philadelphia daily record

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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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

[email protected].

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

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Co-chairs are Gov. Ed Ren-

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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



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



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.



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.”



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

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