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Vol. XIII No. 34

Issue 520

August 24, 2017

“The good things we do must be made a part of the public record”

WILL RIZZO SURVIVE?

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FOES OF RIZZO ARE SMEARING THE MURAL OF THE SOUTH PHILADELPHIA NATIVE AT THE ITALIAN MARKET. SHOULD HE STAY OR SHOULD HE GO? MEANWHILE, YOUNG MARIA CORCO SITS UNDER HIS IMAGE. STORY P 2.

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SHOULD RIZZO STAY OR GO?

BY ELDON GRAHAM ECENT EVENTS in Charlottesville and around the rest of the United States have had ripple effects for many major cities in the country and Philadelphia has not escaped that wave. Only 48 hours after the Charlottesville rally and just a few hours after a confederate statue was forcibly taken down by four protesters in Durham, N.C., the public called for the removal of the beloved and reviled Frank Rizzo statue that currently rests in front of the Municipal Services Building at Broad Street & JFK Boulevard.

The question remains, should it stay up or be taken down?

One of the first cries to take down the statue of South Philadelphia’s favorite son came from Councilwoman at Large Helen Gym, who tweeted out, “All around the country, we’re fighting to remove the monuments to slavery & racism. Philly, we have work to do. Take the Rizzo statue down.”

What followed was an outburst of support for the councilwoman’s statement, so much that not even Mayor Jim Kenney, also a native South Philadelphian, could be sidelined in this debate.

“The Mayor has said he thinks there needs to be a public discussion around the statue’s future,” said Lauren Hitt, communications director for the mayor.

Rizzo was controversial in life as well as in death. A firm law-and-order cop-turned-politician, he addressed the exploding crime rate of the turbulent 1970s in ways that made him popular with many fearful city-dwellers. But others, particularly minorities, found his tactics fell harshly on their communities.

The mayor’s neutrality was echoed by others close to the artwork. Zenos Frudakis, the artist who sculpted the bronze statue of former mayor and police chief that went up in 1998, said,

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“I agree with the mayor.” As he is in favor of a conversation about the statue, he is hoping to be a part of the talk as well.

The sculptor does not like the idea of President Donald Trump being associated with the statue, like in recent weeks, especially with his recent comments of encouraging police to “rough up people.”

Although the talk of taking down the statue was stirred up after the events in North Carolina, Frudakis is not a fan of his sculpture and the man embodied in it being compared to people who committed high treason during the Civil War. “I don’t think the sculpture of Rizzo should be associated with Confederates; don’t put them in the same category,” he said.

Frudakis did raise a suggestion to settle the turbulence that doesn’t necessarily involve taking the statue down. “There needs to be a sculpture to tell the other side of the story,” he proposed. For instance to go along with the mayoral Rizzo statue, Frudakis suggested that maybe the city could set up a monument depicting his time as police chief, when he stripped members of the Philadelphia Black Panther Party down to their underwear on the sidewalks, on his orders, after police raided three of their headquarters. This solution would show that Rizzo was not the one-sided figure the statue makes him out to be.

Frudakis said he would offer his time to construct it if he was asked.

In the end, Frudakis simply said, “I want people to be happy.”

In addition to the statue removal, calls for the removal of the Frank Rizzo Mural in the Italian Market have ramped up. Over the weekend, the mural was defaced on multiple occasions

as was the statue.

The day after calls for the statue removal went up, a petition went out on Change.org by Marc Ferguson of Taking Our South Philadelphia Streets Back, to keep the Rizzo statue in place and intact. The Rizzo Mural was subsequently added to that petition.

There are many in the city, especially in South Philadelphia, who believe Frank Rizzo made a tremendous contribution to Italian American culture. He was born and raised in South Philadelphia and his achievements made him an idol in the hearts of South Philadelphians raised during his heyday.

Ferguson is one of those people that loves Frank Rizzo and thinks his legacy should remain untouched.

“The potential for the statue to be criminally vandalized and ripped down will do nothing to the legacy of Rizzo. His great work is still recognized today around the country and he will always be revered by South Philly. You cannot erase history,” Ferguson said.

He added it was not hard to find several others who believe in Rizzo. “Our petition has received over 12,000 signatures in 22 hours. It would be easy to mount a counter-protest with great numbers. But that would only give the other side what they want, which is division, criminal activity and hatred.

We want a peaceful resolution. We’re adults and need to act that way. We can’t just rip things down when they don’t get their way like children. I’ve spoken with several police officials and trust in their ability to secure the statue and keep the general public safe.”

Democratic 36th Ward Leader Harold James, who serves Point Breeze in South Philadelphia, worked under Rizzo when he was mayor.

He acknowledged Rizzo was

a controversial figure. As police chief, “he was kind of hard on the street,” said James. “Police officers could do no wrong. He took care of the police when he was mayor, that’s for sure. But other than that, he was all right.”

As James sees it, the Rizzo statue would be better placed in a traditionally Italian neighborhood like the 9th Street Market, where the mural now is. He has no problem with the mural.

Although the city has the power to remove the statue from in front of MSB, it does not have clearance to remove the mural at the Italian Market, which was created in 1995 by artist Diane Keller. That power lies with Mural Arts Philadelphia. Given the heated debate and rise in defamation attempts, Jane Golden, executive director of Mural Arts Philadelphia, has also aligned her thinking with that of Mayor Kenney.

Golden also noted that going into the future, her agency would seek to avoid controversial art statements and display the heart of Philadelphia instead. “Mural Arts Philadelphia is embarking on a huge project

next month, Monument Lab, examining the question about what makes a monument for our city today. Our curators and artists are asking questions about what should be a monument, and more importantly, who gets to make those decisions. We invite the public to engage these questions as well,” said Golden.

SOUTH PHILLY’S own Frank Rizzo is stirring up controversy even after his death, in the form of the statue in his honor in Thomas Paine Plaza in Center City.

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ICKINSON Square West Civic Association will elect new officers and directors at its October Reorganization Meeting. Candidates must announce their interest in office by the end of this month.

All candidates must be residents of DSWCA’s area, which runs between 4th and 6th Streets, Washington Avenue and Mifflin Street.

To run for an officer’s position, a candidate must have served on the board of directors immediately preceding the election.

A signed letter of intent, postmarked no later than Thursday, Aug. 31, must be mailed to DSWCA. P.O. Box 63891, Philadelphia, PA 19147. The letter must include the candidate’s name, address of residence, telephone number, email address, position being sought, verification of residency and signature.

The board meets monthly (except May, August and December). DSWCA’s bylaws outline the duties and responsibilities of these positions; they can be read at https://dswca.org/bylaws.

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L-R, PENSION Board executive Bernard Buckley and Brehon Society’s Judge Jimmy Lynn joined the throng at Ambassador Jones’ farewell party.

L-R AT THE AFFAIR were attorney Brendan Ryan, Republican City Committee Chairman Mike Meehan and Superior Court candidate Judge Maria McLaughlin.

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IRELAND’S Consul Barbara Jones, who long served Philadelphia, has been promoted to Ambassador to Mexico.

Wishing her well on the Free Library’s Skyline Terrace was Lt. Gov. Mike Stack.

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ADIEU TO AMBASSADOR

COUNCILMAN Bobby Henon presented Ambassador Barbara Jones with a citation from the City of Philadelphia.

WARD LEADER Bill Ivers, president of the St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association, saluted Ambassador Jones for her service to the Delaware Valley’s Irish American community.

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A M O N G Ambassador Jones’ fans were, L-R, Councilman Bobby Henon, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick counsel Kevin J. McGinnis and State Rep. Mike Driscoll.

GYM TAKES TO THE LIMELIGHT

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BY JOE SHAHEELI ouncilwoman Helen Gym (at Large) on the local level is a bit like President Donald Trump on the national level: She always seems to be campaigning.

Their two fortunes may be intertwined. The constant commotion in Washington is eliciting plenty of pushback from Philadel-

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phians, most of whom are opposed to the president’s policies. Gym’s progressive base is caught up in this activism. Playing to this base, the councilwoman has busied herself this summer tackling state and national issues.

Gym has led a series of rallies in city parks dubbed “Resistance Summer,” focusing on criticism of Trump’s and the Republican Congress’s positions health care and education (when they are clear enough to be criticized, which isn’t always the case). In June, she attended an international conference in Barcelona, Spain for progressive politicians at the local level.

There, she explicitly named cities as the heart of progressive political culture – “centers of engagement and energy,” as she put it.

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we stand to make. The shale tax as proposed is nothing more than a Trojan Horse for the GOP to say they accomplished something while jeopardizing our environment on the backs of Pennsylvania citizens.

“Currently, Pennsylvania is the only state in the country that does not charge an extraction tax for natural gas. Finding solutions to fund our schools can’t wait, but I refuse to stand by as the natural gas corporations get yet another break on the backs of hardworking Pennsylvanians,” she continued.

Admittedly, the General Assembly’s mismanagement of the state purse merits sharp protests from all Pennsylvanians. But Gym, along with her colleagues in City Hall, has a budget of her own to manage; and one of its signature issues, the Sweetened Drinks Tax

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equally in Gym’s gunsights.

She has waded into the debate on funding the state budget, tying one of its more-controversial proposals – a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas – to her signature issue of education funding. It doesn’t go far enough, she charges.

“I’ve always strongly supported charging the natural-gas companies for the resources they stand to profit from, but this current proposal in Harrisburg just doesn’t do that,” Gym said in a statement.

“What the GOP in Harrisburg proposes is a tax based on the volume of what companies extract, instead of the value of the gas. This tax is unlike any other severance tax seen in the rest of the country.

This means that states with fewer resources are making double (or more) the profit

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– which is also intended in part to fund education – is facing revenue shortfalls.

Another national cause – the racist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in which a counter-protestor was murdered – has triggered a hometown brouhaha here involving the statue of Mayor Frank Rizzo, who was often criticized for his treatment of racial minorities, although he was hardly a white supremacist.

Again like Trump, Gym waded into a Twitter fray, calling for removal of the statue from Thomas Paine Plaza around the Municipal Services Building.

While such frantic public activity is in tune with the times, it is a little unusual for City Council members, who typically have different summer agendas to tend to. Although the general public thinks Council isn’t “working” when it’s not in session, summer is actually the season when fall initiatives are being nuzzled into shape, a time for vital backroom statecraft.

You can’t fault a politician for campaigning. But City Commissioner

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Fresh from his last successful campaign, US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is under no pressure from Democrats (Cont. Page 5) Councilman Wm.

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TOOMEY IS FIRM ON CHARLOTTESVILLE

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Gym’s heated summer has triggered speculation as to what office she is campaigning for. Some have seen her as a potential mayoral candidate. She is not likely to challenge incumbent Mayor Jim Kenney in 2019 because her positions are too closely aligned with his. She is young enough, however, to have a shot in 2023.

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MCCLINTON HAS HER DAY

OVERBROOK enjoyed a Constituent Community Day with live entertainment, food, health screenings and fun, courtesy of Councilman Curtis Jones and State Rep. Morgan Cephas, at Tustin Playground.

Cephas was joined here by Earth Day Kids.

Photos by Leona Dixon

BIRTHDAY LADY State Rep. Joanna McClinton, C, celebrated her 35th with a gala party at Bartram’s Garden in Kingsessing. She was flanked her by her colleague Jordan Harris and Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell.

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SENATORIAL staffer Omar Sabir dropped by to wish State Rep. Joanna McClinton many happy returns.

POLS on the STREET (Cont. From Page 4) to take a stand on the Charlottesville march. He did anyway, condemning the racists in unambiguous terms.

“This past week our nation was rocked by tragedy in Charlottesville, Va. The acts we saw were a horrifying reminder that there are still those who seek only to divide us,” Toomey’s statement read.

“The racism, hatred, and violence seen in Charlottesville were vile and unacceptable. I am disgusted by white nationalists, white supremacists, and neo-Nazis and believe the racism and hate spewed by these groups have no place in our society.

“Furthermore, there can be no moral equivalency between neo-Nazis, bigots, white supremacists, and those who oppose them.

Our country has no room

COUNCILMAN Kenyatta Johnson, L, paid a visit to Councilman Jones’ and State Rep. Cephas’ event.

for corrupt ideology or violent acts.

“I hope that what occurred in Charlottesville will be an isolated incident.

Moving forward, I pray that members of Congress will put politics aside, unequivocally condemn hate and bigotry, and find ways to work together to protect our shared American values of equality and justice for all.”

LEACH LISTS HIS VIRTUES National eyes are on Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, where incumbent Congressman Pat Meehan (R-Delaware) is thought to be vulnerable in the Philly suburbs if an anti-Trump wave emerges next year. Several Democratic challengers have announced interest in challenging Meehan, among them State Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery), who made an unsuccessful primary bid for the 13th Congressional District in

2014, a seat won by Northeast Philadelphia’s Congressman Brendan Boyle.

In a previous life, Leach was a standup comedian.

He does not hesitate to tap his skills in that field for political purposes.

Recently, he announced on social media his “Top 10 reasons to contribute to Daylin for Congress,” which bear repeating verbatim: “1. My plan to make Elverson Borough, Cumru Township and Leacock Great Again.

“2. I am reasonably unlikely to hire Steve Bannon as my top advisor.

“3. If I ever get to gerrymander my district, the borders will be in the shape of my face.

“4. I recognize that in the whole cannibalism debate, there are very fine people on both sides.

“5. If I’m in Washington, D.C, I can’t just show up at your Bar-B-Que. “6. My pledge to vote (Cont. Page 6)

Citizens for

JEWELL WILLIAMS Present his

60th Celebration Birthday Friday, September 8, 2017 From 8:30 PM - 12:30 AM Local 332 Union Hall

1310 Wallace St, Philadelphia, PA 19123 Tickets: $100 - Fundraiser for Re-Election Mail check to: Citizens For Jewell Williams 2343 N Smedley St, Philadelphia, PA 19132

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R-L WERE Councilman Curtis Jones, Charlie Mack, Lady B, DJ D-Ill and Councilman Curtis Jones with Charlie Mack in the rear.

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S.W. PHILADELPHIA activists Ward Leader Anna Brown, Gregory Benjamin, Jahala McLendon and Roslyn Sanders attended the birthday party.

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POLS on the STREET (Cont. From Page 5) ‘NO’ on President Trump’s plan to ‘Repeal and Replace’ the Emancipation Proclamation.

“7. Money is the root of all evil. So the less you have, the better you’ll be.

“8. My promise to spend every dollar raised on beardcombs. Every dollar.

“9. I will donate my entire salary to my bank account!

“10. Annual ‘Best Abs in Congress’ contest? Paul Ryan is GOING DOWN!!”

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BRADY URGES SEPTA INQUIRY Congressman Bob Brady (D-Phila.) is calling for an expedited investigation of Tuesday’s early-morning crash of the Norristown High Speed Line in the Upper Darby 69th Street Transportation Center. Brady says he has expressed his concern in a letter to Robert Sumwalt, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.

“We need answers now.

It’s been six months since a train on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford Line derailed when it crashed into

a stopped train. And, that investigation is still going on,” the congressmen stressed. “Are we supposed to wait another six months

to find out what led to this latest crash? We need answers now so the problems can be corrected and the riding public is safe.”

BALTIMORE BOUND!

WARD LEADER George Brooks skippered his annual daylong bus tour and crab feast at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, departing from Progress Plaza. David Thomas, R, made sure the trip went smoothly.

Photos by Wendell Douglas

FERNANDEZ HONORED ODUNDE founder Lois Fernandez ’s passing was honored in an ap p r o p r ia t e way with a full African ritual performance.

Photo by Leona Dixon

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FERNANDEZ’S daughter Oshunbumi, shown here with her fiancé, 60th Ward Committeeman Anthony West, will continue in her mother’s footsteps.

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HILADELPHIA doesn’t just have a history; Philadelphia is history. Its newly recognized status as a World Heritage City speaks to that fact.

Our civic history is something we cherish (and profit from as well).

Our history is beautifully commemorated with a legion of statues and murals, many of them honoring prominent individuals of the past who, each in their own way, made Philadelphia great. A well-guided tour of

MARK your CALENDAR Aug. 24- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts Pop-Up Constituent Service Office at Save-a-Lot, 2101 W. Lehigh Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Auto registrations & licenses, birth & death certificates, unemployment compensation & senior services. For info: (215) 457-5281.

Aug. 25- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts Pop-Up Constituent Service Office at Save-a-Lot, 2101 W. Lehigh Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Auto registrations & licenses, birth & death certificates, unemployment compensation & senior services. For

info: (215) 457-5281.

Aug. 26- State Rep. Stephen Kinsey hosts “Save, Give, Live,” a personal-finance workshop presented by Urban Seeds, at 5952 Germantown Ave., 10-11 a.m. RSVP: Naja (215) 518-6558.

Aug 26- State Sen. Art Haywood hosts Back to School Celebration at Lonnie Young Rec Ctr., 1100 E. Chelten Ave., 12-4 p.m.

Aug. 26- State Rep. Angel Cruz hosts Back-to-School Bookbag Giveaway at 1240 E. Erie Ave., 12-4 p.m. Also recycling bins; fire truck & police car; info on finger-printing, redevelopment grants and public safety. For info: (215) 291-5643.

Aug. 27- Republican City Committee hosts Bill Meehan Clam Bake at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8 p.m. Roast Pig, chicken, clams, chowder, corn, hot dogs, pretzels, water ice, open bar, live entertainment. Tickets $100. For info: (215) 561-0650.

Aug. 28- Councilwoman Cindy Bass hosts Showtime at the Apollo at Stenton Pk.,

1701 W. Courtland St., 6-8 p.m. MC Derek Lee. Giveaways, prizes. Bring your own chair. For info: (215) 686-9182.

Aug. 31- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts Pop-Up Constituent Service Office at Wyoming Br. Lib., 231 E. Wyoming Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Auto registrations & licenses, birth & death certificates, unemployment compensation & senior services. For info: (215) 457-5281.

Sep. 1- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts Pop-Up Constituent Service Office at Satellite Office, 1421 W. Susquehanna Ave., 10 a.m.2 p.m. Auto registrations & licenses, birth & death certificates, unemployment compensation & senior services.

For info: (215) 457-5281.

Sep. 4- AFL-CIO hosts Labor Day Parade, starts at Sheet Metal Workers’ Ha., Washington Ave. & Columbus Blvd.

Sep. 8- Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hosts “Calling All Virgos – Birthday Celebration” at Temptations, 218 W. Chelten Ave., 8-11

The News in Black in White LABOR ORGANIZER Brian Stevenson takes a stand with the statue of Frank Rizzo.

p.m. Inter-generational oldschool party featuring Patty Jackson and DJ Gary O. BOP, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s dance contests; $200 1st-place prize in each category. Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at door. Virgos buying tables contact in advance to get listing! Free light buffet, cash bar; can bring own food. Payable to “People for Parker,” P.O. Box 27647, Phila., PA 19118. For info: (215) 5001679 or people4parker@ gmail.com.

Sep. 8- Sheriff Jewell Williams is hosted 60th Birthday Celebration at Local 332 Union Ha., 1310 Wallace St., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tickets $100 Payable to “Citizens for Jewell Williams,” 2343 N. Smedley St., Phila., PA 19132.

Sep. 9- State Rep. Jason Dawkins hosts Women’s Health Fair at N.E. Frankford Boys & Girls Cl., 1709 Kinsey St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Cancer care, health insurance, opioid addiction, medical equipment, behavioral health, sexual violence, counseling. For info: (215) 744-7901.

Sep. 9- Sheriff Jewell Williams is hosted 60th Birthday Celebration at Local 332 Union Ha., 1310 Wallace St., 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Tickets $100. Payable to “Citizens for Jewell Williams,” 2343 N. Smedley St., Phila., PA 19132.

Sep. 9- Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 hosts Members’ Picnic at Clementon Pk., Berlin, N.J. For info: (215) 952-1999.

Sep. 14- State Rep. Stephen Kinsey hosts Human Services Job Fair at Treasures, 5540 Germantown Ave., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For info: (215) 849-6592.

Sep. 14- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts “Meet, Greet, Obtain Constituent Services” at Susquehanna Village, 1421 W. Susquehanna Ave, 3-4 p.m.

Sep. 16- Sheet Metal Workers host Drug Awareness Program at Sheet Metal Workers Ha., 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., 8 a.m. (215) 952-1999.

Sep. 20- Crisis Intervention Network Reunion Committee hosts Bus Trip to

Stamford, Conn. For Live TCV Tapings of Steve Wilkos Show, lv. Haddington Mall, 56th & Vine Sts., 7 a.m.

Tickets $15. Payable to “The Mary Mason Care Project,” 744 South St., Phila., PA 19147. For info: Mike Reed (215) 796-5499.

Sep. 21- Phila. Democratic Progressive Committee hosts “Back to Business: Get Involved Happy Hour” at Ladder 15, 1526 Sansom St., 6-8 p.m. Free admission & drink specials.

Sep. 21- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez is hosted Reception at Suite 215 Social Cl., 3401 N. 10th St., 6-8 p.m.

Contribution levels $200, $500, $1,000. Payable to “Friends of Emilio Vázquez, 200 S. Broad St., Suite 410, Phila., PA 19102 Sep. 23- Chapel of 4 Chaplains hosts Appreciation Event at 1201 Constitution Ave., Navy Yard Bldg. 649, 11 a.m. Legion of Honor awards, unveiling of World War II Submarine Vets Memorial, Lost at Sea memorial. Free-will offering. For info: (215) 218-1943.

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artworks are located is a different question. They can be moved.

Rizzo now stands just north of City Hall. We are pleased to see going up next month on the south side of City Hall a statue to another local hero, Maj. Octavius Catto, a Black leader who was martyred in a race riot in 1871. It is long overdue.

In this multiracial city with a history of dramatic conflicts, one can appreciate a rough and fragile balance between these two monuments. Both men served their city, with the powers they had, during the tough times they lived in. They illustrate a deep aspect of our history that was true in the 1870s, true in the 1970s and true today. It is a history we are all living with and cannot wish away by refusing to look at it.

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these sights is worth a semester of history lessons.

But most of history’s monument-worthy heroes have feet of clay, at least seen with modern eyes.

That’s because heroes are, and were, human; and also because social standards change over time. To acknowledge a bygone leader’s importance does not imply his perfection.

So it is with Frank Rizzo, the former mayor and subject of commemorative artworks now the focus of civic debate. Some people loved Rizzo; others loathed him; but he mattered.

We are fortunate that we do not have public art honoring people who were traitors or moral monsters in their own age. Our basic stance should be to preserve all that we have, and eagerly add to our stock. But where

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BLUE AND BLACK ONE OF Philadelphia’s finest celebrated his 60th birthday on Aug. 18. Michael Smith has over 20 years on the police force, serving the public daily and working hard to keep our Streets safe. Photo

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VÁZQUEZ POPS UP

SENIOR CARDS

BRINGING service to the streets, State Rep. Emilio Vázquez, at head of table, held a “pop-up” constituent-availability meeting in the Esperanza office.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

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STATE SEN. Art Haywood, L, kept his Germantown office busy taking photographs for senior constituents’ new SEPTA passes.

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In The Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 170702250 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Plaintiff vs. Anthony Jenkins, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Louise Jenkins, Deceased, Beverly Jenkins, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Louise Jenkins, Deceased & The Unknown Heirs of Louise Jenkins, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendants To: The Unknown Heirs of Louise Jenkins Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 1850 Lindley Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141. This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Phila. County, PA, docketed to No. 170702250, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 1850 Lindley Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Phila. County. Notice: You have been sued in court. If you wish to defend against the claims set forth in the following pages, you must take action within twenty (20) days after the Complaint and notice are served, by entering a written appearance personally or by attorney and filing in writing with the court your defenses or objections to the claims set forth against you. You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee. Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 1410 W. Erie Ave., Phila., PA 19140, 215-227-2400/215-981-3700. Phila. Bar Assn., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215-238-6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.

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THE NEWSPAPER LEADERS READ

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BY DENISE CLAY or the last few weeks, we’ve been forced to have a discussion on race relations in this country and how crazy things have become as a result.

Most of this discussion has centered on memorials to soldiers who fought for the Confederacy and the desire many folks have to see them taken down. In cities like New Orleans and Baltimore, the statues have been taken down in the dead of night.

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stairs of the Municipal Services Building, the Rizzo statue is probably one of the most-prominent monuments that the city has.

If you’re going to pay your water bill, visit the city representative’s office, or even to catch the bus to City Line Avenue, you can’t miss it.

When it comes to Frank Rizzo, how he’s seen depends on whom you talk to. He was mayor for two terms and tried to get the City Charter changed to run for a third. Once he lost that battle, he decided in 1991 to run for the Republican nomination for mayor. He died during that campaign.

But before he became the mayor, Rizzo was the city’s police commissioner. Pictures of him walking around in a tux with a nightstick in his cummerbund were splashed in the newspapers of the time. He was a lawand-order guy, sometimes (Cont. Page 14)

BY JOE SHAY STIVALA HE RIZZO STATUE conundrum is largely in part to a lack of history training in our schools.

Many protestors are young and have hearts filled with fire. Many were UNBORN in the Rizzo era, OR IN DIAPERS. One officeholder stated that statues should be of beloved persons.

Somebody loved them, for a statue to be erected.

And when Rizzo last ran for mayor, he had VERY STRONG SUPPORT from the Black community. You

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number of Philly politicians were seen out and about across the state recently. STATE SEN. SHARIF STREET visited the Penn State agricultural gathering known as Penn AG Progress Days. Also making an appearance were CONGRESSMAN DWIGHT EVANS and LT. GOV. MIKE STACK. Interestingly. GOV. TOM WOLF and Lt. Gov. Stack were introduced jointly and received thunderous applause. Many pundits are saying this is the ticket they want in next year’s election.

SERVICE, as a Major and 13 Black man in the state National Guard. CATTO was in charge of troops during the ELECTION RIOTS in Center City. He was successful in calming the storm so that citizens could VOTE!! He was followed home and shot in the back near his home at 6th & Lombard Streets. His funeral was one of the largest in city history! The Pennsylvania National Guard has a CATTO MEDAL which each year is presented to two Guard troops who excel in community service.

Another ceremony is held at the 6th & Lombard Recreation Center. Then-Councilman Jim KENNEY often attended. Why is the CITY ignoring Catto’s military service on the statue? He died preserving our RIGHT TO VOTE! Helen Gym, GET ANGRY ABOUT THIS! BIGTRIAL.NET is a mustread on prosecutorial conduct in the BERNARD SHERO and MSGR. WILLIAM (Cont. Page 18)

Street later joined STATE SEN. JAY COSTA, the Democratic leader in Pittsburgh, for a tour of Google as well as two must-attend events for politicos in Pittsburgh: the Bob O’Connor Foundation cookie cruise and the Little Italy Days bocce tournament in Bloomfield.

Also on hand was Pittsburgh STATE SEN. WAYNE FONTANA. Stack played on the Irish team. Pittsburgh CITY CONTROLLER MIKE LAMB from the famous political Lamb family was also on the Irish team.

Costa and Fontana also had Steelers legend Franco Harris, who, incidentally, was raised in South Jersey and grew up as an Eagles fan; and “Boom Boom” Ray Mancini, the former lightweight champ. Thus the Italian team was stacked with superstars.

JIMMY HARRITY, the former boxer and current Street staffer, was also on the trip but didn’t play bocce.

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can candidate for governor STATE SEN. SCOTT WAGNER took a shot at both Tom Wolf and Mike Stack for their liberalism. He was defensive when criticized about his silence on the recent race riots in Charlottesville. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S failure to sufficiently condemn racism was something Wagner should have gone on record about. In any event, he is now claiming that he has always condemned intolerance and hatred.

Speaking of Republicans, former LT. GOV. JIM CAWLEY accepted a job as head of fundraising at Temple University. Some thought that Cawley would take a shot at governor but looks like that’s not to be for the present.

Cawley had a good gig working for United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania in the South Jersey region. He was making almost 300K a year and apparently did not have a lot of aggravation.

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Va., my guess is that the statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee will be coming down from its perch in Emancipation Park soon. Someone getting killed during a march by white supremacists in support of the statue tends to motivate people.

But while Philadelphians watched in horror as violence broke out in Charlottesville and even took to the streets in solidarity last Wednesday, some, most notably Councilwoman Helen Gym, took this moment to ask city residents to take a look at a monument that to some illustrates the city’s racist history.

That monument is the statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo.

“All around the country, we’re fighting to remove the monuments to slavery and racism,” Gym said on Twitter. “Philly, we have work to do. Take the Rizzo statue down.”

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old heads have to tell the whole story.

A reporter noted Councilwoman Helen GYM had to endure racial vitriol when calling for the statue to be removed. POOR DEAR. That is what officeholders do: They take praise and zaps too. Plus, NOT ALL of it was vitriol. GYM, an education advocate, should advocate more local-perspective history. We must know if she wants to run for mayor as well.

To the reporter calling for a museum for statues in current disfavor – YOU PAY FOR IT! The location of the RIZZO statue is the worst place for ANY statue. But to relocate it now, amid the noise, is to relegate it to a warehouse pending study – and then a backwater location.

The absolute STATUE HORROR is that the City will unveil the Octavius CATTO statue on SEPT. 26. There is no mention or sign of Catto’s MILITARY

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ONGRESSMAN LOU BARLETTA (R-Luzerne) is probably going to toss his hat in the ring for US Senate. While he has not made an official announcement, there are a number of Republicans lining up to replace him in the 11th Congressional District.

The rumor mill has four names so far: STATE REPS. STEPHEN BLOOM (R-Cumberland) and TARAH TOOHIL (R-Luzerne), businessman ANDREW LEWIS and former REVENUE SECRETARY and businessman

to be considering a run for governor next year, but has yet to publicly declare his candidacy. Cawley’s taking this position, while others are jumping into the race, might mean that he will not be entering the 2018 race.

I should point out that he could not be involved in politics at the United Way. The Temple job probably puts him in a better position to run for some office in time.

Everything I have heard about Cawley is that he would not commit to this job if he intended to run for office in the near term.

He will join a fellow Republican at Temple in external affairs. GEORGE KENNEY was named director of commonwealth and federal relations in 2010. In this role, he is the university’s voice in Washington and Harrisburg to gain support (financial and other) issues important to the school.

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DAN MEUSER. Bloom is the only one to date to file a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, which he did on Aug. 1.

Former LT. GOV. JIM CAWLEY appears not be running for governor or US Senate next year. He is focusing on his new job at his alma mater, Temple University. Recently, Temple University announced Cawley was taking over as its VP of institutional advancement.

Cawley had been leading the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey since leaving the state House.

Cawley said: “I am focused on raising money to make sure that Temple’s tuition continues to be affordable and continues to have world-class facilities. That is a pretty full plate and is how I see me spending my time through 2017 and 2018.”

Cawley received both his bachelor’s degree and law degree from Temple.

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(Cont. From Page 13) The new job at Temple shows a shift in direction. But Cawley is liked by many on both sides of

the aisle and could really make an impact. If one looks very closely at the Temple board of trustees, one will notice a strong Republican influence. But in these times of Republican dominance in Pennsylvania, that is not an unwise bent.

The chairman of the board, PATRICK O’CONNOR, is seen as a conservative and probably Republican. But the university has seen unprecedented growth both in the number of students who attend and in international prestige. Although there is still much friction between the neighbors of North Philadelphia and the university, Temple continues to buy property and improve North Philadelphia.

Also on the Temple board is Philadelphia WARD LEADER and REGISTER OF WILLS RON DONATUCCI and former federal JUDGE NELSON DĂ?AZ. The board does have Democrats, but as with all college boards it seems the money talks and BS walks. So there are many developers and business types on every board, including the Temple board.

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JOHN DOUGHERTY, business manager of Local 98 IBEW, could not be with his members at their annual picnic in Clementon Park this year. He remained with family at the bedside of his lovely wife Ceilie.

The hopes and prayers of the membership, friends and the Public Record go out to him. Above: Kids benefiting from a wholesome good time are Raphael Lee, Brandon Lutek, Tom Di Bona, Joseph Schaffer and Alayna Bouvier. Below: a swim in the pool with simulated ocean waves deepens family unity.

sharpest I’ve ever heard in this country,” said Michael Hersch, director of PJLC. “We’re divided as a nation and there’s anger and hurt and fear on all sides.

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bers, both rank and file and leadership as part of the curriculum of the Penn State Institute for Labor Studies, and it will be offered both in Philadelphia as well as the Lehigh Valley.

“The outcry following the ugly display in Charlottesville is the loudest and

now!” Tax-deductible contri- 15 butions can be made to the Philadelphia Jewish Labor Committee. This pilot program can only be offered if PJLC achieves support from multiple unions, constituent groups and individuals.

“Let labor be the place where the gap begins to be bridged. Let us lead,” Hersch concluded.

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ning to introduce anti-bias programming into the organized-labor movement in Philadelphia and the Lehigh Valley this fall.

In partnership with the Anti-Defamation League and Penn State University, PJLC will launch a pilot program which involves six hours of anti-bias training and conversation led by professional facilitators from the ADL. The program will be delivered to union mem-

bridge the gap, through education and conversation.”

Hersch expects approximately 50 union members will participate in the program in its first offering.

The program has a cost which the Jewish Labor Committee is unable to bear on its own. “We need your help,” Hersch said. “And given the state of our union, we need it

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In The Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 170601843 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Midfirst Bank, Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of John A. Binion, Deceased & Vivian Pine, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John A. Binion, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of John A. Binion, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 2650 South 68th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19142.

This firm is a debt collector and we are attempting to collect a debt owed to our client. Any information obtained from you will be used for the purpose of collecting the debt. You are hereby notified that Plaintiff, Midfirst Bank, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Phila. County, PA, docketed to No. 170601843, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 2650 South 68th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19142, whereupon your property will be sold by the Sheriff of Phila. County.

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

You are warned that if you fail to do so the case may proceed without you and a judgment may be entered against you by the Court without further notice for any money claimed in the Complaint for any other claim or relief requested by the Plaintiff. You may lose money or property or other rights important to you. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the office set forth below. This office can provide you with information about hiring a lawyer. If you cannot afford to hire a Lawyer, this office may be able to provide you with information about agencies that may offer legal services to eligible persons at a reduced fee or no fee.

Community Legal Services, Inc., Law Center North Central, 1410 W. Erie Ave., Phila., PA 19140, 215-227-2400/215981-3700. Phila. Bar Assn., One Reading Center, Phila., PA 19104, 215-238-6333. Michael T. McKeever, Atty. for Plaintiff, KML Law Group, P.C., Ste. 5000, Mellon Independence Center, 701 Market St., Phila., PA 19106-1532, 215.627.1322.

treated by police.

Let’s be honest here.

Philadelphia was the nation’s first capital. Stands to reason that American racism started here too.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Parcel#: 031051400/18S13-115 - WHEREAS, on May 31, 1996, a certain mortgage was executed by CLEO V. JOHNSON, as mortgagor in favor of AAKO Inc. d/b/a Boulevard Mortgage Company of PA as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book JTD 195 page 320 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 6134 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19139, parcel number 031051400/18S13-115 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Samuel J. Johnson and Cleo Virginia Johnson, his wife by virtue of deed dated August 24, 1960 and recorded August 26, 1960 in Book CAB 1438 Page 422; and WHEREAS, Cleo Virginia Johnson a/k/a Cleo V. Johnson died on December 9, 2015 and Letters Testamentary were granted to Shirley B. Hamilton on June 20, 2016 by the Register of Wills of Philadelphia County; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary”), pursuant to an assignment recorded on May 4, 2009 in Philadelphia document Number 52058761, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Cleo V. Johnson died on December 9, 2015 and that upon the death the entire principal balance becomes due and owing, and that no payment was made, and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this Notice; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of November 30, 2016 is $63,551.75 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage to be immediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, l2 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 29, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on September 29, 2011 in Misc. Instrument #: 52395684, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, notice is hereby given that on September 14, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the messuage or tenement there on erected, Situate on the South side of Sansom Street at the distance of two hundred sixty-eight feet four feet four and one -half inches Westward from the Westside of 61st Street in the 3rd (formerly part of the 46th) Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Sansom Street fifteen feet five inches and extending of that width in length or depth South ward between parallel lines at right angles to said Sansom Street one hundred two feet to a certain three feet wide alley extending Westward into 62nd Street and communicating at the Eastern end there of with a certain other three feet wide alley which extends North ward into Sansom Street. TOGETHER with the free and common ause, right, liberty and privilege of said alleys as and for passageways and watercourses at all times hereafter, forever. BEING 6134 Sansom Street. BEING Parcel Number 031051400/18S13-115. The sale will be held on September 14, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $63,551.75 plus interest, costs and other charges through the sale date.

Ten percent (10%) of the highest bid is the deposit required at the sale. The amount that must be paid to HUD by the mortgagors or someone acting on their behalf so that the sale may be stayed is the total delinquent amount of $63,551.75 as of November 30, 2016, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-of-pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner for recording documents, a commission for the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bid, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent 10% of the Secretary’s bid as set forth above in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. Each oral bid need not be accompanied by a deposit. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of ten (10%) percent must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within thirty (30) days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the high bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveyance fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for fifteen (15) days, and a fee will be charged in the amount of $150.00 for each fifteen (15) day extension requested. The extension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder’s deposit will be forfeited, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Representative, offer the Property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein.

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(Cont. From) to the point that civil rights and liberties were ignored.

For much of the 1970s, the Philadelphia Police Department was under the watchful eye of the federal Department of Justice.

The Rizzo statue went up in front of the Municipal Services Building in 1998. It was financed with

the MSB steps began, the thing I’ve mostly heard from people is, “We have bigger problems here. Why are we even talking about this?”

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private funds, which is another reason why folks are asking how it ended up at a place where you couldn’t miss it if you tried.

To say Gym has been catching hell since bringing the Rizzo-statue issue up would be an understatement. That said, Mayor Jim Kenney believes it’s a discussion that we need to have.

Not everyone agrees with that.

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WALKING THE BEAT (Cont. From Page 13) BERNARD SHERO and MSGR. WILLIAM LYNN matters. Do it this week!

An editorial called the BOARD OF REVISION OF TAXES a “lazy board” needing a “kick.” I would wager that the BRT works harder than the editorial folks and maybe for LESS PAY. The best kick would be to KICK the anachronistic EDITORIAL BOARD to the back of the Business section – or

man Services Committee.

His seat is currently held

by STATE REP. MARTINA WHITE. Kenney attended White’s swearing-in. He received a standing ovation.

Temple chose well. I guess when Temple decided to look for those who would handle its external financing, it logically looked to Republicans.

Pennsylvania GOP CHAIRMAN VAL DiGIORGIO’S statement on the violence in Charlottesville struck a powerful note, distancing the party in no uncertain terms. “Let me be very clear: anyone who promotes bigotry is not welcome in the Republican Party of Pennsylvania, and we disavow them in the stron-

gest terms. We do not want or need their support and the cowards that perpetrate violence should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.” Val sent the right message.

If you want to see DiGiorgio and other prominent Republicans, you may want to attend the annual Billy Meehan Clam Bake

on Sunday, August 21 at Cannstatter on Academy Road. The event starts at 4 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m.

Keynote speaker is BOB PADUCHIK, Republican National Committee cochair. Other possible speakers include Barletta, US SEN. PAT TOOMEY and Congressmen Pat Meehan (R-Delaware) and Brian

Fitzpatrick (R-Bucks). We expect to see all our elected Philadelphia Republicans, including STATE REPS. JOHN TAYLOR and MARTINA WHITE (both R-Northeast); CITY COUNCILMEN DAVID OH, AL TAUBENBURGER and BRIAN O’NEILL; as well as CITY COMMISSIONER AL SCHMIDT.

ELIMINATE it – and leave news, without embellishment, to the reporters.

A recent article told of a person convicted for killing a woman in a drunken-driving incident. That should have been the WHOLE STORY. Instead, it tied in TRAFFIC COURT to note the driver was once a Traffic Court Crier. It EVEN covers that a Crier opens court with “OYEZ, OYEZ” (who cares?). It then went further to mention that the Crier worked for Judge Robert Mulgrew, with lines from the TAXPAYER-EXPEN-

SIVE Chadwick Report on that Court. All that filler took some six paragraphs of some 17. Is it the summer news DOLDRUMS? If you left out the unneeded HISTORICAL TOUR paragraphs, that page would have a big hole in it.

Traffic Court had nothing to do with the auto incident.

The brouhaha that a flier printed for Beth Grossman’s race for DA concerned the names of convicted Democrats who are Black or Latina. The candidate says the State Committee printed it.

It was NOT THE SMARTEST PIECE. The candidate

has to check the work of State Committee before accepting any of it.

TRUMP bellowed at North Korea. Many thought it to be reckless and feared a Cuban Missile Crisis would follow. Then North Korea BLINKED. We have never talked back to Korea; this time, it worked. China got worried and massed its best troops on the border with Korea. Last year, it halted buying 900 million tons of coal from them. North Korea has a severe drought and can barely feed its troops. The Trump victory

has been lost in the Charlottesville din, however.

Local lawyer Lee Remick was in the middle of the Cuban Crisis as an Army Officer.

Sadness over the loss of Vietnam warrior Michael METCHNICK in Wildwood. The hero crossed the river of life to rest in the shade of the trees beyond.

A great column in a New Jersey weekly paper is called “BROTHER OF THE WOLF.” Written by Dawn WATSON, a lot of good advice on dog rearing is in it.

The relationship between

humans and dogs is 15,000 years old and still evolving.

My previous dog created sounds for what he wanted (I liked the one to lower the car windows), and could have taken an SAT exam.

My current pooch watches me online (from my lap) and once pounded the keyboard.

When he ended, he had ordered WINDOWS 10, and written a letter and SAVED it. It was mostly K’s and L’s; but it is a start on the next 15,000 years. In conclusion, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my co-journalist dog BEAR on this Sunday!

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BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED Question: What goes on with court objections to plan confirmation?

Answer: On a typical Chapter 13 court day, the court schedules upwards of 100+ different cases. A little less than half of the Chapter 13 cases on the court calendar are usually for confirmation. Generally, the only cases scheduled for confirmation hearings are those that have received an objection, either by the Chapter 13 trustee or by a creditor.

Cases without objections to confirmation are normally confirmed without appearing on the court

calendar. Objections to confirmation can include: 1) The debtor hasn’t made payments to the trustee.

2) The case is infeasible (the amount scheduled to be paid to the trustee does not equal the minimum amount needed to be paid to the creditors).

3) The debtor has not appeared at their meeting of creditors, or hasn’t sent the trustee all required documents, or hasn’t met the ‘good faith’ requirement.

4) The debtor hasn’t yet overcome a creditor’s objection regarding how they are being treated in the Chapter 13 Plan.

These objections to confirmation are resolved

when the judge grants confirmation over the objections, or the parties come to a compromise solution which becomes part of the confirmation order, or the confirmation hearing gets adjourned, or the confirmation gets denied.

Close to one quarter of the motions made on Chapter 13 day are motions made by the Chapter 13 trustee to dismiss an ongoing, confirmed case.

These motions are made because the debtor has not made required monthly or lump-sum payments to the trustee, or the case has become infeasible, or the debtor has not fulfilled some other requirement.

These motions are often adjourned to give the debtor some time to comply with their requirement, or withdrawn if the debtor has already complied, or the case is dismissed.

About 1/10th of the motions made are motions by the debtor (or sometimes the trustee) to modify the terms of the confirmed Chapter 13 plan due to a change of circumstances. This can be from a significant change of the debtor’s income, or to the need for more time to sell property.

Next Week’s Question: What is a profile of the typical person who files bankruptcy?

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