The National Museum for American Jewish History was the site of the 65th anniversary of the state of Israel celebration. The Consul Gen. of Israel YARON SIDEMAN presided over a packed house of well-wishers and dignitaries. Among the elected officials were STATE SENS. STEWART GREENLEAF, ANTHONY WILLIAMS and MIKE STACK; City COUNCILMAN KENYATTA JOHNSON; and [...]
Questions that haunt me!… If you have sex with a prostitute against her will, is it considered rape or shoplifting? Can you cry under water? How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered? Why do you have to “put your two cents in” … But it’s [...]
BY MICHAEL P. BOYLE, ESQ./ I wrote last week about an NPR story, “Unfit for Work: The Startling Rise of Disability in America” (see http://apps.npr.org/unfit-for-work/). In response to the story, eight former Commissioners of SSA issued a joint response (see http://nosscr.org/open-letter-former-commissioners-social-security-administration). The Commissioners raised concerns with how the series characterized disability and SSI programs, stating: [...]
Harry Palumbo will walk 66 miles from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Northeast Philadelphia to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City to raise money for the American Cancer Society, and honor his South Philadelphia parents. By RORY McGLASSON A Philadelphia schoolteacher will go on a 66-mile walk next week to raise money for cancer. [...]
BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Who would believe we’d tune out the College Basketball championship game between Michigan and Louisville to catch Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz discuss her announcement she would run for Governor of the Commonwealth on MSNBC? But that is what her email to us and others requested we do. She did well, was all smiles, and [...]
With unanimous bipartisan support, the House Gaming Oversight Committee advanced a proposal offered by Democratic Chairwoman Rosita C. Youngblood (D-Northwest), which would require the Commonwealth to study the allocation of gaming revenue provided to Philadelphia from licensed casino gaming. The resolution (HR 86), which was backed by Philadelphia State Reps. Angel Cruz, Maria Donatucci, Stephen [...]
The impact of City Council Resolution 130168, which amended Resolution 12001, has made it incumbent upon Council Members to begin servicing the revised Council Districts to which they may or not be reelected. Effective the first of April, Council Members will find the new Council maps are now their primary responsibilities. This means they could [...]
BY JOHN MORGANELLI, D.A. Northampton Co., Past President Pa. District Attorneys Ass’n/ Judges are sworn to uphold the Constitution and protect our constitutional form of government. But what happens when judicial self-interest collides with the Constitution? Pennsylvania may be on the precipice of a constitutional crisis. In 1989 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld Pennsylvania’s Constitution [...]
BY MICHAEL MEEHAN, ESQ., Counsel To Republican City Committee/ Philadelphians have long felt the inequities of the real-estate assessment process. With the advent of the Internet, every resident can check on the assessment of their neighbor, their local politician and even their local newspaper. Why the difference between seemingly identical properties? One line of thinking [...]
MATT MYERS’ Spring Fling was a resounding success. The South Philadelphia Ward Leader from a famous political family continues to draw the best and brightest of the Philadelphia political community. Myers hosted a packed event to support Ward 39B. Among VIPs were mayoral hopeful STATE SEN. TONY WILLIAMS, City COUNCILMAN MARK SQUILLA, Common Pleas Court [...]
