City Council votes No on 19% property tax rise
Monday, May 11, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mayor and City Council Make Joint Statement on Budget Agreement
Philadelphia, May 11, 2009 – We are pleased to report to the citizens of Philadelphia that we have reached an agreement on a joint budget proposal that embraces our collective values and minimizes pain to the residents of our [...]
Fox attacks Obama ‘07
This can continued to be said, but there are a lot of people still eating their words now that Obama is in the whitehouse. Pay attention to the different points that Fox tries to run away with, fair and balanced my ass.
The Future Change: From The NPM/PJ Archives
The idea of reposting some of my most highlighted articles that appeared in the North Philly Metropolis came to me when visiting the innovative thinker, Damon C. Williams website. I didn’t think I was able to this at first, but after fooling around with Quark Express and with some help from Steve Bozzone it happened.
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More Media Bashing By Fox
The point that Montel Williams was trying to make during this time last year clearly is that there are people dying everyday in Iraq. Though Fox and others are trying to stay focus on the fact pf the passing of Heath Ledger, because this is something that is bringing in more rightings. You even witness how at the [...]
B(R)ush
This guy truly gets on my nerves, I believe that President Obama will succeed in places that others want him to fail. He’s in office and getting things done, when he makes a mistake he admits it, which is more than we can say about our previous president…what’s his name.
Presidential Schooling
In case anyone didn’t know, yesterday Malia and Sasha Obama started their first day of school at the Sidwell Friends School, I should have know this since a lot of schools returned from holiday break yesterday and I’m sure this was all over the news. The school costs $30,000 a year and offers one [...]
Philadelphia:The City of Woes
The city of Philadelphia seems so…unhappy, I know there are a bunch of things to be unhappy about particularly in our city, but does anyone have the holiday spirit anymore or did it just go away with the many budget cuts that our mayor made last month? Despite the woes that we are in [...]
My President, Your President
What a historical election, this one will surely go down in the history books. For the first time we have an African-American as President of the United States. This achievement is awe inspiring, heartfelt, joyous, and should truly makes everyone proud.
Yes there are issues that need to be fixed rather quickly such as, the [...]
History in the making
Man, watching Barack Obama’s acceptance speech yesterday in Denver was marvelous. I don’t know if anyone knows but I am not a huge fan of politics though ever since doing the mayoral guide with the childrens commission which revolved around Michael Nutter and the running candidates I’ve been attempting to stay up with the [...]
Would they really be proud?
As you all know, yesterday was the 4th of July. My co-worker had invited me over to her house for a small barbecue with family and friends. I had fun, her son is very funny. Anyway, I always asked the question ever since watching the John Adams series of whether or not the founding [...]
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News from today’s Inky- S. Jersey man arrested in al-Qaeda sweepA U.S. citizen under FBI investigation in Delaware was arrested last week with suspected al-Qaeda members in Yemen and then killed a guard while trying to escape, a Yemeni official said yesterday. […]
- A researcher's unrelenting pursuit of an MS therapyEvery day, Dawn Freney looks at her six children with fresh gratitude, amazed to think each of them protected her while growing in her womb. […]
- PREIT lands renewal of its credit lineRon Rubin wasn't nervous. At least, so says one of his top executives. But even Rubin couldn't downplay yesterday what his company had just pulled off. […]
News from today’s Daily- Al Qaeda link, a gun in handI N 2007, a West Philadelphia imam warned Sharif Mobley not to go to Yemen to study Arabic, but the South Jersey native and his wife, Zinga Bey, traveled there anyway. […]
- Among acres of diamonds, Temple's real gem: Baptist Temple to reopen as cultural arts centerTHERE ARE striking surprises inside the renovated Baptist Temple, on Broad Street at Temple University's North Philadelphia campus. The 119-year-old former church, designed by architect Thomas P. Lonsdale as an example of the Victorian Romanesque-revival style, was originally known as simply "The Temple" when it opened in 1891. […]
- Did Delco man eyed in porn case flee to Europe?An Upper Darby man is believed to have fled the country, possibly in the company of his wife and children, after investigators issued a search warrant on his home and allegedly found evidence of child pornography. […]
The Philadelphia Public School Notebook- Notes from the news, Mar. 11Phila. principal defended; cartoon denounced The Inquirer An Inquirer political cartoon that showed South Philly Principal LaGreta Brown asleep at her desk caused quite a stir at the SRC meeting. See also: Cartoon attacking principal ripped at SRC meeting Daily News Phila. School Officials Irate Over Newspaper's Cartoon Portrayal KYW Opportunity to lear […]
- Opportunity to learn, rush to equityThis week's guest blog post comes from Herb Kohl, who continues to be an educator and writer. His most recent book is The Herb Kohl Reader (New Press, 2009). He's also a Notebook Member. Some suggestions for educational reform: I suggest we replace the Race to the Top with a Race to Equity, and find a way to introduce Opportunity to Learn articles […]
- Notes from the news, Mar. 10Making progress, West. Phila. High wary of district move The Inquirer West's application to be an Innovation School, where a team of current school leaders would run it as a Renaissance School, was rejected. But the District may manage it as a Promise Academy, run out of central office. Save the National Writing Project Practical Theory blog The project […]
The 3 Guys- Hello world!Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging! […]
Mighty Writers- Mighty Quote of the Day“To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.” —Herman Melville […]
- My Uncle JoeMy Uncle Joe plays the drums, the violin and the guitar I think that’s all he plays He played the guitar and sang to me on my birthday I see my Uncle Joe on the weekends and on Tuesdays His songs make me feel happy and sometimes sad too! Do any of your uncles make you happy and sad too? Once when my [...] […]
- Controversy At South Philadelphia High Continues; Newspaper Cartoon Denounced At Public MeetingA cartoon by the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Tony Auth published Tuesday portraying South Philadelphia High principal LaGreta Brown asleep at her desk—a reference to the charge that the school’s leadership was in disarray on Dec. 3 when Asian students were beaten in a series of well-publicized attacks—drew a swift and sharp response from a number of [...] […]
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- Mighty Song of the Day“Treat Her Right,” Roy Head […]
Young Philly Politics- Soda Exposes the Festering Toothache of our PoliticsIf you want to get a stomach ache, I would encourage you to read the Inquirer's article on the money heavy, astroturf campaign on behalf of that most aggrieved product: Soda. The food and beverage industry is mobilizing against Mayor Nutter's proposed tax on sweet drinks, with a rush of activity that has City Hall bracing for a "madhouse. […]Dan U-A
- National Coming Out Day for Undocumented YouthWhile most eyes are focused on the HCR debate right now, there is another high-stakes legislative issue waiting in the wings. For those whose families and communities are impacted by the problematic immigration system, immigration reform is as crucial as anything else on the Democratic agenda. But right now, immigrants and advocates are wondering whether imm […]davidcbennion
- Gambling's real winners and losersOn Sunday, Monica Yant Kinney wrote a shocking story about the locals who make Bucks County's Parx Casino so "profitable." According to Parx, most of their clients live within a 20 mile radius of Street Road and come 3-4 times a week, losing $25-$30 a trip. Today we get to meet one of Parx's regulars: a former construction worker who was […]HelenGym
- Things you can do during a recession: reform row officesTo paraphrase the Daily News' Catherine Lucey, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority says we'd save $13-$15 million annually if we eliminated four independent row offices and moved their functions to other city agencies or the court system. The queenpin of one such office, the Clerk of Quarter Sessions, announced her resignation […]Sam Durso
- Things that make me want to go . . . . UGHToday’s front page Inquirer story on the chaos at South Philly High School on Dec. 3: The chaos and trauma that gripped South Philly High is front and center - as is the leadership of SPHS principal LaGreta Brown. From before 9 a.m. and continuing throughout the school day, Brown knew of multiple attacks on Asian immigrant students and a school in crisis and […]HelenGym
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http://bit.ly/bPKIdo - might be able to sleep tonight, think I'm done with this letter
- today my third graders coughed, sneezed, and had runny noses...and I just got rid of a cold
- finally they've cut the tape, going home now
- they have removed the handcuffs of their supposed suspect, he looks kind of mad
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- S. Jersey man arrested in al-Qaeda sweep
