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Vol. XIII No. 41

Issue 527

October 12, 2017

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PROUD young performers performed a traditional Italian dance at Marconi Plaza as Italian Americans and their friends celebrated the Columbus Day Parade last Sunday.

More pics P. 3. Photo by Wendell Douglas.

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Sharing Love of Rizzo

F SOUTH PHILADELPHIA legend Frank Rizzo was not controversial at Galdo’s Catering on Oct. 5, as local leaders gathered to celebrate his legacy while preparing for Columbus Day festivities. Attendees included, L-R, another legend, singer Connie Francis; Barbara Martino; and “The Geator,” Jerry Blavat. Photos by Wendell Douglas

TIRELESS South Philly activists turned out, including, L-R, Russell Shoemaker, host Lou Galdo, Jimmy Jenkins, Jackie Fitzpatrick and Gina Rucci.

DISTINGUISHED celebrants included, L-R, Vincent Melchiorre, Register of Wills Ron Donatucci and State Sen. Larry Farnese.

THE 1492 SOCIETY organizes the Columbus Day Parade. Three keys to that event are, L-R, Roger Bruno, Maria Beren and Jody Della Barba.

Brunch Fest Returns To Bainbridge Street

BY ELDON GRAHAM HE SECOND annual Bainbridge Green Brunch Festival is a go for Sunday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. It will be held on the south side of Bainbridge Street, between 4th and 5th Streets.

The Friends of Bainbridge Green, South Street Headhouse District and Queen Village Neighbors Association are proud to raise money and awareness in support of Bainbridge Green. “It’s a fundraiser, straight up,” says Jonathan Rubin, an associate of Friends of Bainbridge Green. “Last year, we made $8,000 that went into a pot that went into our 5th Street plaza. Recently, we had a flamenco night and we just

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want to keep adding to the area.”

Five years of planning has gone into the rejuvenation process.

Top area brunch restaurants will be cooking up delicious food to be served on the street. The goal this year is to raise $5-10,000 with the help of local merchants such as: Ela, Southwark, Whetstone, Federal Donuts, South Street Bagels, Bridget Foy’s, Kanella, Ants Pants Café and Plenty Café. Stateside Distilling and 13th Street Cocktails will be creating brunch cocktails. Local favorite Sweetbriar Rose will fill the air with music.

“Kids Art Corner” activities will consist of pumpkin

painting by Painting with a Twist, pottery making with The Clay Studio and music-making with Music Together For more details, go to bainbridgegreenpark.org or to purchase tickets in advance. Tickets can be purchased at the door. This event will run rain or shine!

Ticket pricing: $25 Student = 4 food tickets + 1 coffee $35 Individual = 5 food tickets + 1 drink ticket + 1 coffee + 1 kid activity ticket $75 Family = 12 food tickets + 2 drink tickets + 2 coffees + 3 kid activity tickets $150 VIP ticket = reserved seating with private chef tasting + 2 drink tickets + 1 coffee (10-11 a.m.).

ALL IS A FINE season to get in shape, maintains State Sen. Anthony Williams (D-W. Phila.). Every year, he sponsors a series of varied exercise programs throughout his 8th Senatorial District, covering communities in South, Southwest and West Philadelphia as well as parts of Delaware County. All programs are free.

Citizens are invited to sample these “Healthy Awareness Classes” and discover new ways to keep fit. Below is a schedule of classes.

Thursday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m.: Afro Zumba at Richard Allen Charter School, 2601 S. 58th Street.

Saturday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.: Tai Chi at Collingdale Borough Hall, 800 MacDade Boulevard, Collingdale.

Monday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m.: Personal Trainer at West Philadelphia High School, 4901 Chestnut Street.

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 4 p.m.: Hip Hop at Myers Recreation Center, 5801 Kingsessing Avenue, 4 p.m.; 6 p.m.: Line Dancing at Audenried High School, 3301 Tasker Street.

Wednesday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m.: Jazzmat Pilates at Sharon Hill Borough Hall, 250 Sharon Avenue, Sharon Hill.

Thursday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m.: Afro Zumba at Richard Allen Charter School, 2601 S. 58th Street.

Saturday, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.: Tai Chi at Collingdale Borough Hall, 800 MacDade Boulevard, Collingdale.

Monday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.: Personal Trainer at West Philadelphia High School, 4901 Chestnut Street.

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 4 p.m.: Hip Hop at Myers Recreation Center, 5801 Kingsessing Avenue, 4 p.m.; 6 p.m.: Line Dancing at Audenried High School, 3301 Tasker Street.

Wednesday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.: Jazzmat Pilates at Sharon Hill Borough Hall, 250 Sharon Avenue, Sharon Hill.

Thursday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m.: Afro Zumba at Richard Allen Charter School, 2601 S. 58th Street.

Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.: Tai Chi at Collingdale Borough Hall, 800 MacDade Boulevard, Collingdale.

Monday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.: Personal Trainer at West Philadelphia High School, 4901 Chestnut Street.

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 4 p.m.: Hip Hop at Myers Recreation Center, 5801 Kingsessing Avenue, 4 p.m.; 6 p.m.: Line Dancing at Audenried High School, 3301 Tasker Street.

Wednesday, Nov. 1, 7 p.m.: Jazzmat Pilates at Sharon Hill Borough Hall, 250 Sharon Avenue, Sharon Hill.

Thursday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m.: Afro Zumba at Richard Allen Charter School, 2601 S. 58th Street.

Saturday, Nov. 4, 10 a.m.: Tai Chi at Collingdale Borough Hall, 800 MacDade Boulevard, Collingdale.

Monday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m.: Personal Trainer at West Philadelphia High School, 4901 Chestnut Street.

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m.: Hip Hop at Myers Recreation Center, 5801 Kingsessing Avenue, 4 p.m.; 6 p.m.: Line Dancing at Audenried High School, 3301 Tasker Street.

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m.: Jazzmat Pilates at Sharon Hill Borough Hall, 250 Sharon Avenue, Sharon Hill.

Thursday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m.: Afro Zumba at Richard Allen Charter School, 2601 S. 58th Street.

Saturday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.: Tai Chi at Collingdale Borough Hall, 800 MacDade Boulevard, Collingdale.

Monday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m.: Personal Trainer at West Philadelphia High School, 4901 Chestnut Street.

Tuesday, Nov. 14, 4 p.m.: Hip Hop at Myers Recreation Center, 5801 Kingsessing Avenue, 4 p.m.; 6 p.m.: Line Dancing at Audenried High School, 3301 Tasker Street.

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CORO Gabriele D’Annunzio, a well-known Italian singing group, enter t a i ne d at Marconi Plaza.

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C AT H O LIC School Crusaders marched in honor of their role in preserving Italian heritage in America.

IT WAS a “buon giorno” for, L-R, Bellagio Genovese, Joe Bologna, Victor Baldi and Steve Lauer from Councilman Mark Squilla’s office.

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STATE REPS. Bill Keller and Maria Donatucci represent one of the iconic Italian American communities in the USA.

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THE PARADE wouldn’t happen without Jody Della Barba; and a lot of stuff in South Philly wouldn’t happen without catering magnate Joey Galdo.

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PHILADELPHIA’S Italian community and their friends showed up in force at Sunday’s Columbus Day Parade & Festival. L-R were Mark Rago, Jennifer Vogel, Linda Baldi, Jerri Giampietro, Teresa Brocco, Victor Baldi, judicial candidate Marissa Brumbach and Stephen Lauer. Photos

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Upstate Republicans Point at Scary Philly

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BY JOE SHAHEELI ESTERN and midstate Republicans are warming up for the 2018 political season by sharpening their teeth on controversial Philadelphia news.

Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) and 15 Republican members of the House State Government Committee sent a letter to

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Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortés in response to a report by City Commissioner Al Schmidt that some non-citizens were registered to vote, largely through irregularities in the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s “motor voter” process.

Expressing “dire concerns,” the legislators wrote, “There are numerous unanswered questions relating to this matter. As lawmakers who are charged with enacting laws that protect the integrity of our electoral process, we must have answers.

More importantly, Pennsylvania’s qualified and duly registered voters deserve answers, given that votes cast by non-citizens nullify the legal votes cast by citizens.”

The Republican legislators made several specific demands on Cortés with the

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ly associates with a pro-sanctuary cities organization that protests ICE raids against criminal illegal immigrants.

Does Bob Casey support ICE raids meant to keep our communities safe?”

Barletta is the best known of several Republicans hoping to win the May 2018 primary selecting the GOP opponent for Casey. In the U.S. House of Representatives, the first bill Barletta introduced would have cut off all federal funding to sanctuary cities.

Both Metcalfe and Barletta are hard-right conservatives with an aggressive brand of anti-foreign sentiment predating the rise of Donald Trump.

They quickly embraced his strategy in this area and are betting that Philadelphia-bashing will help the GOP statewide in 2018, as immigrant-bashing did for Trump in 2016.

State Representative

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aim of investing “all necessary time, effort and money to remove non-citizens from the rolls.”

Meanwhile, Congressman Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne) attacked incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.), who is up for re-election in 2018, for defending Philadelphia’s “sanctuary city” policy on illegal immigrants. The trigger was Casey’s attendance yesterday at a fundraiser with pro-sanctuary cities group Protect & Elect.

“Bob Casey is once again threatening the safety of every Pennsylvanian by supporting dangerous sanctuary cities,” Barletta’s spokesman Jon Anzur said. “This time, he’s using his opposition to our nation’s immigration laws to raise money for his re-election campaign. The same group that is hosting Bob Casey’s fundraiser open-

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CANDIDATE Joe Hohenstein stopped at Independence National Historical Park in Old City to announce he is seeking the democratic nomination and show he is the man for the 177th Legislative Dist.

Seat that will be left open by retiring State Rep. John Taylor. Hohenstein, a staunch liberal, ran against Taylor unsuccessfully in 2016.

Republicans have not yet decided on a candidate to replace Taylor in his Mayfair district. Photo by Eldon Graham

Who’s Popular In Pa.? Nobody Casey could be in trouble in next year’s election. But so could every other incumbent.

A recent finding by Susquehanna Polling & Research, a right-leaning firm based in Harrisburg, suggests the dominant mood among Keystone State voters is hostile to everyone in office, Republican or Democrat.

When asked about the job Donald Trump is doing as president, 37% approved, 53% disapproved and 10% were undecided.

Pollster Jim Lee noted City Commissioner

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that during the 2016 campaign, Trump frequently polled poorly, only to succeed at the ballot box.

“I guess I’m not surprised (at the low approval number) because I know what Trump’s image was even last year when we polled for you guys. This is what his favorable-unfavorable was and he still won,” Lee said.

Casey’s approval numbers are 10 points lower than they were a year before his last reelection. But Lee said if anger toward the current president is strong, that will be to Casey’s advantage.

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(Cont. From Page 4) “If the political environment is toxic for the Republicans next year, Casey wins probably a squeaker because you’re not going to vote against Casey if you don’t like what Trump’s doing,” Lee commented.

Other state Dem candidates will try to tag their Republican foes with Trump’s unpopularity. But Pennsylvania’s chief executive, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, is also struggling in the commonwealth, according to the poll. The question asked if Wolf deserved reelection or if a new person should get a chance.

Only 35% of respondents gave Wolf a thumbs up. Give someone new a chance, said 50%; 15% were undecided.

Lee notes that the numbers can and will change the minute a specific Republican is pitted against Wolf and it’s easier to support the faceless “someone new.”

But Lee also suspects erosion among fiscally moderate Democrats who supported Wolf the first time.

For perspective, Lee asked the same question at the same time in former Gov. Tom Corbett’s term and his numbers were much worse, with 65% saying someone new should get a chance.

Corbett, of course, went on to become the first governor seeking a second term not to get a second term in Pennsylvania history.

Casey has work to do ahead of next year’s election, according to the poll.

Only 27% say he’s done a good-enough job to deserve reelection, with 46% saying someone new should get a shot and 28% still undecided.

Lee notes Casey won’t have the advantage of facing voters in a presidential election year as he did last time, when Barack Obama won a second term. Presidential years create larger (Cont. Page 12)

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SK ANYONE who loves food where they would rather dine out – New York City or Philadelphia – and you’re sure to receive an overwhelming consensus that the Cradle of Liberty is also the Cradle of Cuisine.

Sure, we might be biased – but when you live in the greatest city in the country, you’re gonna wanna sing its praises, especially when they’re echoed by national publications declaring Philadelphia’s culinary primacy.

And yet: There is one aspect

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MARK your CALENDAR Oct. 12- State Rep. Angel Cruz hosts Police Recruitment Drive at 3503 N. B St., Unit 7, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

For info: (215) 291-5643.

Oct. 12- State Sen. Larry Farnese hosts Job & Career fair at Sheet metal Workers Ha., 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., 10 a.m.2 p.m. 40 employers, résumé clinic, continuing-education programs.

For info: (215) 952-3121.

Oct. 12- State Sen. Anthony Williams hosts “Navigating Life After 545+ Health Fair” at Salvation

of the dining experience that we fall short on compared to N.Y.C. and other major restaurant cities: food safety inspections.

That’s because despite a burgeoning food-service-driven economy, and the positive impact our dining scene has on the almighty tourist market, we’re simply not doing as much to protect the public as we should. The City of Philadelphia Department of Health’s Office of Food Protection has budgeted for only 29 full-time inspectors and 10 supervisors who also do inspections, according to a report earlier this year.

If that sounds like a low number for a major metropolitan market, try imagining that tiny force trying to surmount the city’s roughly 12,000 food establishments on an annual basis – and, for repeat offenders, multi-

ple visits.

It’s just not good policy to give short shrift to a facet of city life that is an outsized draw for residents, suburbanites, tourists and convention planners. We need to do better. More inspectors would be a good start.

No one wants to see, hear or read about vermin, mold and other unsanitary conditions after they’ve eaten at a place. And it bears mentioning that a simple, direct method of letting people know a restaurant’s health status – like the large letter grades posted in the front windows of establishments in New York and Los Angeles – would go a long way toward creating transparency and faith in the system.

Now, if we can only find the appetite to follow through on making the system stronger.

Army, 3225 Reed St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free health screenings, flu shots, workshops, exercises, info, lunch, giveaways. RSVP for lunch or info: Desaree Jones (215) 492-2980.

Oct. 12- Ceisler Media hosts Fundraiser for Commonwealth Ct. candidate Judge Ellen Ceisler at 1525 Locust St., 6th fl., 5:30 p.m. For info: (215) 735-6760.

Oct. 12- State Rep. Jared Solomon hosts Public Safety & Criminal Justice Mtg. at St. Thomas Ch., 1009 Unruh Ave., 6:308:30 p.m.

Oct. 12- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts “Unlimited Energy Workshop” at Greater Bible Way Temple, 1461 N. 52nd St., 7-8 p.m. Learn how to get unlimited usage at one set price a month.

Oct. 13- NAACP Phila.

Branch hosts Awards Gala at 1st Dist. Plaza, 3801 Market St., 5 p.m. Reception, 7 p.m. Gala. Guest honorees Baltimore State

Attorney Marilyn Mosby, Ron Harper, Zed Smith and Sharon Powell. For info: 215) 455-1011 or www. philadelphianaacp.org.

Oct. 13- 57th & 65th Ward Republicans host Fundraiser at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 6-9 p.m.

Draft beer & appetizers.

Tickets $40. Payable to “The Elephant Fund” or “65th Republican Ward.”

Oct. 14- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown sponsors “Walk for Domestic Violence Awareness” at New Birthing Worship Ctr., 5949 Spruce St., starting 9 a.m., to 12 m. For info: (215) 879-6615.

Oct. 14- State Sen. Vincent Hughes hosts neighborhood Fall Festival at H.S. of the Future, 4021 Parkside Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Money workshops, health & wellness, kids’ zone, resistance info, seniors pavilion, food, fun, live music. For info:omar.sabir@pasenate. com or (215) 879-7777.

Oct. 14- State Rep. Donna

COUNCILMAN Kenyatta Johnson surprised his predecessor Anna Verna on Oct. 7 by renaming the 1200 block of S. Broad Street, where she lived for many years, as “Anna Cibotti Verna Way.” Verna began her 60-year career with the City of Philadelphia in 1951. City Lights string band performed.

Bullock hosts Girard Ave. Street Festival betw. 26th and 29th Sts., 12-6 p.m.

Oct. 14- State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown hosts Fall Harvest festival at Clara Muhammad Sq. Pk., 47th & Lancaster Ave., 1-5 p.m.

Help with state programs, Affordable Care Act & drugabuse prevention. Games, food, moon bounce. For info: (215) 879-6615.

Oct. 15- Congregation Shaare Shamayim hosts “Meet the Candidates Brunch” at 9768 Verree Rd. Free. For info: Paul Kaplan (215) 715-1872 or paulkaplan.css@gmail.com.

Oct. 18- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts APPRISE counseling for Medicare open enrollment at 6511 Ridge Ave., 1-3 p.m. For app’t: (215) 482-8726.

Oct. 18- City & State PA hosts “50 over 50 Reception” at Pipeline Philly, 30 S. 15th St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Honoring 50 seasoned Pa. leaders. Keynote speaker Ed Rendell.

Tickets $35. For info:

mbarrett@cityandstatepa. com or (215) 490-9314.

Oct. 19- State Rep. Emilio Vázquez hosts “Meet, Greet, Obtain Constituent Services” at Susquehanna Village, 1421 W. Susquehanna Ave, 3-4 p.m.

Oct. 19- Lisa Deeley is hosted Cocktail Reception at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 11000 Roosevelt Blvd., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets $100, Bronze $250-, Silver $500, Gold $1,000. Payable to “Deeley15,” P.O. Box 42288, Phila., PA 19101.

Oct. 20- N. Phila. organizations host “N. Philly Speaks” Candidate Forum at African American United Fund Conference Ctr., 2231 N. Broad St., 6-8 p.m. For info: Jean Hackney (215) 326-5848.

Oct. 20- State Reps.

Donna Bullock & Emilio Vázquez host “Golden Life Senior Fair 2017” at Temple U./, Mitten Ha., 1913 N. Broad St., 10 a.m. State & city services, free food.

Oct. 20- 26th Ward Republican Committee hosts

Fall Festival at Waterfall Rm., 2015 S. Water St., 7 p.m. For info: blusno1@ aol.com.

Oct. 21- State Rep. James Roebuck hosts Document Shredding Event at 4712 Baltimore Ave., 9 a.m.12 m. Free. No digital or electronic media. For info: (215) 724-2227.

Oct. 21- Congressman Dwight Evans hosts 2nd Dist.’s “Nat’l Opportunity Resource Fair” at CCP, Winnett Stud. Life Bldg., 1700 Spring Garden St., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For middle-schoolers, high-schoolers & college freshmen. Careers in military academies, Army Corps of Engineers, FBI, CIA, Dept. Of State & others. Free. Register: (215) 254-3140.

Oct. 21- Phila. Council AFL-CIO hosts “Designer Bingo” at Workers United Joint Board, 22 S. 22nd St., 2nd fl., open 12 m., bingo starts 12:30 p.m.

Prizes are designer handbags including Coach, (Cont. Page 7)

PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes to modify an existing facility (tip heights up to 111’) on the building at 2400 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA (20170920).

Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

PUBLIC NOTICE T-Mobile proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 52’) on the building at 7600 City Line Ave., Philadelphia, PA (20170720). Interested parties may contact Scott Horn (856-809-1202) (1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091) with comments regarding potential effects on historic properties.

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sion $50, Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Fans $1,000, Phyllis Hyman Fans $500, Lou Rawls Fans $250, Jackson 5 Fans $100. Payable to “Friends of Blondell Reynolds Brown,” P.O. Box 22556, Philadelphia, PA19102. For info: Taylor Daukaus (267) 671-7208 or blondellonline@gmail. com.

Oct. 28- State Rep. Isabella Fitzgerald hosts N. Housing Conference & Job Fair at W. Oak La. Charter Sch., 7115 Stenton Ave., 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Continental breakfast & lunch. For info: (215) 549-0220.

Oct. 29- Councilwoman Helen Gym hosts Fundraiser at Amalgam Coffee & Comics, 2578 Frankford Ave., 3-5 p.m.

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(Cont. From Page 6) Vera Bradley, Michael Kors, Dooney & Burke. 15 games. BYOP & snacks.

Donations $50. Proceeds benefit “Holiday Adopt a Family Program.” Payable to “Phila. Council AFLCIO,” 22 S. 22nd St., Phila., PA 19103.

Oct. 21- Philadelphians United for Progress hosts “A Conversation with Krasner & Grossman” at Arch St. United Methodist Ch., 55 N. Broad St., 1-3 p.m. Free.

Oct. 21- United Republican Cl. Hosts Candidates’ Fall Happy Hour at 3156 Frankford Ave., 3-5 p.m.

Meet Beth Grossman & Mike Tomlinson. Free.

Light food. Cash bar.

Oct. 25- WaxPAC hosts Fall Fundraiser for state rep candidate Ben Waxman at Judge Roberts Rm., 123 S. Broad St., 28th fl., 5:30-7:30 p.m. Host committee $1,000 per couple; sponsorship levels$500 & $250; general

admission $100.

Oct. 26- State Sen. Christine Tartaglione hosts Senior Expo at Fox Chase Rec. Ctr., 7901 Ridgeway St., 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free health screenings, government services. For info: (215) 533-0440.

Oct. 26- SEAMAAC hosts 33rd Anniversary Gala at Univ. of Arts, Solmssen Ct., 6-9 p.m.

Oct. 26- State Sen. Art Haywood hosts “Focus on Gun Violence Town hall Mtg. at Woodmere Art Mus., 9201 Germantown Ave., 6-8 p.m.

Oct. 27- Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown hosts “Birthday Bash & Celebration of Libras” at Ms. Tootsie’s Restaurant, 5:308:30 p.m. General Admis-

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POLS on the STREET (Cont. From Page 5) turnout, which generally favors Democrats, since there are more of them in Pennsylvania.

Wolf’s PLCB Move Looks Shrewd

No one can claim to be a winner in Pennsylvania’s appalling budget stalemate.

But Wolf may have pulled a sly rabbit out of the hat with his proposal to cover the budget deficit created by Republi-

cans. Wolf now wants to “securitize” (selling investments in future profits) the Liquor Control Board, the state’s enormous liquor monopoly.

He aims high – the plan is to sell $1.25 billion of these securities.

Many Republicans have long championed the cause of reverting all wine and spirits sales to the private sector, as is the norm in most of the rest of America. But it is an inescapable reality that the LCB brings net revenue to the state on an ongoing basis. Since Republicans don’t want either to raise taxes or cut services

in 2017, they are in a poor position to dispense with the LCB’s revenue.

The liquor policy most often touted by the GOP – selling off the state stores to private companies – would be a one-time fix that would create a permanent new hole in future budgets.

Wolf’s plan would have a dramatic consequence: It would make it effectively impossible to sell off the state stores for many years to come, since the state would be committed to rely on LCB revenues to repay investors in its securities.

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Sheriff Sets Trans Policy

TRANSGENDER individuals being handled by the Sheriff’s Office will now be protected by a strict set of procedures to ensure their dignity and safety. Sheriff Jewell Williams signed the new policy in Judge Dan Anders’ courtroom in City Hall.

Northeast Dem Wards Picnic in the Park

GOP Votes for Shrimp

J O H N COOPER, L, manabout-town political con s u l t a nt Billy Miller joined the affair.

CONGRESSIONAL candidate Lindy Li, C, was noticeably working the crowd.

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FOUR Northeast Democratic Wards gathered under a Burholme Park pavilion to feast at their fall picnic and watch the Eagles game on TV. Present, L-R, were Ward Leaders Janice Sulman and Bill Dolbow; Jonathan Saidel (otherwise known as “Mr. Maria McLaughlin�); Ward Leaders Brian Eddis, Bob Dellavella, Councilman Bobby Henon; and Councilman Derek Green.

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THE UNITED Republican Club held a sold-out Shrimp Night fundraiser to maintain its historic Kensington HQ. Chowing down were, L-R, Ward Leader Brian McCann, city controller candidate Mike Tomlinson and Ward Leader Tom Matkowski.

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ONGRESSMAN TIM MURPHY (R-Washington) announced last week he would resign effective Oct. 21. A date for a special election has not been set. It is expected that it will not coincide with the Nov. 7 Election Day, which is good news for Republicans as Democratic turnout is usually not as strong as Republican at special elections.

The Republican and Democratic candidate for the special election will not be chosen in a primary but by party officials within the district.

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BY DENISE CLAY HE OLD saying goes: “There’s nothing that you do in the dark that won’t come out in the light.”

No matter how hard you try, you won’t get away with anything. Someone is going to find out what you did, they’re going to say they saw you, and they’re going to let the world know what you’ve done.

Philadelphia NAACP President Rodney Muhammad is finding this out the hard way.

On Friday, the Philadelphia Inquirer shone a light on the fact Muhammad

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The Republican candidates to date are STATE REP. RICK SACCONE (R-Washington) and STATE SENS. GUY RESCHENTHALER (R-Allegheny) and KIM WARD (R-Westmoreland).

As party members will select the candidate, I expect the political insiders to have the advantage.

Saccone considers himself to be a bit of an outsider and told the media that he is “the more seasoned, experienced candidate.” He added that “the world is in turmoil, and we need stable judgment from someone who has been around the world.” He clearly has a lot of international experience, but his direct involvement in politics appears to have started in 2010.

Saccone has more work experience than Reschenthaler.

However, Reschenthaler has an impressive resume for a 34-year-old. In 2015, he went to Harrisburg after winning a special election to fill a seat

previously held by a Democrat. He served in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General Corps and was magisterial district judge in suburban Pittsburgh.

Ward was elected to the State Senate in 2008. Previously, she was a county commissioner in Westmorland County. She worked in GOV. MARK SCHWEIKER’S administration.

As much as I loathe identity politics, running a woman for this seat might be advantageous to the Republican Party, owing to some of the details of why Murphy resigned.

Murphy decided to resign following significant negative press about an extramarital affair and the release to a Western Pennsylvanian paper of a memorandum from Murphy’s chief of staff. It appears that the “pro-life” Murphy asked his mistress to get an abortion. But that’s not all.

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had been serving as a paid consultant to Mayor Jim Kenney to make believers of people regarding the Sweetened Beverage Tax. According to the newspaper’s “Philly Clout” column, Muhammad took $25,000 from a political action committee connected to Kenney for his consultant work. He was also an early member of Philadelphians For A Fair Future, a pro-Sweetened Beverage Tax group.

(Another thing that got exposed in this story was Muhammad’s birth name, which for the record is Carpenter. The address given on the finance report for the political action committee was the Nation of Islam Mosque #12, which is the mosque that Muhammad leads.)

Because you have a section of the Black community who gives anyone that considers themselves a FOK (Friend of Kenney) a great, big bag of side-eye, cries of “sellout” have been ringing out across the land.

The folks in the anti-Sweetened Beverage Tax movement aren’t real happy either. Jeff Brown, owner of a group of ShopRite stores in what were once considered “food deserts” here in Philly, told Philly Clout that the NAACP stood against it when former Mayor Michael Nutter introduced the tax during his tenure.

But what concerns me about all of this is the fact that the Philadelphia NAACP has gotten involved in this at all.

And what REALLY concerns me is that the president of a non-profit organization has taken $25,000 from a political action committee for any reason.

When it comes to political stuff, which is what the Sweetened Beverage Tax was, the Philadelphia NAACP is supposed to be a neutral arbiter. Sure, they can register folks to vote.

They can issue questionnaires to people running for office. They can advocate for (Cont. Page 16)

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BY JOE SHAY STIVALA HE OLD cry: “REPLACE COLUMBUS DAY with INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY” again reared its mean-spirited head during the run-up to Columbus Day. The media join in annually; they must have a reminder on a push pin somewhere (?). (State Rep. Vanessa BROWN each year holds a festival for Indigenous Peoples – yet NARY A PEEP from the same media. Hmm.) Columbus has been labeled with all sorts of evil names.

The protesters are mostly

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POLS on the STREET (Cont. From Page 12) That would be a huge win for United Food & Commercial Workers, which represents state-store employees and fervently backs the Democrats on this issue.

Understandably, then, Senate Republicans are fishing around for ways to prevent Wolf from balancing the budget by this unilateral executive action. Their spokeswoman, Jenn Kocher, says lawyers for the majority caucus are trying to determine the legality of the Governor’s announced unilateral plan to securitize $1.25 bil-

MOUSE-CLICK PATRIOTS who demonstrate their indepth, long-term caring, by changing to a new issue each day. DOUBLE HMM. One complainer asked me, “Name one good thing that Columbus ever did!” I answered that he studied the tides and currents for mariners.

I learned this while walking along GALWAY BAY, where I found a plaque stating that Columbus stood on that spot to do just that. I GOOGLED to find out if the plaque was true. And behold, there is also a monument in Galway presented by the City of Genoa to mark the 1477 visit to Galway.

He worshiped in St. Mary’s Church there. The monument states Columbus obtained sure evidence of land across the seas. His voyage from Galway reportedly took him to the Faeroe Islands, Nordic waters and even to Iceland (Viking country). So why can there not be celebrations for Columbus and also indigenous peoples?

Does it have to be an ANTI-

GUN-N.R.A.-type standoff?

That is a waste of life.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Catherine HUGGINS, community organizer and civic leader, 34th Ward Committeewoman and state Democratic Party activist! Also to State Rep. Donna BULLOCK, lawmaker and mom.

And Rich VINCI, Esq., retired journalist, lawyer, probation supervisor and now 39th Ward Committeeman – aka MULTIPLE MAN! SAD LOSS was that of entertainer Bunny SIGLER. He recently sang for our group with unmatched mellowness. Mourned most by best friend Lee REMICK, Esq. DRUG agents and law enforcement seized a HUGE amount of FENTANYL in Montgomery County.

PHILLY is still waiting for the FEDS to make such large seizures - and give up on MOUSE-CLICK PROSECUTION of elected officials and labor leaders. Give us (Cont. Page 16)

lion against future profits of the state liquor sale system.

“We were as shocked as anyone when the governor announced the proposal on Wednesday afternoon,” said Kocher. “It wasn’t something that we had the opportunity to review or weigh in on. So we are curious to see.”

Kocher perceives that such borrowing would have a major impact on the ability to make changes to the liquor system.

She says the plan also raises issues of the balance of power in state government.

The governor’s announcement came after the latest effort by lawmakers to approve a plan to fully fund the state budget, which lapsed into law in July, fell apart.

Its most-impressive ally in this cause, Cook County, Ill., which takes in Chicago and the bulk of its suburbs, on Tuesday is now just one more step away from rescinding its own soda tax just two months after it went into effect.

Cook County Commissioners voted 15-1 to undo their decision after a firestorm of opposition.

Their tax was less than Philadelphia’s, at 1 cent per ounce rather than 1.5 cents. It was also more geographically inclusive, making it harder to evade by crossing a nearby city line.

Millions have been spent on lobbying and advertising in Philadelphia, as both sides wait to hear whether the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will take up a challenge of the tax.

Locally, tax opponents are hopeful that a repeal in Illinois would serve as a red flag for officials here, in the handful of cities that approved similar taxes in the wake of Philadelphia’s vote last year, and in other cities that might consider it in the future.

Soda Tax Loses a Round

Philadelphia’s Sweetened Drinks Tax, which has become a national poster child for municipal revenue enhancement, may rise and fall with the fortunes of similar taxes across the nation.

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ROLLING toward the fairway were Jim McNesby, L, and Bill McGlashen.

MIKE HENSEL prepares to tee off.

THE CLUBHOUSE was filled with enthusiastic players.

FAMILIAR faces on the political tour were Jack O’Neill, L, and Billy Miller.

In The Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 170600508 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of Susan Stanton, Deceased & Agee Stanton, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Susan Stanton, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of Susan Stanton, Deceased & Agee Stanton, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Susan Stanton, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 5235 Arlington Street, Philadelphia, PA 19131. 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, Bank of America, N.A., 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. 170600508, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 5235 Arlington Street, Philadelphia, PA 19131, 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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L-R, WARREN DOE, Jamil Hickson and Earl Richards were on the ball.

Artwork Notes Merger

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A STUNNING glass-with-lighting installation at 10th & Locust Streets marks the recent merger of Jefferson University with Philadelphia University. The artwork, “MERGE,” is the project of the Architectural Glass Institute, a labor-management marketing initiative; the Finishing Trades Institute; and Philadelphia University. Architecture students worked with FTI glaziers to make the artwork, which will be on display through Oct. 28. IUPAT DC 21 Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Joseph Ashdale, 2nd from R, was instrumental in the project. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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EVERYDAY PEOPLE (Cont. From Page 14) issues, like increasing the number of Pre-K seats, fixing up our recreation centers and creating community schools, all of the things that the Sweetened Beverage Tax is supposed to be picking up the tab for.

(They can also advocate for making healthy food cheaper, something that Brown – and the rest of the crew that likes to say “this tax hurts poor people” while being in a city filled with the dialysis centers needed to

help people who have lost their kidneys to diabetes – might also consider. Just saying…)

But I’m pretty sure the president of a nonprofit organization isn’t supposed to take $25,000 in consulting fees from a political action committee. In fact, I’d bet on it.

Yet, that’s what Muhammad did. And because it’s been exposed to the light, folks are going to have questions.

I can’t wait to see him answer them.

Before I go, I have a bit of news for regular “Everyday

People” readers.

On Monday, I joined the Rev. Mark Tyler, pastor of the historic Mother Bethel AME Church, and Christopher “Flood The Drummer” Norris of Techbook Online as the new hosts of “Wake Up With WURD,” WURD Radio’s morning drive program.

We’re filling the rather-large shoes of former host Solomon Jones, who left the station to host a midday show on Praise 107.9.

He had me on as a guest on his show quite a bit, and I’m eternally grateful for his willingness to do that.

With the exception of getting up at the crack of dawn, it’s been fun so far. The three hours go by quickly and it feels like I’m George Jetson on the treadmill.

Listen 7-10 a.m. Monday-Friday. We hope to inform.

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(Cont. From Page 14) help where WE NEED IT. Get up off the posterior to the streets of the city.

The Supreme Court of the U.S. will take up JANUS V. AFSCME, in which a nonunion public employee does not want to pay a fair-share fee costs of contract talks.

BUT THE same member can be ENRICHED by the outcome! A real issue might be that JANUS DECLINE any increased benefits – and save paying the fee.

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O! HERE we go again with this on the “green thing.” It’s a tale that has been circulating much in recent years, that rings so true to me. Believe me – I was there, way back then.

Checking out at the Ack-

a-me, the young cashier suggested to the much-older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment.

The woman apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this ‘green thing’ back in my earlier days.”

The young clerk responded, “That’s our problem today.

Your generation did not care enough to save our environment for future generations.”

She was right – our generation didn’t have the “green thing” in its day.

Back then, we returned milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Parcel#:572197625/153N2-522 - WHEREAS, on November 03, 1995, a certain mortgage was executed by Janet C. Boyle, as mortgagor in favor of Lincoln Mortgage Company as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Book JTD 200 page 499 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 9237 Angus Place Philadelphia, PA 19114, parcel number 572197625/153N2-522 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, Janet C. Boyle died January 24, 2015 Intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, Anna Marie Metzner and Unknown Heirs of Janet C. Boyle; and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Janet C. Boyle by virtue of deed dated November 3, 1995 and recorded October 4, 1996 in Book JTD 111; Page 113; 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 3, 2006 in Philadelphia document Number 51433415, 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 Janet C. Boyle died on January 24, 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 $191,279.94 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 October 26, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. 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 buildings and improvements thereon erected. SITUATE in the Fifty-seventh Ward of the City of Philadelphia, described according to a Survey and Plan made by Howard Lequin, Surveyor and Regulator of the First District on December 17, 1959, revised April 18, 1960, as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at a point on the Southwest side of Angus Place, which point is measured South Sixty-four degrees, thirty-three minutes, eighteen seconds East, thirty-one feet eleven and one-half inches from a point, which point is measured now on the Northwest side of Angus Place, South twenty-five degrees, twenty-six minutes, forty-two seconds West three hundred eighty-nine feet two and three-fourth inches from a point, which point is measured on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of twenty feet the arc distance of twenty-six feet eight and one-half inches from a point on the Southwest side of Angus Road (fifty feet wide). CONTAINING in front or breadth on said Angus Place seventeen feet; eleven inches and extending of that width in length or depth Southwest between parallel lines at right angles to said Angus Place, ninety feet. The Northwest and Southeast lines thereof partly passing through the center of the party walls between this premises and the premises adjoining on the Northwest and Southeast respectively. BEING Premises No. 9237 Angus Place. BEING Parcel Number: 572197625/153N2-522. The sale will be held on October 26, 2017 at 10:00 A.M. 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 $191,279.94 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 $191,279.94 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 Page 14) In a June 8 memorandum, a staffer wrote that the congressman’s “hostile, erratic, unstable, angry, aggressive and abusive behavior” led to the “inability to hire and retain competent staff, abysmal office morale.”

Democrats think they have a better chance on taking a vacant seat. They did not run anyone against Murphy in 2016. Potential candidates include CONOR LAMB, a former federal prosecutor and the nephew of Pittsburgh CITY CONTROLLER MICHAEL LAMB, as well as former Allegheny County COUNCILMAN and teachers’-union official MIKE CROSSE, former Department of Veterans Affairs official PAM IOVINO and physician BOB SOLOMON. Despite the rain, Marconi Park was full of people celebrating Columbus Day on Sunday. The annual Columbus Day parade ended in front of the viewing stand at the park.

Dignitaries on the stage were sparse, with only COUNCILMEN DAVID OH (at Large) and MARK SQUILLA (1st District) representing our elected officials. Even South Philadelphia native

MAYOR JIM KENNEY was not there. I am assuming a number of our Democrat elected officials were afraid to appear not PC by attending the event.

The only city candidate on the November ballot working the crowd was Republican candidate for district attorney, BETH GROSSMAN. Her opponent, LARRY KRASNER, was not to be seen. It was probably for the best, as I am sure he would not have liked to hear the number of Democrats who approached her and told her that she had their vote.

A reporter for a local radio station asked how she responds to Democrats who say they will not vote for her just because she is Republican.

“When your wallet is stolen, the police officer and prosecutors do not inquire about your political party affiliation,” she snapped back tartly.

When the Left tries to claim that the mainstream media is not biased, I try not to laugh.

However, I did chuckle on Sunday as I watched a reporter from a major network ignore a Republican activist pointing out Beth’s presence. At one point, the reporter’s cameraman was filming slices of pizza inches from where Beth was standing. Pizza is news, but a Republican DA candidate is not – really?

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BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED UESTION: What is a prepackaged Chapter 11 business bankruptcy?

Answer: A prepackaged bankruptcy eliminates much of the uncertainty of entering Chapter 11.

In this model of bankruptcy, the business negotiates agreements with creditors before the bankruptcy which are legally

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a plan as long as a majority of creditors in a class and 2/3 of the dollar amount in the class vote for the plan.

Another key advantage to a prepackaged Chapter 11 case is that the bankruptcy is short, minimizing its impact on the ongoing operations of the business. A prepackaged case can often be concluded in 30-60 days.

It can also be cheaper than a conventional case because it is shorter, there is less court involvement, and certain aspects of a conventional bankruptcy are not present (for example, a creditors’ committee is not always appointed, especially if unsecured creditors and executory contracts are not impaired under the plan, which is often the case in a prepackaged bankruptcy).

Next Week’s Question: How can bankruptcy can solve your “too-expensive car” problem?

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(Cont. From page 17) The store sent them back to the plant to be washed, sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over.

So they really were recycled.

Grocery stores bagged our groceries in brown paper bags, which we reused for numerous things. For example, in addition to using them for household garbage bags, they worked as book covers for our schoolbooks. We walked up stairs, because we didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. We walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time we had to go two blocks.

Back then, we washed the baby’s diapers because we didn’t have the throw-away

kind. We dried clothes on a line, not in an energy-gobbling machine burning up 220 volts – wind and solar power really did dry our clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing.

Back then, we had one TV, or radio, in the house – not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen about the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of Montana.

In the kitchen, we blended and stirred by hand because we didn’t have electric machines to do everything for us.

When we packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, we used wadded up old newspapers to cushion it, not Styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap.

Back then, we didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn.

We used a push mower that 19 ran on human power.

We drank from a fountain when we were thirsty instead of using a plastic bottle every time we had a drink of water.

We refilled writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and we replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull.

Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or walked instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service in the family’s $45,000 SUV or van. We had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances.

But isn’t it sad the current generation laments how wasteful we old folks were just because we didn’t have the “green thing” back then?

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binding in the bankruptcy case.

Section 1126(b) of the Bankruptcy Code specifically contemplates this type of case by providing that someone who accepts or rejects a plan before a Chapter 11 is deemed to have also accepted or rejected it within the bankruptcy case.

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