Yo! Here we go again with this sent to me by a reader. CUSTOMER: I’m trying to connect to the internet with your CD, but it just doesn’t work. What am I doing wrong? TECH SUPPORT: You’ve got the CD in the CD drive, right? CUSTOMER: Yeah…. TECH SUPPORT: And what sort of computer are […]
State and City revenue collections have been less than anticipated this year. Reviewing each line in the budget, House budgeteers are looking at expenditures which can be reduced and changes to tax credits which may no longer be affordable, as well as considering responsible revenue sources, such as fully privatizing the adult beverage industry. The […]
CITY HALL SAM: Cheers For Borinqueneers; Butkovitz Revs Up; Whither Schwartz Now?
May 30, 2014 No Comment
The 65th Brigade was honored at a ceremony in Valley Forge Park. The brigade was known as the Borinqueneers or Puerto Rican brigade and fought in Korea and Vietnam with tremendous distinction. Although much of their heroic action has gone unnoticed, PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA will sign a bill recognizing them with the Congressional Gold Medal […]
BY DENISE CLAY/ You wanna know who’s probably blasting Pharrell’s world-wide hit “Happy†as he dances around his office right about now? William Marimow, editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Marimow is the happiest man in the Philadelphia Media Universe right now because H.F. “Gerry†Lenfest and Lewis Katz were the winners of the private auction […]
The Famous 4th Street Deli was packed on election day with famous Phillies. Among the stars were COUNCIL PRESIDENT DARRELL CLARKE and his trusty right-hand man, attorney CHARLES GIBBS. STATE REP. MARIA DONATUCCI was escorted by her son. City Councilman at-Large-to-be ED NEILSON was escorted by KENNY ADAMS. Former Municipal Court JUDGE FELICE STACK enjoyed […]
The citizens in Philadelphia showed their disregard for their right to vote. Of the roughly 800,000 registered Democrats in the City of Philadelphia, 161,890 voted in the primary for Governor. Given the hue and cry in Philadelphia about the “evil policies†of GOV. TOM CORBETT, one would think a few more might show up to […]
BY DENISE CLAY/ Well, Pennsylvania Primary Election Night 2014 has come and gone. And in the aftermath, the November Elections could be entitled “The Battle for ‘Tom’ Supremacyâ€. Tom Wolf, the York-based businessman who was Finance Secretary under Gov. Ed Rendell bested his fellow Democratic challengers – Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz, current State Treasurer Rob McCord, […]
TOM WOLF continues to sit atop the polls. But nobody’s asking the really tough questions of the gubernatorial candidates. Where do they stand on the workroom changes at the Pennsylvania Convention Center? This week Local 98 leader JOHN DOUGHERTY crossed a picket line consisting of Teamsters and Carpenters at the Convention Center. Each gubernatorial candidate […]
The STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL moved deftly against school cheaters. In my view, this is a far more-important issue – our kids’ future – than forcing a few pesos on the unsuspecting. Yet the press went mute after EXERTING all that ENERGY to blast her over Ali-Gate (?). Nary a peep of praise. And State Rep. […]
BY DENISE CLAY/ Sure, most of us were paying attention to the self-inflicted travails of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling due to the release of a tape made by the jump-off his wife was suing…. (Editor’s note: For those of you who don’t know what a jump-off is, it’s a side-chick. The other woman. […]
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