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Issue 938

January 18, 2018

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MINNESOTA Congressman Keith Ellison, deputy chair of the Democratic National Committee, was hosted at Belmont Mansion Saturday by Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority as part of Martin Luther King weekend activities.

Welcoming him were, L-R, State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown, Councilmen Derek Green and Curtis Jones, Jr., presenting a citation to Ellison, AKA hostess Lisa Rhoads, State Rep. Margo Davidson and Congressman Bob Brady.

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Nominate Someone for the New School Board

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HE MAYOR’S Office of Education is soliciting nominations for the new Philadelphia Board of Education. The following is a rundown of requirements for these positions.

The Board of Education will govern over all public schools, district managed, and charter schools in Philadelphia. As part of the Board of Education, each member will be expected to work collectively to oversee all major policy, budgetary, and financial decisions for the School District. The Board of Education will appoint and evaluate the Superintendent of Schools, adopt the annual operating and capital budgets, authorize the receiving or expending of funds, and authorize charter schools. In addition, Board of Education members will be expected to attend regular monthly

public meetings, biannual meetings with members of City Council and the Mayor, hearings, committee meetings, and regular visits to public schools.

This is an unpaid position that demands many hours of dedicated service each month, both at in-person meetings and in preparation for meetings.

Board of Education members must be the following: a citizen of the Commonwealth of good moral character; at least 18 years of age; a resident of the city for at least one (1) year prior to the date of appointment; a registered voter in the city.

Board of Education members cannot be the following: • Any person holding office or position of profit under City government.

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A city commissioner, district attorney, city treasurer or council member.

Any person who has been removed from federal, state, or local office of trust or profit for any malfeasance.

Any person who has already served on the Board for three full terms.

Any person who serves on the board of trustees of a charter school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Personal Qualifications In addition to the legal requirements set forth above, the ideal candidate for the Board of Education for the School District of Philadelphia will: Display a demonstrated commitment to the

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education of our city’s youth and ensuring Philadelphia has quality schools in every neighborhood.

Have demonstrated integrity and commitment to properly disclosing and handling conflicts of interest where they may arise.

Be able to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders who hold the diverse points of view that exist in Philadelphia's education community.

Understand the challenges of urban education and be dedicated to the betterment of all Philadelphia schools.

Be knowledgeable in at least one of the following areas: financial, legal or business management of a large institution; the Phil-

adelphia district and charter school system; current educational and instructional philosophies; school administration; community affairs; social services, and/or public housing.

• Have, or had, a child/ children attend a District-run or public charter school, or they themselves attended a District-run or public charter school.

• Represent the diversity of the city of Philadelphia and be devoted to all aspects of diversity and inclusion.

Have experience with financial management of large institutions or equivalent experience that will prepare them to oversee the School District of Philadelphia's close to $3 billion annual budget.

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HE SCHOOL District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Housing Authority joined hands to help PHA residents find employment through a job fair at the John F. Street Community Center, adjacent to Richard Allen Homes and Cambridge Plaza.

SDP and PHA are both significant contributors to the local economy. They are both employers of choice in the city with good wages and benefits. Judging by the number of phone calls that came in to the agency on the original day of the event, interest in a job with the School District is high.

DR. WILLIAM HITE, superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, greeted Philadelphia Housing Authority President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah at a job fair hosted jointly by the district and the housing authority. The event at the authority’s John F. Street Community Center in North Philadelphia was aimed at helping PHA residents find employment.

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“Finding employment is important, so that our families can stabilize themselves and hopefully save money to get into their own homes.

A job also gives a person a sense of worth and fulfillment,” said PHA President and CEO Kelvin Jeremiah.

“The right job for someone also helps them to grow and advance themselves, whether they do that with the same employer or with another company.”

“We are excited to be adding hardworking individuals to our organization, which is one of the largest employers in the region,” said Dr. William R. Hite, SDP superintendent. “No matter the job, our employees have the privilege of serving Philadelphia’s students and ensuring their schools are safe, clean and welcoming places for them to pursue their learning.”

The job fair included in-

formation sessions on the School District’s instructional support, climate, food services, transportation, facilities, and maintenance positions. The event will also offer job seekers a chance to fill out an application and network with recruiters about opportunities

with the district. Computers were available on site for applicants to use.

The site is conveniently located near mass transit, so job applicants didn’t have to drive. Anyone who wanted to apply was asked to bring several copies of their most-accurate résumé.

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PEOPLE seeking employment with the School District of Philadelphia were able to fill out applications at the John F. Street Community Center, where the Philadelphia Housing Authority hosted a job fair with the district. Job-seekers were lined up in front of the center and around the block to take part in the event which was designed to help PHA residents find jobs.

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Both lawsuits are on a fast track to high courts because they aim to overturn current district lines in time for the May primary election season to commence.

Petitions for these races will start to circulate on Feb. 13.

However, a Department of State official has testified that the election could still be run smoothly if a new map is in place by Feb. 21.

Democratic 21st Ward Leader Lou Agre is the plaintiff in a federal action,

Agre v. Wolf, filed in October. Oral arguments were heard in a three-day trial starting Dec. 5. On Jan. 10, a three-judge panel for the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, 2-1, against Agre. Its Chief Judge, D. Brooks Smith, stated, “The structural change plaintiffs seek must come from the political process itself, not the courts,” This has typically been the outcome of most court challenges to redistricting

…AND AS they could be drawn for contiguity, compactness and preservation of community interests, according to a map submitted by Lt. Gov. Mike Stack.

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BY TONY WEST WO PHILADELPHIA political leaders are playing prominent roles in legal challenges to Pennsylvania’s congressional redistricting plan, adopted in 2011 by a Republican-run General Assembly and signed by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett, which has resulted in one of the most extreme example examples of gerrymandering in the nation.

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Contestants Circle 1st District Race

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BY JOE SHAHEELI ow we have not one, but two deputy mayors serving under Mayor Jim Kenney, either committed to, or avidly pursuing, a challenge to Congressman Bob Brady (D-Phila.). Understandably, some have been asking if Kenney wants to get rid of Brady.

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swer that question. But at last count, six people have announced or expressed interest in a shot for Brady’s seat in the Democratic primary.

It’s probably not Brady’s work fighting for Philadelphia’s interests on Capitol Hill that incites his foes.

At a time when Democrats need every lever of influence in the U.S. House of Representatives, the ranking Democrat on the House Administration Committee who can help a Republican colleague with an office issue is someone who can wrest bennies for Philly from a hostile Legislature at the national level.

But people want to run.

And as Brady is no spring chicken, younger politicos are prowling around his coop.

The latest sniffer after Brady’s job is Deputy Mayor

Rich Lazer, who heads the Office of Labor. Does that mean he has an inside track into union politicking that Brady, a lifelong Carpenters member, has always excelled at? We also count two others of dubious commitment, whom we will not name today.

In general, the more the challengers to an incumbent, the merrier the incumbent. When he faces one newcomer who unifies all obvious opposing forces, the incumbent risks being swept away. When everyone who thinks they are smarter than the incumbent stays in the race, the incumbent usually wins.

The drama in the 1st District primary for January, then, is more about secret negotiations between the challengers to induce as many as possible to drop out in support of one lead-

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er. Historically, opposition Democrats in Philadelphia have not been good at this sort of teamwork. Every progressive candidate thinks he or she is the greatest and enjoys the race to the finish – when the incumbent wins.

Guv Candidates Fling Coals at Each Other Although coal mining is a declining industry in Pennsylvania, it still possesses many veins that are worth digging – when the price is right.

Both Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and his Republican challenger who leads in endorsements, State Sen. Scott Wagner (R-York), are millionaire businessmen with scant political background. Both live and work in a prosperous part of Pennsylvania – but one that does not depend on coal.

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themselves to Pennsylvania coal patches where either party can win when the time is right and the candidate is right.

Gov. Wolf announced $3 million in state funding for a United Mine Workers of America Career Center in Prosperity, in Washington County. With this funding, UMWACC aims to repurpose existing facilities that will train workers for well-paying, in-demand jobs.

Some may be in mining, but most cannot be, because mining is increasingly automated, thus calling for fewer hands and more machines. More bodies are needed in other industries.

On his end, Republican U.S. senatorial candidate Congressman Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne), an early and ardent promoter of President Donald Trump, was also singing paeans to newfound wealth in the Keystone State’s veins of carbon.

Citing Fox News, Barletta said he has been working with President Donald City Commissioner

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Trump’s Department of Energy to lead the way to promote extraction of rare-earth elements – 17 rare minerals used in weapons-defense systems, cell phones and computers, among other things – from anthracite coal mined in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Despite both hailing from Northeast Pennsylvania’s anthracite-coal country, Barletta’s efforts, he alleges, “stand in stark contrast to the radical environmentalist policies of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey,” who hails from the same region. “While Barletta has been fighting for Northeast Pennsylvania jobs, Casey has been standing with the environmental fringe,” reads a charge from Barletta’s campaign team.

How Do the Numbers Stack up so Far? Barletta just posted that he has $1 million cash on hand after raising $1 million in only four months as a Senate candidate. He has also racked up a shopping cart of county Republican committee endorsements.

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communities apart, and are a devastating blow to the nearly 800,000 young immigrants who only know this country as their home.

Ellison, Pennsylvania Democratic Party leaders, and activists called on congress to support legislation to protect Dreamers and keep our communities safe and reiterated their commitment to

hold representatives accountable for their votes on the GOP tax plan. Congressional Democrats are standing up for Americans – Republicans need to act quickly and do what’s right for our country.

Ellison was greeted by standing-room-only crowds across the region.

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JUDGE ELLEN CEISLER is sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Kevin Dougherty on Jan. 9. She became the only Philadelphia judge on Commonwealth Court.

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(Cont. from Prev. Page) He picked up the significant endorsement of Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey.

“Our campaign has built great momentum heading into 2018,” Barletta said.

“The response we have received in only a short time has been inspiring. We are well-positioned to take our message directly tothe voters of Pennsylvania and defeat Bob Casey this November.”

Incumbent Casey is surely watchful – but not too concerned. He ended 2017 with $8.6 million on hand, and no primary opposition.

So he knows no matter who his Republican opponent in the general election will wind up being, that lamb will start the general campaign in worse shape financially.

Barletta has made several key campaign appointments this week.

Campaign Manager is Cody Jones, who specializes in Appalachian races. Deputy Campaign Manager is Jon Anzur, who previously

worked for Gov. Tom Corbett and the Communications Department of the Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus.

Finance Director is Caitlin Wohlfarth Franklin, who served in that role for U.S. Speaker John Boehner.

Brandon Ferrance is field director. He comes out of the Pennsylvania Federation of College Republicans.

National Dems Are Courting S.E. Pa. DNC Deputy Chair Congressman Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) blitzed through Haverford, Philadelphia and Allentown this week to outline the Democrats’ agenda, rally the troops and speak out against the GOP Tax Plan and Trump’s actions on DACA. “The GOP tax plan is a giveaway to wealthy corporate donors and we’re going to let them know we will not stand by while Republicans steal from the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians to provide tax cuts for the rich,” was his fiery message.

“Donald Trump’s rescission of DACA forces thousands of immigrants back into the shadows, tears families and

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Vote! May 15, 2018

Nicholas DiDonato Jr Democrat

Nicholas DiDonato, Jr. •Retired Police Officer •DA Detective •Proponent/Active Advocate of Public Safety •Seeking solutions for: o Cleaner Streets o Parking o Opposes the Soda Tax o Educational Funding o Healthcare William Keller • Representative for South Philadelphia-25 years • Has made being a politician his career

• Integrity/Transparency • Strong-willed, outspoken • Will provide South Philadelphia with a voice, will represent the people and not look to complete deals to benefit himself • Seeks to end party lines • Term Limits

• Politics as Usual • Invisible • Party Machine Puppet

We aren’t sure what Keller has done for South Philadelphia.

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The Learning Curve

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That’s how many people Mayor Jim Kenney has appointed to be on the search committee for populating the city’s new board to oversee the School District of Philadelphia.

That’s a lot of voices and opinions chiming in on how best to move on from the widely loathed and little-missed School Reform Commission – the Commonwealth-created entity

that yoked the district to the whims of Harrisburg for far too long.

Now that the city is once again in charge of its own educational destiny, the hard work really begins.

How do you find nine people willing to give of themselves so completely – remember, these board positions are unpaid – that they are willing to dedicate hours and hours each month to research, planning and meetings? This is especially true when taking into consideration how infamously short honeymoon periods are in our fair city.

The thinking here is contrarian. We believe that there is so much at stake that qualified candidates will actually be in abundance. There are too many Philadelphians with too much invested in their families, their homes, their

communities – their city.

Without the vision, the dedication and the leaders necessary to move the district to the next level, everything else falters. Companies aren’t interested in coming to and expanding in a city with an inadequately educated workforce. Families won’t move somewhere they can’t be guaranteed a quality education for their children.

Tax bases suffer when parents move out of the city in search of that quality education.

We don’t envy the tall order in front of the committee: It is a tremendous amount to ask for from both them and their candidates – there are compelling reasons to stay far, far away from such a task. But for the good of the city, its citizens and the future, we salute them and wish them all Godspeed.

The News in Black & White

A YOUTHFUL choir poses after performing at the Martin Luther King Jr. Liberty Bell Ringing ceremony at Independence Hall. Photo by Leona Davis

Seen at AKA’s Ellison Reception

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CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady shared a moment with Common Pleas Court Judge Shanese Johnson’s brother Chris Johnson, who is running for attorney general in Delaware. Photos by Wendell Douglas

FORMER State Rep. Dave Shadding, R, was pleased to meet Congressman Keith Ellison.

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CAMBODIAN American leaders, L-R, Hui Eak, Hor Chou, K. Naroen Chhin and John Kuch posed with Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., 2nd from R.

PASTOR Marshall Mitchell of Salem Baptist Church met up with Kevin Johnson of Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center.

Jan. 20- State Rep. Pam DeLissio hosts Town Hall Mtg. at Roxborough Mem. Hosp., Wolcoff Audit., 10 a.m. Discussing the failure of the State budget and the impact of the national administration on State policy. For info: (215) 482-8726.

Jan. 22- State Senate candidate James Williams hosts Campaign Kickoff at N. Penn VFW Post 676, 2519 Jenkintown Rd., Glenskkkide,

Pa., 7 p.m.

Jan. 25- Green Party of Phila. holds Membership Mtg. at Shissler Rec Ctr., 1800 Blair St., 7 p.m.

Taking nominations for 2018 City Committee.

Free & open to public. For info: (215) 843-4256.

Jan. 30- Councilman Mark Squilla hosts Reception at Ernest Bock & Sons, 2800 Southampton Rd., 5:30-7 p.m.

Gold $2,000, Silver $1,000, Bronze $500, General Admission $100. Payable to “Squilla for Council,” P.O. Box 37332, Philadelphia, PA 19148 or MarkSquilla. org. RSVP: nicolec@ernestbock.com. For info: (215) 677-2625 ext.

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For the Record The photo feature “McLaughlin Trades up Her Robes at Union League”” (Jan. 11) should be credited to Joe Stivala.

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COUNCILMAN David Oh, front, 4th from L, and a host of Korean Americans celebrated Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, the anniversary of the first arrival of Koreans in the USA. Now there are 1.7 million Korean Americans, 80,000 of them in Philadelphia.

the door to our nation based upon his personal preju-

dices and ignorance of the world.”

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Can it recruit out-of-state dignitaries who are unifying figures rather than divisive figures?

In Allentown, Ellison called immigration “the vanguard” of the civil-rights and human-rights movement.

Ellison said it might feel as if the DACA debate is a fight over “a piece of legislation,” but the fight is really about “the very direction of our country.”

In Haverford, he asked, “Do you really want a country that really means liberty and justice for all or would you rather have a Trumpian vision where all Americans look the same, talk the same, pray the same and everyone else is kicked out or pushed down to second-class citizenship?”

Brady Defends Immigrants The following is a statement by Congressman Bob Brady in response to recent comments by President Trump re immigrants: “I strongly condemn the racist comments made

by Donald Trump. The comments were classless, un-American and beneath the dignity of his office.

“I am the son of immigrants. My family came to America as immigrants from Ireland and Italy and they were welcomed in spite of their humble beginnings.

“But, as a nation of mostly immigrants sometimes after we become proud Americans and find success, we forget that most came here ‘tired and weary’ with little more than the hope to live the American dream.

“So it is vitally important that President Trump, whose father came here as an immigrant, clearly understands that we the American people representing every creed, color and religion will not allow him to close

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LT. MATTHEW LE TOURNEAU, who died fighting a blaze with Engine Co. 45, Ladder 14, was honored with a massive procession through Center City to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul for a funeral service. Photo by Leona Dixon

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MLK Day Drives Civic Spirit Across Town Ringing the Bell

Marching to Zion

GOV. TOM WOLF and Common Pleas Court Judge Jacqui Frazier-Lyde cut a fine figure together at the Bell Ringer event at Independence Hall.

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State Sen. Sharif Street addresses the throng at Zion Baptist Church in North Philadelphia as Sheriff Jewell Williams awaits his turn. Congressional aide Ducky Birts hearkens behind. Photo by Wendell Douglas

BLESSED with front-row seats at the Bell Ringer rite were, L-R, State Sen. Sharif Street, Congressman Dwight Evans and two previous Bell Ringers: World War II heroine Ruth Wilson and Nicole Saunders (standing in for AFSCME National President Lee Saunders, this year’s official Bell Ringer, who was unable to attend).

Museum at Full Throttle

THE PHILADELPHIA Boys Choir filled the landmark church with inspirational strains.

Shining up Sayre

Democratizing Drive

ON MARTIN LUTHER KING Day, the members of Americans for Democratic Action Southeastern PA, the Caucus of Working Educators, Neighborhood Networks, Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization for Women, Moving Philly Forward, Philadelphia Chapter of the Coalition of Labor Union Women, Philly for Change, Reclaim Philadelphia and United Voices for Philadelphia announced the formation of Democratize Philly, a coalition initiated by ADA and chaired by Steve Paul, C.

THE COALITION made their announcement outside City Hall. Grace Palladino of NOW said, “2018 will be the Year of the Woman.” The group aims to lead a surge of progressives in committeeperson races this season.

Pathways to Pardons

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LT. GOV. Mike Stack’s “Pathways to Pardons” program sponsored a seminar at Shepard Rec Center in West Philadelphia. Among presenters were, L-R, Ross Miller, Stack’s Chief of Staff Matt Franchak, Zane Johnson, State Rep. Morgan Cephas and Bill Stauffer. Photo by Wendell Douglas

BRINGING a bright new coat of paint to Sayre High School in West Philadelphia were The Guild painters, who are involved in much mural art citywide, and State Sen. Anthony Williams, C rear. Photos by Wendell Davis

THE AFRICAN AMERICAN Museum of Philadelphia ran a long weekend of programs. Citizens Bank sponsored a scavenger hunt, where Phillies outfielder Nick Williams and the Phillie Phanatic were on hand to interact with the youth. Photo by Leona Dixon

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PITCHING in at Sayre were, L-R, Tony Ahmed, Judge Deborah Canty and Cynthia Gregg, with Selena Richardson in front.

Treating Illness

THE SICKLE CELL Disease Association of America, Philadelphia/Delaware served at the MLK Day of Service Health Pavilion Girard College.

This agency, headquartered in Wynnefield, provides psychosocial and social services to meet the daily non-medical needs of individuals and families living with sickle-cell disease and those who carry the trait. Staffing at the event were, L-R, Shakirah Stephens, outreach liaison/ community health specialist, and Zemoria Brandon, administrator /social worker.

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Friends Pay Respect to Sonny Driver

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STACEY DARDEN, L, shared a moment with Donald “Ducky” Birts, congressional aide.

FROM THE Clef Club, Webb T. Fleet’s band played an elegiac tribute to the man thousands knew as “Sonny.”

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IT WAS homecoming for Sonny Driver, doyen of independent Black journalism in Philadelphia. Rev. Lewis Nash was one of many who attended the service. Photos by Wendell Douglas

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BY DENISE CLAY HO OWNS the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King?

That’s the topic that I was originally going to take up in this week’s “Everyday People.”

That’s because I often hear African American leaders complain about Global Citizen’s King Day of Service at Girard College and how – and I’m paraphrasing media-relations guru A. Bruce Crawley here – he feels that a day of volunteering amounts to Black people being asked to do things for free that

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spent most of her day at the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolence luncheon.

We sat and talked for a while, then she caught the bus to go home.

Since I had to wait for an hour to go home myself, I decided to go to the Hotel Atop the Bellevue, where I could be a little more comfortable.

There was a man at the door, opening it to let people in. He had been there for a while.

He asked me for a quarter for coffee to help him stave off the cold. Now, one of the things my experience as a student at Temple University taught me was to not give folks money. So I offered to buy him a cup of coffee.

We went inside. It was only a dollar, so when he grabbed the 20-ounce cup, I suggested he go for the 24-ounce instead. More coffee, more warmth, I thought.

He said he couldn’t. He was homeless, and since no one lets homeless people (Cont. Page 18)

BY JOE SHAY STIVALA HERE HAVE been a lot of court rulings and opinions by state courts on GERRYMANDERING by the GOP in the Commonwealth – a most recent action by Lou AGRE, Esq., for example.

BUT WHO HAS ASKED incumbent Congressman PATRICK MEEHAN his opinion on his child-scribble congressional district?

WHO? What is his feeling on an amoeba-shaped district that rivals those of the Old South? He has benefited by it, yes? CANDIDATES

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HE IMPORTANCE of Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to dominate America and is certainly not forgotten in Philadelphia. These are challenging times. There is a tension between law enforcement and citizens.

There is still a fear that the application of justice is unequal. Dr. King preached building bridges and finding common ground, and believed a beautiful future is possible.

STATE SEN. TONY WILLIAMS and STATE REP.

GYM emailed that a 2018 13 goal was a breakfast meal for each student. GYM should leave Council for the new Board of Education!

An editorial on politics in housing zeroed in on the 36th Ward and more zaps at Councilman Kenyatta JOHNSON. I think I have read three other articles, over time, saying the same thing – and how a coherent plan for city development is hindered. BLARNEY. Was the editorial board authorized to develop such a plan? Give us the links, then. The faceless board was not ELECTED; Johnson was. Make no mistake, the 36th Ward is a BIG PROFIT area for developers! So do they BS to the press often?

Great news that the old Kensington HARBISON “Milk Bottle” Dairy was added to the historic list. The owner was against it. A great site for a condo! Catch sight of it on the Frankford EL. Over at the UNION (Cont. Page 15)

JOANNA McCLINTON turned that aspiration into action on MLK Day by hosting an expungement clinic.

There are so many people who deserve a clean slate and a second chance. Hosting a Pathways to Pardons seminar was STATE REP. MORGAN CEPHAS. Special speakers at her event included COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR. and Philadelphian LT. GOV. MIKE STACK. Stack is working across the state to help people get their records clear so that they can find new and better jobs and become vital citizens. Stack later joined Delaware County STATE REP. MARGO DAVIDSON during her Day of Service symposium in Upper Darby to honor veterans.

Stack also held a press conference in Harrisburg to unveil a new congressional redistricting map. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is holding oral arguments in Harrisburg this week to hear from the League of Women

Voters that Pennsylvania’s congressional maps were created to give Republicans an unfair and permanent 13-5 majority of seats. Instead of people picking their members of Congress, the current map allows the members of Congress and national parties to pick their constituents. The Stack map follows nationally accepted rules for good redistricting practices.

It has more-compact districts and fewer county splits.

It is estimated to generate more-competitive districts that would likely generate 9 Republicans in Congress and 9 democrats in Congress. The bottom line is that it guarantees that voters will have competitive congressional elections and will choose their member of Congress.

Philadelphians expected the worst and got the best as the Eagles beat Atlanta to move on to the NFC championship game. MALCOLM JENKINS and TORREY (Cont. Page 18)

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whites will get paid for later.

(A whole lot of the 150,000 folks who were participating in the day of service were white folks, but why take that fact into consideration when you can accuse Global Citizen’s Todd Bernstein of “telling people how to honor Dr. King,” right?)

But I decided I wasn’t going to dive into that for a couple of reasons. One: Unlike the president of the United States, I try not to curse when it’s inappropriate.

And two: After an encounter that I had with a man at the Wawa on Broad & Walnut on Monday night, I changed my mind. You’ll see why as this column goes on.

After a long day that included co-hosting a new radio show, going to the King Day of Service, and going to a teach-in sponsored by the MLK-DARE Coalition, at Dobbins Technical High School in North Philadelphia, I stopped by the Wawa to meet a friend who had

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running for his seat, ASK HIM. Repeat it at all meetings and campaign stops.

Pat, you must admit that it needs change – eh? MEDIA WRITERS, ask Meehan!

Found on a ship at Petty’s Island, 709 lbs. of COCAINE. BRAVO! And give us more. This is what we want the FEDS TO KEEP DOING! Forget all that blarney of attacking politicians. That is LAZY computer work. Get up off the posterior and use SHOE LEATHER. With Rich LAZER running for Bob BRADY’s seat, the REAL STORY is what happened to the other Brady opponent from Kenney’s office. Did Kenney switch support from her to Rich?

MEDIA, ask KENNEY. Two callers told me Rich used to be great on returning phone calls (?). He is a super guy who may be overwhelmed by the busy job. I saw him on the trail when the mayor was a candidate and he was always phone in hand.

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E N N S Y LVA N I A Republican Party CHAIRMAN VAL DiGIORGIO filed an appeal with the Commonwealth’s Office of Open Records to override the Wolf administration’s denial of a Right to Know request for files documenting the behavior of LT. GOV. MIKE STACK that led to Wolf pulling Stack’s security detail. DiGiorgio is most interested in seeing a report ordered by Wolf and compiled by INSPECTOR GENERAL BRUCE BEEMER into complaints that Stack and/or his wife

governor’s residence only at scheduled times and with third party supervision.

Stack apologized for losing his temper at times. His wife also checked into a hospital for in-patient psychological help. Stack thanked Wolf for withholding the inspector general’s report so as to keep “private [a] family health issue.”

DiGiorgio noted the health-related references to Mrs. Stack in the inspector general’s report can be redacted. The PAGOP is most interested in seeing if state funds have been inappropriately used. I assume Beemer’s research probably covers allegations that Stack and/or his wife ran up outrageous household bills.

Furthermore, withholding this report does not help the Democrats who are weighing whether to endorse Stack in his desire to run again for lieutenant governor. DiGiorgio aptly pointed out, “This isn’t a (Cont. Page 18)

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TONYA mistreated security and other state employees.

DiGiorgio stated, “I think it’s the objective of government to be as transparent as possible. When allegations come out that the lieutenant governor and his wife were abusing staff and potentially misusing state funds, I think people have the right to know.” What could be so sensitive that Wolf cannot disclose the report? If the details are worse than what has been in the press over the past year, that is scary.

The governor instructed the inspector general to investigate allegations that Stack and/or his wife verbally abused staff at the lieutenant governor’s residence at Fort Indiantown Gap. Also there were complaints that the Stacks used their security detail inappropriately. Based upon the evidence Wolf removed the state police security detail and ordered Stack’s household staff to perform services at the lieutenant

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BY JOE SBARAGLIA O! I WAS crammed – again.

No, I didn’t burn the midnight oil to study for an exam or eat too many ravioli. Cramming is not something sexual although you may think that you have been had. Cramming is actually “Mystery Phone Charges.”

A while ago I discovered charges on my phone bill for a voicemail service based in California and an email service in Florida. I know I did not order them and did not even know how to use them. I just know I got a bill for these services.

Cramming occurs when a vendor asks your telephone company to bill

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you for voicemail, paging, internet access, ringtone charges, charitable contributions, online gambling debts or other optional services you never agreed to purchase. Cramming charges can be small, say $2 or $3, and are easy to overlook. But even when the phony phone charges aren’t small, they may sound like fees you do owe.

Catching cramming charges means taking time to read your phone bill each month. Be aware of what your normal charges are. Check your bill closely to check the charges on your bill each month for services you haven’t ordered or calls you haven’t made. Pay special attention to sections labeled “miscellaneous,” and to “third-party” charge sections on your bill.

Sometimes, there seems like there is nothing you can do to prevent a determined crammer from adding fake charges to your phone bill. You can avoid giving would-be scammers the opportunity by being wise to some common ploys: You think

you’re entering a contest, but you’re actually giving your information to strangers who might be up to no good. Before you fill out a contest entry form, consider whether you know the company, and be sure to read the fine print.

Shady promoters sometimes use an entry form as “permission” to enroll you in a service. You find out you’re enrolled only if you notice the fee on your phone bill. Do not return calls to phone numbers you don’t recognize. You could be dialing a number that results in signing up for a service without realizing it.

Be careful when you fill out contest entry forms, product coupons or other promotional offers.

Read the fine print to see if you are also agreeing to purchase services. Look at “junk mail” carefully before you dispose of it.

It could be a “negative option” – a notice that you will be signed up for an optional service unless you contact the vendor to refuse it.

Check your phone bill carefully. If there are questionable charges, contact the company at the number that appears on that portion of the bill.

The only way to prevent third-party charges on your phone bill is to ask your telephone company if there are any “bill blocking” options available. This is to prevent a third party from arranging to bill you for services unless you have confirmed directly with the phone company that is ok to do so. Be careful of crammers – read you phone bill closely – check junk mail for negative option services – don’t let your guard down, the crammers are out there and will get you if you are not careful.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Parcel#: 172506200 / 108N12-42 - WHEREAS, on May 03, 2006, a certain mortgage was executed by Nevader D. Strong, as mortgagor in favor of Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a Subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 51439139 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 6247 North Beechwood Street Philadelphia, PA 19138, parcel number 172506200 / 108N12-42(“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by William C. Strung and Nevader D. Strung by virtue of deed dated May 22, 1963 and recorded May 23, 1963 in Book CAD 2163; Page 465; and WHEREAS, William C. Strong died on or around 1994. By operation of law title vests solely in Nevader D. Strong and William C. Strong is hereby released of liability pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1144; 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 November 1, 2011 in Document Number 52407427, 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 the property ceases to be the principal residence of Nevader D. Strong and that upon this 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 29, 2016 is $76,447.73 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 February 7, 2018 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 buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate in the 17th formerly part of the Fiftieth Ward of the City of Philadelphia. BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of Beechwood Street at the distance of ninety-five feet Southwardly from the Southerly side of Medary Avenue, thence extending South eighty-three degrees fifteen-minutes East along the Southerly side of a certain five feet-wide alley, seventy-five feet-to a certain other alley four feet wide which extends Southwardly and communicates with a certain other four feet wide alley at its Southernmost end which extends Westwardly into the said Beechwood Street, thence extending South six degrees forty-five minutes West, along the first above described four feet wide alley, seventeen feet and three-eighths inches to a point, thence extending North eighty-two degrees fifty minutes West passing through the middle of a party wall seventy-five feet to the said Easterly side of Beechwood Street, thence extending North six degrees forty-five minutes East, along the said Easterly side of Beechwood Street, sixteen feet six and three-quarters inches to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. BEING KNOWN AS premises 6247 Beechwood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. BEING Parcel: 172506200 / 108N12-42. The sale will be held on February 7, 2018 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 $76,447.73 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 $76,447.73 as of November 29, 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 15) LEAGUE: Sal PATTI was elected to the Board of Directors. The PNC Veep makes Central High School proud!... Chris DEZZI was elected Chairman of the Board for Gladney Adoption Center. Chris, make FOX School at Temple proud... Municipal Court Judge Marsha NEIFIELD will be part of a panel on Human Trafficking on Feb 21... Val DiGIORGIO, State GOP Party Chair, and Marcel GROEN, State DEM Chair, debated the battle for the Senate, House and Governorship yesterday, yes, a DEM in the league....

Alas, the portrait of President Calvin COOLIDGE is MISSING from the Union League!! It now hangs in the office of Vice President Mike PENCE. Coolidge is back in the White House in more way than one (?).

President TRUMP has been crediting DEMS a lot of late. Does he see MIDTERM handwriting on the wall? And the GOP has been less adulatory of Trump.

Gov. Tom WOLF, thank you for a deep cut in RED TAPE over drug treatment.

An area needing addressing is POOR INTERFACE between the Commonwealth and drug-treatment agencies. I watched a lad who had been on methadone treatment paid for by Welfare medical lose his medical when he GOT A JOB with no medical – because he earned $22 too much. He could not afford THE $30 daily Methadone charge and went back on drugs. Can there not be a WAIVER for such scenarios?

BRAVO to Mayor KENNEY for his NO-KILL animal shelter proposal. More funding will be needed to do this. When online looking at dogs in the shelters (I have two rescues), I noticed that most were Pit Bulls.

I am told that that breed does not adapt to a second owner well? ACT Shelter on Hunting Park Avenue has a City contract and has a high 84% placement rate!

The MORAL COMPASS Award this week goes to two writers who attempted to know what is best for DA Larry KRASNER. One attempted to tell Krasner what a good coach does – but has the writer coached anything?

The court cases that were continued due to ADA retirements are a ONE-TIME thing. And the news article centered on one courtroom – of a former prosecutor, now judge. Writers should spend time in the CJC and SEE how many cases are continued EACH DAY! Krasner fared very well at his press conference. Ben WAXMAN is on the ball as Press Aide; so give KRASNER A CHANCE! The ROBE Ceremony for Judge Shanese JOHNSON is today at 4 p.m. in Courtroom 653. Her insightful son will no doubt be on hand. The Robe ceremony for Judge Marissa BRUMBACH will be on Jan. 25.

The GOP has four convicted candidates for Congress in four states. A convicted Army soldier just announced her run for U.S. Senate.

A GREAT ARTICLE on area POTHOLES noted that the City had filled 1,600 potholes since January 2017! WHAT THE...!

That is JUST 133 a month in the fifth-largest city – with MANY potholes akin to a Conestoga wagon trail!

Is the Streets Department budget so MEAGER? And is it true that there is ONLY one pothole-filling truck?

We need a fleet. Is it true that the Streets Department testified it only fills holes that are reported – and then quickly retracted the remark? What happened to the ROVING pothole-filling trucks? I saw the front wheel of a vehicle BREAK OFF in a hole with no warnings about? HEY, MAYOR KENNEY?

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16 NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Parcel#: 101380300; 145N21-76 - WHEREAS, on September 25, 2009, a certain mortgage was executed by Beulah B. Blackwell, as mortgagor in favor of Generation Mortgage Company as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Philadelphia Document Number 52131241 (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 1903 Penfield Street Philadelphia, PA 19138, parcel number 101380300; 145N21-76 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Beulah B. Blackwell, by virtue of deed dated February 9, 1967 and recorded February 14, 1967 in Book: 911; Page: 009; 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 January 22, 2013 in Philadelphia Document Number 52587735, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, BEULAH B. BLACKWELL died on March 14, 2015 intestate and is survived by her heir(s)-at-law, ROBERT NELSON; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Mortgage (paragraph 9 (a)(i)), as Beulah B. Blackwell died on March 14, 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 14, 2017 is $158,677.86 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 February 7, 2018 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 buildings and improvements thereon erected, SITUATE on the Northerly side of Penfield Street (40 feet wide) at the distance of 348 feet 1 1/2 Eastwardly from the Easterly side of Andrews Avenue (60 feet wide) in the 50th Ward of the City of Philadelphia.

CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Penfield Street 21 feet 10 1/2 inches and extending of that width in length or depth Northwardly between parallel lines at right angles to the said Penfield Street, passing partly through the center line of a 9 inch party wall on the West, 70 feet to the center line of a certain 12 feet wide driveway which extends Eastwardly from the said Andrews Avenue communicating at its Easternmost end thereof with a certain other 12 feet wide driveway which extends Northwardly from the said Penfield Street to 74th Avenue. The Easternmost 6 feet of the said lot being the Westernmost moiety of the second above mentioned 12 feet wide driveway. BEING N. 1903 Penfield Street. TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveway as and for an automobile driveway, passageway and watercourse at all times hereafter, forever in common with the owners, tenants and occupiers of the other lots of ground bounding thereon and entitled to the use thereof. BEING parcel number: 101380300; 145N21-76. The sale will be held on February 7, 2018 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 $158,677.86 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 $158,677.86 as of November 14, 2017, 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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Gerrymanders (Cont. From Page 3) maps. But sophisticated data analysis provides new tools that can offer mathematically precise evidence of discrimination in maps, which may violate terms in the U.S. Constitution.

Agre isn’t worried at the moment. “An appellate decision in the 4th Circuit Court, about North Carolina’s similar redistricting plan, was struck down by a unanimous three-judge panel, using similar arguments,” said Agre. “So our side is ahead 4-3 at this point.”

To be sure, North Carolina Republicans have vowed to appeal the Circuit Court ruling to Washington. And the U.S. Supreme Court is dominated by a 5-4 conservative-appointed majority.

But new evidence has been known to sway judges despite their ideological leanings.

Agre has long served as house counsel for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 542.

The attorney who is arguing the case, Alice Ballard, has

a long background in Philadelphia employment and labor law.

Prospects may be different even if the arguments match up for a separate lawsuit, League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, et al., v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al. In part, that’s because it depends only on language in the Pennsylvania Constitution, which lays down stronger protections for individual rights, including rights of political association, than the national model.

In part, that’s because the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is comprised of five elected Democratic justices to two Republican ones.

In this case, Lt. Gov. Mike Stack, a former state senator from Northeast Philadelphia and an attorney, has filed through his lawyers a response that strongly supports the plaintiffs – even though he is technically a target of this suit as president of the state Senate.

Stack is asking the high court to side with the plaintiffs (Cont. Page 17)

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HE PENNSYLVANIA Legislative Black Caucus on Monday was presented with the Outstanding Organization Award by the Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia during their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast.

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(D-S. Phila.), chairman of the caucus, said, “It is humbling to see that our efforts to create a more fair and just society are noticed – especially from Gov. Wolf, who presented us with the award.”

State Rep. Joanna McClinton (D-W. Phila.) also was presented with the Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.

In her remarks, McClinton quoted King, who stated, “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

algorithm was developed by the petitioners’ expert, Dr. Jowei Chen. One of these maps was submitted by Stack as a model for the Supreme Court.

Such a map could aid the Supreme Court in devising a swift, practical remedy in advance of upcoming election deadlines.

Stack’s brief attested

Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 171101734 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff vs. The Unknown Heirs of Helen Klinger, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of Helen Klinger Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) whose last known address is 7545 Greenhill Road, Philadelphia, PA 19151.

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, Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, PA, docketed to No. 171101734, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 7545 Greenhill Road, Philadelphia, PA 19151, 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.

“that it is beneficial, whenever possible, to keep individual counties and municipalities together in a single congressional district,” so that their leaders and citizens have a single committed advocate at the federal level. He testified as

the chair of the Commonwealth’s Local Government Advisory Committee.

Stack’s brief argues that the 2011 reapportionment fails the legal tests of strict scrutiny as well as rational basis in legitimate state interests.

Court of Common Pleas Phila. County Civil Action – Law No. 171101716 Notice of Action in Mortgage Foreclosure Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff vs. Anthony Belletieri, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Helen Belletieri, Deceased & The Unknown Heirs of Helen Belletieri, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s) To: The Unknown Heirs of Helen Belletieri, Deceased, Mortgagor and Real Owner, Defendant(s), whose last known address is 4963 Whitaker Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124. 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, Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, has filed a Mortgage Foreclosure Complaint endorsed with a notice to defend against you in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, docketed to No. 171101716, wherein Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the mortgage secured on your property located, 4963 Whitaker Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124, 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. Rebecca A Solarz, 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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nold & Porter Kaye Scholer attorney David Gersch presented the oral argument in Harrisburg.

A key point in Stack’s response is his endorsement of an algorithm for generating 1,000 district maps “that adhered to traditional redistricting criteria … all of which significantly outperformed the 2011 plan.” The

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Congress.”

After the LWV filed this suit last summer, academic experts used computer algorithms to create thousands of alternatives that met the constitutional obligation of being compact, contiguous and respective of communities of interest. Stack chose one from among them that he thought the court would be likely to accept.

The plaintiffs won in their initial Common Pleas Court hearing. But that decision was reversed in Commonwealth Court, where elected Republicans hold a majority.

In an opinion released on Dec. 29, Judge P. Kevin Brobson wrote that Republican legislators had failed to provide credible evidence that their map served valid, neutral needs – but he asserted that they enjoyed “legislative privilege” to withhold such evidence.

“The Legislative Respondents cannot use legislative privilege as both a shield and as a sword,” Stack’s brief countered.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case yesterday in Harrisburg. The plaintiffs’ case was developed by Mimi McKenzie and her team at the Philadelphia-based Public Interest Law Center. Ar-

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Agre Works the Feds, PILC Tackles the State (Cont. From Page 16) and give the Legislature two weeks to fix the current map, or have the court impose a new one. He was a member of the Senate when the 2011 map passed that chamber on a late-night party-line vote, with less than 24 hours of consideration and no opportunity for public input or debate.

The 2011 map created 13 seats that are rock-ribbed Republican for the most part, to only five Democratic-leaning districts, despite the fact party registration numbers are roughly equal in Pennsylvania, with Democrats holding an edge.

“Like my Democratic colleagues, I had no input in its design. The Republican leadership created this map without any public input and the results have been a disaster,” he said. “The current map has contorted districts and fails to keep communities of interest a single district.”

On Jan. 10, Stack filed a response in the Pennsylvania gerrymandering lawsuit and offered the Supreme Court a revised map he said is “fair, allows voters to truly select their congressman and allows communities with similar regional interests to have representation from a single member of

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(Cont. From Page 15) Republican or Democrat issue. This is transparency and fairness.”

The bad news for Wolf is that ERIK ARNESON, the executive director of open records who will reviewing

City of Philadelphia Public Hearing Notice The Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, January 29, 2018, at 10:00 AM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following item: 160101

Resolution appointing members to the “Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform,” who will conduct public hearings examining the Philadelphia criminal justice system for the impact of current policies, and offer recommended strategies for reform that are in the best interest of public safety and the public good.

Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Special Committee on Criminal Justice Reform, open to the public, will be held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed item.

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Copies of the foregoing items are available in the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Council, Room 402, City Hall.

Michael Decker Chief Clerk

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DiGiorgio’s request, is the same person Wolf tried to unlawfully remove as the head of that office. The good news for Wolf is that Arneson, by reputation, is an honest and fair man.

PAGOP’s State Committee winter meeting is scheduled for Feb. 10, at which time the party will determine if it will endorse and if so for whom in the gubernatorial race in November.

To date, some of the caucuses have met and some have voted; most of those have voted to endorse State Sen. Scott Wagner (R-York) for governor. Wagner is a selfmade multimillionaire. His opponents are former con-

sultant and fellow millionaire PAUL MANGO, Allegheny County attorney LISA ELLSWORTH and House SPEAKER MIKE TURZAI. I believe the race is between Wagner and Turzai.

Wagner has been effectively running for the seat for over a year. Turzai only recently entered the race and is clearly not as wealthy as Wagner.

However, Turzai has $1.6 million in a campaign fund and can raise money. He is well liked by his colleagues and is believed to be supported by most Republican House members.

This Saturday, the Southeast Caucus of State Committee will meet in Bucks

County to listen to the four gubernatorial candidates and the two candidates for U.S. Senate. CONGRESSMAN LOU BARLETTA (R-Luzerne) and STATE REP. JIM CHRISTIANA (R-Beaver) are seeking to run in the fall against incumbent Democrat U.S. SEN. BOB CASEY. Barletta was an early supporter of Trump and has the president’s support. The Southeast Caucus includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. Philadelphia has 12 members on State Committee and each will have a vote at this caucus and at the winter meeting.

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risburg earlier in the year and set a great example for being men on a mission not just super star athletes.

We are all crazy Eagles fans, but life is about so many more important things. There are many people out there who can’t have

a full life, can’t get a job because of a past mistake that caused them to get a criminal record. If the person really changed and now can make a positive contribution to society, they should be allowed to be a full member of society.

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nut to Broad & 66th was no joke, especially in the cold.

When I crossed the street, I thought about what happened. How this man, who wasn’t trying to take advantage of anyone, found himself homeless on the street on a cold night, hoping to earn enough money working to get a roof over his head. How he felt it was more important to be able to pay to do his laundry for work than it was to go to a hotel to sleep.

How this is just one of many stories in city with a nearly 30% poverty rate.

Then I got ticked off.

At a time when we’re even further away from King’s beloved community, thanks to folks electing the White Supremacist in Chief, and on the 50th anniversary of the Poor People’s Campaign that King was led to mount, anything that we focus on that is not doing all we can for the least of us smacks of privilege.

King was many things to many people and all those things were observed in the

form of service projects, organizing and talking about the “radical” King. But what I’ve officially grown tired of when it comes to this holiday are the shouting matches that can spring up around it.

This is not a day where you put on your fanciest furs and put your privilege on display. This is not a day where you stick out your chest and play “Blacker than thou.” This is not a day where you castigate people for helping out in a way that works for them.

The King holiday is a day when you remember that the main thing that man wanted to see was justice. Justice for all. Justice of all kinds.

I don’t care how much organizing, pontificating or volunteering you do if you’re not helping people like the man I met at Wawa on Monday night have a roof over their damned heads on a cold night.

What I want to read next year are articles telling me what the authors are going to do to help them not have to sleep outside in January.

(Cont. From Page 15) SMITH both had good games. Both of these men are also leaders on the issue of second chances. They visited legislators in Har-

(Cont. From Page 15) inside their establishments to use the bathroom, he didn’t want to drink too much. It was freezing outside, so I wasn’t so surprised that he couldn’t find a bed because the shelters were full. While he could have stayed with his sister and her seven children, he didn’t want to be a burden to them.

His plan was to get a room once he got his first check from his new job – a job at 66th Avenue & Broad that he was all set to walk to – but for right now, he had to make sure that any money he got panhandling went to keeping his clothes clean so that he could work.

“Just because you’re homeless doesn’t mean you have to stink,” he said. “There are places where you can wash and clean your clothes. I’ll do that in the morning.”

I gave him money for a token and a transfer so that he could get to work because walking from Broad & Wal-

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BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: Help! My car was repossessed! Can bankruptcy help?

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send a notice to you telling you that you have a certain amount of time in which to pay the debt in full (redeem the collateral) or make arrangements to retrieve any personal property in the vehicle. The notice will also say that the creditor will dispose of the car with 10 days (time periods may vary depending on state law). If you do not redeem the car or make some arrangements with the creditor, the vehicle will be sold. At that point, there is not much anybody can do, including a bankruptcy attorney.

So you have a limited amount of time. You imme-

diately make an appointment with a bankruptcy attorney.

After filing bankruptcy, the creditor is contacted along with the repossession agent and informed not to dispose of the collateral.

At this point, a fairly standard resolution is that upon presentation of proof of insurance and payment of the repossession and storage fees, the vehicle will be returned to the debtor.

Sometimes, these fees and costs can be made part of the “secured claim” for the vehicle and paid through your bankruptcy plan. However, it is best to be prepared to pay the stor-

Moro Studies 7th

Elizabeth Moro, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 7th District, got vote-getting advice from renowned candidate consultant Joseph Russo.

The gerrymandering case affecting the 7th District, among others, is soon to be before the Supreme Court.

The district meanders through several counties and narrows to the width of a massage parlor at one point. Several Democrats have entered the race against GOP incumbent Patrick Meehan.

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age fees and repossession fees up front. You now get your vehicle back.

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understanding BANKRUPTCY

Answer: It’s early in the morning and you are just stepping out of the door to go to work – and your car is not where you left it! Oh, no! You knew that you were a couple of months behind on your car payments and the creditor was calling, but you didn’t quite expect this!

So you go back inside and call the creditor, who says that you can get the car back by paying the amount of the debt in full. What now?

Bankruptcy does offer the potential to get your car back. But you have to act quickly!

Normally, once a car is repossessed, the creditor will

Next Week’s Question: Is there a five-year plan limitation in a Chapter 11?

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