Philadelphia Public Record

Vol. XIV No. 36

Issue 971

September 6, 2018

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A STRONG turnout marked this year’s Labor Day parade, with union members and their supporters converging on Columbus Boulevard. Coverage begins P. 9.

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Vidas Takes on Johnson in Council Race

BY RYAN BRIGGS AUREN VIDAS, a lawyer and lobbyist who once worked as an assistant finance director under then-Mayor Michael Nutter, has launched a long-rumored bid against Philadelphia 2nd District Councilman Kenyatta Johnson.

“I’ve always been passionate about public service. No one who knows me is surprised I’m running,” she said of her bid for the 2019 Democratic primary nomination.

The district covers Southwest Philadelphia and many gentrifying neighborhoods in the western portion of South Philly. Vidas, who filed campaign paperwork last week, said she would run on a platform aimed at staunching growing economic inequality in the district.

“You hear about this redhot economy, but people are wondering why their wages are so low and their housing is getting more expensive.

There doesn’t seem to be a plan to address that,” she said.

Vidas has a long history in the chamber – she served as a legislative aide to former Council member Bill Green, helping to successfully file suit against her future boss after Nutter sought the closure of numerous libraries as a cost-cutting mechanism.

She said the suit “put her on the mayor’s radar” and she would later take a job under Nutter’s finance chief, Rob Dubow.

After leaving the Nutter administration, she worked for years as a lobbyist alongside her father, Ed Hazzouri, at the eponymous firm they co-founded in 2013, and later served on Mayor Jim Kenney’s transition team. Until leaving the position last week to campaign full-time, she managed East

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Coast client relationships for the government advising firm PFM. Hazzouri had long handled lobbying efforts for the politically influential law firm Cozen O’Connor.

Vidas said her father would play a minimal role in her campaign.

“I made this decision independently to run. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for years. I do not anticipate nor is there a plan for him to play more than the normal role that any supportive parent would play when their child sought public office,” she said. “I’m not doing this at his urging, but because I want to serve the 2nd District.”

Were she to be elected, she emphasized, she would work with the city’s ethics board to ensure that her family ties would not create a conflict – Hazzouri & Associates still lobbies City Council on behalf of clients like the American Beverage Association. City ethics guidelines would likely require her recusal from legislative matters linked to those entities.

On policy, Vidas described herself ideologically as a “pragmatic progressive” and said she planned to campaign by emphasizing affordable housing issues and education. She said the City should experiment with community land

trusts – City-affiliated nonprofit organizations that affordably lease housing to low-income buyers, sharing in equity along the way – and what she terms “strategic upzoning” to add more housing to the burgeoning district.

“The idea that we’re building half-million-dollar, single-family housing on Broad Street” – a major city thoroughfare with a subway line running directly underneath – “is just one example where development is happening in a way that’s going to drive up costs for everyone else rather than putting more units on the market,” she explained.

On education, Vidas said she wanted to see more community partnerships designed to send money and other resources to local public schools. She had served on the board of Stanton Community Partners, a consortium of parents and neighbors designed to enhance operations at E.M. Stanton Elementary.

As an openly gay candidate who has worked with the Liberty City Democratic Club, a progressive LGBT political advocacy group, Vidas also said she would pitch a raft of broad progressive policies as gay-rights issues.

“It’s important to recognize that public education could be an LGBT issue if a gay couple wants to send their kid to a neighborhood school. If they’re struggling to make ends meet, the economy is an LGBT issue,” she said.

Vidas is only the second candidate to declare in a City Council district to date – public-schools advocate Tonya Bah launched a bid against 8th District Councilwoman Cindy Bass earlier this year. She said this was in part due to advantages enjoyed by district incumbents – more time to fund-

raise, established neighborhood connections, better name recognition – but that this trend deprived voters of serious discussion about local policy issues.

“There’s a real sense of the power of incumbency.

It’s not easy to put yourself out on a limb and run against an incumbent,” she said. “But, regardless of who wins, the district will be better off by having a choice and having conversations that don’t happen unless incumbents get challenged.”

Johnson, first elected in 2011 after the retirement of longtime Councilwoman Anna Verna, was last challenged by local developer Ori Feibush in 2015. Their costly and acrimonious battle divided many in the neighborhood over issues linked to rapid development and gentrification. Johnson won handily, but Feibush would later sue the councilman, whom he has long accused of meddling with development projects.

Vidas appeared to strike a decidedly different tone as Johnson, an ally of State Sen. Anthny Williams (DW. Phila.) and a former state rep himself, runs for a third term in office.

“I’m not running against Kenyatta personally; I’m running for the 2nd District,” she said.

Mark Nevins, a campaign advisor to Johnson, said the councilman “looked forward to having a positive conversation with voters” over the coming year.

“Councilman Johnson is going to continue working on important issues like taking on gun violence, expanding access to pre-K for Philadelphia kids, and making sure we create good jobs with good wages and provide affordable housing to every family in the 2nd District, regardless of the neighborhood in which they live.”

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Born to Run? Try Your Luck in the 2019 Primary

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POLS on the STREET

BY JOE SHAHEELI OLITICAL INSIDERS are fascinated by the potential impact of the Philadelphia vote on two important statewide races: for the governorship, currently held by Democrat Tom Wolf; and for the U.S. Senate seat, held by Bob Casey (D-Pa.). But no one doubts the outcome of either race in thoroughly

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Democratic Philadelphia – the only question is how much the city can contribute to the Dem ticket and if it will be enough, given what happens in the rest of the commonwealth.

Two November state House races within city boundaries are up in the air.

Serious stakes ride on the outcome of the contests in the Northeast’s 170th District, where state Rep. Marina White (R-Northeast) is being challenged by Mike Doyle, and in the 177th District, where Republican Patty-Pat Kozlowski is going against Democrat Joe Hohenstein. There are even statewide ramifications, so do not be surprised to see outside money popped into these neighborhood contests.

But they’ll grab half an eye’s attention at most

IN THE WAKE of reporting abuse at the Fox School of Business, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has stepped in to do a full-scale audit. L-R at the announcement were Temple University director of commonwealth and federal relations George Kenney, State Sen. Sharif Street, DePasquale and Temple CFO Ken Kaiser.

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among the city’s political activists. The real speculation is about who will run in the May 2019 Democratic primary election.

City Council at-Large seats always attract a slew of interest, at least this early in the season. They are generally the easiest municipal posts from which to dislodge incumbents. An effective citywide race requires lots of money, at least $100,000,

State Rep.

Councilwoman

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State Senator

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along with a pre-existing network of influence and supporters. But these can come in many different forms.

Luck of the draw, in the form of a good ballot position, will keep many a candidate sticking around until February at least.

This year, there is added speculation that Council Members at Large Blondell Reynolds Brown and Bill Greenlee, both age 65, may retire. They’re not too old to serve for several more terms if they choose. But neither have been vigorous fundraisers in the past four years and both know well how much it costs to run for their office in

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State Senator

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1621 W. Jefferson Street Philadelphia, PA 19121

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er Anthony Clark stepping down this year, several flags have been raised to replace him. Traditionally, his seat is held by an African American.

Omar Sabir, a loyal activist in the camp of State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-W. Phila.), who inherits former Congressman Chaka Fattah’s clan leadership, will make his second run for this office. He will have the support of the muscular Laborers’ Unions.

Dennis Lee is likely also to make a second run. A former deputy city commissioner, Lee is well known around town.

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Rep. Rosita

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City Commission Chairwoman

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both time and money.

If they plan to quit, they will keep their counsel close.

They will gain power by confidential discussions with friends and admirers who might like their endorsement. Come January, they may start to leak their plans.

Until their plans become clear, though, that puts seven at-large seats potentially up for grabs. Since it costs little to dream between now and then, expect any number of up-and-comers to float their names as at-large aspirants.

Shrewd players are weighing other row offices.

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City Councilwoman Cherelle L. Parker 9th District

District Office 1538 E. Wadsworth Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19150 Phone: 215-686-3454 Fax: 215-685-9271. www.phlcouncil.com/CherelleParker

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Obama Returns, Stumping for Casey Former President Barack Obama is set to visit Philadelphia for a fundraiser on behalf of U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.).

He will be bookending the Keystone State with top talent from the previous administration. Last weekend, former Vice President Joe Biden worked a Pittsburgh crowd for Casey, participating in the Labor Day parade, which was as fiercely politicized there as it was here.

Don’t look for many hardhats at the upcoming Obamas event. It is said that tickets may go as high as $33,000.

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(Cont. From Prev. Page) Keith Harris, who is sergeant at arms at City Council, may be able to tap Council leadership for support. (We should note that a former City Council sergeant at arms, Bob Brady, went on to do quite well in elective office.)

Then there’s the office of Sheriff. Incumbent Jewell Williams shows no inclination to retire, so any new blood in this race can come only in the form of a challenge.

Political consultant Brian Stevenson, who was schooled in the world of IBEW Local 98, has been promoting his brother Dan Stevenson. Dan has a background in the Philadelphia Police Department and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms. He has served on Violent Crime Impact Teams. He was injured in the line of duty during the U.S. Marshals’ Operation Falcon. He has been working as public-safety director for the 1st Councilmanic District.

Stevenson would tap a pool of voters that is not closely connected to Sheriff Williams.

And even if he should come in second … he is relatively young, with a chance at another go-around in another four years. Not a crazy race for him.

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Can’t Stand the Heat

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NDER NORMAL circumstances, this space would be dedicated to the increasingly complicated relationship between professional football and its fans. There would be a still-can’t-believe-it recap of the Eagles’ wondrous Super Bowl run. A few words about expectations for the season, maybe a side riff on the new improvements to the stadium, including the new super-premium end zone seats and using even more green energy sources. Finally, a response

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MARK your CALENDAR Sep. 7- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts “Healthy from Head to Toe” Sr. Appreciation Fair at Presbyterian Homes, 2050 S. 58th St., 11 a.m.2 p.m. Health screenings, info, vendors, lunch. For info: (215) 748-1687.

Sep. 7- Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hosts Fun & Film Night at Olney Rec Ctr., 6001 A St., 6:30 p.m.

“The Incredibles.” For info: (215) 686-3454.

to the idiots burning their Nike apparel in reaction to the company’s hiring Colin Kaepernick for its 30th-anniversary campaign.

But because we can’t have nice things, we are instead forced to call out the School District of Philadelphia for a well-intentioned initiative-turned-imbroglio.

Moving up the start of the school year to the week before Labor Day, the district reasoned, would allow teachers and students to bond more quickly and allow more preparation time for standardized tests, among other academic ventures. Of course, beginning the year in August in Philadelphia – where an alarming number of schools are not only so ancient that they don’t have air conditioning, but their outdated electrical systems wouldn’t be able to handle the strain of any units installed – was a disaster foretold by any

number of cautionary Cassandras.

The result: In the first nine days of school, there have been four heat-related early dismissals. There should have been one on Tuesday as well, but the District mahoffs have been silent on their reasoning behind not allowing an early dismissal on a day when a citywide heat advisory kicked in by 11 a.m. And that is not even taking into account the adverse conditions experienced by staff and students in classrooms become saunas by second period.

Many issues at play require many more words than can be accommodated here, including the desperate need to improve our infrastructure and to reassess the role of standardized tests. But one lesson we hope everyone at 440 N. Broad Street has learned is to go back to the old schedule beginning next year.

Sep. 7- Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hosts Virgo Birthday & Dance Party at H&H Banquet Ha., 2036 Haines St., 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

Inter-generational old-school party featuring Patty Jackson & DJ Gary O. Dance contests ($100 1st Place prizes). Free light buffet, BYOB. Tickets $30, 10 seats /table. Sponsorships available. For info: (215) 500-1679 or people4parker@gmail.com.

Sep. 8- Sheriff Jewell Williams hosts Campaign Kickoff at The Wilarie, 3227 Stockley St., 8 p.m.12 a.m. Free parking, food, music & fun. Donations $100, pay at the door, payable to “Citizens for Jewell Williams.” For info: Harriet Lessy (215) 816-6093.

Sep. 11- Girard Coll. hosts Panel Discussion on Its 1968 Desegregation at 2101 S. College Ave.,

Classrm. Visits 9:30 a.m.3 p.m.; Panel Discussion 7 p.m.; following panel, visit “Opening the Gates: The Desegregation of Girard College,” exhibition in Girard’s Founder’s Hall. For info: (215) 787-2600.

Sep. 11- Phila. Flag Day Ass’n & others host “2018 Memorial to the Fallen” of Sept. 11, 2001at Fitreman’s Ha. Museum, 147 N. 2nd St., 9:59 a.m., march to Betsy Ross Ho., 239 Arch St., for ceremonies.

Sep. 11- State Rep. Joanna McClinton hosts Clergy Re-Entry Resource Seminar at Ezekiel Baptist Ch., 5701 Grays Ave., 4-6 p.m.

Led by Healing Communities USA. For info: (215) 748-6712.

Sep. 13- State rep candidate Patty-Pat Kozlowski is hosted “Distilling Tasting & Pub Food Reception” at New Liberty Distillery, 1431 N. Cadwallader St., 6-8

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AN AVALON String Band member rested on Christopher Columbus Boulevard after marching in the Labor Day Parade, in a rare – and accidental – congruence of string-band mummery and politics.

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p.m. Host: State Rep. John Taylor. Tickets $250, Patrons $1,000, Benefactors $2,500. Payable to “Friends of Patty-Pat,” % Pat Tsucalas, 1600 Walnut St., Su. 305, Phila., PA 19103.For info: jct@uta@att.net.

Sep. 15- The Green Party of Phila. hosts Welcome Party for gubernatorial candidate Paul Glover William Way LGBT Community Ctr., 1315 Spruce St, 2 p.m.

Free. For info: (215) 8434256 or gpop@gpop.org.

Sep. 15- 37th Ward Democratic Committee hosts Fish or Chicken Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 2101 W. Hunting Park Ave., 12-5 p.m.

Tickets $10. For info: Ms. Elle 37 (215) 223-9329 or (267) 240-5069.

Sep. 15- 35th/53rd/ 55th/61st/63rd/ 64th Ward Democratic Committees host Picnic at Burholme Pk. Pavilion, Cottman & Central Aves., st. 1 p.m. Free for

committee people. Donations payable to “Philly United,” % Robert Dellavella, 3200 Magee Ave., Phila., PA 19149 For info: (215) 8084240.

Sep. 21- CeasefirePA hosts “Global Citizen March for Lives,” international day of peace, at City Hall Courtyard, 11 a.m.1 p.m. For info: Michael Cogbill (215) 435-6496.

Sep. 21- C ouncilwoman Cherelle Parker hosts Fun & Film Night at Houseman Rec Ctr., 5091 Summerdale Ave., 6:30 p.m.

“The Incredibles.” For info: (215) 686-3454.

Sep. 22- AFSCME DC 33 holds Sickle Cell 5K Run/ Walk, start at Belmont Ave. & Please Touch Museum, 7 a.m.-12 m. For info: (215) 471-8686.

Sep. 25- Councilman David Oh hosts Fall Fundraiser at Racquet Cl., 215 S. 16th St., Red Rm., 5:30-

7:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres, open bar. Levels: $2,500, $1,00, $500, $250, $100. Payable to Citizens for David Oh,” 5813 Thomas Ave., Phila., PA 19143.

Sep. 27- Green Party of Phila. hosts Membership Mtg. at Shissler Rec Ctr., 1800 Blair St., 7 p.m.

Pollwork assignments for general election. Free. For info: (215) 843-4256.

Sep. 28- Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19 hosts Golf Outing at Pennsauken C.C., 3700 Haddonfield Rd,., Pennsauken, N.J., Registration 11:30 p.m., Shotgun 1 p.m. Lunch, dinner, prizes.

Golfers $100, Hole Sponsors $300, Lunch Sponsor $1,500 with foursome, Dinner Sponsor $3,000 with foursome; other sponsorships available. Payable to “Local 19 Scholarship Fund,” Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 19, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Phila., PA 19147.

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L-R, HONORING the Rosie the Riveter members are Bonnie Squires, communications consultant for the organization; Jovida Hill, Mayor Jim Kenney’s executive director of the Office of Engagement for Women; and June Robbins, a Rosie who organized the Philadelphia bell-ringing outside the Liberty Bell, in honor of the Rosies. Members of the American Rosies Movement, founded by Anne Montague, had bell-ringing ceremonies in dozens of cities across the country, as well as in several countries abroad.

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SEATED L-R, honoring the women laborers who helped win World War II were Rochelle Schwartz, of Jewish Women International; Jovida Hill, executive director, Philadelphia Office of Engagement for Women; and June Robbins, organizer of the event at the Liberty Bell (Robbins worked at the Navy Yard during World War II); standing L-R, Garland Thompson, former editor of the Tribune and the Baltimore Sun; Paul Sookiasian, representing his grandmother Rose Selengian, who worked at Westinghouse during WWII; and Reginald Thompson, holding a portrait of his mother Florence Thompson, who is one of the Rosies who worked for Sun Oil, in a segregated section of the Sun Shipyard. Hill presented Reginald with a miniature Liberty Bell, compliments of Mayor Jim Kenney. Photos by Bonnie Squires

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On September 27th, 2018 Please join us as The Philadelphia Public Record publishes its first annual

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MARY JANE SCANLON, Delaware County candidate for Congress, greets parade spectators. Scanlon also runs in Philly’s 26th, 39th and 40th Wards. Photo by Joe Stivala

STATE SEN. John Sabatina, L, came down the Delaware with his ticket mate Mike Doyle, who is running for state representative in the Far Northeast. Photo by Wendell Douglas

SARA JOHNSON ROTHMAN, who is running for state representative in Montgomery County, appreciates a moment in the limelight with Gov. Tom Wolf. Photo by Joe Stivala

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KEYNOTER at the Labor Day Parade was Gov. Tom Wolf, who is running for re-election this fall and will welcome all labor voters. Heeding his speech were, L-R, John Greer, host Local 19 Assistant Business Manager Bryan Bush and Philadelphia AFL-CIO President Pat Eiding.

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE - Parcel#: 152N06-510; 102496700 - WHEREAS, on August 05, 2010, a certain mortgage was executed by Dolly Rolle, as mortgagor in favor of Genworth Financial Home Equity Access, Inc. as mortgagee and was recorded in Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Philadelphia County in Mortgage Document Number 52270412. (“Mortgage”); and WHEREAS, the Mortgage encumbers property located at 7608 Thouron Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19150, parcel number 152N06-510; 102496700 (“Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property was owned by Dolly Rolle by virtue of deed dated April 5, 2010 and recorded October 14, 2010 in Instrument #:52270411; and WHEREAS, Dolly Rolle died on December 19, 2016 intestate and is survived by her heir-at-law, Shana Howard; 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 19, 2017 in Document Number 53164611, 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 Dolly Rolle died on December 19, 2016, 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 May 16, 2018 is $141,587.88 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 at September 12, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Southeast Entrance of Philadelphia City Hall located at Broad Street and Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 all real property and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises will be sold at public action to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, described according to a Survey and Plan thereof made by Joseph F, Delany, Esq. Surveyor and Regulator of the Fifth Survey District of the City of Philadelphia on the Twenty fourth day of August A.D. 1948 as follows, to wit: SITUATE on the Southwest side of Thouron Avenue (seventy feet wide) at the distance of eighty-two feet five inches measured North fifty-one degrees, twenty-three minutes forty-eight seconds West along the said Southwest side of Thouron Avenue from its intersection with the Northwest side of Cliveden Avenue (sixty —six feet wide), in the 10th Ward of the City of Philadelphia. CONTAINING in front or breadth on the said Thouron Avenue eighteen feet and extending of that width in length or depth Southwestward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Thouron Avenue, the Northwest and Southeast lines thereof passing through the middle of the party walls between these premises and the premises adjoining on the Northwest and Southeast, respectively, eighty feet to the middle line of a certain fifteen feet wide driveway which extends Northwestward and Southeastward from Upsal Street (eighty feet wide) to the said Cliveden Avenue.

TOGETHER with the free and common use, right, liberty and privilege of the aforesaid driveway as and for a driveway and passageway 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. SUBJECT, however, to a proportionate part of the expense of keeping the said driveway in good order and repair. BEING NO. 7608 Thouron Avenue. BEING parcel number 152N06-510; 102496700.

The sale will be held on September 12, 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 $141,587.88 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 $141,587.88 as of May 16, 2018, 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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Labor Day on Columbus Boulevard

ON THE SAME team were, L-R, State Rep. Joanna McClinton, LaL-R WERE Mayor Jim Kenney, Congressman Dwight Evans, SEVEN of eight kids of a Local 401 member are seen explaining why unionism is im- borers’ District Council Business Manager Ryan Boyer, Attorney Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell with colleagues Curtis portant to families. The eighth child, an infant, marched with his father.

General Josh Shapiro and State Rep. Donna Bullock.

Jones, Jr. and Derek Green.

Photo by Joe Stivala Photo by Wendell Douglas

TWO ALS – political consultant Al Spivey and City Commissioner Al Schmidt – shared a moment on the boulevard.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

LOCAL 98 IBEW showed up with almost its entire membership to march in support of unionism. The massive group was a block long.

Photo by Joe Stivala

BROTHERS in trade (and also by blood), L-R were Laborers’ Local 57’s Bruce Haywood, Estebán Vera Jr. and Will Vera.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

SALUTING the flag were, L-R, Congressman Bob Brady, judicial candidate Carmella Jacquinto and Mayor Jim Kenney.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

KEY EDUCATION SUPPORTERS were on hand for the Labor Day Parade Jerry Jordan, 2nd from R, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers president, introduces Pittsburgh President Nina Esposito Visgitis to Congressman Robert Brady and Councilman Al Taubenberger.

Photo by Joe Stivala

ORGANIZING in action: working to unionize a Marriott are, L-R, Kat Payne, Rosslynn Wucinich, Congressman Bob Brady, Jerome Bagley, and Renatta Sanford. Photo by Wendell Douglas

L-R, STATE SEN. SHARIF Street, Business Manager Estebán Vera, James Harrity, Marnie Aument-Loughrey and Bruce Haywood greeted each member of the Laborers’ District Council, which is comprised of four locals. Photo by Joe Stivala

L-R WERE Sheriff Jewell Williams, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., AFLCIO political expert Ken Washington, and Greg Stenson.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

CELEBRATING labor’s cause were, L-R, TWO leader Willie Brown, Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr., Avignon Dent and Brian Pollitt.

Photo by Wendell Douglas

ON THE MARCH were, L-R, State Rep. Jason Dawkins, NUHHCE Local 1199C President Henry Nicholas and Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr Photo by Wendell Douglas

CITY COUNCIL members welcomed friends of labor to the parade.

L-R, Council Members Derek Green; Jannie Blackwell and Bobby Henon, Majority Leader, welcome attorney Carmella Jacquinto and Superior Court Judge Carolyn Nichols. Photo by Joe Stivala

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L-R WERE Deputy Mayor for Labor Rich Lazer, activist Tony Faulk, state rep candidates Danilo Burgos and Mary Isaacson, and State Rep. Jason Dawkins. Photo by Wendell Douglas

EVERYDAY PEOPLE

BY DENISE CLAY ere’s the thing about elections.

Because everyone has different preferences, different ideas and different priorities in terms of what should or shouldn’t happen in terms of how a society should run, we support candidates that align with our ways of thinking.

When that election ends, the competitive factions are supposed to find a way to co-exist that allows society to make some movement toward progress of a sort.

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fired from his job as a police officer for the circumstances that brought Jones and him together. He was on his way to the 15th Police District to take a man and his two sons to talk to a Special Victims Unit detective about an attack one of the kids endured. Instead of taking the group to headquarters, he stopped Jones and the rest is history.

This is the first time in nearly 20 years that a police officer has been brought into court and charged criminally for killing a civilian. Back in 2004, thenDA Lynne Abraham – with a pretty sizable push from lawyer/activist/self-described Angry Black Man Michael Coard – charged former officer Christopher DiPasquale with 3rd-degree murder. The case was eventually dismissed twice.

Now let’s be honest here.

When I got the word that Krasner was having a press (Cont. on Page 14)

BY JOE SHAY STIVALA mentioned last week of the need to do real SHOE-LEATHER INSPECTIONS of each property in Philly to update records for a PROPER real-estate ASSESSMENT for each parcel – some 557,000 of them. We read that Delaware County is doing just that! Forget about doing it in the office with aerial pictometry. See the premises firsthand. Was improvement made with no permit?

Is there a new addition, pool or deck to be added to the description? Was all or

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t appears the war is back on between FOP PRESIDENT JOHN McNESBY and DISTRICT ATTORNEY LARRY KRASNER. The DA called for a grand jury to potentially seek murder charges against POLICE OFFICER RYAN POWNALL. The officer had been dismissed from the police. But now he faces murder charges. And the grand jury also charged him with possessing an instrument of crime, which is strange because his weapon is an integral part of his job

Bail is a great revenue pro- 11 vider, and loss of it could mean layoffs. This will take GREAT COURAGE from leadership to implement.

FLASH NEWS: Rumor is the high court has decreed that Municipal Court Judges will hear Traffic Court Cases – and are NOW hearing them! If so, there is more to do: (1) Eliminate the Common Pleas OVERSEER and give Judge Marsha NEIFIELD her court. (2) Appoint a new administrator.

(3) Name a President Judge.

It should be someone of energy and caring. Judge Marissa BRUMBACH comes to mind! (4) Get rid of ADAs; they will be needed elsewhere. Bring back police. (5) Bring back PLEA BARGAINING so that citizens will not lose their license, and can work to PAY FINES and feed their families! The whole concept of Traffic Court hearing officers instead of judges was developed by someone (Cont. on Page 14)

duties.

McNesby was with the officer’s family at FOP Lodge 5 headquarters in Northeast Philadelphia and called Krasner’s decision “an absurd disgrace.” The future should be an interesting place now that McNesby has clearly defined Krasner as anti-law-enforcement.

Philadelphia has many police officers and they reside throughout the city, but there is a large concentration in Northeast Philadelphia. The Northeast harbors about one-third of the city’s voters and it will be interesting to see how those politics play out. So that’s one union that is very unhappy post-Labor Day. Another is the Catholic schoolteachers’ union. They had the closest vote in their history to accept a new contract. The vote was 268 to 247. One of the union leaders, RITA SCHWARZ, from the Association of Catholic School Teachers, called the

contract “terrible.”

The big sticking point that remains is teacher evaluations. Instead of department heads, the main evaluators will be the administrators.

Generally, the feeling among unions is that the administrators don’t look out for rank-andfile members.

MAYOR JIM KENNEY demonstrated true inclusion by hiring more than 50 interns to work in his office over the summer. This is important to young people who need to get first-hand experience in government.

Most interns do not get compensated for their work.

It is generally thought that the monetary value is far exceeded by the experience value. Sometimes interns get paid; most interns get credit and experience.

Mayor Kenney is getting unfairly criticized by the Philadelphia Inquirer for not paying his interns.

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Granted, that doesn’t always work – all you need for proof of that is Congress – but that’s supposed to be the idea.

Philadelphia is about to find out what this looks like the hard way now that Officer Ryan Pownall has been indicted on charges of Criminal Homicide, Possession of an Instrument of Crime and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

He was arraigned Tuesday night and his preliminary hearing is scheduled for Sept. 19.

In a news conference held at the District Attorney’s office on Tuesday, Larry Krasner, who ran on a platform of, among other things, making the Philadelphia Police Department more accountable to its citizens, announced the indictment of Pownall, who is accused of shooting and killing David Jones after stopping him on a dirt bike.

Pownall had already been

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part of a building demolished? In Philly you will have to SUSPEND increases for ONE YEAR to do this; which might please City Council in a re-election year.

It almost happened a few years ago when Richard NEGRIN was executive director. He never got the chance to do it. Mayor Kenney, LET THIS HAPPEN. This same REVENUE-BLIND SURVEY is now underway in Delaware County by a private firm at the cost of $6 million. Peanuts compared to the satisfaction it will bring to homeowners and City Council.

If you are unhappy with your property valuation, you can file an APPEAL until the FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER with the Board of Revision of Taxes. It is located in the Curtis Building, 6th and Chestnut streets.

CALIFORNIA DID IT. They eliminated CASH BAIL. This is a GIANT STEP forward. Will the 1st Judicial District do it?

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ast Thursday night, PATTY-PAT KOZLOWSKI held a fundraiser at the Bridesburg Outboard Club, “the best-kept secret in Philadelphia.”

Kozlowski, who ran unopposed in the May primary, wants to represent the 177th Legislative District, which encompasses Bridesburg, Northwood and Mayfair, and parts of Port Richmond, Fishtown, Lawncrest and Tacony.

Patty-Pat described the Bridesburg Outboard Club as the best-kept secret in the city. This may well be

If you think the venue is novel so was the content of the event. The crowd was entertained by mimic and stand-up comedian JOE CONKLE. Conkle is known for his imitations. Did he nail former GOV. ED RENDELL? He also became one with the river with convincing foghorn sounds.

He was preceded on the stage by SUDSY, a local comedian, who, in my opinion, outshines Conkle’s act with his down-and-out Kenzo routine. Please note that any Trump-hater who looks down on the “Deplorables” and thinks this act is an opening to sneer at the locals, you are wrong. If you want to look down at the blue collar in Kensington, you reinforce the reason why they should vote for Patty-Pat who respects and embraces her neighbors, even the ones less fortunate (aka Sudsy) than her family and friends.

The district has a large, (Cont. to Page 13)

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true. The address does not exist in my GPS. The supporter manning the door of the event noted that he lived on Richmond Street (the turnoff from which was 1/2 mile away) yet had not known the club existed. The club has the most amazing view of and access to the river.

Despite the difficulty in finding the venue, the event was packed. FORMER SPEAKER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JOHN PERZEL was there.

His house district included part of the 177th. The house seats were redistricted after the last census. Republican City Committee CHAIRMAN MIKE MEEHAN was there as well as RCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHRIS VOGLER. A number of ward leaders were there, including WALT VOGLER (21st), MATT WOLFE (27th), SCOTT WALLER (38th) and DENISE FUREY (46th).

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In Serried Ranks, They Marched as One

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PLUMBERS’ Local 690 can always be relied upon to support labor in all endeavors. John Kane, 4th from L, is leader of Local 690 Plumbers and a strong voice in Delaware County politics. Kane marched in the broiling heat alongside his members. Not just a city operation, Local 690 covers Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester Delaware, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery and Northampton Counties, making them a regional economic as well as political powerhouse. Photo by Joe Stivala

COUNCILMAN Mark Squilla marched with Local 19 Sheet Metal Workers. Squilla, a friend of labor, was requested to march with several other unions, so he must COUNCIL PRESIDENT Darrell Clarke walked the STATE REP aspirant Joe Hohenstein, have been exhausted. walk with Laborers’ Local 332, headquartered in his L, marched with AFSCME DC 88.

Photo by Joe Stivala district. Photo by Wendell Douglas Photo by Wendell Douglas

Kevin Boyle, R, leader of Local 401 Bridgemen Iron Workers, stresses the importance of youth, who are always welcomed in the line of march. A well-paying, secure union job is a bulwark for the families that deHEALTH CARE, a dominant industry in PhiladelBOILERMAKERS Local 13 filled Columbus BouleIRON WORKERS Local 401 sent a strong contin- pend and flourish on it. phia, was represented by NUHHCE Local 1199C. Photo by Joe Stivala vard with members. Photo by Wendell Douglas Photo by Wendell Douglas gent to the parade. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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A NEWCOMER to the Labor Day parade is Obie PHILADELPHIA Federation of Teachers stresses O’Brien Liberty Bell Lodge 1776, representing the FOR ELEVATOR Constructors Local 5, Labor Day is that its mission is to serve the public equally with its newly organized airport workers.

IUPAT DC 21 is a leader in the building trades. always a family affair. Photo by Wendell Douglas members. Photo by Wendell Douglas Photo by Wendell Douglas.

Photo by Joe Stivala

LABORERS’ Local 135 came down from Montgomery County to carry their banner with their union COMMUNICATIONS Workers of America Local ILA LOCAL 1291 is the backbone of Philadelphia’s brothers and sisters from across the Delaware Valley. SEIU is one of the fastest-growing unions in Ameri13000 represents Verizon employees.

Photo by Joe Stivala ca. Photo by Wendell Douglas Photo by Wendell Douglas thriving port industry. Photo by Wendell Douglas

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T-Mobile proposes to modify an existing facility (new tip heights 64’) on the building at 3211 Cedar St, Philadelphia, PA (20181479).

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(Cont. from Page 11) solid middle class, but also includes areas in the district such as Port Richmond, which had the highest density of opioid-overdose deaths in 2017.

This malady tragically affects the addicted, but also residents that face drugs being used openly in front of their children.

City of Philadelphia

adelphia mayoral candidate SAM KATZ. Marks, a lawyer (specializing in Russian business affairs for US clients) had been a friend since they met as children near Pittsburgh. He noted that she was “extremely energetic, bru-

tally honest and had a tremendously quirky sense of humor.”

A memorial service will be held today at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, 830 Highland Road, Newtown, Pa. She is survived by her husband JEFF ATKINS

and three stepchildren, as well 13 as a sister, a brother, an uncle and several aunts. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market St., Suite 102, Philadelphia, PA 19106.

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City of Philadelphia NOTICE

To whom it may concern:

Notice is hereby given that the City Commissioners, sitting as the County Board of Elections, will begin their weekly meetings concerning the November 6, 2018 General and Special Election on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. The first meeting will be held in City Hall, Room 130. All following meetings starting on September 19, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. will be held in the City Commissioners 6th Fl. Hearing Room, Riverview Place, Columbus Blvd. & Spring Garden St. Meetings will continue every Wednesday thereafter until further notice.

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KAREN N. CHIZECK, 59, a former Republican committeewoman, ward leader, fund-raising executive and political activist, died Aug. 31 of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

She was born in Pittsburgh and raised in Mount Lebanon.

Chizeck graduated from American University and soon thereafter moved to Philadelphia.

She began her fund-raising,

AVISO

A quien corresponda:

Se avisa que Los Comisionados de la Ciudad en sus funciones como la Junta Electoral del Condado, comenzaran sus reuniones semanales con respecto al 6 de noviembre de 2018 General y Elecciones especiales el miércoles 12 de septiembre 2018 a las 11:00 A.M. La primera reunión se llevará a cabo en el Ayuntamiento, Sala 130. Las siguientes reuniones comenzando el 19 de septiembre se llevarán a cabo en el 6º piso de Riverview Place en la sala de audiencia de los Comisionados, Columbus Blvd. Y Calle Spring Garden. Reuniones continuaran cada miércoles adelantes hasta nuevo aviso.

Lisa M Deeley Chairwoman, City Commissioners Presidente, Comisionados Municipales

Anthony Clark City Commissioner Comisionado Municipal

Al Schmidt Vice Chairman, City Commissioners Vicepresidente, Comisionados Municipales

Kevin A Kelly Acting Supervisor of Elections Supervisor Interino de Elecciones

www.philadelphiavotes.com

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(Cont. From Page 11) who wanted it to be like the Parking Hearings at 9th & Filbert. And Republicans got jobs. If OUR pleas for jurists came to pass, I can only say PRAISE GOD and the High Court!

TIME NOW to move Municipal Court Judges into the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication (Parking Tickets). City FINANCE DIRECTOR, just transfer the operating funds to Municipal Court.

Paul “EARTHQUAKE” Moore is fighting colon cancer. He has devoted his entire life to helping others.

Help him! Go to http://paulearthquakemoore.com.

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Local 57 - Esteban Vera, Jr., Business Manager Local 135 - Daniel L. Woodall, Jr.,, Business Manager Local 332 - Samuel Staten, Jr., Business Manager Local 413 - James Harper, Jr., Business Manager Laborers’ District Council - Ryan Boyer Business Manager Building better and safer communities in Philadlephia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties

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nine years in command of CZW Wrestling – you uplifted it a hundredfold!

Thanks to Joe HAND Boxing and his son for the many bookbags given to students!

LAWYERS celebrating anniversaries with their law firms are Sonte REAVIS and Joseph DE MARCO – both high-quality lads.

Bravo to Nicole FULLER finishing seven years at AFL-CIO in Philly!

Best to Lester EMERSON on his promotion at the Philly Housing Authority!

JOHN McCAIN: I thought that I knew ye. I had you figured out. I was wrong. Even in death, you were teaching lessons on national unity and compromise. Your subliminal and overt actions are duly noted

by Americans. You taught us HOW TO LIVE – and you taught us HOW TO DIE.

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(Cont. From Page 11) conference about this, I had to read the news advisory twice. District attorneys in America rarely charge a police officer with murder for killing a civilian.

In Philly, it doesn’t happen at all. Were it not for the private-citizen complaint filed by Coard in the DiPasquale case, Abraham wouldn’t have tried to find out what really happened to Donta Dawson at all.

That this is the case must change, Krasner said. And while he can’t change that everywhere, he can change it here in Philadelphia by making sure that police officers understand that the law applies to them, too.

“This is a city, like many other American cities, where there has not been accountability for activity by police officers in uniform, especially when that activity involves violence against civilians,” he said.

John McNesby, president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, sees a lack of accountability too, but he sees it on the part of felons who are allowed to “go out the back door,” thanks to Krasner’s different approach to law enforcement.

At a press conference called at Fraternal Order of (Cont. to Page 15)

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(Cont. From Page 11) Kenney did not invent the intern system. His professionally staffed and managed HR Department put this system together and odds are it has been in place long before Mayor Kenney.

Unfortunately for Kenney, he is in a lose-lose with the Inquirer. If he turned around and paid the interns, he would be accused of wasting taxpayer money.

understanding BANKRUPTCY

BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED uestion: How do bankruptcy exemptions make the system work?

When a bankruptcy is filed, the debtor can keep anything that is “exempt.”

That always includes house-

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hold goods and personal effects, and, most of the time, provides a homestead exemption that protects the debtor’s home. But why?

Actually, bankruptcy exemptions are absolutely necessary to a fair and forgiving economic system. If filing bankruptcy meant losing everything, all we would accomplish would be to create a community of destitute, starving people who would have to live off welfare or government aid unless we sentenced them to a Dickens’ debtor’s prison!

Further, studies show that the more liberal the bankruptcy exemptions, the greater the state’s economic growth. States with gener-

ous exemptions, like Texas and Florida, attract more entrepreneurs and businesses. The owners know that if their business should collapse, they can file bankruptcy and won’t become completely destitute.

Determining which set of exemptions to use, however, can be a little frustrating.

Under current law, you can use the exemptions of the state where you are domiciled; if you have lived there for 730 days (two years). If not, you have to use the exemptions of the state you lived in for the 180 days before the last 730.

And if there is no state that meets those criteria, then

you use the exemptions of the state you lived in for the longest portion of that 180day period. Clear?

This is confusing at best, and to make matters worse, some states don’t allow you to use their exemptions unless you are a resident. In those cases you can use the federal exemptions. (These are laid out in the Bankruptcy Code at Section 522.)

Filing bankruptcy is traumatic enough without taking the chance that you could be giving up more property than you legally need to. Find a competent bankruptcy attorney to help.

Next Week’s Question: What is a debt-relief agency in bankruptcy reform law?

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shoulder – into the home.

We kids then got a chance to collect some of the ice chips from his wagon to suck on and cool off.

The clatter of coal rushing down the coal chute into the coal bin of our home was a noisy affair. When the church bells rang out, they meant, it was either noon or 6 p.m.

I heard the sound of the rain on the roof and thought of the summer days that were ruined because of rain. We survived, though, by reading, playing a board game, listening to the radio or actually talking to one another.

The kids playing in the street always yelled for us to come out and play with them. The games we played were not too noisy. But the giggling screams of delight or minor disputes caused by the game were all memorable sounds.

We knew the postal carrier by his two rings of the doorbell. He made two mail deliveries a day.

Mom’s wind chimes were made from flattened spoons. They tinkled in the gentle breeze.

Summer playground in the schoolyard had sounds that were a mixture of glee and joy made by the boys

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(Cont. From. 14) Police Headquarters in the outer rim of Northeast Philadelphia, McNesby, flanked

by Pownall’s wife Tina and brother Edward, had some harsh words for the indictment – and for Krasner.

“Today’s meritless indictment shows a district attorney who has an anti-law enforcement agenda,” McNesby said. “We stand with Ryan’s wife, Tina, his children, his family and the other officers of the 16th District.”

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is where we talk about elections.

For folks like the Jones family, Krasner’s election

and girls. The rhythmic 15 slap of the jump rope and the high-pitched chant of “Strawberry Shortcake, Huckleberry Finn, when I move out, Let Mary move in” meant a challenge had been made by the jumper to (in this case) Mary. Rollerskates with metal wheels rasping over the rough sidewalks made a happy sound.

The cry of “Oley-oley-cats in freeeeee” meant someone just got to home base in a game of hide and go seek.

I remember these sounds now. What I don’t remember is when did I stop hearing them? These sounds of long ago are sweet memories.

Although a touch of nostalgia can’t cure today’s problems, memories are a welcome bit of cheer. In our noise-polluted environment of today, the sounds of: the subway, the bus and cars and truck traffic, police and fire sirens, horns hooting, people jabbering, the boombox playing its blaring music, the car radio that can be heard two blocks away, the washer and dryer with their rhythmic chugging, the electric coffeepot gurgling, the radio and television’s incessant intrusion into the peace of our realm will be the sounds of yesterday – tomorrow.

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the huckster and his call changed with the available produce. The knife sharpener and the umbrella man called out their specialty as they walked through the neighborhood.

When the peanut vendor roamed the neighborhood, he did not need much of a call. The aroma of his fresh roasted peanuts was enough of a signal to cause a mouth-watering sensation.

How can I describe the sound made by an icepick as it cut through a block of ice? The ice man surgically cut the exact size needed out of a huge block of ice and delivered it – on his

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o! Here we go again.

I awoke early one morning to the sound of silence. In this utter silence I thought I heard a sound from outside my window. It resembled the

passed away, no one fed the pigeons in our neighborhood. I wonder why not?

Street vendors made sounds which flashed through my mind. I heard the clank of the waffle man’s bell alerting the kids of his presence. John, the rag man, announced his coming with a lusty baritone call: “Raaag Man”! It was the signal for those with rags to sell to come out and negotiate a deal with him.

On Wednesdays and Fridays, the fishmonger’s call of “Freeeeesh Fiiiiish” gave the ladies ideas for dinner.

Fruits and vegetables were announced with gusto by

represented the chance to possibly get justice for their loved one. Criminal-justice reform activists and progressives campaigned hard for the DA, a former defense attorney, in the hope that he’d do exactly what he did on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the FOP was hoping that someone more law enforcement-friendly would win, keeping its members out of court for actions they view as justified.

Over the next few months – this case probably won’t see a courtroom before next year – we’ll see exactly happens in this case on both sides of the courtroom.

And we’ll also see if it has any impact on the 2019 electoral landscape.

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clip-clop of the milkman’s horse.

This sound stirred up some very strong memories. It brought to mind the sound of the milk bottles clanking in his carrier as he walked to our house to deliver the milk.

This started a flow of other sounds and memories of growing up in South Philadelphia which I could not turn off. In my mind, I could hear these sounds and see these images again.

Wishful thinking, I guess.

I remember the rackety-coo of pigeons scratching for food that a neighbor fed regularly. After he

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