OUT & ABOUT: Seth Williams, Straight From The Hip
BY DENISE CLAY/ Here are two things you might want to know about Philadelphia’s District Attorney Seth Williams: One, he’s probably not going to run for Mayor of Philadelphia unless the number of candidates is much smaller than the scuttlebutt on the street says it’s going to be. “Unless the only candidate is Prince William [...]
Normally, events in a city in the Midwest would be of minimal interest to those of us in Philadelphia. However, a recent report from KEVYN ORR, the Michigan state-appointed emergency manager of the City of Detroit, offers some warning signals for other large cities, including Philadelphia. Orr noted, “The path Detroit has followed for the [...]
BY MICHAEL P. BOYLE, ESQ./ Congress is currently contemplating legislation to update immigration policies and procedures. In response to an inquiry made by Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, one of the Senate sponsors of immigration reform, the chief actuary for SSA, Stephen C. Gross, in a letter dated May 8, 2013, discussed the impact of [...]
BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK, ESQ., American Bankruptcy Board Certified/ Question: Do you ever want to live the lifestyle of the rich and famous? Celebrities file bankruptcy too! Answer: In the mid ’80s to early ’90s, a television show, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”, was broadcast in America with its host, Robin Leach, showing the [...]
The years-long battle is over! The State Supreme Court has just okayed the General Assembly’s redistricting plan, which will take effect in the 2014 election. Breathing sighs of relief in Philadelphia are STATE REPS. MARK COHEN (Democrat) and JOHN TAYLOR (Republican), who will run in the districts they wanted. The featured bout will be between [...]
Tuesday night, Republican City Committee held its spring fundraiser at Cannstatter in the Far Northeast. CHAIRMAN VITO CANUSO announced at the fundraiser that for the “good of the party” that he would be resigning shortly. Canuso said he would support STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR for chairman. Taylor is believed to have agreed to serving on [...]
I read an editorial that calls for the abolition of Traffic Court – meaning the 40 candidates now running for office would be running for nothing. I would call that item reprehensible. The 40-some are spending their money to run. State Rep. Curtis Thomas, before the House Judiciary Committee, asked to give the candidates an [...]
BY MICHAEL P. BOYLE, ESQ./ In a recent column, I discussed the proposal floated by the Obama administration to switch to what is called the “chained CPI” method when calculating cost-of-living increases to Social Security benefits. The end result of switching to this method would lead to lower increases in COLAs in the future. A [...]
Northeast Philadelphia political legend COUNCILWOMAN JOAN KRAJEWSKI has decided to retire from the helm of the 65th Ward. The long-time public servant and ward leader who represents the blue-collar 65th is stepping down in favor of her City Council successor BOBBY HENON. He has done well as a Councilman and has made friends throughout the [...]
“It’s not what you know that gets you in trouble, it’s what you know that’s just not so…” –the late Reggie Bryant There’s really no easy way to get to the Eden Cemetery in Collingdale. When I went there on Saturday afternoon, my friend Germaine went through twists and turns and bypassed all sorts of [...]
