Obama Supporters Still in Campaign Mode at K’NEX Toy Factory
President Obama made landfall in Montgomery County on Friday, bringing his plan to avoid falling off the so-called “fiscal cliff” by extending tax cuts to the middle class. He spoke at the operating facility of K’NEX, a company which manufactures parts for companies like Tinkertoy, K’NEX Building Sets and Angry Birds Building Sets. While there, he told...
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DAILY GRINDER: Liquor Control Board Under Attack For Promoting Own Brands
Graphic from anti-PLCB group the Commonwealth Foundation According to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spent $474,600 to advertise its new in-house state brands of alcohol. Such moves by the LCB (whose chair, Joe Conti claimed he was “99 percent sure” no LCB money was spent to promote or develop the brands) have come...
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Adderall in Sports: What’s It All Mean?
You’ve heard it by now. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, the player most likely to be labeled so cute! by your girlfriend, has been suspended 25 games during the 2013 MLB season after testing positive for Adderall, a drug that provides a calming sensation in those suffering from attention defecit hyperactivity disorder. For those who do not have ADHD or ADD, Adderall...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Despite Signs of Compromise, PA GOP Says ‘No’ to Tax Hikes
Maybe you heard that some old, cranky GOP Senators and Representatives are thinking about maybe, at some point, possibly opening themselves up to voting for tax increases for the good of the nation? No? Well, yes, it’s happening, maybe! And the mere thought of it has Americans for Tax Reform head Grover Norquist, whose anti-tax pledge those Congresspeople will...
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DAILY GRINDER: Councilman Kenney Touts Same-Sex Benefits
Councilman Jim Kenney is getting really, really liberal. And openly so. He recently announced that he plans to introduce a bill that would provide a tax credit to businesses that offer benefits to same-sex partners of employees. “It’s good business to create a good working environment for your employees, regardless of their status,” he said of his...
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The Survivors Project: Tish R.
In its Nov. 14, 2012, print edition, Philadelphia Weekly ran an excerpt of its first book, The Survivors Project: Telling the Truth About Life After Sexual Abuse. The issue featured just eight of the 57 first-person stories we published. Here is another. Editor’s note: Please take great care in reading this story, as it may contain graphic descriptions and...
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New Jersey’s Red-Light Camera Program Under Fire
Data released by the New Jersey Department of Transportation this week suggest that traffic accidents and deaths have increased in intersections where red light cameras have been installed. Because of this, state Sen. Mike Doherty has called for an end to the Garden State’s red light pilot program. The number of crashes at the specific intersection of the program...
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DAILY GRINDER: Philly Smokers on the Decline
The city’s rate of people who smoke has dropped 15 percent since 2008. About 40,000 adults have stopped. It’s said to be on the decline because of things like the indoor smoking law (a brainchild of the then-Councilman Nutter); a smoking ban at rec centers and playgrounds; and the “Get Healthy Philly” initiative, which promotes exercise and avoidance...
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The Streets Department is Clearing ‘Abandoned’ Bicycles; Make Sure Yours Isn’t One of Them!
Pictured: A safe bicycle. The Philadelphia Streets Department sent out a notice yesterday saying that on Thursday, Nov. 29th—as in, two days from now!—they will begin the process of clearing abandoned bicycles from city streets “as part of the Nutter Administration’s goal of maintaining a safe, clean streetscape” and clearing areas for safer side-walking...
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The Survivors Project: David*
In its Nov. 14, 2012, print edition, Philadelphia Weekly ran an excerpt of its first book, The Survivors Project: Telling the Truth About Life After Sexual Abuse. The issue featured just eight of the 57 first-person stories we published. Here is another. Editor’s note: Please take great care in reading this story, as it may contain graphic descriptions and...
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