it a quandary for me? They work together on many cases, while a defense lawyer may only be working one case (?)

I was directed to a weird story about the Kenyatta JOHNSON-Ori Feibush matter. It urges DEVELOPERS to sue CITY COUNCIL, adding that the jury decision had COUNCIL AGAINST THE ROPES. There were even remarks about Council President Darrell CLARKE – all of it HOGWASH. I felt it was an attempt to drum up legal business than a legitimate article. Make no mistake: Council is NOT against the ropes.

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(Cont. From Page 10) teachers’ unions – PSEA, PFT and the AFT. The PFT hates the legislation. They have been politically hyperactive recently. They pulled their endorsement of Attorney General nominate JOSH SHAPIRO when they discovered he had excepted a $100,000 contribution from Students First, a pro-voucher, school-choice organization run by hedge-fund executive JOEL GREENBERG. Greenberg is the worst enemy public education has ever had, and has backed STATE SEN. TONY WILLIAMS for both Mayor and Governor. Wolf cannot afford to lose the support of teachers across Pennsylvania, but Harrisburg Republicans are sure going to try to make it happen.

(Cont. From Page 10) years; (b) people who no longer sounded the way they used to when they last had a hit record, or (c) people you never heard of for a reason.

Sure, we got lucky a couple of times. The Elton John show stands out, as does the show when the Roots opened up for, of all people, Matchbox Twenty. But for the most part, the only things that made going to the Parkway worth it

They were grown folks then. I turned 52 on Tuesday.

So imagine how old they are.

The headliners for this year’s show are: the O’Jays, Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes (Harold Melvin himself has been dead for quite some time), the Intruders with the Urban Guerilla Orchestra, and the Philly Pops.

Sure, they believe they’re throwing all the folks who are looking at this and saying to themselves, “Is there anyone under 65 on that stage?!” a bone by having Yazz the

Greatest from “Empire”, Brotherly Love, an a capella group that’s performed for President Barack Obama, and Leslie Odom Jr., who was nominated for a Tony for his role as Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical that you have to take a second mortgage out to see, “Hamilton,” but it’s a throwback show.

And, according to the Mayor, it’s on purpose.

“I want to pay homage to a sound that made Philadelphia famous and brought us all together as a country,” he said.

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were the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream truck and the fireworks themselves.

Well, this is going to look a lot like a throwback column, because Mayor Kenney and the folks at Welcome America have decided to put a throwback show on the stage.

This year’s theme for the Fourth of July Welcome America concert is “The Sound of Philadelphia.” It’s a tribute to Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

So of course, the folks performing were folks I grew up listening to.

“It’s an opportunity for parents and grandparents to explain this music to their kids.”

Good luck with that.

When I pointed out to Welcome America CEO Jeff Guaracino that this year’s show seemed designed to bore anyone without an AARP card to tears, he disputed that con-

ELEPHANT (Cont. From Page 10) small part of Berks. The district is very conservative and is rated an R+4 by the Cook Political Report. Current STATE SEN. LLOYD SMUCKER (13th Dist.) is favored to win this seat in November.

After dinner, Philadelphia attorney and General Counsel of the PAGOP LAWRENCE TABAS sponsored an islandthemed reception. It is believed Tabas hopes to become PAGOP Chairman when Gleason retires next year.

The official business meeting of the PAGOP was held Saturday morning. State Committee heard from Congressman Marino, STATE SEN. SCOTT WAGNER (Dist. 26) and State House MAJORITY LEADER DAVID REED (Dist. 62). Marino was an early supporter of DONALD TRUMP and has stumped for Trump throughout the Commonwealth.

Wagner is head of the Pennsylvania State Senate reelection effort. He noted the GOP has a solid majority in the State Senate currently and does not see any of those seats particularly vulnerable in November. He expects Republicans will pick up at least two new seats and up to four. Three more seats will give Republicans 34 votes,

tention.

“We wanted artists from Philadelphia to shine,” he said. “There’ll be something for everyone from millennials to boomers to love.”

Apparently, there are other acts to be announced. All I have to say is, they’d better be good. which would be sufficient to override a gubernatorial veto.

Wagner, who is relatively new to politics, is a businessman who employees 600 people. He is particularly concerned about over-regulation.

State Committee elected 14 At-Large Delegates and the same number of Alternate Delegates. Delegates include Marino and other early Trump supporter fellow US CONGRESSMAN LOU BARLETTA (PA-11).

Philadelphia-area At-Large Delegates are Tabas, Chester County SHERIFF CAROLYN “BUNNY” WELCH, Delaware County GOP CHAIRMAN ANDREW REILLY, Bucks County GOP CHAIRWOMAN PAT POPRICK and Chester County attorney JIM McERLANE. Montgomery County State Committee Member PAM LEVY was elected Alternate.

Republican City Committee held its third annual Cigar Night fundraiser. RCC Chairman JOE DeFELICE thanked RCC Fundraiser Chair BILL PETTIGREW for organizing yet again a very successful evening. Attendees included a host of Philadelphia-area Republicans. including former Lieutenant Governor and current CEO of the Philadelphia area United Way JIM CAWLEY. Attorneys are both board certified by the American Bankruptcy Certification Board.

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A reverse mortgage is a mortgage in which a person, aged 62 or older, uses the equity in their home for a loan.

The difference between a normal mortgage and a reverse mortgage is that (1) the borrower has no personal liability for the loan and (2) the loan is not due until the borrower dies.

After death, the lender simply forecloses on the home, and there is no deficiency balance assessed against the probate estate of the borrower.

If the borrower’s devisees (those named in his Will) or heirs (those who would take if he doesn’t have a Will) desire to retain the home, they may pay the balance due on the reverse mortgage. In most cases, that simply means the children have the right to surrender the home or to pay off the mortgage balance owing.

Next Week’s Question: Can I file bankruptcy without my wife? Can I file bankruptcy without my husband?

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Domb Funds Schools DON WULLER joined State Senate candidate Ross Feinberg Photo by Wendell Douglas and Ward Leader Mark Wuller.

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