AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
City GOP: Alive but not kicking.
Byline: Dave Davies
Oct. 29--LATE LAST YEAR, recalls Democratic State Rep. Dwight Evans, Republican U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter invited him to a meeting at Specter's home.
"He asked me to run for mayor, as a Republican," Evans said.
Asked about the meeting, Specter said, "That's true. I also asked Mike Nutter and Lynne Abraham."
Specter was one of many Philadelphia Republican leaders hoping to find a candidate with more political heft than amiable Al Taubenberger, who got the nomination by default and is now waging the GOP's least-competitive mayoral campaign in more than 50 years.
Taubenberger remains in single digits in the Keystone Poll, and his campaign is such a tiny affair that the contact number on press releases is the candidate's cell phone.
But the Philadelphia Republican Party's misfortunes don't end there.
- STATE REP. PAYTON CALLS ON PHILADELPHIA PARKING AUTHORITY TO CLARIFY ITS MISSION
- News wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News July 6, 2009 700+ words
...July 1 -- Pennsylvania State Rep. Tony J. Payton Jr...following news release: State Rep. Tony Payton Jr...in the Philadelphia Parking Authority's internal operations. "The parking authority is ineffective, bloated...
- Downtown Visitors and Shoppers Get Three Parking `Gifts' from Mayor, Pittsburgh...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 6, 2002 700+ words
...Mayor Tom Murphy, the Pittsburgh Parking Authority and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership...Mayor Tom Murphy, the Pittsburgh Parking Authority and the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership...Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, plans for these initiatives have...
- Calgary Parking Authority Withdraws Tickets Issued for Backing Into Stalls in...
- News wire article from: Marketwire Canada October 9, 2009 700+ words
...Effective today, the Calgary Parking Authority (CPA) will withdraw tickets issued...lots," said Dale Fraser Calgary Parking Authority General Manager. "These tickets...conditions. On behalf of the Calgary Parking Authority, I apologize for any inconvenience...
- Phila. Parking Authority faces internal problems
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Robin Leary November 14, 1995 700+ words
...11-14-1995 Phila. Parking Authority faces internal problems...Staff Some Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) workers are casting...the money we make for the Parking Authority we should be able to get...
- Miami Parking Authority Introduces 'Pay by Phone' Parking Service in Miami.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 28, 2008 700+ words
...street spaces operated by the Miami Parking Authority (MPA). Effective immediately...mobile payment service with the Miami Parking Authority," said Verrus Co-Founder and...about Pay by Phone service from Miami Parking Authority and Verrus, including customer quotes...
- Mayor names first female director of Parking Authority
- Newspaper article from: Philadelphia Tribune, The Kendall Wilson July 26, 1994 700+ words
...names first female director of Parking Authority. By Kendall Wilson Tribune Staff The Philadelphia Parking Authority will have a new look. A woman...maximize the efficiency of the Parking Authority's operations," Rendell said...
- ALBANY PARKING AUTHORITY HOLDS SECRET MEETING IN WHALEN'S OFFI CE.(Local)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) July 16, 1986 700+ words
...Byline: Nancy Connell When is the Albany Parking Authority not the Albany Parking Authority? When its members are just chit-chatting...J. McArdle, who is attorney to the parking authority, was one of those in the mayor's office...
- ALBANY DEVELOPERS WEIGH PARKING AUTHORITY ROLE.(Local)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) September 2, 1988 700+ words
...Jochnowitz Staff writer The Albany Parking Authority may build a share of a $100 million...come off, the participation of the parking authority will become necessary," he told...Hall. The plan proposes that the parking authority serve as developer of a 1,500...