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OUR OPINION: Bye-Bye Property Tax? A New Way To Fund Education 22 Aug 2013 | 10:46 pm
A pair of bills now making the rounds of the General Assembly may revolutionize Pennsylvania’s schools and Pennsylvania’s taxes. They would bag the historic tradition of funding education with a mix o...
Stack Says It’s Time Phila. Took Its School Board Back 22 Aug 2013 | 10:31 pm
Philadelphia’s five-decade long practice of appointing people to oversee the city’s school system has failed, charges State Sen. Mike Stack (D-Northeast), who is now calling for Philadelphians to elec...
EARLY BIRD: PHL Local Gaming’s Casino Would Open First, Pay Off Faster 22 Aug 2013 | 10:24 pm
GETTING hands on tour of proposed Casino Revolution site were Whitman Council board members. From left are PHL Local Gaming CEO and chairman Joseph Procacci, and board members Ed McBride, Laura McColg...
POLS ON THE STREET: N.E. Democratic Ward Leaders Reorganize 22 Aug 2013 | 10:17 pm
DEMOCRATIC City Committee’s Lou Farinella, right, congratulates new executive board of N.E. Democratic Ward Leaders. From left are Chairman Mike McAleer, Recording Secretary Bernice Hill, Vice Chair T...
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SECURITY: Looking For New Ways To Fund It 22 Aug 2013 | 09:29 pm
BY MICHAEL P. BOYLE, ESQ./ As you likely know, all Social Security programs — retirement, survivors, disability, and SSI benefits — are funded by a payroll tax (FICA) imposed on all wage earners up to...
Healthy Hoops Battles Asthma 22 Aug 2013 | 09:22 pm
Phila. Hoops Legend Sonny Hill joins Maria Pajil Battle and Joyce Daniels of AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership Basketball Clinic, at Healthy Hoops health fair in N.W. Phila. In an effort to improve ast...
CITY HALL SAM: School Funding – Who Delivered? 22 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER bit the bullet and stepped up to the plate for Philadelphia public-school students. The Mayor was able to borrow $50 million so that the kids can start school on time. He resolve...
ELEPHANT CORNER: Eagle Forum Features Conservative Stars 22 Aug 2013 | 08:52 pm
Tuesday the Eagle Forum held its annual Philadelphia-area dinner at the Aronimink Golf Club. Conservative activist PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY founded the Eagle Forum. The proceeds will go to the 2014 campaigns ...
THE WAFFLEMAN: What’s Wrong With Asking For A Photo ID? 22 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
Yo! Here we go again with these thoughts on things that now require showing a valid photo ID when requested to do so: Driving a car, boarding an airplane, traveling to another country, at the doctor’...
OUT & ABOUT: Al Jazeera Comes To Town 22 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
BY DENISE CLAY/ I have a confession to make. I haven’t had cable for the last two years. Now to be honest, that has made my job as a news person hard to do at times. I can’t see what’s going on in re...
