In a great post on Philadelphia Magazine's Philly Post, former news anchor Larry Mendte asks why there isn;t more outrage here in Philadelphia in response to the significant tax increases that City Council has dumped on us in what will surely be a losing effort to try and shore up the City's woeful ...
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Third Circuit Upholds Prohibition on Credit Bid in Philadelphia Newspapers Auction
The incumbent management of the bankrupt company that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News won a significant, but likely short lived, victory in the Third Circuit Yesterday. The Daily News reports that a three judge Thgird Circuit panel has upheld bankruptcy Judge Steven Raslavich's ruling prohibiting the company's creditors from using ...
Bad News For Fumo
Another of State Senator Vice Fumo's former aide's has agreed to plead guilty and testify against their former boss. Looks like the rats are deserting the ship - with emphasis on the word rat. The Philly.com has the story: In another blow to State Sen. Vincent J. Fumo, a computer technician who prosecutors said carried out ...
Philadelphia Sheriff Refuses To Enforce The Law
Anyone who has had the experience of trying to get a judgment enforced in Philadelphia, or has had dealings with the Philadelphia County Sheriff's Office for any reason, cannot possibly be surprised by the following article, which will appear in tomorrow's Wall Street Journal, detailing Philadelphia Sheriff John Green's refusal to perform his duty and ...