Get Healthy Philly Corner Store Initiative Seen as National Model
Part of the Get Healthy Philly initiative involves getting rid of so-called “food deserts” (large areas with inadequate access to affordable healthy food options) and giving low-income communities more access to fresh fruits and vegetables in hopes of reversing the city’s obesity epidemic. This idea—based upon the assumption that access to healthy food...
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DAILY GRINDER: Rendell’s Book Tour Devolves into Obama Bashing
Who would have thought former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s book tour for his weirdly-titled, Philadelphia magazine excerpted “A Nation of Wusses” would be an Obama-bashing extravaganza? Not us! But when asked about Obama’s prospects in Pennsylvania at a Bloomberg View roundtable (Obama currently leads by double-digits in the state), he wouldn’t...
Continue ReadingConstitution Center Crowd Loves Michelle Obama—Others, Not So Much
Michelle Obama was in Philadelphia yesterday to rally a large group of campaign volunteers to sign up voters throughout the city, in hopes of securing President Barack Obama’s re-election in this swing state. The event began at 2:30 p.m. and featured several speakers before the first lady came on—all of whom were from either Philadelphia or, as in the case...
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Obama, Casey Hold Large Leads in Pennsylvania
Last night’s Democratic loss in Wisconsin was a huge blow for liberals and public sector unions (and probably those still in denial about the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision), but finding a parallel to Pennsylvania might be a little tough. Because in most statewide elections here, the Demcorat seems to be crushing it—for now. According...
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Philly Council Members Backing Obama On Equal Pay Bill (Updated)
Back in February, the Pennsylvania arm of the Obama campaign released the names of those local politicians on its ‘Truth Team’—a gang of elected leaders who vowed to refute the smears and lies which would inevitably be thrown at the president. The Philadelphia members of that Truth Team included Mayor Michael Nutter, District Attorney Seth Williams, City...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Is AG Candidate Sexist for Calling Opponent ‘Pretty’?
Pennsylvania Republican Attorney General candidate Dave Freed called his opponent Kathleen Kane someone who is “pretty and has a lot of money.” Now, he’s being criticized by a number of groups, like the National Organization for Women and state politicians. NOW said, “It’s a shame in 2012 that Mr. Freed would rather talk about Kathleen...
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DAILY GRINDER: Big Beverage, Big Spenders in Philadelphia
Hate to say we told you so. But here goes: In January, PW published a story about how the American Beverage Association was gearing up for another fight for soda in Philadelphia, particularly with a new ad campaign called Smart Taxpayers Exposing Waste, which essentially shows taxpayers how much money governments are spending on anti-soda initiatives rather than...
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FAKE OUTRAGE: The Fox ‘Attack Ad’
Getting mad at America’s dumbest, most nakedly biased shit show is about as productive as enforcing a “zero tolerance” policy for drinking at this weekend’s bike race in Manayunk. And yet, as we speak, these unrelated actions are happening. We mentioned the bike race yesterday. Today, we’d like to point out some of the worst fake outrage we’ve ever...
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DAILY GRINDER: 50 Democrats Sign Brief Supporting Voter ID Challenge
Fifty House Democrats signed a brief in support of the challenge to the Voter ID law. Many claim the law violates the Pennsylvania constitution’s “protection of the right to vote and oversteps the powers vested in the General Assembly.” As we’ve reported before, it also unfairly brutalizes women, minorities, the elderly and college students. Governor...
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Q&A: Former NFL Player, Current LGBT Activist Wade Davis on Obama Support
After four years in the NFL, Wade Davis came out of the closet. He currently works as a mentor with LGBT youth and is a member of the GLSEN Sports Advisory Board. “His past professional career within a hypermasculine sport juxtaposed with his activist work and current occupation working with LGBTQ ,” according to his Huffington Post bio, “has enabled him...
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