Three years ago, in May of 2007, the Philadelphia Public Record warned the City in a series of articles a syphilis epidemic was underway. Its Health Dept. didn’t respond to our alarms, so you now need to add “syphilis epidemic” to the list of problems requiring immediate and serious action by this administration and,...
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Syphilis Rages In City; Young Women Are Hard Hit
‘Very Merry Sunday’ At Finnigan’s
LABOR LEADERS Ryan Boyer and John J. Dougherty, Jr. show their support for Democrat Party Chairman and Congressman Bob Brady at Sunday gala held in his honor. Ward organization workers from all over the city came to this wintertime replica of the famous ‘Brady Bunch’ party in the Wildwoods. Other labor leaders present included...
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DREDGING BEGINS: Delaware R. Ports Are Saved
BY TONY WEST/ The first ton of silt dredged from the shipping channel in the Delaware River Monday, to deepen it by five feet, was a bite felt around the world. Already, maritime shippers have begun to adjust to the news that Philadelphia will stay in the game of international trade for a generation...
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POLS ON THE STREET: Fera Backs Onorato, House Races Start Popping
Mike Fera, president/business manager of Cement Masons Local 592, has announced his endorsement for Dan Onorato, Allegheny Co. Commissioner, for Governor in the Democratic primary scheduled for May 18.
Named this month, as the Philadelphia Public Record’s “Public Servant for 2010”, Mike Fera is a major player in the effort to insure pro-union candidates get...
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Fattah: USA Can Go Debt-Free
Congressman Chaka Fattah has introduced legislation that calls for a penny on every dollar on transactions in the United States economy to be directed to eliminating America’s national debt.
The Debt Free America Act offers a dramatic but simple new approach to paying off the debt now escalating past the $12 trillion mark. The breakthrough...
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PLEASURES OF THE PALATE: A Free Lunch At Sampan
BY LEN LEAR/ We’ve all heard the expression, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” but there’s an exception to every rule. Thus, on Friday, March 5, as a way of introducing his new lunch menu, chef Michael Schulson at Midtown Village’s modern Asian restaurant, Sampan, 122 South 13th Street, will demonstrate his...
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