It’s time for those registered as Independent to understand their dismay at the political parties doesn’t register with either party. You’re unhappy, tough! You want change? You won’t get it? You want to be heard? Who cares?
What you fail to understand is your only vote is in November, when the die has already been...
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Archive for February, 2010
EDITORIAL: Registering ‘Independent’ Weakens Your Vote
Roxborough Splits Asunder Over 194th Seat
BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Whatever the cause, Roxborough and Manayunk are going through a political upheaval.
Some say Rep. Katherine Manderino sensed the political frustration of potential challengers who had decided they would no longer quietly endure her long tenure of the 194th Legislative Dist. seat, forcing her into a tough campaign. Others suggest she was...
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Philly’s Upbeat, But Crime Still Worries Us
A new poll from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Philadelphia Research Initiative shows Philadelphians are optimistic about their city’s prospects even though many of them have suffered personally as a result of the economic downturn of the past 18 months.
One factor in their generally upbeat view appears to be a somewhat-diminished worry about crime, although...
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In Some State House Races, Three’s A Crowd
BY TONY WEST/ Philadelphia’s 28 House and seven Senatorial seats in the General Assembly are projected to see the bulk of their incumbents return in November. That’s the call, since “all politics is local” and the most local of all are the House and Senate seats. They are almost impervious to the coattails, or...
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‘Out & About’ On Circulating Petitions
BY DENISE CLAY/ As a kid who couldn’t picture a Saturday without the antics of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang, I was aware of the fact that Elmer Fudd, the nation’s most linguistically challenged hunter, knew two seasons: duck season and “wabbit” season.
But here in Pennsylvania, there...
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MEDICAL RECORD: Do Fish Oils Keep Us Young?
BY DR. NICHOLAS DEPACE/ Recently an article was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association which showed a correlation between blood levels of Omega III fatty acids, those acids commonly found in fish oils or cold-water fish such as salmon, and the length of one’s telomere in the chromosome. White-blood-cell telomere length...
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Could Sen. Williams Be OUR NEXT GUV?
It’s going to be a humdinger of a primary for both the Democratic and Republican Parties in this Commonwealth come May 18.
On the Democratic side, though Auditor General Jack Wagner received twice as many delegate votes at the Democratic State Committee endorsement meeting in Lancaster over his chief rival Dan Onorato, he failed to...
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Philly Dems Face 13 House Challenges
This city is sure to wind up with at least two new faces in the Democratic caucus after the primary ends Tuesday night, May 18. There could be more, since many House incumbents are finding themselves with challengers.
Across the city, long-seated Representatives in the State House are being tested by a wave of younger...
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What Happened To Frank Rizzo?
It has been traditional that after endorsements are made by the State Republican Committee, all other contenders for the various offices step down and fade away. Not so this time around, though, as Republicans face an unusual and contentious race for Governor in their upcoming Primary May 18.
Though the State Committee was near unanimous...
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Editorial: We’re Back!
THANK YOU FOR MISSING US!
It’s nice to know we were missed the week of the big snow. We thank those of you who called our offices to tell us our last week’s edition was not in the news boxes or at City Hall and the other hundreds of places where we normally can...
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