The extreme cost of fixing bridges and highways
March 24, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, ” As aging interstate bridges - such as the I-95 span in Port Richmond - crumble, the immediate focus may be on concrete and steel, but the long-term issue is all about money.”
Source: The extreme cost of fixing bridges and highways
Check it out: A community tool library
March 24, 2008
Philly.com reports, “Saturday was the grand opening, and 150 people from the neighborhood and elsewhere in the city passed through the first floor of a rowhouse at 4620 Woodland Ave. to sample food donated by the University of the Sciences and look at what the tool library had to offer.”
Source: Check it out: A community tool library
For immigrants, a plan for better health
March 24, 2008
The Daily Pennsylvanian reports, “With a new citywide partnership, Penn is helping senior-citizen immigrants educate their communities - by making videos.”
Source: For immigrants, a plan for better health
Fannie Mae Pilot Program Uses Law Firms To Avert Foreclosures
March 24, 2008
KnowledgePlex.org reports, “A Center City law firm that handles mortgage foreclosures for Fannie Mae gets hundreds of calls a day from homeowners facing the loss of their houses.”
Source: Fannie Mae Pilot Program Uses Law Firms To Avert Foreclosures
Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation
March 24, 2008
The New York Times reports, “New government research has found “large and growing” disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades.”
Source: Gap in Life Expectancy Widens for the Nation
U.S. stretches hours to help immigrants become citizens
March 24, 2008
USA Today reports, “The Bush administration has begun holding weekend and after-hours interviews for immigrants wanting to be Americans, responding to a heavy workload caused by last summer’s flood of citizenship applications.”
Source: U.S. stretches hours to help immigrants become citizens
Dems: HUD Sec. should resign
March 24, 2008
USA Today reports, “Two Democratic senators said Friday that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, buffeted by allegations of cronyism and favoritism, should resign.”
Source: Dems: HUD Sec. should resign
Victim-advocate services face deep cuts
March 21, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “In the budget before Congress, those grants have been slashed, forcing victim advocates to consider drastic cuts in their services.”
Source: Victim-advocate services face deep cuts
Aiding nonprofits’ vital mission
March 21, 2008
A Philadelphia Inquirer editorial reads, “According to a 2005 study commissioned by the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) and a number of other key players in the sector, 634,098 Pennsylvanians are employed by the nonprofit sector. They make up 11 percent of the state’s total workforce and account for more than $21 billion in annual payroll.”
Source: Aiding nonprofits’ vital mission
Changing Skyline: Council still snubs planners
March 21, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Philadelphia’s City Council members really, really want to be good, but they just can’t help being bad. They swear they won’t hand out more special zoning favors. They promise to give power back to professional planners. They assure neighborhood leaders they will never again have to go unarmed into battle with Goliath developers.”
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