January 14 is Joni Rabinowitz Day in Pittsburgh

On Thursday, January 14, city council members Bill Peduto and Doug Shields presented a proclamation declaring January 14 “Joni Rabinowitz Day” in Pittsburgh. After 25 years, Joni has retired as the Co-Director for Public Policy Advocacy at Just Harvest, a nonprofit center for action against hunger and poverty located in the South Side. Of course, those who know her know that every day is Joni Day, wherever she is.

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Rep. Joe Sestak campaigns for U.S. Senate in Allegheny County

US Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) announced his candidacy for the US Senate on
August 4, 2009 to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter (pretending-to-be-a-D-Philadelphia) in the primary election on May 18. Sestak has been holding "meet-and-greet" campaign events around town for the past week. He's easily the best candidate ever to challenge Specter and deserves your attention and your vote.

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Congress wastes time and money on college football playoffs

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee is currently considering HR 390, the College Football Playoff Act of 2009. If enacted, the bill would require the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to establish a playoff system to determine which college football team is the national champion. The NCAA currently uses the Bowl Championship Series for that purpose. This is undoubtedly the most absurd use of Congress’ time that I have ever seen.

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