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Study Finds State Judges Becoming Party Partisans by Jonna Shepherd and Michael S. Kang - Partisan Justice.org A new study by independent researchers at Emory Law School finds the upward spiral of big money fundraising and aggressive politics in state judicial elections pressures judges to become partisan actors who favor their own party in deciding election disputes. Bush v. Gore is by far the most famous of this kind of election case, but state courts decide many similar cases every year, regularly determining who wields power at the state and local level. State judges are under enormous political pressure to join in party-based fundraising and campaign networks to survive what has become a fiercely competitive electoral environment. Analyzing a new dataset of cases from 2005 to 2014, Partisan Justice finds state court judges are systematically biased by these types of campaign finance and re-election influences to help their party’s candidates win office and favor their party’s interests in election disputes. It provides the first systematic evidence of the hidden influence of raw

partisanship and party campaign finance on judicial decision-making in these election disputes. Especially troubling is there is little reason to believe that partisanship influences judges only in election cases. If judges are influenced, consciously or not, by party loyalty in election cases, they are likely tempted to do so in other types of cases as well, even if it is methodologically difficult to prove the role partisanship plays. The study, titled Partisan Justice, likely exposes just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. In cases that determine whether a Republican or Democrat wins an election, judges affiliated with both parties tend to cast partisan votes in election cases, but Republican judges systematically favor their own party in election cases by a statistically significantly greater margin. Thirty-seven states have mandatory retirement laws that compel judges to retire sometime between age 70 and 75. For judges in their last term before mandatory retirement, the relationship between campaign contributions and partisan voting disappears.

Comparing data from election cases decided from 1995 to 1998 with the 2005 to 2014 dataset suggests Republican judges were less likely to cast partisan votes in the 1990s, before the explosion of spending on state Supreme Court elections over the past 15 years. In almost every state, the process by which judges are selected and retained in office exposes them to political pressures. Even when judges are selected by appointment or merit plans, they typically face “retention” elections in which incumbent judges run unopposed and must win majority approval to retain office. Only three states grant their Supreme Court judges permanent tenure without reelection or reappointment by the political branches as a condition to remaining in office. As a result, almost all state Supreme Court justices must please some combination of voters and politicians who will determine whether they keep their judicial seats. Since 2000, state Supreme Court races have undergone a revolution. Once characterized as sleepy affairs in which little money was raised or

spent and active campaigning was rare, supreme court elections now are highly-politicized and contentious contests, with millions of dollars routinely raised and spent by and on behalf of the candidates. While incumbents rarely lost reelection bids in the 1980s, incumbents’ loss rate rivaled those of congressional and state legislative incumbents by the 2000s. The new style of aggressive judicial campaigning has been fueled by a flood of campaign contributions. State Supreme Court candidates raised less than $6 million total in the 1989–1990 election cycle, but in three of the last six election cycles, candidates raised more than $45 million. Indeed, throughout the 1990s, only $83.3 million was contributed to state Supreme Court candidates; in contrast, candidates raised $206.9 million between 2000–2009. (Partisan Justice by Dr. Joanna M. Shepherd and Dr. Michael S. Kang, law professors at Emory University, is another in a series of studies sponsored by the American Constitution Society in Washington, DC).

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Kensington School Strives To Interrupt “Broken System” “We are interrupters of a broken system.” With those words, Michael V. Marrone announced the opening of a new world of opportunity: an innovative private high school in Kensington. It’s called Liguori Academy and is located inside the Impact building at Emerald and Allegheny Avenue. Marrone, the school’s founder and president, welcomed the school’s first freshman class, helping students get their uniforms, set up com-

puters and hosting a myriad of elected and business partners. The school focuses on second chances and provides classes leading to workforce progress, with mentorships in different fields. Liguori Academy will officially open for classes Sept. 6th to welcome the Class of 2020. The leadership and staff of Liguori invite you to take a look as the final touches are applied to the school of the future. Liguori Academy is a pri-

vate school whose mission is to offer BOUNDLESS love and opportunities to the future citizens of our region. The school is funded with financial support from individuals and companies. Partnering with local industry leaders, Liguori has developed a work-based curriculum that allows students to experience the world of work while still in high school. Work-study internships and mentorships will also help students focus on the

Controller Seeks To Help Retirees City Controller Alan Butkovitz reports 54 percent of employees in Philadelphia do not have access to a retirement plan at work. This is potentially a major problem for the city's economic future. Controller Butkovitz has launched the Retirement Security Initiative to gain a better

understanding of the issue. He is seeking input from the business community and has asked Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia to circulate a brief survey to member businesses. Resulting input will help create a road map for how Philadelphia can address

retirement security for its businesses and residents. If interested in speaking directly with Controller Butkovitz about issues of concern to the business community, email the City Controller's Policy Director, Jeff Hornstein at Jeffrey.Hornstein@phila.gov

world after high school. Before Ligouri, school founder and President Michael V. Marrone taught at both North Catholic and West Catholic High Schools in Philadelphia. He has learned that many students become “disengaged” because past efforts to master vital literacy skills have failed often leading to low expectations for a productive future. Using a state-of-the-art,

highly personalized “deep” remediation program in reading and math, students will soon reach grade level while they focus on success beyond high school in industry, college or the military. For information on the academy, the remedial program, industry sponsors and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.liguoriacademy.org or call Aaron Spence at 267571-1952.

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politicians may be loath to talk about women’s issues with women. Nevertheless, tomorrow evening, many Philadelphia civic leaders, some of whom are women, will gather at City Hall to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Women represented 20% of all state legislators nationwide after 1992, but have not beaten the 25% mark in 24 years. Down from a high of nine serving simultaneously in 2004 and 2007, only six women serve as Governors today. Retirements, bids for other offices and primary defeats have hit Congress hardest, with the loss of 13 women. Gov. Maggie Hassan (DN.H.) will be running for US Senate, and just four women remain in the hunt for open-

seat nominations for Governor this year. Fourteen Democratic women in the US Senate joined at the DNC podium. Sixty-two Democratic women total joined together on stage to celebrate women’s progress in politics. Katie McGinty, PA’s Democratic Candidate for US Senate is reported on the verge of upsetting incumbent US Sen. Pat Toomey according to the latest polls. At the municipal level in Philadelphia, said Jovida Hill, executive director of Philadelphia Commission for Women, “more than 55% of the mayor’s top appointees have been women, including Chief of Staff Jane Slusser; Deputy Mayor for Intergovernmental Affairs Deborah Mahler; Deputy Mayor for Public Engagement Dr. Nina Ahmad; (Cont. Page 5)

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by Cassie Hepler Even though Hillary Clinton may be cracking the highest political glass ceiling in America, it’s not at all clear that she’s pulled it off in Pennsylvania. How else to explain the numbers at the state level? Nationwide, the number of women in Congress has increased from 15 to 104 since 1971 – around 19%. Pennsylvania, however, sends not a single woman to its 20-member congressional delegation. That’s, um, 0%, is it not? So women do face an uphill battle getting elected to office in Pennsylvania, if not across the USA. In Philadelphia in particular, women journalists inquiring about the voices of women in public policy are usually referred to, ahem, spokeswomen. Keystone State male

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by Joe Shaheeli Does it matter if Donald Trump blames cheating on Election Day if he loses Pennsylvania? For those of us who know how it all works, it shows he personally doesn’t understand the political system, how elections work, who is responsible for monitoring and placing before the electorate the thousands of polls that open from 7 am to 8 pm. That also may go to his campaign team as well. But is his well-documented worry over falling victim to cheating at the polls a clever ploy? Calls to this office from one of the national political mags, found us answering questions as to what can be done illegally at the polls to aid and abet the success of the candidate of choice in a major race such as this one approaching the nation on November 8. Why pick on Philly and Pennsy? was our first thought. The obvious answer was PA and the city’s pols have made news as targets deluge of federal investigations! Or is it the fact the Philadelphia turnout is

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WARD LEADER George Brooks gives the go-ahead sign to bus driver to commence a trip to Baltimore Harbor for a full day of seafood and entertainment. The annual event is a big hit for his ward. Ladies flanking him are Rose Little and V. Tutie Fields. Photo by Wendell Douglas. key to who wins or loses Pennsylvania in a national election? So we answered the queries, explaining that what takes place here at a polling place could also be replicated at a polling place in the home town of Punxsutawney Phil. In Philly, there are just over 1,860 polling places waiting for voters to stroll in. In Pennsylvania, there are over 9,200 polling places. Steal a few votes here and a few more there, vote in Aunt Tilley or Uncle Wally, who are registered but won’t come

out and don’t care if you voted them in illegally, and you can win or lose a state easily. Normally, shenanigans, such as have been inferred by Trump and others, from both sides of the aisle, will pop up more frequently in close, bitter primary fights for municipal and state legislative races. But not so much in national events such as a presidential election. But, then again, we have pockets of enthusiastic supporters, who go gung ho for their candidate and will try to

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with such demands on your time outside the home. This may be the reason some women shy away from public life. “Women can become involved in politics by working on campaigns or advocating for causes that are important to them,” said Kelly. “I think having female candidates/officials ex-

cite women to become involved and perhaps run for office. There are many informal clubs for women in politics. Councilwoman Reynolds Brown often organizes meetings. “Councilman Squilla and I discussed the answers, but I sent the email as he is out of town,” Kelly added.

It would be nice to see more men included in this movement and reaching out to women in politics. Mayor Kenney has made a good dent in the problem. But ultimately, just like on the national level,women will not advance in Pennsylvania politics until Pennsylvania men are prepared to back Pennsylvania women.

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ington since Allyson Schwartz resigned her seat in Congress to run for Governor” in 2014, she added. “And there has never been a woman elected to the US Senate from Pennsylvania. There is still a lot of work to be done to send more women to the state legislature. My guess is that Philadelphia probably has the largest delegation of women in the state legislature.” Next on Philadelphia women’s political agenda is “Women’s Equality Day,” Aug. 26, 2016, commemorating the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote in 1920. This historic anniversary will be touted with much fanfare in City Hall tomorrow. One Philly politician who is a huge LGBT and equalrights advocate is 1st Dist. Councilman Mark Squilla, who also had a woman speaking for him for this interview: Anne Kelly, Squilla’s chief of staff, who reportedly makes more than him. “Five of the 17 Council Members are women and one of the three City Commissioners is a woman,” Kelly emphasized. “There are also many female judges who have been elected over the years, but they are not technically political. Politics is a 24/7 job, so it is difficult to manage a home life Attorneys are both board certified by the American Bankruptcy Certification Board. Chapters 7/13 & Stop foreclosures, creditors harassments, lawsuits, garnishments, and sheriff sales.

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(Cont. From page 3) City Treasurer, Rasheia Johnson; Exec. Dir. of the Mayor’s Office for LGBT Affairs Helen Fitzpatrick; Deputy Managing Dir. for Community Services Joanna Otero-Cruz; Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney; and the recent appointment of Cynthia Figueroa as the Commissioner of the Dept. of Human Services. And these are just a few of the stellar women appointed by Mayor Jim Kenney.” But no man dared answer a slew of emailed questions. Instead, they sent women to talk to a woman. “That the Mayor’s Office for Communications referred you to me certainly is not indicative of the mayor’s lack of interest,” said Hill. “Women as much as men are involved in politics and always have been. Certainly women who work for advocacy organizations working to shape public policy are ‘in politics.’ Hundreds of women from both parties hold elected office as executive committee members and they too are ‘in politics.’” said Hill. “Six of 17 City Council Members are women (35%); Philadelphians need to elect three more women to City Council to be truly representative of the city’s female population, which is 55%. “But Pennsylvania has not had a woman in Wash-

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HOLDING TWO awards at annual Summerville Community gathering at Chew Park is Hiriam Hicks: one from City Council, the other from West Side and Gratz Street Community. Presenting awards and congratulating Hicks were Sherry Byrd, Josh Hicks, and Mike Daniels, retired president of Laborers Local 57. Hiriam Hicks, long a major Atlanta, Ga. Previously, he interested in music and musiplayer in the world of Black served as president of Island cians.” Music, doesn’t say much Records Black Music DiviHe spent his early days at about himself, and prefers to sion. He played an instrumen- Philly International getting to operate “in a low key man- tal role in the careers of Bel know Kenny Gamble and ner.” Biv Devoe, Dru Hill and the other talented musicians and However, when he was careers of Ronald Isley and business leaders. told he had a City Council Ci- the Isley Brothers. Mike Daniels, retired prestation waiting for him at his Hiriam credits his father ident of Laborers Local 57, old neighborhood in Sum- and his Summerville neigh- said, “The community honmerville, he had to show up. bors for contributing to his ored Tholyn and Alice CorHe couldn’t pass up meet- successful career. “My dad bitt, owners of Corbitt’s ing and sharing time with his was a strong man. We lived in Delicatessen at 6196 Limekiln West Side and Gratz Street a multicultural area. He kept Pike, for serving their comNeighbors and this was an- me grounded and taught me munity since 1965. Also feted other reason for him to come the importance of giving were the Coaches and mentors home. back.” His mother, he credits of the Raider Football Teams He is now the founder and for his interest in music. “She and Little League for making CEO of The Artist Factory in played the piano and got me our children champions.”

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PROUD to honor those of their community who have contributed so much are these members of the Summerville Community made up of West Side and Gratz Street Neighbors. They gathered in front of homes of members who have lived over half a century each in those homes.

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Aug. 26- AFSCME DC 47 PEOPLE Committee hosts Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s 2101 W. Hunting Park Ave., 5-9 p.m. Tickets $10. For info: Candido Silva (215) 9210164, Dorothea Wilson (215) 893-3765, Donnell Martin (215) 893-3728, Vanessa L. Fields (215) 893-3726. Aug. 26- Congressional candidate James Jones hosts Fundraiser at Phila. Marine Ctr., Dave & Buster’s, 219 N. Columbus Blvd., 7-10 p.m. Beverages & snacks. Donations $1,000, $500, $250, $100 (paypal.me/JonesForCongress). For info: Steve Slade (302) 464-9042 or sslade207@gmail.com. Aug. 27- 61st Ward Democrats host Barbecue Fundraiser at 6816 N.10th St., 1-5 p.m. Food & fun. Checks only,

payable to “61st Ward PAC.” For info: Pete Lyde (267) 303-3203 or Paula Rainey (267) 608-5819. Aug. 27- Make It Healthy Man’s World sponsored by Sen. Vincent Hughes in conjunction with Gateway Health, Mercy Hospital, and Mt. Pisgah AME Church at 428 N. 41st. from 8:30 am. For info call 215-879-7777. Aug. 28- RCC hosts 32nd Billy Meehan Clambake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8 p.m., Special VIP Reception 6 p.m. with special guest N.J. Gov. Chris Christie at 6 p.m. Also attending: US Sen. Pat Toomey and State Sen. Scott Wagner. Fabulous menu, beer and wine and soda open bar. $100 per person. Co-hosts $500, Hosts $1,000. For info: Mike Cibik (215) 735-1060. Checks payable to Phila. Republican City Committee, mail to Michael A. Cibik, Esq., 1500 Walnut St., Su. 900, Phila., PA 19102 or Lau-

ren Vasper. Vendor spots available. Aug. 31- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Policy PowWow on child sex-abuse and abortion legislation at 6511 Ridge Ave., 7-8:30 p.m. Light refreshments, BYOB. To RSVP: (215) 482-8726. Sept. 5- Annual AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade and Family Festival starting at Sheet Metal Workers Grounds, Delaware and WashingtonA v., at 9 pm. Led by President Pat Eiding, Philadelphia Council. Sep. 3, 4, and 5- 51st Annual Polish American Festival at National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, located on Ferry Road in Doylestown, from 12 Noon until 8 P.M. each day. Carnival rides, live music and stage shows and ongoing entertainment on main stage and in Polish Village highlighting Polish traditions and customs, Polish Folk Dance Groups, along with a variety of Polish and American food and refreshments.

$12.00 admission includes all events and carnival rides. The Festival will continue on Saturday, September 10th, and Sunday, September 11th. Sep. 8- Fundraiser for Mary Ellen Balchunis, Democrat for 7th PA Congressional District, hosted by Hon. Marjorie Margolies, Marcel Groen, Joe Foster, Val Arkoosh and others, 6 to 8 pm, 346 Lancaster Avenue, #610, Wynnewood. Please RSVP to Marlene Richmond : (484) 844-9055. Sep. 10- Sheet Metal Workers host membership picnic at Clementon L. Pk., N.J, for members and their families, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sep. 10- Councilman Derek Green hosts “A Starry Night at the Johnson House, 6306 Germantown Ave., 7-10 p.m. Tickets $50. Checks payable to “The Green Fund,”” P.O. Box 4984, Phila., PA 19119 on online www.dereksgreen.com/contribute. RSVP: Kelly Bauer kbauer1122@gmail.com or (610) 217-3751.

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Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, Behavioral Health Commissioner Dr. Arthur Evans and Deputy Fire Commissioner for Emergency Medical Services Jeremiah Laster are warning this city’s addicts about sharp increases in fatal overdoses involving the opioid drug fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50-100 times more potent than morphine. Overdoses from fentanyl may require higher doses of antidote to reverse. According to their stats, fatal drug overdoses have risen sharply in Philadelphia in the past several years, “growing by more than 50% from 459 deaths in 2013 to 701 deaths in 2015. During that time period, overdoses involving fentanyl grew more than 600%, from 25 deaths in 2013 to 184 deaths in 2015. In addition, in the first four months of 2016, 99 (38%) of 262 overdoses have involved fentanyl, compared to 44 (20%) of 224 overdoses in the first four months of 201”. We learned from them that opioids are chemically similar to morphine and heroin. Opioid painkillers include oxycodone (in OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (in Vicodin). Fentanyl is a synthetic, short-acting opioid drug, with effects similar to heroin. It was originally developed for medical uses, including anesthesia during surgery and acute pain relief. It has recently been appearing around the country as an illicit drug, and is sold on the street the same way that heroin is. Most users probably believe that fentanyl is heroin when they purchase and inject it. Fatal drug overdoses have been growing nationwide. In 2014, more than 47,000 people in the United States died of drug overdoses, more than double the number of fatal drug overdoses in 2000. The opioid drug overdose epidemic was initially related to the overuse of prescription opioids such as OxyContin, but since 2010 overdose deaths have increasingly involved heroin and more recently involved fentanyl. Opioids are also more dangerous when used in combination with drugs called benzodiazepines, such as Xanax and Klonopin. With drugs so freely available, and illicit and licit drugs so prevalent at almost every mass entertainment event, and many a street corner, why are we still spending so much money, time, and energy in trying to end the epidemic? It does no good. But the blame game continues! Who do health officials blame for this failure? Doctors, of course! They want physicians and health professionals to prescribe opioids to fewer patients, in lower amounts, and for shorter time periods. The agencies also encourage physicians to prescribe benzodiazepines less often. And who are the hypocrites in this so-called effort to contain drug addiction? They are the very officials who tell addicts: “Be happy, don’t worry. Overdose and we give you a drug that brings you back.” Those in government vested with insuring we stay healthy have increased the availability of the opioid antidote naloxone (Narcan) for people in contact with those who overdose. Pennsylvania ACT 139 of November 2014 greatly expanded access to naloxone and provides legal protections for those who intervene in the case of an overdose. These groups including first responders and family members of people addicted to opioids.

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Echoes Of Africa Hosted by Blackwell (Cont. From Page 4) term against Democratic nominee Katie McGinty. The U.S. Senate is currently comprised of 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats. Aware of the importance of a high Philly turnout, Katie McGinty visited the Western Learning Center Tuesday with Reps. Jordan Harris and Leslie Acosta. After reading to children in the center's lending library, Katie spoke with working parents and child care providers about her plans to make childcare affordable and help make our economy work for women and working moms. We see a vulnerable spot in her campaign. She leans too heavily on being anti-gun. It is not paying off, though she did get Ceasefire’s endoresment. McGinty has been criticizing her opponent for being soft on the issue of gun violence, something she again repeated on Monday during her appearance at the Pennsylvania Press Club. But Toomey, also on Monday, received his second endorsement from prominent gun control activists, who praised him for his efforts “to help prevent felons, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill from obtaining firearms at gun shows and online.” Go figure!

AMBASSADOR Glliam Donde' of Guinea, 2nd from right, attended a reception in City Council Chambers hosted by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell as part of her 16th Annual Echoes of Africa event. The reception announced support for Guinea water purification project undertaken by a PA company. Seen also are Stanley Straughter, Chair of the Mayor's Afro-Carib Initiative, and Rep. Dwight Evans. Echoes of Africa also includes a day at the zoo for kids with breakfast and awards. Photo by Joe Stivala. General, I’ll stand shoulder- Trump-Pence ticket has visFOP Lodge #5 to-shoulder with them as we ited the Philadelphia area, perEndorses Shapiro take illegal guns off our streets haps because the people of Fraternal Order of Police and use every tool available to Southeastern Pennsylvania Lodge #5, the largest local turn back the heroin epidemic have already rejected their diFOP lodge in Pennsylvania, in our Commonwealth.” visive and hateful campaign.” has endorsed Josh Shapiro for The latest Franklin & MarThe endorsement follows Attorney General. Republican District Attorney shall College poll shows the FOP Lodge #5 President Jim Martin’s announcement Trump/Pence campaign losing John McNesby stated “Josh is that he would cross party lines in Southeastern Pennsylvania the guy who officers on the to back Shapiro earlier this by a margin of 40%. So why beat, and the citizens we serve, summer, and shows that would Groen feel any comtrust to keep our communities Shapiro is continuing to build ment is needed at this time? safe. We’re proud to join Re- broad, bipartisan support And, even worse, why orpublican District Attorneys like among law enforcement lead- ganize protest rallies outside Jim Martin and others in law ers in Pennsylvania. The gen- Trump/Pence rallies in PA? enforcement in supporting Josh eral election is November 8th. The anti rallies sometimes get for Attorney General because out of hand and make the proPence Visit Makes he’ll take concrete steps to imtestors look like a rabble gone State Dems Tense prove gun safety, support offiwild. That turns off people. Donald Trump’s running cers and communities, and take Though Vera Cole, GOP mate Mike Pence campaigned candidate for Pennsylvania on the heroin epidemic”. “I’m honored to be en- in Delaware Valley yesterday, House, Bucks County Democdorsed by the men and women eliciting this statement from rats, and other groups protested in blue who keep Philadel- Pennsylvania Democratic Party a rally in Pipersville, PA, phia’s neighborhoods safe,” Chairman Marcel L. Groen. Tuesday, they didn’t win more “This is the first time the votes for Hillary. But they may said Shapiro. “As Attorney have managed to turn off some of her lukewarm supporters.

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Is Gov. Wolf A One-Termer?

STILL looking the same: 36th Ward Leader and former State Rep. Harold James is seen here with West Philadelphia High School Class of 1960 Committee. With him are Dr. Ann Hobbs Adderly, Fletcher Chisolm, Wilhemina Broomer Clairborne, Francis Peace Coleman, Joyce Scott Criss, Delores McCrea Daniels, Emma Beatty Dickerson, Joyce Fowler Dye, Harold James, Juliann Harmon James, Hazell Hall Jefferson, Carolyn E. Paige and Dorothy Sapp. Photo by Leona Dixson.

That’s the same question bandied about for many of the state’s more recent governors in this same time frame into their first terms. Save for Ed Rendell, a check will show the majority found themselves with the same slipping poll figures attached to Governor Tom Wolf’s approval numbers. Tracing the past two months of Quinnipiac polling, we find Gov. Wolf slipped from a 41/46 approval to a

ENJOYING the buffet at Echoes of Africa reception were Ommamola Iyavoni and Youna Ba, president of Echoes of Africa, which was founded by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. Photo by Wendell Douglas.

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HELPING bring clean water to Donka Hospital in Conakry, Guinea are Mark Ward and Barbara Hoffman, of International Water Company, flanked by Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and Rep. Dwight Evans. Photo by Wendell Douglas. 40/50 approval/disapproval. Though she has pulled herOn the contrary we find, self from the bullseye posifrom our weather bells, he con- tion, Kathleen still remains a tinues to grow in favor among prime target. The state House Democratic leaders as he learns of Representatives will conthe ropes of negotiation. His lat- tinue its impeachment investiest move had approval from De- gation hoping to uncover any mocrats as well as Republicans. other misconduct that wasn't His decision to nominate covered by her criminal trial. former First Deputy Attorney Catholic League Prexy General under Kathleen Kane, Missing One Target Inspector General Bruce Catholic League’s fiery Beemer to replace Kane, surprised First Deputy Bruce Cas- leader Bill Donohue comments tor who had taken over the role on the latest scandal in Pennin an acting capacity. But mem- sylvania law enforcement: bers of the General Assembly “Philadelphia District Attorleadership with whom Wolf’s ney Seth Williams, like nowPennsylvania staff had conferred sent indica- disgraced (Cont. Page 10) tions they were supportive.

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by Denise Clay My mom used to always tell me that you should be kind to people as you make your way up the ladder of success. Her reasoning: oftentimes, the same people that you meet on the way up are the same ones you see again should you find yourself going down. If you’ve been a fairly decent person to them, those people you met on the way up will help you should you find yourself on the way down. I’ve seen that for myself more than once. But if you’re a jerk on the way up, taking advantage of people and otherwise exhibiting a Ryan Lochte-level of entitlement, folks will not only watch you as you make your way down – some of them might throw a party to celebrate. I’ve spent much of the last week thinking about that as I’ve watched the parallel sagas of the two people charged with enforcing the laws in Pennsylvania in general, and in Philadelphia in particular. On the one hand, you have former Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Kane was convicted last week on a variety of charges, including perjury and obstruction of justice, stemming from a packet of grand jury documents detailing an investigation into former Philadelphia NAACP President J. Wyatt Mondesire, that somehow found their way into the hands of Philadelphia Inquirer political reporter Chris Brennan. (Full disclosure: The Philadelphia Sun, the newspaper founded and published by the late Mondesire, is one of the news organizations that I work for.) Kane was convicted of sending the papers to Brennan in (Cont. Page 13)

Embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane was convicted of perjury and illegally leaking grand jury material. She resisted all efforts to resign over the past two years. And at the moment where she finally had a valuable chip in her hand, the moments just after her conviction, she decided to resign. This was the moment she should’ve held on. She would’ve had plenty of time to bargain for a more lenient sentence. Instead, she gave up all her leverage at the moment when she most needed it. This was the final destructive gesture in an entire term filled with self-destruction. Now, Gov. Wolf has moved quickly to have inspector general Bruce Beemer take over the office. This is also a head-scratcher. Beemer was an integral figure in the case against Kane. One would think a fresh start would be warranted. Perhaps, Wolf should have tapped his longtime confidant, former US Attorney David Barrash, to take over the Attorney General’s Office. The race for Attorney General has continued and may be ramping up. Two recent polls had Republican State Senator John Rafferty leading Montgomery County’s Josh Shapiro. Word on the street is the Republican Attorney Generals Association intends to pour enormous amounts of money into the Rafferty candidacy. The reason for that is twofold. The first is, they think he can win; the second is to protect incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey. The national Republicans see the writing on the wall. The Trump candidacy is so unfocused and dysfunctional that victory for Hillary Clinton seems certain. But they want to protect the down-ballot candidates. Pennsylvanians have a history of splitting their ticket in presidential elections. But in a recent statewide election where some speculated that Democrats and Republicans would split up the Supreme Court candidates, the Democrats made a clean sweep with Kevin Dougherty, David Wecht and Christine Donahue. Hillary Clinton will need all the help in the world she can get - if she is successfully elected - as president to break Washington gridlock that is thicker than Mid-Atlantic summer humidity. Katie McGinty is key to breaking this gridlock. She will have to beat Toomey in order for the Democrats to actually recapture the US Senate. The amount of money being spent in the McGinty-Toomey race already is outrageous. Look for it to rise to the level of obscene.

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Yo! Have you had a flashback today? What is a flashback? It is a small hint of things gone by that usually triggers many pleasant memories. Once started, though, these memories seem to grow like an avalanche: easy to start but hard to stop. I will try to get one started with these offerings. GREEN STAMPS were obtained at many stores. They were given in predetermined ratios; so many stamps for so many dollars spent. Sometimes, bonuses were given for buying a particular product, maybe double or triple the amount of stamps. They were collected and (yuck) pasted into books. The books, once filled, were brought to the Green Stamp redemption centers to be exchanged for merchandise. Merchandise was purchased based on a given number of filled or semi-filled stamp books. HALF-BALLS were the result of cutting (in half of course) pimple balls. These balls were notoriously dead. They weren’t very good for any bouncing games, but they were excellent for half-balls. They always had a great smell when cut open. Half-balls usually ended on a roof during a game of half-ball. HOAGIES (pronounced hoe-geys) are possibly named for the sandwiches that were once eaten by the workers on the farms on Hog Island. These workers were called hoggies. The hoggies would purchase one of those sandwiches from a local delicatessen. It would be their lunch. These sandwiches were soon associated with the hoggies. Somewhere along the way hoggies came to be pronounced hoagies. In South Philadelphia, they are not called submarines, torpedoes, heroes, grinders or zeps (short for zeppelins). To make a good hoagie, use fresh lunchmeats (never use coteghino). Good provolone cheese is essential. Use fresh Italian bread or a hoagie roll. Never use mayonnaise. The lunchmeat and cheese must be sliced thin – very thin. Make sure to cut the finished hoagie in half. How else are you going to eat it? There are veggie hoagies, steak hoagies, tunafish hoagies and egg-salad hoagies. You can get it with or without oil, stuff it with pickles, onions, lettuce, tomatoes and/or hot peppers or any combination of these condiments. Have a soda coffee or (Cont. Page 13)

THE NUTTER-BUTKOVITZ FLAP is unfortunate. City Controller Alan Butkovitz is DOING THE JOB that we elected him to do. Calling Butkovitz a SNAKE is just wrong and unprofessional. It is too much like TRUMP LANGUAGE, and sadly happens now, just when rumors say that Nutter might seek a job in a Clinton White House....How about Trump's tour of the Louisiana floods. Bad campaign move. Donate BIG BUCKS to victims instead. Then CHRISTIE downplayed the Trump aide with business dealings with UKRAINE. After the ECONOMIST warned of a Trump aide having dealings with RUSSIA. What about that, Governor? The Economist also noted Trump’s early success with blue-collar workers was his use of short sentences which mirror their views. A post noted that the GOP WAS the party of Lincoln - but the GOP gave that caring away to the DEMS long ago. ...The brouhaha over the $160k now-reported gifts by DA Seth WILLIAMS comes early. I have noted an undercurrent of resentment over the prosecution of three good LOCAL LAWMAKERS. Lacking a viable alternative, as of today, WILLIAMS IS REELECTED. That 4th lawmaker is still at trial. I do NOT SEE how the charges hold up since the relationship between the STINGER and STINGEE seemed different(?). ...When in City Council last week, I discovered that Keith HARRIS is SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. What a great choice of a decent, professional man!...A lot of print on Commissioner TIMONEY passing, but no mention that Commissioner Joe O'NEILL is alive and well in Philly. Joe served (Cont. Page 13)

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump received a briefing on National Security last week from the CIA and other national security personnel. For the past 60 years, it has been common practice to brief Presidential candidates of both major parties to receive these briefings. President Obama publically warned Trump to appropriately handle the information. I find this comical, as the FBI outlined rather clearly that his former Secretary of State and the candidate he is supporting, Hilary Clinton, failed to do so repeatedly. Trump took two Pennsylvania Congressmen, Lou Barletta (PA-11) and Tom Marino (PA-10) to the meeting. Marino and Barletta were among the first in Congress to support Trump. It has been rumored that Barletta may become the Secretary of Homeland Security if Trump is elected. Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Prosecutor and former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney Frank Fina, along with E. Marc Costanzo, filed summonses in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas last Wednesday to preserve libel claims against Kane, another Philadelphia paper and a reporter at that paper. Fina and Costanzo already sued for defamation owing to negative comments Kane made about their competence and integrity. They also complained of Kane’s selective release of the names involved in the exchange of pornographic materials by AG personnel, trial attorneys and judges. As much as I found Kane’s release of certain names at times designed to do political damage to foes offensive, Fina and others did (Cont. Page 13)

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PHA Seeks Resident Survey The Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) needs your help! , and help DHCD reach 1,000,000 responses. The City of Philadelphia and its partner, the Philadelphia Housing Authority, are looking for resident input to help determine what strategies are needed to address housing, education, employment, trans-

portation and other neighborhood issues. To gather that input DHCD is conducting a survey. This survey will assist DHCD in crafting future community development and housing plans. So, your input and your residents input is integral in ensuring that every voice is heard. The surveys are available

District Reopens K-12 Registration The School District reopened registration for children in K-12 this week. Parents of kindergarten-aged children are encouraged to register before school begins, as space in neighborhood schools can fill up quickly. Kindergarten begins on Wednesday, September 14, one week later than students in grades 1-12 begin. Dr. William R. Hite, Superintendent and CEO of the School District of Philadelphia said, “Too many parents believe they missed the deadline, and they should wait another year. The most important thing you can do is register your child for kindergarten. It is essential to your child’s success to start their education off on the right foot, and we need you

to register as soon as possible.” Any child living in Philadelphia who is fiveyears-old on or before September 1, or a 6-year-old child, who did not attend kindergarten, may attend full-

Mayor Kenney wants to know what city youngsters have been reading this summer. Leave him your message at (267) 689-READ (7323). Read by 4th is a citywide coalition of

(Cont. From Page 8) Attorney General Kathleen Kane, has tried to make a name for himself through a campaign

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partners managed by the Free Library of Philadelphia. For additional info, contact Gigi McGraw, manager of community engagement at mcgrawg@freelibrary.org; (215) 814-4112. of Catholic-bashing. As we noted earlier this month, Williams continues his vendetta against Msgr. William Lynn, whose bogus conviction over his handling of sexual abuse allegations has just been tossed out for the third time.” But Bill is missing another major target, Archbishop Charles Chaput, whose comments in one of his columns has drawn the ire of anti-choicers. He said both presidential candidates were poor candidates for the presidency. Weighing them in his light, that may be true. However, he failed to note and add one major difference. Hillary Clinton will ensure Planned Parenthood continues to get funding for providing an array of women’s health services. Donald Trump says he’ll end the organization’s federal funding. In the eyes of those opposed to a woman’s right to choose, Chaput has failed his trust as a shepherd. State law allows our DA to accept gifts if received without quid pro quo. Such has not surfaced with Seth.

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Cruising With A. Philip Randolph Institute Membership

SEEN enjoying cruise with A. Philip Randolph Institute members are, from left, President Richard Womack, Jr., Sherman Harris, Assistant to the President, AFSCME District Council 33, and Mike Daniels, LIUNA (Laborers) 57 Retiree.

McGinty Learns Of Day Care Problems

DEMOCRATIC U.S. Senatorial candidate Kathy McGinty learns what operators of day care facilities go through as escort Rep. Jordan Harris joins her on campaign trail. She was visiting Western Learning Center at 16th and South. Photo by Wendell Douglas.

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JOINING IN round table question and answer session with Senatorial candidate Kathy McGinty and State Rep. Jordan Harris were parents of children at this Day Care center.

Councilman Oh Heads To Korea City Councilman At-Large David Oh will travel to South Korea from August 28th to September 2nd to promote diplomatic, cultural and international business opportunities between Philadelphia and South Korea. The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Korea has invited Councilman Oh as the Chairman of Council’s Committee on Global Opportunities and the Creative/Innovative Economy, and as the first Korean American elected to political office in the top 10 cities in the United States. The meetings will focus on laying the groundwork for an official trade mission from Korea to Philadelphia to promote the city’s investment opportunities in technology, music, film and entertainment, tourism, and manufacturing and natural gas. Other major US cities, such as New York, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, are frequent destinations for Korea trade missions; however, Philadelphia has not recently hosted a trade mission working closely with entities such as the Korean International Trade Association and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. “I am pleased that the Korean government has invited me to de-

velop trade with Korea. I hope it will lead to the creation of more family sustaining jobs here in Philadelphia,” Councilman Oh stated. Other objectives include positioning Philadelphia as a center for new diplomatic relations through the potential of establishing a satellite consular office in Philadelphia, an effort led by the Korean American Community in Philadelphia and supported by City Council Resolution No. 160434, and working with Korea’s National Independence Center to bring a major event to Philadelphia during the 100th Anniversary of the Declaration of the Korean Independence Movement. The proposed schedule includes meetings with leaders representing the National Assembly; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Ministry of

Culture, Sports, and Tourism; Incheon Metropolitan City, the City of Seoul; the National Independence Center in Cheonan; the Korea International Trade Association; the Korea TradeInvestment Promotion Agency; LG Corporation; Naver; the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Association in Korea; and prominent music, film and entertainment businesses. Councilman Oh will be traveling with his Director of Urban Policy and International Affair, Lois Kang, who has been invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist the Councilman with his meeting schedule in Korea. The expenses for travel and lodging accommodations will be covered by the Korean government. Councilman Oh will cover the expenses associated with additional business meetings arranged by his office.

Honoring Unsung Golden Hearts

GOLDEN HEART Group and honorees at The Golden Heart Group's 21st Annual Awards Banquet. Group honors unsung heroes in the community. Photo by Robert Mendelsohn.

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PROVING she wasn’t a boring politician, Katie McGinty drew lots of interest and laughs from this group of youngsters.

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Philadelphia City Honors First Responders Day

August 17th marked inaugural First Responder Appreciation Day in Philadelphia. Councilman David Oh, third from left, who led the grassroots effort across the city is joined by Fire Department, EMT and Police Department personnel at Mission BBQ in Northeast Philadelphia, where first responders received free meals all day to thank them for their service.

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Five Honored At Sid Booker’s Annual Shrimp And Bar-B-Q Pool Party

FORMER Police Commissioner Sylvester Johnson holds Lifetime Achievement Plaque as Host Sid Booker, famed restaurateur, Patty Jackson and Police Commissioner Richard Ross add their congratulations. Photo by Robert Mendelsohn

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2nd CONGRESSIONAL District Candidate Dwight Evans entertains crowd, drawing laughs from Sid Booker and Attorney General Candidate Josh Shapiro.

SHERIFF JEWELL WILLIAMS, right, receives 2016 Humanitarian Award at Sid Booker’s annual Shrimp and Bar-B-Q Pool Party for his efforts in providing safety in courts and for increasing participation of minorities in Sheriff Sales.

HOST Sid Booker’s sister Doris Watson, seated, and her son Mark brought along friends to the annual major summer gala.

STATE senatorial candidate Sharif Street and April Street share moment with community leader Vivian Gary.

RETIRING State Senator Shirley Kitchen thanked those in attendance for her Humanitarian Awards as Sid Booker and 3rd Senatorial District Candidate, Sharif Street, whom she endorsed, look on.

RADIO PERSONALITY Patty Jackson pointed out many of Police Commissioner Richard Ross’ qualifications earning him 2016 Humanitarian Award presented by Host Sid Booker at left. Mayor Jim Kenney was also honored.

FAMED host Sid Booker introduces US Senatorial Candidate Katie McGinty to his daughter, Darlene, left, and friend Kim Oliver.

SENATORIAL candidate Sharif Street’s chief aide, Jim Harrity, left, shared this moment with his friend, Judge Jimmy DeLeon.

IMPRESSIVE show of law and order was captured with this photo showing Sheriff Jewel Williams, Police Commissioner Richard Ross, Darby Police Chief GREGARIOUS host Sid Booker, left, welRegina Price and former Police Commis- comed Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, ENJOYING gala were Sharif Street, Katife Veronica Joyner and African organizer Shakir, Katie McGinty, Councilwoman Jannie PLEASED to support Katie McGinty were Reg- sioner Sylvester Johnson. gie Ellis, friend Donna, and host Sid Booker. ` Voffee Jabbateh. Blackwell and smiling host Sid Booker.

N. PHILLY leader Latifa Shakir was quick to grab a ENJOYING Democratic kinship were Sharif selfie with Ward Leader and former City Council- Street, Bill Bergman, Katie McGinty, host Sid booker, and Josh Shapiro. woman Marian Tasco.

ATTORNEY GENERAL candidate Josh Shapiro looked forward to consulting with Sid Booker as Shapiro’s campaign springs into high gear. Photo by Robert Mendelsohn

FROM left, Police Commissioner Richard Ross, host Sid Booker, Katie McGinty and state senatorial candidate Sharif Street joined together at the barbecue. Photo by Robert Mendelsohn

ELEPHANT (Cont. From Page 9) ticipate in the exchanges. Kane had legally obtained copies of the emails. Kane first released a handful of names (all Republicans) just before the gubernatorial election in 2014. She released former Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin’s name soon after he and his fellow judged voted to suspend her law license. The defamation case was dismissed. Fina and Costanzo are appealing. A libel suit, I think, would be harder as Fina in particular is a public figure and as such he would have to prove malice.

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EVERYDAY (Cont. From Page 9) an effort to discredit Frank Fina, a former assistant AG who worked in her office and was spearheading the effort to prosecute a group of elected officials – all of whom happened to be black – on charges of bribery on behalf of Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams. The charges against the elected officials originated in the AG’s office before Kane was elected in 2012. She dropped the charges because she looked at the group of defendants being investigated and said, in so many words, “You mean, there are no white political officials accepting bribes? I don’t believe you! You need more people!” It came out in court that the leak was designed to mute Williams’ critique of her office for not pursuing the prosecution. And while that might have been the case, she forgot one important rule when it comes to lying: the lie is never worse than the cover-up. Despite the leak, our intrepid DA went on to prosecute a group of black elected officials on charges of accepting

bribes. Most of those officials – State Reps. Michelle Brownlee, Louise Williams Bishop, and Ron Waters – resigned. Judge Thomasine Tynes is currently in jail after being convicted. And State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown is due to have her day in court soon. Last week, Our Intrepid DA announced that over the past five years, he had accepted $160,000 in unreported gifts including trips to Key (Cont. Page 15)

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even milk to drink, it doesn’t matter. Red’s, at 9th & Mifflin Streets, was and still is a place to get a great hoagie. The prices were great back then. A tuna hoagie using imported tuna fish cost 30 cents. Ham and cream cheese cost 25 cents and pressed ham and cream cheese cost 15 cents. HORSE-WATERING TROUGHS were provided for the many horses throughout the city. They were also a great place for a thirsty kid to get a drink of water that was really cold. There is a trough at Broad Street & Oregon Avenue. An-

other is at 24th Street & Passyunk Avenue. Of course, they do not operate now. There is one at 3rd & Bainbridge that still works and is a favorite of the carriage trade. HULA HOOPS were fourfoot rings of plastic frustration that was a fad in the ’50s. The idea came from Australia about 1958. The Wham-O Corp marketed it. At $1.98, Wham-O and a lot of other manufacturers sold about 30 million or so of them. The object was to get the hula hoop to twirl around one’s waist or other part of the body.My sister Bernice seemed to have a magical power over the hula-hoop. She made it seem like child’s play – which it was.

and Sen. Vince FUMO. Can the FEDS not stomach it when ordinary folks on a jury find you NOT GUILTY, or a judge overturns your conviction? I thought that Dr. E. Digby Baltzell's class on Social Stratification (at Penn) was boring. It is very relevant now to me. I see a CLASS WAR against ordinary folks holding elective and labor office. A cleansing caste system? They are EASY to select since they LOOM LARGE in the local firmament. ...Local #98 Electricians held their annual members picnic at an amusement park last weekend. Business Manager John DOUGHERTY is also under FED-FIRE. His many actions for the needy, aged, youth, and hungry, make DOUGHERTY loom large on the pickins' tree. I tried to imagine one of the unflappable FEDS enjoying the water park slide at the picnic. Not a chance of that happening with a $$$ coiffured hairdo and tailored suit. ...GET WELL to Liz AROS downtown, who keeps trying to tell all that she is a grandmom. Hmm. And Kathy WERSINGER, leading City Council aide. Those Cardinal Dougherty grads are too strong to be down for long!

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(Cont. From Page 9) under Mayor Jim TATE. Reporters are too young to remember? Like some failed to mention that Ken STARR was a special prosecutor against Nixon...Herb FINEMAN, PA House Speaker for eons, died

coverage of KANE? Nothing worth a PULITZER. I felt the coverage akin to the old HINDU Sanskrit: "I am become death, the destroyer of worlds." An editorial noted that the Kane drama is finally over. I take that as giving THEIR WORD not write any more of it. I will be in watchful waiting. A retrospective said that KANE will have a bitter future. ...And Rep. Todd STEPHENS, Chair of the subcommittee STILL wants to impeach Kane - remember that the GOP SENATE felt that they did not need GOP House consent. I hope this thrust is not kicking someone who is down, or being famous for 15 minutes. BLARNEY if you want to prevent her from seeking office again? Do I think that the good ole boys got her? YEP! Have many media leaks occurred over time - and not were prosecuted. Supersized Hmm. ,,,What about Chaka FATTAH challenging his conviction? IS THAT A GOOD IDEA? Look what happened to Judge Michael SULLIVAN

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