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Vol. III No. 56 (424) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia March 26, 2012
NO MORE SAILORS live at old US Navy Base in S. Phila. Down, then, came
their former housing as Phila. Regional Port Authority Executive Director
James McDermott. Left, tours State Sen. Larry Farnese, 2nd from right, and
members of Senator’s staff to show where deepwater Southport terminal will
be developed instead.
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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 rMar. 27- Arlen Specger
discussses his new book “Life
Among the Cannibals”. Chief
Cannibal for 30 years hosts free
meeting at Central Library at
7:30 p.m. For info call 215-567-
4341.
Mar. 29- City Council will
honor Vietnam Veterans Day
today at 9:30am in City Hall
with 82nd Airborne Honor
Guard, recognizing 25th an-
niversary of Phildelphia Viet-
nam Veterans Memorial.
Mar. 27-29 AFL-CIO State
Convention hosted by Phila.
Council AFL-CIO President Pat
Eiding at Sheraton Downtown
Hotel, 17th & Race Sts. Mar.
28: COPE Dinner.
Mar. 29- Ed Neilson, De-
mocrat candidate for 169th leg-
islative district opens campaign
headquarters at 3356 Grant Av-
enue, from 4 to 6:30 pm.
Mar. 29- 66A Ward Leader
Shawn Dillon hosts fundraiser
for Ed Neilson, Democrat State
Rep candidate, at Bridgeman’s
Ha., 11600 Norcom Rd., 7-9
p.m. Tickets $30. Beef and beer.
For info Shawn Dillon (215)
637-6360.
Mar. 29- State Rep. Rosita
Youngblood hosts fundraiser at
Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring
Garden Sts., 7-9:30 p.m. Dinner,
open bar, dancing. Tickets $75.
For info (215) 745-4306.
Mar. 29- Fundraiser for
State Rep. Pam DeLissio at All
Seasons Wash & Lube, 6722
Ridge Ave., 5:30-7:30 p.m. For
info (215) 808-9167. Sponsor:
$150, Friend: $75. Bring checks
or send to DeLissio State House
Campaign, POB 46-606, Phila.,
PA 19127.
Mar. 30- Fish Fry
fundraiser for State Rep candi-
date James “Scoot” Clay at Wil-
son Amer. Legion Post, 2006
Orthodox St., 6-9 p.m. Food,
wine and beer. Tickets $20.
Mar. 30- Retirement Party
for Jimmy Lewis, School Dis-
trict, at Philadelphia Ballrm.,
2041 Hornig Rd., 7 p.m. Open
bar, Dinner, Music. $45. Make
checks payable to J. Lewis Re-
tirement. For info Bob DeVin-
cent (215) 651-8009 or Fran
Kelly (215) 964-4775.
Mar. 31- 38th Ward Family
Style Cookin’ Party at 3521
Bowman St., 1-5 p.m. $20.
Meat
& DeliPrego Pizzelle Baker $29.99
Uno Panini Grill $39.99
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Blondell DecriesTrayvon Martin’s DeathCouncilwoman Blondell
Reynolds Brown released the
following statement Friday re-
garding the shooting of unarmed
Black teenager Trayvon Martin
in Florida, a case that has ignited
outrage in Philadelphia and
around the nation:
“I have been following the
Trayvon Martin case from day
one, and today President Obama
stopped me in my tracks with his
simple but profound statement:
‘If I had a son, he’d look like
Trayvon.’ It stopped me in my
tracks, because, quite frankly,
the same is true for me.
“It is regrettable that too often
African American boys are im-
mediately put in the category of
perpetrator or suspect. This hurt-
ful, sad and avoidable tragedy is
a woeful reminder that all par-
ents of African American boys
have to have ‘that conversation,’
called ‘existing while Black’ in
America. This story should not
only make us shake our heads,
but remind us to revisit ‘the con-
versation’ with our sons and
boys in our lives; and revisit it
often.
“‘Existing while black’ for
African American boys means
that everywhere they go there
are hidden landmines that could
go off at any given moment at
unexpected times and places. For
Trayvon Martin, he unknowingly
stepped on one of those land-
mines on the way home to watch
an NCAA basketball game like
so many of his peers. Think
about how many students around
the country were doing the exact
same thing, at the exact same
time and yet they made it home.
My heart aches for the family of
Trayvon Martin, and for families
everywhere that are once again
forced to revisit these painful,
but necessary conversations.
“Dr. King famously said, ‘Injus-
tice anywhere is a threat to jus-
tice everywhere.’ I want his
family to know I agree whole-
heartedly. Philadelphia is with
them and they are with us in
thought and prayer.”
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Pa. Senators Urge EPATo Ease New Steel RuleUS Sens. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and
Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) led a biparti-
san group of Senators in urging
the Environmental Protection
Agency to revise a proposed rule
that would negatively impact do-
mestic steel production.
“Many significant employers in
small towns struggling to re-
cover from the economic down-
turn are affected by these rules,
so we have to strike a balance
that reduces emissions and does
not unduly burden Pennsylvania
companies,” said Casey. “I urge
the EPA to revise these rules so
our manufacturers can maintain
their efficiency and remain com-
petitive in the global market.”
“EPA’s new rules affecting the
industrial boilers used by many
steel mills and other manufactur-
ers are a direct threat to our na-
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tion’s global competitiveness
and undermine job growth,”
Toomey said. “I have strongly
advocated manufacturers be
given more time to comply with
this rule, at a minimum, and
have urged the agency to con-
sider the unintended conse-
quences of making American
steel producers less energy effi-
cient.”
Iron and steel manufacturers re-
cycle gases from coke ovens and
blast furnaces to fuel plant boil-
ers. Recycling these gases as a
fuel is important because it al-
lows the recovery of energy that
would otherwise be wasted,
which increases the efficiency of
iron and steel plants while de-
creasing their emissions.
The EPA’s proposed Maximum
Achievable Control Technology
rule would have the unintended
consequence of forcing these
plants to flare gases that they
could otherwise use as fuel,
wasting energy and raising the
overall emissions level of the
plants.
“The efficiency gains available
from enhanced process gas com-
bustion are essential to ensuring
the competitive position of our
U.S. steel industry in a challeng-
ing global market,” the Senators
wrote to EPA Administrator Lisa
Jackson. “We believe the addi-
tional changes that are needed
can be accomplished as you take
steps to finalize the rule.”
Labor & Industry Dept.$$ To Help Refinery StaffLabor & Industry Secretary Julia
Hearthway announced the de-
partment has received a $5 mil-
lion National Emergency Grant
from the US Dept. of Labor to
serve the workers affected by the
Sunoco, Inc. and ConocoPhillips
refinery closings.
“Gov. Corbett has been very ac-
tive working to provide assis-
tance to the individuals affected
by the closing of the Cono-
coPhillips and Sunoco refineries,
Hearthway said. “These funds
will help connect affected work-
ers with the training and re-
sources they need to return to the
workforce, and the Department
of Labor and Industry will pro-
vide employment services and
assistance to help them return as
quickly as possible.”
The grant will allow the depart-
ment to establish a permanent
transition center serving the af-
fected workers. Services at the
transition center will include
workshops, presentations and
training on job search and inter-
view skills, resume writing and
critiquing, labor market informa-
tion, veterans’ benefits and serv-
ices, GED classes, basic
computer usage, and short-term
training opportunities for local,
high-demand occupational
fields.
The Delaware Co. Office of Em-
ployment and Training will be
the project operator. The grant
will cover Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, Montgomery and
Philadelphia Cos.
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Two Petitions Pass
Challenges, Are AppealedA challenger in one State House
District, and an incumbent in an-
other, both turned in faulty peti-
tions but survived tests in
Common Pleas Court and remain
on the ballot. Both their oppo-
nents have vowed to appeal to
the State Supreme Court.
In the 180th Dist. in Kensington,
State Rep. Angel Cruz has filed a
Supreme Court appeal in an ef-
fort to knock contender Anthony
P. Johnson off the ballot after
being shot down by the lower
court two times.
In West Philadelphia’s 192nd
Dist., two-time insurgent Will
Mega stated Friday, “Today my
attorney officially submitted the
motion to appeal with the Penn-
sylvania State Supreme Court
Justice in the matter where my
opponent admitted to committing
fraud and four of her supporters
testified in court against her, yet
the Commonwealth Court dis-
missed the case. Pray for Justice
this time, because clearly justice
can rarely be found in our
courts.”
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High-Stakes RumbleDevelops in 188th
Zzzzz FIERCE CONTEST is emerging in W. Phila.’s 188th State House Dist., fueled by a split over
school choice. Veteran incumbent Jim Roebuck, Democratic House Education Committee, opposes
publicly funded school vouchers while his young challenger Fatimah Muhammad, a protégée of
State Sen. Anthony Williams, is a proponent of them. Above: lining up beside Roebuck are a host
of community leaders including, from left, business leader Thelma Peake of Peake’s Little Angels,
46th Ward Committeewoman Lynn Williams, State Rep. Curtis Thomas, 27th Ward Leader Carol
Jenkins, Roebuck, Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell of 46th Ward, 51st Ward Leader Vivian Miller,
Friends of Malcolm X Park President Gregorio Cojulun of Garden Court and 46th Ward Commit-
teeman Shawn Kelly. Below: However, supporters of Muhammad fanned out across district this
weekend, working crowds wherever they found them, as they did here at Clark Park Farmers’
Market.
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Gambone Plans Hard Run
Against Farnese In 1st
GEARING UP for his bid to unseat 1st Dist. State Sen. Larry Farnese, South Philly attorney Al-
fonso Gambone drew a broad coalition of Democrats and Republicans together for a major
fundraiser at IATSE Union Hall in South Philly. Among those who came out to support Iraq War
veteran were, from left, South Philly Community Activist Fred Druding, Jr., Mrs. & Mr. Bill Petti-
grew, GOP leader of 23rd & 54th Wards, and Councilman David Oh. Large crowd spanned both
wings of GOP intraparty dispute, as Chairman Vito Canuso and insurgent 5th Ward Leader Mike
Cibik were both in attendance.
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