Meat & Deli FAMILY PHARMACY B/S Fresh 1416 S. Broad St. Chicken Breast 10Lbs. $19.99 Philadelphia 215-755-2010 2024 S. 10th St Most Plans 215-468-5363 Daily Record Accepted Vol. I No.59 Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia September 17, 2010 Heralding Another Run? Sam Katz may be running more than a movie! CONGRATULATING documentary movie producer Sam When You Want Your Roof Katz on his pilot film covering growth of Philadelphia as an To Be Done Right The First Time industrial giant is former City Revenue Commissioner 215-464-6425 Nancy Kammerdeiner. Judge ’Em Coming To Grips With Blighted Properties For Yourself The state’s two major candidates for Governor will face off for the first time this fall on Sept. 27, at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry din- ner in Hershey. Former "Nightline" anchor Ted Koppel is set to moderate. They will again square off in Pittsburgh on Oct. 16, with Philadelphia Daily News columnist John Baer STATE REP. John Taylor (R-Kensington), left, listens to pres- moderating on WPXI-TV and KDKA-AM radio. entation by Redevelopment Authority’s John Carpenter on challenges City faces in addressing up to 60,000 blighted prop- Philadelphia is due the last, but it hasn’t been an- erties. Taylor is working on major legislation to revamp City’s nounced yet. way to redevelop vacant or blighted buildings. ‘Draft Katz Mayor’ Buttons Heralding Another Run? IN PHILADELPHIA, draft buttons usually herald the entry tion — and destined to become history for collectors of po- of a candidate into a race. The button, at right, in circula- litical paraphernalia — were “Draft Katz” buttons, which tion, says it all. drew a smile from the documentary motion-picture pro- ducer. Former Republican, now a Democrat, Sam Katz proved the other night he can also be the consummate motion picture producer. He wowed the 38th annual meeting of the Friends of Inde- pendence in the theatre at the Franklin Court Underground Museum in Olde City with the showing of the first of seven planned documentaries on Philadelphia’s growth as a bur- geoning industrial giant from 1864 to 1876. Viewers learned much about this city’s development, whose impres- sive history continued to be made long after the Founding Fathers began it. Circulating through the audience at the end of the presenta- 2 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 17 SEPTEMBER, 2010 Unions Tell Toomey to “Come Clean” On Social Security shouted, “Come clean Toomey!” poverty in the state. Two-thirds of all Toomey came under criticism last beneficiaries, about 13% of PA's pop- month when he responded to a ques- ulation, are retired workers, according tion at a news conference saying, “I've to the report, Social Security Works never said I favored privatizing Social for Pennsylvania, compiled by Social epublican Pat Toomey con- Security,” and then said his reforms Security Works and Strengthen Social tinues to lead the polls in would include the creation of “per- Security. RPennsylvania's Senate race, sonal accounts,” which critics say is but some voters feel there is one issue the same as privatization. Nobel Prize- “Social Security did not contribute a that may change that. Yesterday, winning economist Paul Krugman dime to the deficit. It currently has a dozens of seniors, labor leaders, and consequently called Toomey's expla- huge surplus,” said John Meyerson, community residents gathered at the nation Orwellian doublespeak. political director of the United Food & Municipal Services Building across Commercial Workers, Local 1776 who from City Hall to tell Toomey to come “Toomey has a far-right extremist po- also spoke at the rally. “Social Secu- clean about his position on Social Se- sition on Social Security,” said Marc rity is a promise that the government curity. Stier, executive director of Penn AC- has made to working Americans and it TION, the group that organized the must be kept. We can’t let Pat Toomey Seniors held up bars of soap and event. “He wants to implement Bush’s break that promise.” old plan to gamble Social Security away on Wall Street. He is not being CANDIDATES • POLITICIANS transparent about this goal to funda- News You Can Use! mentally restructure a program which Boost Your Popularity, Win On Election Day! currently benefits millions in Pennsyl- Tell Your Constituents To Read About vania.” All the Work You Do For Them On the Philadelphiadailyrecord.com Nearly one in five Pennsylvania resi- Email them a copy dents receives Social Security bene- of this Publication! fits, lifting 950,000 people out of 17 SEPTEMBER, 2010 THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD | 3 Philadelphia AP Poll Shows: Daily Record We’re Skeptical of Federal Government The Philadelphia Daily Record ew Americans express confi- any institution tested. is a Five-Day-A-Week dence in those at the helm of Publication Fmajor institutions, with the In other findings, approximately Issued by the deepest animosity reserved for those three-quarters agree that the US Con- Philadelphia in the U.S. Congress, according to a stitution is “an enduring document Public Record Newspapers. new poll released by The Associated that remains relevant today,” and Press and the National Constitution nearly as many say laws should be For news and advertisement, Center. followed even if public safety might contact us at 215-755-2000 be at risk. Most also back the rights In addition, Americans remain skep- of the individual over the whims of [email protected] tical of government intervention in the majority (62%), and say even of- 1323 S. Broad Street the realm of health care, and ratings fensive speech should be a constitu- Philadelphia PA 19147 of the government’s performance in tional right (70%). Jim Tayoun, Publisher and Editor living up to the goals set by the US On some of the central political issues Philadelphiadailyrecord.com Constitution are shifting negative. of the day, the poll shows that Ameri- The new poll is the third in a series; cans are highly skeptical of govern- EDITORIAL STAFF previous polling was conducted in ment intervention. Approximately Editor & Publisher: James Tayoun Sr. 2009 and 2008, as the Center annually three-quarters say they would oppose tracks public opinion on constitu- shifting more power to the president Managing Editor: Anthony West tional issues. even if it would help improve the Associate Editor: Rory G. McGlasson economy, and more than eight in 10 Editorial Staff: Joe Sbaraglia The military tops the list of 18 differ- say the Federal government should Out & About Editor: Denise Clay ent institutions in this year’s poll, not have the power to require all Contributing Editor: Bonnie Squires holding the confidence of 43% of Americans to buy health insurance Correspondent: Nathaniel Lee Americans, followed by small and and pay a fine if they do not. Editorial Cartoonist: Ron Taylor local business (39%), the scientific community (30%), organized reli- Another key finding is that support Photographers: Donald Terry gion (18%) and the US Supreme for governmental recognition of Harry Leech Court (16%). The Federal govern- same-sex relationships has grown Steven Philips ment (10%) and the US Congress over the three years of polling. Now, Magazine Design: William J. Hanna (7%) fared worse, about on par with 58% say same-sex couples should be Bookkeeping: Haifa Hanna major companies (7%) and banks entitled to the same government bene- Webmaster: Sana Muaddi-Dows and other major institutions (6%). fits as married couples of the opposite About one-quarter (26%) said they sex, and a majority (52%) says the Advert. Director: John David had no confidence at all in Congress, government should give legal recog- Controller: John David the highest no-confidence read of nition to same-sex marriages. 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City Council Selects Charles McPherson, Council’s Chief Financial Officer from 1991 through 2009, and the Econsult/Fairmount Financial Advisors Group will receive consulting con- tracts to provide essential financial ex- pertise to Council in the difficult year posted request for bid proposals, Econsult/Fairmount Group contract ahead. Council’s leadership agreed that the may be increased in response to spe- Under the Philadelphia Home Rule City and Council would be best and cific requests for research by Council Charter, City Council is charged with most cost-effectively served by engag- Members, but neither contract will re- a broad range of financial responsibili- ing McPherson and the team of Econ- quire an increase in Council’s budget ties, including: adopting the City’s op- sult/Fairmount Capital Advisors (now appropriation for FY2011. erating budget, capital budget and doing business as a single firm called capital program; enacting necessary the Econsult/Fairmount Group). revenue measures; overseeing all pro- Speaking on behalf of Council’s lead- grams and expenditures by the many ership, Council President Verna stated, agencies receiving City funds, includ- “I am delighted that we have these ex- ing all City departments and numerous traordinary resources available to quasi-public agencies; and considering Council.