Philadelphia Daily Record

PhiladelphiaDaily Record

Vol. I No. 81 Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia October 18, 2010

Labor Knows Its Friends

SPRINKLER FITTERS Local 692 Business Mgr. Wayne Miller andPenna. Convention Center Authority President Ahmeenah Young re-ceived tributes at Friends of labor gala at Sheraton City Center HotelSaturday evening.

The League of Women Vot-

ers of Pennsylvania-Citizen

Education Fund and WPVI

6abc will host a debate between

gubernatorial candidates Tom Cor-

bett and Dan Onorato tonight at 7-8

p.m. Broadcast live from WPVI

studios in Philadelphia, the debate

will be moderated by 6abc Action

News’ Jim Gardner. Panelists will

include Action News reporter Ver-

non Odom, and Nell McCormack-

Abom, host of WITF’s Smart Talk.

This will be the final live debate

for the gubernatorial candidates.

Celebrating its 90th anniversary,

the League has served Pennsylva-

nians as a nonpartisan political or-

ganization. LWVPA encourages

informed and active participation

in government, works to increase

understanding of major public pol-

icy issues, and influences public

policy through education and advo-

cacy.

The League believes in representa-

tive government and in the individ-

ual liberties established in the

Constitution of the United States

maintaining that that:

Democratic government depends

upon the informed and active par-

ticipation of its citizens; every citi-

zen should be protected in his or

her right to vote; have access to

free public education; no person or

group should suffer legal, eco-

nomic or administrative discrimi-

nation; and government should be

responsive to the will of the peo-

ple.

Citizens seeking more information

on these and other candidates on

the Nov. 2 ballot may log onto the

League’s website at

www.palwv.org and look for our

Voters Guide, other voter service

information, as well as League po-

sitions on issues, or search for their

candidates at SmartVoter.org.

Onorato just got a boost heading

into the debate, when he received

the endorsement of CeasefirePA.

This group lobbies to control gun

violence in Pennsylvania. They re-

ported Onorato agreed with all of

their positions.Unbeatable Introductory Specials

267.670.8731

FourSeasonsTrans.com [email protected]

Everything For Your CarLet’s meet and discuss the best ways of helping you

find the best solutions for your car problems! Imad Dawara

6815 Essington Ave. • Phila. PA 19153

ATTENTION

PUBLIC NOTICES

ADVERTISERSWe publish various types of Legal

Notices including: Estate Notices,

Name Changes, Fictitious Name,

Articles of Incorporation and

more, Call

John David for more

215-755-2000Fax: 215-689-4099

2 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 15 OCTOBER, 2010

Guv Candidates Debate In Philly Tonight

15 OCTOBER, 2010 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 3

Sestak Says HisPocket’s NowDeeper ThanToomey’s

Despite being outspent sig-

nificantly throughout the

campaign, the race is in a

dead heat and we now have more

cash-on-hand than the Toomey

campaign,” Admiral Joe Sestak as-

serted Friday.

Sestak raised in the 3rd quarter, for

a total of $3,253,211. Cash on

hand, he reported, was $2,660,276.

“Despite being significantly out-

spent earlier, Pennsylvanians have

made this a dead heat. The bottom

line is that this is an election not an

auction and Congressman Toomey

is out-of-touch with Pennsylvania.

We are confident that we will have

the resources necessary to get our

message out and that on Nov. 2,

voters will understand Joe is the

only one in the race that will fight

for Pennsylvania,” Sestak contin-

ued.

Toomey and other sources spent

approximately $12.7 million in the

3rd quarter, compared to Ses-

tak’s$5.8 million. It is Sestak’s

hope that, as uncommitted voters

begin to focus on the race in its

waning weeks, his reserve money

will enable him to make inroads

into that pool of votes.

Sen. Farnese Hits The Roof

COMMUNITY activist Lawrence Clark, at table center, held jam-

packed meeting at Berean Institute Saturday to collect reports of cit-

izens’ grievances with Phila. Parking Authority. Lawyers were on

hand to advise people who felt they had been wronged, often losing

large amounts of money.

CHARLEY DORSANEO, PennEnvironment; Joe Joyce, Ray An-

gelini, Inc.; Sen. Larry Farnese; and Michael Neill, Apprentice

Training Director at IBEW Local 98 on the roof of IBEW’s solar

training center at 3rd & Jackson Streets, where PennEnvironment

held a news conference to release its National Solar Jobs Census 2010

Report about jobs in solar industry. This is especially notable for

Pennsylvania, which has the second-largest number of solar jobs in

the country.

Manderino Talks Women

Kathy Manderino, the

194th Dist. Representa-

tive to the Pennsylvania

General Assembly, is trying to pass

on her seat to another woman, Pam

DeLissio. It’s an issue that matters

to both.

At an Oct. 12 evening Meet and

Greet for Democratic nominee

DeLissio hosted by Mary Kay

Burke, Manderino spoke frankly

on women and politics. “In 1992,

when I was first elected, I was one

of 23 female legislators in the

House in Harrisburg. Now there

are 28 women in the House out of

a total of 203 representatives, a net

gain of five in 18 years.”

Women represent over 50% of the

population in the Commonwealth

yet only 14% of the House is

women legislators.

“During the primary, some voters

wondered whether I chose to sup-

port Pam DeLissio solely based on

her gender. I assured voters that I

did not. I support Pam because she

is the most qualified candidate for

this position, but there is no deny-

ing that she adds a much needed

dimension to the decision making

process in Harrisburg.”

The gathering of over 15 women

went on to examine some of the

root causes of why more women

don’t run for elected office. Man-

derino commented during the

course of her career in Harrisburg,

she often spoke with students in

classrooms and at career days.

From her conversation with the

students, it was evident that boys

considered running for office a ca-

reer choice and young girls did not.

“It seems to me women still don’t

see it as a career path. Tradition-

ally, women have run for elected

positions as a result of their ac-

tivism or involvement with a com-

munity issue they feel passionately

about particularly when someone

plants the seed about running.

That’s how it happened with me,”

said Manderino.

Manderino told the group that

4 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 15 OCTOBER, 2010

FAMILY PHARMACY1416 S. Broad St.

215-755-2010Most PlansAccepted

When You Want Your Roof To Be Done Right The First Time

215-464-6425

JS Heating & Air Condition Specialist.

Sale on Refrigerant charging, all sys-tems. Sale Price for $255. Full serviceincluding filter change. Installation ofnew system including duct work &heat pump systems. We offer 35% offon all products.

Call (877) 337-3902

215-468-5363

2024 S. 10th St

Meat & DeliBoneless/Skinless

FreshChicken

Breast 10Lbs. $19.99

CANDIDATES • POLITICIANSNews You Can Use!

Boost Your Popularity, Win On Election Day!

Tell Your Constituents To Read About

All the Work You Do For Them On the

Philadelphiadailyrecord.comEmail them a copy of this Publication!

In Penna.’s Politicswhen she first contemplated not

running again, she made a list of

some of the most qualified women

that lived in the district and she

planted the seed about running—

just as others had done with her.

The group discussed other obsta-

cles that could deter women from

considering elected office: It is a

huge time commitment – women

are still primary caregivers for their

young children, so ideally a sup-

port system would need to be in

place for a woman to hold elected

office. There is always a strong

voter bias towards electing incum-

bents, who are primarily men.

Women who decide to run need to

be strongly supported because it is

always harder to beat a system

that’s already in place; and just as

important, there is a tendency for

all organizations – whether corpo-

rate or political – to rely on their

existing social networks and there

is no comparable ‘old girls net-

work’ to challenge the well estab-

lished ‘old boys’ network’.

Despite all these challenges, when

women run, women often win.”

Manderino offered her firm belief

as to why more women are needed

in the State legislature. Women

tend to have a more idealistic or

goal oriented approach to policy-

making, while men generally take a

more pragmatic approach. Both

viewpoints are valuable, but the

better the balance between the two

approaches, the better the policy-

making and decision making out-

come.

More women in office are a sure

way to raise the bar for our society.

Research indicates in government

settings, once a group hits a critical

mass of 30% women, different de-

cisions are reached. The “30% So-

lution” is discussed in Women

Lead the Way, a book written by

Linda Tarr-Whelan.

The gathering, which included

CEOs from retirement communi-

ties, marketing and PR profession-

als, a trustee of a local university

and a few younger women just es-

tablishing their careers, wondered

what public policy and legislation

could and would look like if the

House were to have no less than

30% of the seats held by women.

The consensus was the citizens of

the Commonwealth would benefit

by such diversity.

DeLissio’s next Meet and Greet is

at the home of Kay Sykora on Sat-

urday, Oct. 23 from 7:00 to

8:30pm. Call (215) 914-6479 for

more information.

15 OCTOBER, 2010 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 5

Oct. 18- Gubernatorial De-

bate, Corbett vs. Onorato on

Channel 6 at 7 p.m.

Oct. 20- Philadelphia Re-

publican Fundraiser at 215 S.

16th St., 6:30 p.m. $100/$75 for

Committeemen. For info

[email protected].

Oct. 21- 66th Ward De-

mocrat Fundraiser at Chickie’s &

Pete’s, 11100 Roosevelt Blvd., 6-

9 p.m. Tickets $35. For info

(215) 637-6360.

Oct. 21- Fundraiser for

State Rep. Rosita Youngblood at

Finnigan’s Wake, 3rd & Spring

Garden Sts., 7-9:30 p.m. Open

bar. Tickets $100. For info

Wanda (215) 745-4306.

Oct. 21- State Sen. Tina

Tartaglione hosts Senior Expo at

Community Acad. Of Phila.

Charter Sch., 1100 E. Erie Ave.,

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free.

Oct. 23- State Sen. LeAnna

Washington, herself an abuse

victim, sponsors her 3rd annual

Walk To End Domesitc Violence

along West River Drive. Pro-

ceeds support City’s only 24-

hour domestic-abuse hotline.

Oct. 23- Democrat 45th

Ward Fall Festival at Cannon

Ball Tavern, Kennedy & James

Sts., 2-6 p.m. Tickets $40. For

info (215) 743-4703.

6 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 18 OCTOBER, 2010

Bass Reaches 1st BaseCINDY BASS hosted successful fundraiser for her City Council bid

at Public House in Center City Thursday evening. Turned for the oc-

casion, from left, are David Forde, Lorraine Bell Dennis, Kareem

Thomas, Robert Bell, Shoshana Bricklin, Kris Soffa, Bass and Ivy

Staten.

12th Ward Swings At Germantown Fundraiser

CHAMPAGNE was popping – the restaurant, not the bubbly – at

Germantown & Chelten Avenues Saturday afternoon, where 12th

Ward Democrats gathered for fall fundraiser. A lively crowd turned

out, among them, from left, Ward Chairwoman Cornelia Swinson,

Ward Leader John Connelly, Councilman Bill Greenlee and State

Sen. Shirley Kitchen.

The Philadelphia Daily Record

is a Five-Day-A-Week

Publication

Issued by the

Philadelphia

Public Record Newspapers.

For news and advertisement,

contact us at 215-755-2000

[email protected]

1323 S. Broad Street

Philadelphia PA 19147

Jim Tayoun, Publisher and Editor

Philadelphiadailyrecord.com

EDITORIAL STAFFEditor & Publisher: James Tayoun Sr.Managing Editor: Anthony WestAssociate Editor: Rory G. McGlasson

Editorial Staff: Joe SbaragliaOut & About Editor: Denise ClayContributing Editor: Bonnie Squires

Correspondent: Nathaniel LeeEditorial Cartoonist: Ron Taylor

Photographers: Donald TerryHarry LeechSteven Philips

Magazine Design: William J. HannaBookkeeping: Haifa Hanna

Webmaster: Sana Muaddi-DowsAdvert. Director: John David

Controller: John David

1323 S. Broad StreetPhiladelphia PA 19147

215-755-2000

For Advertising in

The Daily Record

Call 215-755-2000

Call For Rates

PhiladelphiaDaily Record

18 OCTOBER, 2010 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 7

More than 100 peace activists

gathered on west side of City Hall

to demand an end to the US occu-

pation of Afghanistan and Iraq.

The demonstration, which took

place on Saturday, was vigorous,

militant and enlightening. Old

and young, black and white were

present. John Braxton, a leader of

Labor Against the War, assured

militants they could greatly en-

large their numbers if they

reached out to co-workers and

neighbors. “Be patient,” he said,

“Educate your friends. Talk with

people, don’t yell at them.” At

march’s end, it was met by almost

100 demonstrators waiting for

them at Independence Mall,

where Bob Smith of the Brandy-

wine Peace Community called for

“Jobs not War.” Other well-

known organizations which en-

dorsed the demonstration

included Philadelphia Regional

Anti-War Network, www.prawn-

works.net/, Philly against War,

www.phillyagainstwar.word-

press.com/, Socialist Action, and

United for Peace and Justice.

Photo by Rich Gardner

War Protestors Rally

NEWLY assigned to 15th Police Dist. in Northeast this morning are, from left, Lt. Robert Casselli, Sgt.

Patrick Love, Sgt. Marc Metellus, Sgt. Al Revel, Lt. Marty Best and C.O. Capt. Frank Bachmayer.

Photo by Harry Leech

New On The Beat