Michael George Enters Supreme Court Race

PoliticsPa.com reports that the Michael George, the president judge of conservative Adams County, has announced his candidacy for one of three openings on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Others who have announced their candidacies are Superior Court Judge Cheryl Lynn Allen, Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, as well as Corraeale Stevens, who was appointed by Gov. Tom Corbett to complete Joan Orie Melvin’s term which ends in January 2016.

George, it appears, is the candidate least connected to the raather dirty state party establishment so as of now he is our favorite.

The primary election is May 19. The general election is Nov. 3.

Hat tip Donna Ellingsen.

Michael George Enters Supreme Court Race

Michael George Enters Supreme Court Race

 

Philadelphia Inquirer Tries, Fails

Today’s front page of The Philadelphia Inquirer featured a rousing, inspiring  article concerning the response by the French to the Jan. 7 terrorist attacks which included the murders of 12 staff members at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

It triumphantly noted that 5 million copies of the first post-attack edition of the magazine — again with an image of Mohammed on the front page — quickly sold out as throngs lined up pre-dawn at newsstands to buy one.

The rousing, inspiring article was missing just one thing. This:

Philadelphia Inquirer Tries, Fails Mohammed Je Suis Charlie Hebdo

Yes, the actual image, which is the only honest way of expressing solidarity with the unbowed.

We have to grade the Inky’s attempt at journalistic courage a failure. Still, we give them a half-point (well, quarter-pointer, OK tenth of a point) for trying.

The Inquirer also carried an interesting article concerning Pope Francis’ take on the controversy which is that speech should be free but used wisely i.e. don’t look for stupid fights, respect the religious views of others etc. and we agree completely.

As we had not heard of Charlie Hebdo until last week, and do not speak French hence cannot fairly put in context images we have seen on the web, we can’t speak to what it had published in the past.

We can, however, say that this week’s cover showing a tearful Mohammed expressing remorse at what was done in his name with the victims saying “All is forgiven” is the epitome of the wise use of free speech.

Shame the Inquirer didn’t have the guts to show its readers.

Philadelphia Inquirer Tries, Fails

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-14-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-14-15

Weathermen still refer to the year 1816 as the one summer skipped. There was ice and frost in each of the 12 months in the northeastern U.S. and western Europe. It was really, really cold that summer. Scientists blame the frigidity on the eruption of Mount Tamboro in Indonesia, one of the all-time great eruptions. Massive clouds of lava blocked out the sun’s energy which sharply lowered temperatures.

Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl

Super Bowl Sunday is Feb. 1 and your friends at Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church are cooking up three favorite game foods so you don’t have to.

It’s your choice of chicken wings, a kielbasa ring on a bed of sauerkraut or kielbasa/sauerkraut sandwiches.

Or all of the above.

The church chef is busily preparing large, juicy, hickory-smoked chicken wings (with Blue Cheese Dressing, Celery Strips and Choice of Honey Mustard or BBQ sauce) for the low prices of:

Wings   Price
10         $8
20         $15
30         $23
40         $28
50         $35

He’s also preparing 4 large, cooked Kielbasi links on rolls, with sauerkraut, for only $15 or a ring of kielbasa on a bed of sauerkraut for only $16.

To order your Super Bowl snacks, please email us at SSPeterandPaul@verizon.net or call Kathy at 610-328-4731 before Sunday, Jan. 25.  Pickup will be at noon on Sunday, Feb 1  at the church, at 100 S. Penn St., Clifton Heights, Pa. 19018.

Ss. Peter & Paul Church and Holy Ghost Church in Chester will be combining in April to form Holy Myrrh-Bearers Church in the former Leiper Presbyterian Church,  900 Fairview Ave., Ridley Township.

Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl

Saints Peter and Paul Church in Clifton Heights, Pa. is having a Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl fundraiser.

Kielbasa, Wings Sale For Super Bowl

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight

The fourth of six town hall meetings on the Springfield High School Master Plan will be 7 tonight, Jan, 14, at the Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU), Rooms 171-172, reports Regina Scheerer.

The building is  at 200 Yale Ave., Morton, PA 19070.

This town hall meeting will not be televised live, but will be recorded and available later online at www.ssdcougars.org.

The agenda is:
Academic & Community Matters
Academic Impacts, Site Circulation/Village Green
Concept Disruption Academic Costs, Community Benefits,
Green Space/Athletics, Sustainability

The town halls, in our view, are an attempt to foist a $144 million edifice called the Saxer Avenue option on the Springfield taxpayer despite the high school property, as of yet, not abutting Saxer Avenue.

Can we call it the Doug Carney Building?

Just kidding.

We have thought long and hard about the matter and have concluded that allocating $10 million for repairs with the specific task of keeping 1,600 students (present student population is 1,204) warm, safe and dry while skilled teachers educate them is more than adequate as it should be obvious that it’s not the building that matters but the personnel.

That should be more than sufficient, assuming inefficiency spawned by corruption doesn’t rear its head, and more than generous.

If inefficiency spawned by corruption does rear its head, then ending that, of course, becomes the priority and the repairs get put on hold.

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight concerns the “Master Plan” which is an attempt to foist a $144 million edifice on the Springfield taxpayer.

Fourth Springfield High Town Hall Tonight

New York Taxi Driver Names

The five most common first names of New York taxi and limousine drivers are variations of Mohammed, as is the one in 10th place, Mamaoud.

Holding spots 7 through 9 respectively are Abudl, Syed and Ahmed.

In 6th place is Jean.

In spots 11 through 20 are Joseph, Ali, Michael, John, Jose, George, Kahalid, David, Luis and Ibrahim.

The most common last name by far is “Singh”.

The complete list of the top 10 first and last names can be found here.

Mohammed Je Suis Charlie New York Taxi Driver Names

New York Taxi Driver Names

The top five names of New York taxi drivers are variations of Mohammed.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 1-13-15

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 1-13-15

The word satin comes from the Latin “seta” which means hair. Thus, satiny hair really means hairy hair.

Pennsylvania Ranked Second In Emigrants

The United Van Lines 2014 National Movers Study shows that Pennsylvania was second in states from which people were leaving, reports IJReview.com.

Only Illinois ranked higher.

IJReview also notes that a Gallup survey showed Pennsylvania residents were in the second tier of those wishing to move to a different state. This indicated an above average desire to flee.

The top tier consisted of just Illinois, Connecticut and Maryland and indicated the “highest desire to move”.

Twelve other states – including New Jersey and New York — were in Pennsylvania’s tier.

Eleven states were in the below average desire to move.

The six states in which there was the lowest desire to move where Texas, Montana, Oregon, New Hampshire, Maine and, understandably, Hawaii.

Pennsylvania Ranked Second In Emigrants

Pennsylvania Ranked Second In Emigrants

Mohammed Suis Charlie

Mohammed Suis Charlie

Credit goes to where it belongs. Above is the cover of the next edition of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical French magazine where 12 staffers — including some of the nation’s most famous cartoonists — were gunned down by Muslim fanatics on Jan. 7.

It’s an image of Mohammed, crying, while holding a Je Suis Charlie sign. The headline translates to “All is Forgiven”.

That’s about as gutsy and classy as one can get in publishing.

Will the Philadelphia Inquirer run the cover? The Delaware County Daily Times? Will it appear unpixelated on the local news?

Will President Obama condemn it as inflammatory and seek to arrest those responsible for it?

It remains to be seen.

Kudos Charlie Hebdo.

Mohammed Suis Charlie

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-12-15

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-12-15

Irving Berlin, whose real name was Israel B Saline was born in Siberia in 1888. He was 4 when he and his family emigrated to american and settled in New York city where he wrote our unofficial national anthem, “God Bless America.”