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Editorial Correction

In yesterday’s edition, the advertisement for ANNE MARIE COYLE (p. 26) inaccurately referred to her as…

POLS ON THE STREET: D.C.C. Party Ballot Wins Big

POLS ON THE STREET: D.C.C. Party Ballot Wins Big

BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Democratic City Committee Chairman and Congressman Bob Brady and his leadership team forged…

City Workers In Poverty Double Under Mayor Nutter

A new Temple University study has found city workers in Philadelphia are twice as likely…

Catholic League Seeks Probe Of Philly DA

A series of legal problems attendant to a civil suit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia…

HEARD ON THE HILL / IN CITY HALL: House Passes AVI Relief

The State House passed two bills which should give Philadelphia more authority to provide targeted…

OUR OPINION: Hang Our Heads In Shame

OUR OPINION: Hang Our Heads In Shame

Just a little over 7% came out to vote primary day. Those were some of…

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City Workers In Poverty Double Under Mayor Nutter

A new Temple University study has found city workers in Philadelphia are twice as likely today as they were in 2007 to have incomes that fall below the poverty guideline for a family of four when wages are adjusted for the local cost of living. The author of the study, Associate Professor of Economics Michael…

Catholic League Seeks Probe Of Philly DA

A series of legal problems attendant to a civil suit against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has led Catholic League President Bill Donohue to call for an official investigation into the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office. On May 9, Donohue sent a letter by priority mail to Anthony P. Sodroski, Disciplinary Counsel-in-Charge of the Disciplinary Board of…

Editorial Correction

In yesterday’s edition, the advertisement for ANNE MARIE COYLE (p. 26) inaccurately referred to her as “Judge.” This was a production error by the Philadelphia Public Record newspaper that was not generated by Ms. Coyle, who is a candidate for Common Pleas Court but not a judge. We regret and apologize for our error and for…

CITY HALL SAM: Hardy Williams Fund Attracts City’s Elite

The Sen. Hardy Williams Scholarship Party was a tremendous success. The Chairwoman was the lovely and respected LYNETTE BROWN-SOW. She wore a beautiful white silk, sequined dress. The elegantly dressed guests were there to support the memory of the late STATE SEN. HARDY WILLIAMS and advance higher-education assistance for young people. His son STATE SEN.…

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OUR OPINION: Hang Our Heads In Shame

OUR OPINION: Hang Our Heads In Shame

Just a little over 7% came out to vote primary day. Those were some of the supervoters who usually don’t miss a primary, committee people and their families, and maybe a few others who just stumbled into the polls on…

OUR OPINION: A Mess On SEPTA’s Hands

Our General Assembly needs to realize it has duties which it continues to neglect. A…

OUR OPINION: Will Corbett’s Comment Cost Him His Job?

OUR OPINION: Will Corbett’s Comment Cost Him His Job?

Gov. Tom Corbett continues to step on his own toes. He may not be building…

ANOTHER OPINION: Youth Violence Leaves PTSD In Its Wake

ANOTHER OPINION: Youth Violence Leaves PTSD In Its Wake

BY STATE REP. RONALD G. WATERS, Democratixc Caucus Secretary/ Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is most readily…

Pols on the Street

POLS ON THE STREET: Canuso Retires As City GOP Chair

POLS ON THE STREET: Canuso Retires As City GOP Chair

BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Republican City Committee chairman Vito Canuso, Esq., brought an end to the…

POLS ON THE STREET: Expect A Record-Low Vote Turnout

BY JOE SHAHEELI/ The Red Robin of statistics – new and changeover registrations – determining…

POLS ON THE STREET: Brady Wants A Philadelphian For The 13th

POLS ON THE STREET: Brady Wants A Philadelphian For The 13th

BY JOE SHAHEELI/ It’s getting to be a classic, the 13th Congressional Dist. Race ……

POLS ON THE STREET: D.C.C. Party Ballot Wins Big

POLS ON THE STREET: D.C.C. Party Ballot Wins Big

BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Democratic City Committee Chairman and Congressman Bob Brady and his leadership team forged a ballot that met with the overwhelming approval of the majority of ward leaders and subsequently their dedicated voters. Democratic voters they brought to the…

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