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ABOVE PHOTO: Emanuel Episcopal Church shootings [top] (Wade Spees/The Post And Courier via AP) and Paris terrorism protests (Stacey Newman/Shutterstock) You may have wanted to call 2015 a variety of things, but you couldn’t call it boring. By Denise Clay You know what city I’m pretty sure is glad to see 2015 come to an end? The city of…

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Special investigation has led to a total of five pleas Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams announced Tuesday that PA State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop has pled to one count of Statement of Financial Interest which is an ungraded misdemeanor in violation of 65 Pa.C.S. § 1105. She will be placed on six months of…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Nutter signs the legislation update to the Fair Criminal Screening Standards Ordinance surrounded by members of City Council, and other Philadelphia community leaders.  (Photo: City of Philadelphia) Updates Ban the Box and addresses background checks for City employment Mayor Michael A. Nutter signed an update to the Fair Criminal Screening Standards Ordinance,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  John Myers Funeral services for the Honorable John Myers, former State Representative were held on December 15, 2015 at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, 230 West Coulter Street.  Myers died on December 6, 2015 after a prolonged illness.  He was 68. John Myers was a Germantown man. No one loved the people and places…

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The True Way Youth Empowerment Foundation launched the Warm and Toasty Campaign to collect socks and scarves for the homeless and those less fortunate. They have asked local businesses and organizations to partner with them to host donation boxes or to donate in an effort to bring a little warmth to those in need during…

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The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention announced a Transportation Services Request for Proposal to transport 35,000-50,000 credentialed Convention participants, including delegates, media and affiliated guests, in and around Philadelphia for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. This vendor will be required to provide vehicle transportation and transportation management services for the Democratic…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Michael Nutter surrounded by Muslim leaders and City Council members, speaks at the press conference over the bloody pig’s head thrown at the front of Al Aqsa Islamic Society in Germantown last weekend.  (Photo: Denise Clay) On Tuesday, Mayor Michael Nutter called Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump something I can’t repeat in…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  District Attorney  R. Seth Williams Pilot offering education, life skill supports, employment and expungement is the first of its kind in the nation Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams recently launched a new pre-trial felony diversion pilot program called Future Forward to provide individuals who have been charged with a non-violent felony crime…

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ABOVE CARTOON:  Randall Enos, Cagle Cartoons By State Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown United States Supreme Court justices are appointed for life. This is important to ensuring their decisions are not clouded by political considerations. Whenever there is a vacancy on the nine-justice panel, the president nominates a person he (or she) believes to be qualified…

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Coming Soon: Volunteer Opportunities The Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for the Democratic National Convention continues to need volunteers and will begin engaging registered volunteers more in early 2016. If you have not yet registered and would like to sign up to be a volunteer, please do so here. You can also email [email protected] with any…

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