The City employees’ two major unions know they are in a Catch 22, one of their own choosing. That’s because both have declared they won’t strike, despite the fact Mayor Michael Nutter has failed to push a contract settlement with them. So hundreds of City municipal workers, members of AFSCME District Councils 33 and 47, […]

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Republican Pat Toomey and Democrat Joe Sestak were tied in a certain poll in mid-July, 43%-43%. Toomey has since gained 7 points and is now at 50%, according to the same pollster. So reports the latest Quinnipiac Poll. It seems Joe Sestak’s $3 million blitz on television to date has not made a dent.  Toomey, […]

STATE SEN. Shirley Kitchen gets a big “thank you” from youngsters at Caring People Alliance in N. Phila., where she raised funds to construct an Early Learning Play Area.    Send article as PDF   

Yo! Here we go again with this imaginary tale from the internet about Lou Costello calling to buy a computer from Bud Abbott. ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you? COSTELLO: Thanks, I’m setting up an office in my den and I’m thinking about buying a computer. ABBOTT: Mac? COSTELLO: No, the name’s […]

Republican State and City bodies were handed a blockbuster yesterday afternoon as a committee handed down a crucial decision stripping Philadelphia Committee Chairman Vito Canuso of his post, after hearing challenges from both the Republican City Committee and the State-sponsored Regular Republican Committee. The Credentials Committee included Richard Stewart, Mathew Brann and Carol Side, from […]

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Former Gov. Tom Ridge is getting involved in the US Senate race in Pennsylvania. Ridge, a Republican, endorsed GOP nominee Pat Toomey in State College. “Voters across Pennsylvania are rallying to Pat’s vision for creating jobs and bringing fiscal responsibility to Washington,” Ridge said in a statement. “I am endorsing Pat today because he is […]

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