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Vol. III No. 75 (439) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia April 24, 2012
COUNCILWOMAN MARIAN TASCO dances the Cha Cha with Nodari
Tetraushuvilt at 4th annual Dancing with the Philly Stars . This was a benefit for
Sickle Cell Disease Asssociation of America, Delaware Valley Chapter . It was
held at Crystal Tea Room on Sunday, Apr. 22. Photo: Robert Mendelsohn
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In The Swing
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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 rApr. 26- 2012 Centennial
Pk. Celebration honoring Joseph
Manko, Ryan Howard and Van-
guard at Phila. Horticultural
Ctr., Montgomery Ave. & N.
Horticultural Dr., 6 p.m. For
tickets, etc. Arthur (215) 988-
9341.
Apr. 26- Black Tie Clover
Club Dinner at Union League,
140 S. Broad St., starting 6:30
p.m. DA Seth Williams keynote
speaker. Formal. Members seek-
ing info call Clover Club Treas-
urer Mike Cibik (215) 735-1060
or sign on at www.cloverclub.org.
Apr. 26- Phila. Greens’
Presidential Caucus at Buzz
Café, 1800 N. Howard St., 7
p.m. Free and open to all, but
only registered Green voters
may vote. For info (215) 243-
7103 or [email protected].
Apr. 26- Committee to
Re-Elect State Rep. John Taylor
hosts Historical Site Cigar &
Wine Tasting at Colonial Dames
Of Phila., 1630 Latimer St.
Tickets $250, $500, $1,000 and
$2,500. For info (215) 545-
2244.
Apr. 27- Republican
Women’s Luncheon at the Ves-
per Club at noon. No cost other
than your lunch choice. To share
ideas, thoughts, events that en-
courage a more active role for
women in the party. Call for
reservations at (267) 246-6347
or email
Apr. 28- Rev. C.W. Gre-
gory 1 Mile Walk & Mt. Zion
5K Walk/Run. Starting from Mt.
Zion Baptist Ch., 50th & Wood-
land Ave., 8 a.m. For info Janice
Bullock (215) 206-4627.
Apr. 28- Ducky Birts
Foundation Health Fair, 12 m.-2
p.m. and Gospelrama, 2-5 p.m.
at Zion Baptist Ch., 3600 N.
Broad St. Sponsored by Key-
stone Mercy Health Plan.
Apr. 28- Bok Tech HS Re-
union classes from 1970 to 1979
at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein,
9130 Academy Rd. Tickets $45.
No ticket sales at door. Celebrat-
ing retirement of Tom DeFelice
after 43 years of teaching and
coaching. Former student Jeff
Chandler will also be honored.
For ticket info Eddie Everett
(302) 561-1434.
May 4- Carpenters Joint
Apprenticeship Committee hosts
annual Contest & Open House
at Training Facility, 10401 De-
catur Rd., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For info
Director Charles T. Brock (215)
824-2300.
Meat
& DeliPrego Pizzelle Baker $29.99
Uno Panini Grill $39.99
2024 S. 10th St
Philadelphia PA 19148
215-468-5363
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Congressman Brady,On $5 A Day
BRADY checks out $1.69-a-
head lettuce.
BRADY encounters State Sen.
Vincent Hughes in canned-veg-
etable aisle
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Daily WafflesFrom Joe Sbaraglia (The Waffleman)
AUTOMATS - were Horn &Hardart Restaurants that dis-played a variety of food be-hind little chrome and glassdoors in a huge wall. Thesedoors could only be opened byinserting a specified amount ofnickels into a coin slot. Theproduct and its price wereposted next to the door. Whenthe correct number of nickels -
and only nickels - was insertedinto the coin slot, the doorcould be opened and the foodremoved. The empty compart-ment was soon refilled byrestaurant workers, behindthe wall. It was then ready forthe next hungry customer,with the correct amount ofnickels. The lady in the Au-tomat's change booth ex-
changed dollars, quarters ordimes for nickels. She wascalled a nickel thrower fromher ability to throw five nick-els, from a hand full of nick-els, without counting them.She always had blackened fin-gers from handling all thosecoins.
AVENUE - The EastPassyunk Avenue shoppingdistrict. Over a hundredstores line both sides of thestreet from Broad Street, east-northeast to Tasker Street.They sell a large variety ofproducts and services. It is al-most obligatory to walk on theAvenue at least once a week toshop, to see and to be seen.
BO-BOS - was the name ofthe black, high top sneakerthat almost every kid wore. Ata cost of about two dollars,they were almost indestructi-ble. Bo-Bos were sneakersworn while playing or in gymclass. They were never to beworn to visit. While going toor from school on gym day,they were carried over yourshoulder with their laces weretied together. This also al-lowed the nearest wise-guy tograb them and throw themonto the nearest overhead tele-phone or electric wire. This isone reason there are sneakerson the wires in South Philadel-phia.
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Congressman Bob Brady (D-
Phila.) joined the Jewish Federa-
tion and the Coalition Against
Hunger yesterday at the kick-off
of the week-long Greater
Philadelphia Food Stamp Chal-
lenge. Brady and other partici-
pants, including Mayor Michael
Nutter and State Sen. Vincent
Hughes (D-W. Phila.), are at-
tempting to live on a $5-a-day
food limit, the average food-
stamp benefit.
Thanking the Federation and the
Coalition for their leadership,
Brady said, “The challenge
should be taken on the road to
Harrisburg and Washington,
D.C. to help more lawmakers
understand how outrageous cuts
in the S.AP/food stamp program
are impacting people’s lives and
their long-term health. This is
going to be a real challenge for
me, but I’m only doing it for a
week. Poor families have to
make do on this budget week
and week after week.”
On day one of the challenge, the
Congressman filled his shopping
cart at the ShopRite Market in
West Philadelphia. He stocked
up on chicken cutlets, a loaf of
wheat bread, peanut butter, jelly,
milk, rice, spaghetti sauce, pasta,
fresh carrots, lettuce, bran cereal
and store brand decaf tea bags.
Paying close attention to prices,
Brady said, “The cuts to the
SNAP program and Pennsylva-
nia’s means test for the poor will
require struggling families to
make food choices that may af-
fect the health of their children.
This is an assault on the poor
and it is stupid.” Brady’s bill
came to $35.21, but with a dis-
count Shoprite card it rounded
out to $35.00.
The Food Stamp Challenge is
designed to raise awareness
about the importance of food
stamps (now called SNAP) and
highlight the policy issues that
affect Pennsylvanians’ access to
the program, specifically the
2012 Farm Bill, the federal legis-
lation that funds the program.
The Challenge also takes place
the week before the planned
asset test for SNAP goes into ef-
fect in Pennsylvania, which will
disqualify thousands of low-in-
come families from food assis-
tance.
Follow Congressman Bob Brady
(D., PA) on Twitter http://twit-
ter.com/#!/RepBrady for updates
on the challenge.
Guv Declares DisasterFrom Spring StormGov. Tom Corbett has declared a
statewide disaster emergency to
enable state, county and munici-
pal governments to respond ef-
fectively to the impact of the
weekend’s late spring storm.
The snowfall crippled parts of
western and northern Pennsylva-
nia and brought heavy rain to
much of the rest of the state.
The proclamation authorizes
state agencies to use all available
resources and personnel, as nec-
essary, to cope with the magni-
tude and severity of this
emergency situation. The time-
consuming bid and contract pro-
cedures, as well as other
formalities normally prescribed
by law, are waived for the dura-
tion of the proclamation.
Corbett issued the disaster
proclamation based on the rec-
ommendation of Glenn Cannon,
director of the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency
and forecasts from the National
Weather Service.
The State Emergency Operations
Center, located at PEMA head-
quarters in Harrisburg, was acti-
vated with enhanced staffing late
Sunday evening to support
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county emergency services and
to coordinate state resources in
response to the severe storm.
The State’s Emergency Opera-
tions Center has been monitoring
conditions statewide to assess
conditions and coordinate any
response necessary to support
county and local officials in the
affected areas. PEMA remains in
communication with multiple
state agencies, including the
state departments of Transporta-
tion, Health, Public Welfare,
General Services, State Police,
Pennsylvania National Guard,
Turnpike Commission, Public
Utility Commission and the
American Red Cross.
More detailed information, in-
cluding emergency kit checklists
and emergency plan templates, is
available online at
www.ReadyPA.org or by calling
1 (888) 9-READY-PA.
US Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has
co-sponsored an amendment that
would increase transparency and
accountability of government-
sponsored conferences while im-
posing new travel limitations. In
light of the current Government
Services Administration scandal,
this amendment would reduce
the amount a federal agency can
spend on travel to 80% of the
amount spent in 2010.
Agencies would also be required
to post a quarterly report on each
conference for which the agency
paid travel expenses, including
total cost, location, justification
of participation, and an explana-
tion as to why the conference
was more cost effective than a
teleconference. Agencies would
also be required to post detailed
information on their websites on
any presentation made by any
employee of that agency at a
conference, including speeches,
visual exhibits and videos.
“The excessive, gluttonous
spending of taxpayer dollars by
GSA officials to dole out luxuri-
ous trips and other benefits is
outrageous, if not potentially
criminal. This amendment would
force agencies to account for the
dollars they spend on confer-
ences and justify their participa-
tion at these events,” Toomey
said. “The federal government
spent more than $2 billion on
conferences from 2000 to 2006 –
it’s time for agencies to realize
they must answer to the Ameri-
can people as to how they spend
taxpayer dollars.”
The amendment also would:
• Cap the amount of agency
funds that can be spent on a sin-
gle conference at $500,000.
• Allow non-federal foundations
and sources to provide financial
support for a conference, but re-
quire a listing of such sponsors
and a certification that there is
no conflict of interest resulting
from the financial support.
• Prohibit agencies from spend-
ing funds on more than one con-
ference per fiscal year sponsored
by an outside organization.
• Limit overseas agency confer-
ences to no more than 50 federal
employees stationed in the
United States (unless the State
Dept. deems a larger number is
in the national interest).
Toomey Bill Would LimitGov’t Conference $$
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Horticultural Soc.Wins Arbor Day AwardThe Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society is the recipient of a 2012
Arbor Day Award in honor of its
outstanding contribution to tree
planting, conservation and stew-
ardship.
The Society is one of 16 individ-
uals and organizations being rec-
ognized by the Foundation at the
annual Arbor Day Awards. The
ceremony will be held at Lied
Lodge & Conference Center, lo-
cated at Arbor Day Farm in Ne-
braska City, Nebraska, on
Saturday, Apr. 28.
PHS will receive an Excellence
in Urban Forest Leadership
Award in recognition of its inno-
vative leadership in advancing
sustainable community forestry
efforts at the local, state and na-
tional level.
Since 1827, the Society has mo-
tivated people to improve their
quality of life and sense of com-
munity through horticulture.
They sponsor the Tree Tenders
program, which has played a
critical role in restoring the tree
canopy in Philadelphia. As of
today, the Tree Tenders program
has recruited 3,600 volunteer
tree planters and 200 neighbor-
hood groups. They engage their
volunteers in a comprehensive
approach, ensuring they are fully
equipped to take care of trees
once they are planted. A partner-
ship with Keep America Beauti-
ful is resulting in pilot programs
that will lead to national expo-
sure.
“Because of the leadership and
vision of the Pennsylvania Horti-
cultural Society, volunteers in
Philadelphia and throughout the
country have a renewed spirit
and appreciation for the impor-
tance of community trees,” said
John Rosenow, founder and
chief executive of the Arbor Day
Foundation.
Since 1972, the Arbor Day Foun-
dation has recognized the inspir-
ing and life-changing work of
leading environmental stewards
and tree planters through the an-
nual Arbor Day Awards.
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STUDENTS from Germantown Friends were awarded $1,000 last week for collecting most food
out of eight schools in Philadelphia who participated! Altogether 21 schools collected 71 tons of
food — enough to feed THREE sold-out crowds at Citizens’ Bank Park. From left, Germantown
Friends students Anna Sacks, Carly Kane and Laura Biester volunteered at Philabundance’s
Hunger Relief Center on South Galloway Street in Philadelphia. These students received a $1,000
prize.
G’town Friends StudentsHaul In Tons Of Food