DAILY GRINDER: ‘Empty Suit’
We’re saving the “Haha, this news is some kind of April Fool’s joke” for every other site on the Interwebs today. Everything you’re about to read isn’t a joke. But in full disclosure, some of it’s told in a not-that-serious manner: Today’s the day…SEPTA announces plans for what spokesman Richard Maloney is calling its biggest project “in our...
Continue ReadingSheriff Candidate Kromer On Funds Request
Acting Sheriff Barbara Deeley has gone before City Council and asked for more funds to run her office, particularly $2.8 million to hire new staff, a scene the Daily News this morning called a “lovefest.” In spite of the office’s seemingly endless scandals and strange operations, it was noted that Councilpersons Curtis Jones, Jannie Blackwell and James...
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Corbett’s Welfare Nominee and Service Cuts
As part of the nationwide, ongoing fight against progressive legislation and safety nets for the country’s neediest, Governor Tom Corbett has nominated Gary Alexander to head the Department of Public Welfare. And, needless to say, if you receive public help, things may not be looking up for you. Alexander is the former Rhode Island Executive Office of Health...
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Youth Group Kicked Out of Cherry Hill Mall [Video]
Plenty of times, Tyree Dumas has been stopped by the cops when walking the streets of Philadelphia with groups of kids. He just never expected it to happen in the Cherry Hill Mall. Dumas, aka TopDollar, heads the North Philly-based youth group the Dollarboyz, a club dedicated to non-violence, positivity and dance. The group provides kids with activities after...
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DAILY GRINDER: Don’t Like The Expressway? Consider Your Opinion Validated
How many times do we need to say it – Pennsylvania loves arson. A small fire at the National Constitution Center, both made and put out last night, is under investigation by the Fire Marshal. [Daily News] We like: Deputy Mayor for Transportation Rina Cutler is so impressed by the East-West Spruce/Pine bike lanes, she’s proposing North-South sister lanes....
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As Students Protest Potential Tuition Hikes, Schools Should Find A Compromise
Temple University Student Government President Natalie Ramos-Castillo leads hundreds of TU and Penn State Abington students to fight against proposed education cuts. Gov. Corbett’s proposed $1 billion dollar cut in education may not affect Temple University Senior Natalie Ramos-Castillo’s tuition next year because she graduates this May. But the...
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New Black Panthers Inquiry Released
It’s a sad day for right wing bloviators and wingnuts across the land. All those accusations of Obama Administration anti-white racism surrounding a New old enemy – the New Black Panthers – have come up short. Regarding the prosecution of a supposed incident along Fairmount Avenue on Election Day, 2008, the Department of Justice’s Office of Professional...
Continue ReadingUpdate: The War on Bath Salts
Last we heard, Pennsylvania lawmakers were using a host of examples – a Pittston “zombie” couple who stabbed their walls and put their 5-year old daughter in danger, a Scranton man who stabbed a Reverend while he slept – as a means to ban the chemicals used in bath salts — a legal drug that’s being oh, so abused — and quickly. Philly...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Santorum’s Freakonomics
In case you missed it: Philly journalist and PW contributor Daniel Denvir had a great piece and slideshow at Salon.com yesterday titled, “The 10 most segregated urban areas in America.” The Philly metro area – which the writer detailed a few weeks back in a cover story – ranks number 9. Number 1: Milwaukee. [Salon] The FBI is still investigating that...
Continue ReadingAt-Large Candidate Lazin Calls Out Rizzo in City Hall (Updated)
Republican City Council At-Large candidate Malcolm Lazin met with reporters outside Councilman Frank Rizzo’s City Hall office today, calling on the current Republican Councilman – who’s gotten no love from establishment Republicans this year, whatsoever – to turn over his original DROP application and “all supporting documentation.” “These documents...
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