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Vol. III No. 85 (450) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia May 14, 2012
WILLIAM DUNBAR didn’t expect a dog to steal the show at his press confer-
ence to launch his general-election campaign in Pennsylvania’s 177th House
Dist. Nine-year-old German shepherd Gus resides on 2300 block of E. Somerset
Street. Dunbar will face State Rep. John Taylor in November. Another picture
page below. Photo: Rory McGlasson
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T h e P h i l a d e l p h i aP u b l i c R e c o r d
C a l e n d a rMay 17- Spring Social
for Chapel of Four Chaplains,
1201 Constitution Ave., Bldg.
649 in Navy Yard, 5:30-7:30
p.m. $20 Early Bird, by May
16. At door, $25. For info
(215) 218-1943 or
May 17- Celebrity Bar-
tender Night with former
Sheriff Barbara Deeley, at La
Casa Di Lucia, 14425 Bustle-
ton Ave., 7-10 p.m.
May 18- Republican
Women’s Club meets at Ves-
per Club, 223 S. Sydenham
St., 12 m. Guest speaker: Lt.
Gov. Jim Cawley. For reser-
vations Karen Brown (267)
246-6437.
May 19- Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month
Celebration at Franklin Sq.
Park, 6th & Race, 11 a.m.-4
p.m.
May 19- State Rep.
Louise Williams Bishop hosts
annual Spring Fling Kids
Health Fair at Shepard Rec
Ctr., 57th & Haverford Ave.,
from noon to 4 p.m. Children
under 16 must be accompa-
nied by an adult.
May 23- Jobs With Jus-
tice annual Solidarity Recep-
tion at District 1199C, 1319
Locust St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. To
be honored are Henry
Nicholas, Jody Dodd, Jim
Savage, Amanda Geraci and
Occupy Phila.
May 23- Congressman
Chaka Fattah hosts Veterans
Conference for all veterans at
Great Ha., Community Col-
lege Winnet Student Life
Bldg., 17th & Spring Garden
Sts. No charge. Benefits as-
sistance. To register (215)
871-4455.
Jun. 3- Congregations
of Shaare Shamayim marks
50th anniversary at 9768 Ver-
ree Rd. Event will honor
David L. Cohen, Exec. VP,
Comcast, with Highest Honor
Award (Kol Hakavod) for his
service, especially in the
Jewish community. Honorary
Co-chairs are Gov. Ed Ren-
dell and Hon. Jonathan
Saidel. Entertainment by
“Broadway Sings”. Event
starts at 2:30 p.m. For ticket
info and to place ad in Sou-
venir Commemorative Jour-
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Ruth Horwitz, Tribute Com-
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Obama for America Pennsylvania, Obama Cam-
paign Co-Chair & Illinois Congresswoman Jan
Schakowsky, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz
(D-Phila.) and labor allies held a press conference
this morning at the AFL-CIO office on S. 22nd
Street to take a look at Mitt Romney’s business
philosophy and what it would mean for the Ameri-
can economy. A key feature was the preview of a
new TV commercial targeting Pennsylvania and
other swing states.
Romney has repeatedly cited his business experi-
ence as his chief qualification to be President,
claiming he would use it to boost the economy,
create jobs, and reduce the deficit. Obama for
America’s new website RomneyEconomics.com
examines what kind of businessman Mitt Romney
actually was – and what that would mean for our
economy.
Romney’s business strategy wasn’t about strength-
ening companies and creating jobs for long-term
economic growth, OFA argues. It wasn’t about in-
vestors and workers playing by the same set of
rules, and it certainly wasn’t about creating an
economy built to last by rewarding hard work and
responsibility and strengthening the security of
middle-class families.
In a career of buying and selling companies, the
Obama campaign says Romney’s pattern was to
reap quick profits for himself and his investors at
the expense of workers and communities. Some-
times it meant sending American jobs overseas.
Other times, it meant cutting wages and benefits.
In Romney’s economic philosophy, CEOs and
wealthy investors prosper by any means necessary,
even when it meant companies failed and workers
were left behind. Romney believes in two sets of
rules – one for people like him, another for every-
one else.
Joining the Congresswomen for the kickoff of this
message were Philadelphia AFL-CIO Council
President Pat Eiding and Secretary Treasurer Liz
McElroy; Jim Savage of United Steelworkers;
Tom Ashton, of United Auto Workers; and John
Johnson of Transport Workers Union.
Big Labor LeadsIn Attack On Romney
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Daily WafflesFrom Joe Sbaraglia (The Waffleman)
BUS BARN - The Philadel-
phia Transportation Co.
(PTC) had a bus storage
garage or bus barn, on 16th
Street, between Jackson
and Wolf Streets. It was
used to park the PTC busses
when not in use. It also had
a repair and wash facility for
the busses. Torn down many
years ago, it is now the site
of a recreation center.
BUTTONS OR DOTS - Candy
called buttons, dots or b-b’s
on a strip of paper. They
were about the size of a
kitchen matchhead. They
were made by a machine
that dripped warm candy
onto a strip of paper. When
the candy cooled, it stuck to
the paper. To enjoy the
candy, you had to nibble the
B-Bs off of the paper, one at
a time. They came about 100
dots on a strip and cost 1
cent.
BWANA DEVIL - This 3-D
movie was released in No-
vember 1952. It was shown
in Center City movie the-
aters that had the proper fa-
cilities. The 3-D movies were
called “deepies”. Bwana
Devil and the other 3-D
movies that followed, had a
three dimensional effect.
This effect was created by
simultaneously projecting
two overlapping images on
the screen, the images were
viewed by the audience
through special 3-D glasses.
The glasses had a card-
board frame with one red
and one blue cellophane
lens. Combined with the pro-
jection system, they gave a
3-D illusion. Do you still
have your 3-D glasses?
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The Tom Smith for Senate Campaign today
launched an online petition encouraging voters to
express their frustration with a federal government
that has failed to pass a budget in 1,111 days, by
encouraging lawmakers to support legislation that
would suspend congressional pay unless constitu-
tional obligations are fulfilled.
“Simply put, Sen. Casey and the career politicians
are failing to do their job,” said Smith. “By failing
to adopt a budget in more than three years, while
our deficits grow and debt skyrockets out of con-
trol, Sen. Casey has failed the American people.”
“In the real world, when you don’t do your job,
you don’t get paid. Sen. Casey should expect no
different than the hardworking taxpayers who
elected him.”
Smith’s Senate Campaign:‘No Budget, No Pay’
New Riverfront ParkIs Dedicated In NE(R-lardnerspt-642)
CUTTING RIBBON to
unveil new Lardner’s
Point Park in N.E.
Phila. are State Rep.
Mike McGeehan, Coun-
cilman Bobby Henon,
State Sen. Mike Stack,
Parks & Recreation
Commissioner Michael
DiBerardinis, Delaware
River City Corp. head
Bob Borski and Con-
gresswoman Allyson
Schwartz. Photo: Rory
McGlasson
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Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources
Deputy Secretary John Giordano joined in the ded-
ication of Lardner’s Point Park yesterday, a river-
front improvement project that showcases a
rebounding Delaware River to the multitude of
visitors drawn to its banks.]
“When we broke ground for this park just six
months ago, the initiative was hailed by anglers,
bikers, hikers, and so many others,” said Giordano,
speaking at the dedication ceremony off Levick
Street. “They included city residents and visitors
alike, all of whom applauded the unified effort to
provide improved access to the river.”
DCNR invested $760,000 in the design and con-
struction of the new 4.5 acre-park, located north of
Center City and just south of the Tacony-Palmyra
Bridge in the historic Tacony neighborhood of
Northeast Philadelphia.
“Our support of this project is a sound investment
for future generations, who will continue to enjoy
the renewed value of a cleaner river and more aes-
thetically pleasing vistas,” Giordano said. “Today
we celebrate not only the completion of a gateway
to greater visitation and economic growth, but also
to the health and social benefits gained from im-
proved recreation. This vision hits the triple bot-
tom line – improving environmental quality,
neighborhood economic value and the commu-
nity’s social fabric.”
Specifically, DCNR’s grant supported construction
of a river overlook; fishing pier; restoration of a
riverbank forest area for picnicking and recreation;
park furniture; and interpretive signage about
trees, bird and fish species, and the history of the
Lardner’s Point Pump Station that has a long
legacy at this site. Also, the park recreated an en-
larged natural river edge with expanded tidal wet-
lands and aquatic, native vegetation.
“As a resident of Philadelphia, I have witnessed
significant milestones in our city’s riverfront im-
provement, along both the Delaware and
Schuylkill rivers, and I know firsthand that more
visitors are being drawn to their shores as a result,”
Giordano said. “At DCNR, we are committed to
facilitating these enhancements, the renewed pub-
lic interest they promote, and the positive impact
they have on the local economy.”
Lardner’s Point Park expands Philadelphia’s pub-
lic park system and is in line with the city’s Green
2015 Plan to create 500 new acres of open space
and parkland.
Lardner’s Point Park will serve as a trailhead for
the North Delaware Greenway, the national East
Coast Greenway bike trail running along the entire
Delaware Riverfront in Philadelphia, and eventu-
ally from Maine to Florida. The park also will link
to the bi-state Delaware River Heritage Trail that
will loop over the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge north to
Trenton and south to the new park site.
Giordano commended the project’s federal part-
ners for their roles in obtaining federal funding for
the project, as well as the “invaluable contribu-
tions” of the Delaware River City Corp., the
Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Dept. and the
Pennsylvania Environmental Council.
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Dunbar Kicks Off 177thElection Campaign
WILLIAM DUNBAR, center, is joined by Ward Leader Donna Aument with Aidan Patrick
Loughrey, 2; Dunbar’s wife Fay; State Sen. Mike Stack; and Ward Leaders Robert Dellavella and
Tommy Johnson. Photo: Rory McGlasson
William Dunbar launched his general election
campaign for State Representative in the 177th
Dist. at a Monday press conference. Dunbar ad-
dressed a crowd of supporters that included State
Sen. Mike Stack and Pastor Kevin Johnson at a
small business in the heart of the district.
“The people of this district, along with all
Philadelphians, have suffered two years of being
ignored and persecuted by Republicans in Harris-
burg,” Dunbar said. “We have suffered attacks on
schools, attacks on reproductive rights, even at-
tacks on our right to vote. These are issues where
there is a clear difference between what is right
and wrong, and it is unconscionable that any Rep-
resentative from Philadelphia would vote for what
is so blatantly wrong.”
Dunbar received 59% of all the votes cast in the
primary election and his support among Demo-
cratic leaders was evident on Monday. Stack called
Dunbar “a tireless worker with a record of devot-
ing himself to his community.”
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At a House Policy Committee hearing in her dis-
trict this morning, State Rep. Michelle Brownlee
(D-N. Phila.) said cuts in the 2012-13 state budget
unfairly target children, the disabled, seniors and
poor.
Brownlee, a member of the House Appropriations
Committee, requested the hearing to call greater
attention to policies she says are increasingly “big-
business before people” under Corbett and Repub-
lican leadership.
“Every week it seems we’re voting on a new pro-
posal to help multi-million corporations pad their
profits just a little more at the expense of our most
vulnerable,” Brownlee said. “The governor keeps
saying we have no money, but he has no problem
giving it away to his big-money friends. Quite
frankly, it is disturbing to see how Republican
leaders justify tax cuts for businesses, while cava-
lierly cutting critical programs for children, seniors
and the poor.
“There will be shock waves felt from the policies
of this administration for years to come,” Brown-
lee said. “Their legacy will be shameful and I can
only hope we can highlight just how bad their pri-
orities are for the public to fully understand.”
Brownlee said public and higher education con-
tinue to be cut under Corbett’s watch. She added
he has already decimated programs to assist and
care for the disabled, and kicked 89,000 sick chil-
dren off Medicaid rosters, making the process to
re-enroll time-consuming and difficult.
“If the Commonwealth is in such dire financial
straits that we have to resort to saving money on
the disabled, sick children and our education sys-
tem, then maybe we shouldn’t have handed out
billions of dollars in business tax breaks and let the
gas industry off the hook,” Brownlee added.
She said she will continue to push for a severance
tax like every other state in the nation with
drilling, and a tax on smokeless tobacco.
The hearing was held at the IBEW Local Union 98
Hall on Spring Garden Street. Others testifying in-
cluded: Jerry Jordan, president, Philadelphia Fed-
eration of Teachers; J. Bruce Hulick, executive
director, the Arc of Philadelphia/PDDC; Joe
Willard, VP of policy, People’s Emergency Center;
a panel from Maternity Care Coalition: Letty
Thall, public-policy director; Erin Cusack, com-
munity-engagement coordinator; Tamicka
Stephens, Cribs for Kids advocate; and Aisha
Coulson, EHS family and community partnerships
coordinator.
Brownlee Hosts HearingOn State Budget Cuts