DAILY GRINDER: Another Predator on the Loose
Another predator is on the loose, this time in South Philly. He’s attacked three women near the Italian Market area. According to the report, “Police say the suspect may be Mexican or Latino, 20 to 30 years old and may dress like a construction worker. He’s clean shaven.” [Fox] City Controller Alan Butkovitz says the city’s Five-Year Budget Plan...
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Corbett to Sign Make-Sense ‘Underage Drinking’ Bill
Pennsylvania has passed a bill – and Governor Corbett is expected to sign it! – which is poised to fight underage drinking deaths by providing immunity to those who call 911 before their friend dies of alcohol poisoning. This is proof good things can still come out of Harrisburg! As Newsworks is reporting, it’s being referred to as a “Good Samaritan”...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: All About the Money
Senator Bob Casey has $1.3 million in the bank. Will it buy a personality? [WaPo’s The Fix] Corbett’s got $620 thousand cash money on hand. Will it buy a soul? [Morning Call] First District Council candidate Joe Grace is at City Hall this morning – 9:30 am – and will be denouncing Frank DiCicco and his DROP bill. [Some Media Advisory] Then, at 10 am,...
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Penn State Prof Hits Back at Philadelphia City Council Over Shale Drilling
Penn State Professor of Geosciences Michael A. Arthur has released a statement titled “Philadelphia City Council Misses Mark on Natural Gas” which is in direct response to last Thursday’s unanimous-but-non-binding City Council vote which looked toward imposing a moratorium on gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin. It was seen as a bipartisan issue downtown....
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