CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY once again demonstrated why he’s a master politician with few peers. Brady made a big splash this week with his casino idea. He wants the City to work with a private casino company to compete for a license. Basically, the City would provide land for the casino that a private company would […]
The herd was not happy with the election. With a week to digest the results, this elephant is still not happy, but realizes everything is not as bad as it seemed last Tuesday. While we did not regain the White House, we were prepared for that. We were prepared for six more years of SEN. […]
Many stars were on hand for LGBT senior-citizens housing groundbreaking in Center City. The biggest star was MARK SEGAL, the unquestioned leader of gay community in Southeastern Pennsylvania. He was able to secure federal, state, and local money for a project many thought would never get done. There is a saying victory has 1,000 mothers […]
The campaigning went on as Hurricane Sandy approached, stirred up a mess and roared on. STATE SEN. LARRY FARNESE’S fundraiser drew former DA LYNNE ABRAHAM. She is a member of Archer Greiner, which hosted the highly successful event. Also attending the Archer Greiner fundraiser was casino magnate hopeful BART BLATSTEIN. Blatstein formally announced this week […]
Last Friday, US Senate candidates Republican businessman TOM SMITH and incumbent Democrat SEN. BOB CASEY participated in their one and only debate. Many pundits claimed Casey won. This elephant believes Smith won, merely because he forced Casey to take him seriously enough to debate him. Even if Casey had won, it probably would not have […]
SAM STATEN, JR.’S Laborers’ Union held its annual awards dinner at the Sheraton City Center. The hotel is one of the only unionized hotels left in the city. The main honoree was WALT HIGGINS, Laborers’ Local 57 business manager. Higgins has worked tirelessly to compel the state and federal governments to invest in infrastructure. Infrastructure […]
One conversation that’s been going on much more than usual during this campaign season is whether or not folks in pulpits should have any say in our politics. Because churches are nonprofit organizations, they’re given a special look when it comes to taking a stand on just about anything. Even if it’s something like “Which […]
Yo! Here we go again with this article sent to me by Rita H., a reader. She says that you are to read it slowly and quietly, think about each item and then then pass it on to someone whom you care for. To realize the value of a sister/brother, ask someone who doesn’t have […]
BY DENISE CLAY/ One of the more-unique experiences you get when you live in a large, urban center like Philadelphia is the fun that comes with going to the movies here. If you’ve ever gone to a movie theater that’s frequented by mostly African Americans, like, say, the AMC Riverview on Delaware Avenue, there are […]
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER passed away last weekend, and his funeral was on Tuesday at Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley. Specter served as District Attorney of Philadelphia and went on to represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the US Senate for 30 years. For most of that time he was a Republican. He changed parties […]
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