DAILY GRINDER: Black Madam Arrested
Padge Victoria Windslowe—you know her as the Black Madam—was arrested in Germantown last night. You know her as the Black Madam because you’re either into her ‘gothic hop hop’ or you remember the time, last year, when she allegedly administered an illegal silicone injection into 20-year-old British woman Caludia Seye Aderotimi (her butt, actually),...
Continue ReadingChamber of Commerce ‘Hire Our Heroes’ Event in Philadelphia Ignores New Tax Incentives
Later this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host one of their Hire Our Heroes events in Philadelphia. The event, a job fair specifically for U.S. military veterans, is set to take place at the Independence Seaport Museum on Columbus Boulevard and is being conducted in association with the Pennsylvania Committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Is Philly 8th Most Corrupt City in U.S.?
Is Philadelphia the eighth most corrupt city in the United States? A new study from researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Institute of Government and Public Affairs thinks so. But like so many finger-pointing “corruption” allegations, it’s complicated. The researchers based their study on public corruption convictions between 1976...
Continue ReadingArchbishop Chaput Uses Catholic School Savings to Push School Vouchers
Four Philadelphia-area Catholic schools previously targeted for closure—Bonner-Prendie, Saint Huberts, West Catholic and Conwell-Egan—were saved today, due to large anonymous donations and the creation of an independent foundation to help raise money. The announcement came early this afternoon and a press conference was held at 3 p.m. to discuss what was...
Continue ReadingGov. Corbett on Approving Arlen Specter Library Funds: ‘I Felt I Had To’
Gov. Tom Corbett is finally getting around to that campaign promise he made regarding the wasteful Arlen Specter library. Problem is, he’s on the other side of the issue now. Sorta. “I did approve the Specter library,” he told reporters in Harrisburg this week. “I wish I didn’t have to, but I felt I had to.” Remember the Arlen Specter library? No?...
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DAILY GRINDER: Nevada Pol Makes Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Endorsement
Former Nevada Senatorial candidate and noted crazy person Sharron Angle has decided to make an endorsement in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race. Her pick: David Christian. She notes his commitment to working with Vietnam veterans and getting them jobs. She calls Gov. Tom Corbett’s recent endorsement of Steve Welch “indecent and immoral.” Of...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Rick Santorum on a Roll; May be Scaring Obama?
The Obama Campaign is ready to take on Rick Santorum, should the Republican party establishment not be able to stop him from becoming the nominee. Yesterday, the Pennsylvania branch of the president’s campaign team sent an email (in part), asking you, the reader, to personally bash the former Pennsylvania Senator: “Folks across the country are just starting...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: PA Dems Attack Rick Santorum for Senate Donations
The Pennsylvania Democratic Party is back attacking presidential candidate Rick Santorum in their campaign emails in order to get you to donate money to Senator Bob Casey. Huh? OK, it’s like this: “He’s back,” reads a new email from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. “According to the latest polls, Rick Santorum is now the leading Republican...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Gov. Tom Corbett Signs Shale Bill in Private
Gov. Tom Corbett finally signed that Marcellus Shale extraction fee, in the privacy of his office last night. The final law was 174 pages long and establishes setbacks between wells and waterways/buildings. The most “controversial” part (because it could be construed as a “tax” and Corbett promised not to raise or create any new taxes) is the per-well...
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