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| Local Senators Disapprove Debt Deal |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 08/02/11 12:36 pm | updated: 08/02/11 12:36 pm |
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The bipartisan deal to increase the federal government's borrowing limits is now awaiting final approval in the Senate. Three out of our four senators from Pennsylvania and New Jersey are giving it the thumbs down.
Republican PA Senator Pat Toomey said he would vote no because "it simply does not contain meaningful spending cuts." New Jersey Democrats Robert Menendez and Frank Lautenberg don't like it because they feel the plan does not include any higher taxes on the wealthy or... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Orchestra Endowment in Jeopardy? |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/01/11 1:19 pm | updated: 08/01/11 1:19 pm |
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The Philadelphia Orchestra and its $140 million endowment in jeopardy? Possibly due to legal filings by two separate parties.
Pianist and conductor Peter Nero, founding music director of the Philly Pops, filed a request for a financial examination of details of the relationship between the Annenberg Foundation and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association. The orchestra and the Pops are currently in talks over the financial terms of a separation.
Also, the American... Read More |
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| Slutwalk Philadelphia: August 6, 2011 |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 08/01/11 1:16 pm | updated: 08/01/11 1:16 pm |
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Slutwalk steps off in Philadelphia this weekend.
SlutWalk got its start after a Toronto police officer in January told a group of students attending a crime-prevention talk, "Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized."
Participants will wear whatever they want - G-strings or long pants, pasties or turtlenecks - to make their point that women's dress and behavior do not invite rape.
Philadelphia's SlutWalk begins at 11... Read More |
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| Debt Ceiling And You |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/28/11 9:45 am | updated: 07/28/11 9:45 am |
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The possibility that the current $14.3 trillion debt ceiling won't be increased - and the country won't be able to pay all its bills come next week - seems very possible.
The Obama administration says that not raising the debt ceiling, the amount the federal government can legally borrow, could lead to financial collapse here and abroad.
How it may affect you:
If you're a government employee, you might not get paid. If you're a vacationer planning a trip to... Read More |
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| Jon Runyan: Political Prep from Football |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/28/11 9:38 am | updated: 07/28/11 9:38 am |
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Rep. Jon Runyan, former Philadelphia Eagle and freshman Republican from South Jersey is on Capitol Hill, and has spent 6 1/2 months learning an entirely new game.
According to Runyan, football was great preparation for his new job. Being in the House demands knowledge of the plays (legislative procedure), time management, teamwork - and stamina, to negotiate the miles of corridors and tunnels in the Capitol complex.
Runyan has tried to walk the tightrope between... Read More |
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| The Debt Limit Debate Continues |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/26/11 7:41 am | updated: 07/26/11 7:41 am |
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| It's in the press every day. Hurriedly prepared speeches break into prime time TV viewing. On one side President Obama wants US debt limits increased substantially. House speaker John Boehner with the backing of Congress and Senate believe spending is out of control and adding more debt is not the answer. When you apply household wisdom, it's hard to side with Obama. As citizens, we are schooled to live within our means. Too much debt, like credit cards, are like quicksand. Borrowing... Read More |
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| Philadelphia Pensions Paid To Felons |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/25/11 7:23 pm | updated: 07/25/11 7:23 pm |
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$1.2 million has been paid out from the city's cash-poor pension fund in benefits to felons since 1999. The fund, has less than 50 percent of the assets needed to pay projected benefits.
These felons are former Philadelphia police officers guilty of sexual encounters with minors, extortion conspiracy, and patronizing prostitutes.
The rules surrounding pension disqualification are complicated.
Under the city retirement code, you forfeit your... Read More |
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| Philadelphia: Bike Polo Capital? |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 07/25/11 7:09 pm | updated: 07/25/11 7:09 pm |
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Bet you didn't know Philadelphia is a bike polo capital. The city has 25 skilled players, the second-highest count in North America, after Seattle.
Just last month, Philadelphia hosted a big East Coast tournament, and the official sign said, "East Side Polo Invitational Sponsored by Fuze."
A corporate sponsor! Bike polo is that big. There's a Twitter account that announces pickup game times and locations as well as a Google group for people to chat about things... Read More |
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| Beach Tags May Be on Wildwoods Horizon |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/22/11 9:35 am | updated: 07/22/11 9:35 am |
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Are you free this summer? Wildwood beaches are. Next year may be a different story.
Wildwood's mayor, Ernie Troiano Jr. thinks that due to the rising cost of cleaning up after the pigs who leave so much trash on Wildwood's beaches, it is inevitable the last free beaches on the Jersey shore will have to start charging.
Keeping the beaches clean costs the city about $1.5 million per year, Troiano said. Crews are on the beach before sunrise to rake through the sand.... Read More |
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| PHA May Pay $1MM to HUD |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 07/22/11 9:13 am | updated: 07/22/11 9:13 am |
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| If the Philadelphia Housing Authority can't do a better job explaining the $1 million it spent on legal fees, the PHA will have to reimburse the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The local agency claimed $1 million in legal expenses including more than $150,000 as a retainer for former City Controller Jonathan Saidel. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which provides most of PHA's budget, is seeking the money because the local agency has "failed to provide... Read More |
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