FEEDING THE HUNGRY: A Family Tradition
The exceptional poor know where to go for an emergency meal, and maybe, just maybe, a couple of dollars when all else fails. They know the door at 2916 E. Venango Street will open to them when they knock. Most come with a paper which simply directs they go to this address. Those papers are [...]
For 12 of her 35 years, the Philadelphia Public Record has reported on the pivotal role played by former Chairlady of the City Commissioners Margaret Tartaglione. From the beginning of those 35 years, she made history, moving the Commissioners forward to the point where Philadelphians enjoy carefree, problem-free elections. Her staff, predominantly civil-service employees, was [...]
Usually, we editorialize on subjects within the scope of our mission, which encompasses the activity generated by the politicians of our city and state. But this week, we have to enter the national scene and comment on the rise of Rick Santorum. He was our former US Senator and now could possibly be the Republican [...]
BY STATE SEN. DAYHLIN LEACH, 17th Senatorial Dist., Montgomery Co./ Bifurcating the Pennsylvania primary is a waste of taxpayer dollars. There is nothing more corrosive to our political system than the election-rigging practice known as gerrymandering. Every 10 years, politicians draw legislative districts to ensure their party wins a majority of seats and their candidates [...]
Yo! Here we go again with this explanation of the word “Yo.” I open every column with this word and it seems that it is generally accepted as a salutation. It is also used as an exclamation of surprise. There are other meanings, or should I say variations of its use, with appropriate facial and [...]
Councilman Bobby Henon wants to send a direct message to absentee landlords: “We’re coming after you.” Henon, who replaced Joan Krajewski in the 6th Dist. two months ago, told a state committee meeting this week in Northeast Philadelphia he’s ready to wage war against absentee landlords and negligent property owners. Henon testified at a Democratic [...]
PIANO TEACHER’S REVOLUTION: Court Decision May Trigger Sea Change In Pa. Politics
February 16, 2012 Comments OffBY TONY WEST/ The Jan. 25 Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that voided the General Assembly’s reapportionment plan swept through Keystone State politics like a tsunami. The justices upended every politician’s plans for the upcoming Apr. 24 primary, leaving all players in a mad scramble as they tried to figure out which district they would run [...]
This City’s elected officials should be aware a Commonwealth Court ruling now makes their own private computers “open to public inquiry” should they use them “in their capacity as public officials.” That ruling came down as the result of a decision handed down in the case of Barkeyville Borough v. Stearns. The Commonwealth Court held [...]
It should be a little quieter on the streets of Philadelphia the rest of this week, thanks to a roundup of 22 fugitives led by Sheriff Jewell Williams. Williams led a posse which included Philadelphia Police and Sheriff’s Deputies from Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware Cos., in an early-morning sweep on Tuesday. All were wanted [...]
BY TONY WEST/ When Wisconsin’s Laura Kaeppeler won the title of Miss America 2012, she knew what she wanted to do with her year of fame. She had a mission. Six years earlier, when she was 17, her father was sentenced to prison for two years for a white-collar crime. Kaeppeler and her younger sisters [...]