by Rory McGlasson U.S. Senator Pat Toomey attacked President Barack Obama the job report and the growing national debt. At a news conference held at the Independence Visitors center, Toomey said Obama has burdened Americans with $5 trillion in new debt and 42 months of unemployment above 8 percent. “Pennsylvanians deserve a president with a […]
by RORY McGLASSON Do you have a photo ID to vote? Philadelphia senior Dr. Lucille W. Ijoy has hers – and she’ll be singing all the way to the polls in November. Dr. Ijoy has written a voter-ID rally song called: Get Your Photo ID Rock: A Musical Reminder. She has been singing her catchy […]
Congressman Bob Brady hosts his annual “Brady Bunch” party in North Wildwood. Our photographer was on the scene to catch who was talking politics while relaxing down the shore. Send article as PDF
BY RORY McGLASSON/ HUNDREDS of  Philadelphia-area Chick-fil-A supporters boosted sales, as they showed their support of the fast-food chain today. Customers turned out in their droves to eat chicken sandwiches, and waffle fries on “Chick-fil-A Day†at the Columbus Boulevard eatery in South Philadelphia. Former Arkansas Governor and former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee had […]
BY PAT EIDING, President, Phila. Council AFL-CIO/ Over the last 18 months, it’s been hard not to notice the general attack on workers taking place across the country. From Wisconsin and Ohio, where Governors tried to win political points by stripping collective-bargaining rights from public employees; to the constant drumbeat that workers with modest pensions […]
BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Who would believe a law Democrats saw as costing them votes and Republicans as a way of stemming a flood of Democrats voting this November, is doing just the opposite? The new voter-ID law, passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly, requires everyone voting this November to present a legitimate photo ID at […]
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