Day: January 9, 2011

John William \”Jack\” Harkins, formerly of Brooklawn; Mr. Anthony Wolk of Philadelphia

 

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Long Time resident of Brooklawn; Army Veteran, Active Member of St. Maurice RC Church
HARKINS, John William \”Jack\” A lifelong resident of Brooklawn, NJ and current resident of Ponca City, OK passed away on Dec. 17, 2010 at Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

A memorial mass will be held at 11am on Friday, January 14, 2011 at St. Maurices Catholic Church in Brooklawn, New Jersey. Inurnment will follow in the New St. Mary\’s Cemetery in Bellmawr, NJ.
John William Harkins, son of Edward Aloyious Harkins, Sr. and Elizabeth (Skirby) Harkins, was born on Oct. 27, 1924 in Woodbury, N.J. He attended St. Mary\’s High School in Gloucester, N.J. and graduated in 1942. He entered the United States Army and proudly served our country. He served as a dental technician from June 1943-April 1946. After the war he worked in the Harkins Family Dairy business. He then worked for Mid Atlantic Bank 10 years before his retirement. Jack was active in the church, serving as a Lector and Communion Minister.

Family members include one brother, Edward A. Harkins and his wife Bert of Salisbury, MD; nieces, Mary E. Subramaniam and her husband Baloo of Ponca City, Lorraine Kendrick and husband Matthew of Hoover, AL, Marie Langeler and her husband Greg of Salisbury, MD, Jacqueline Heglin and her husband Robert of Raleigh, NC and Noelle Phillips and her husband Drew of Salisbury, MD and seven great nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorial contributions made be made to 401 Community Rd. Brooklawn, NJ 08030.

 

Mr. Anthony Wolk , age 86, of Philadelphia

 

Suddenly, on January 5, 2011. Age 86. Of Philadelphia. Loving and devoted husband of 52 years to the late Mary J. (nee Zwolak). Devoted father of Anthony W. Wolk (April) of Medford, NJ and Linda Rotiroti (Joe) of West Chester. Beloved grandfather of Frank and Liz. At the request of the family, Interment at Resurrection Cemetery in Bensalem will be private. Expressions of sympathy: www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Anthony Wolk. McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME, Gloucester City, NJ. Phone: 856-456-1142.


 

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A message from the President

 

Good afternoon,

Friday, we got some good news about the American economy.

113,000 new private sector jobs were created by America’s businesses in December, the twelfth consecutive month of positive job growth in this country. In 2010, 1.3 million private sector jobs were added, the strongest job growth since 2006. And thanks to strong jobs numbers during the fourth quarter of 2010, our unemployment rate has dropped .4 percentage points to 9.4%.

These numbers are encouraging, but the fact remains there are still too many Americans who are out of work and too many families who are struggling to get by in these tough times.

In his weekly address, President Obama discusses the jobs numbers and the importance of working together to grow our economy:

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Growing our economy and creating jobs is President Obama\’s number one priority.

That\’s why the President worked so hard to extend tax cuts for the middle class and unemployment insurance for folks who are looking for work. These measures will help provide a vital boost to help spur stronger economic growth and job creation by America’s businesses in 2011 and provide some relief for families who are still struggling.

Now to the bad news. The new Congress seems more interested in re-hashing the political battles of the past two years than in moving our economy forward.

This week, the new Congress has, as its first act, announced their plans to attempt to repeal the law. While this move isn\’t surprising, it is disappointing, particularly since repealing the health care law would increase costs for families and businesses, hand control back to insurance companies to deny, drop or limit your coverage, and reduce job growth.

In addition, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found that repealing the law would add more than a trillion dollars to the deficit over two decades.

Our focus in the coming months must be on creating jobs and growing the economy. We simply can\’t afford the symbolic battles and politics as usual in Washington.

Sincerely,

David Axelrod
Senior Advisor to the President

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Appeals court rules against Soledad cross

 

The American Legion – January 4, 2011
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Sandy Huffaker

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit today ruled against the city of San Diego and the U.S. government in the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial case, meaning that unless the Obama administration appeals the case to the U.S. Supreme Court or full Ninth Circuit and seeks a stay, the memorial will have to be torn down.

The case, Jewish War Veterans v. City of San Diego, involves a 29-foot Latin cross that was erected in 1954 to honor U.S. veterans. The plaintiffs want the cross taken down because it stands on public land.

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