Hi All

Hi All,

Things are hot in and around Pittsburgh in many ways. This blast points 

to

invites and actions, plus a grand opening party, and three community 

events

on 9-11. Thanks for the consideration and surfing of the various sites. 

I

hope to see you around town in meaningful ways.

Ta.

Mark Rauterkus 

mark@Rauterkus.com  
http://Rauterkus.com

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Resign

Impeachment Petition in PDF format (6 kb)

http://9x9.cloh.org/departments/politics/impeach.pdf

Impeachment ideas:

http://9x9.cloh.org/departments/politics/impeach-Tom.html

For the good of Pittsburgh's long-term health, Mayor Murphy needs to 

resign.

With the bailout of the Crossing Guards, two school-issues need 

attention:

    1. The Mayor's office should allow the lighting of the sign 
at 

CAPA, the

new high school for performance arts. The Mayor finds many ways to 

suppress

news and highlights of the efforts of our kids. Putting a candle under 

a

basket is something that most understand as sinful.

    2. The Mayor's Commission on Public Education still hasn't 
issued 

its

plan, more than a year and a half late. That group needs to go away. 

The

Commission's report should be released directly to a toilet as "pond 

scum."

The process and outcomes are cloaked corruption.

Mayor Murphy is playing a high stakes game of "political chicken" with 

our

children packed into the front seat. We can't tolerate his actions. His

moves make dangers that justify the call for impeachment. Mayor 

Murphy's

stay on Grant Street needs to end as he is hurting us all, especially 

the

kids.

Now it is time for the parents, and the regular folks to demand his

resignation.

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Keep on eye on the dealings with the "alternative" to the Great Race. 

Can

volunteers coordinate and operate a function to show vitality in the 

city?

The Boston Marathon occurs as an all volunteer endeavor. Will the 

Mayor's

Administration put up road blocks or simply get out of the way?

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Tonight, Friday:

    West End Elliott Citizens Council Meeting and Candle Light 
Vigil on

Friday August 22 at 7 pm at the Emmanuel United Methodist Church,

intersection of Lorenz and Crucible Streets in Elliott.

    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss ways to save our 
Zone 

Four, and

all of the Public Safety Personnel (Crossing Guards, EMT, and Police) 

and to

show City Government our disapproval in a peaceful manner.

Monday:

    Pittsburgh Zone 4 Public Safety Council's Emergency Meeting 
is at 7 

pm

on Monday, August 25. The meeting is at St Marks Lutheran Church, 933

Brookline Blvd in Brookline.

    The purpose is to discuss the closing of one or more Police

Stations, and the Public Safety, Public Works, and Parks & Recreation

Personnel layoffs. We hope to develop a plan of action, concerning this

matter.

    Contact Bob Hillen, 412-571-1126, President of Zone 4 Public 
Safety

Council,

bobhillengop@hotmail.com.

Tuesday:

    Public Hearing in City Council Chambers at 6 pm on Tuesday, 
Aug 26, 

for

the closing of police stations due to a petition from the citizens of

Pittsburgh. You can go and speak. Or, call Kim in the City Clerk's 

office in

advance to get onto the agenda, 412-255-2138.

Wed:

    Pgh Public School's board meeting at 7:30 pm. The bailout of 
202

crossing guard jobs makes a tax shift away from Mayor Tom Murphy's

responsibility. The continuation of this type of leadership means 

failures.

Stand up for the kids. Fight for the kids. Parents and crossing guards 

need

to toss Mayor Murphy out of office.

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Candidate news:

    Former Democrat Dan Cohen is running for City Council 
District 5 

seat.

The City of Pittsburgh Republican party substituted former Democrat Dan

Cohen to run against Doug Shields for the City Council District 5 seat

formerly held by Bob O'Connor. Dan Cohen is a real estate agent living 

in

Squirrel Hill who recently changed to the Republican Party over 

concerns

with the City finances, among other things.

http://who.CLOH.Org/all/c/daniel-cohen.html

    Council President, Gene Ricciardi has introducing Shields to

protest

audiences in council chambers as "Councilman Elect." Woops.

    Ricciardi, currently the president of city council, is up for

re-election and faces TWO challengers on the ballot. Gene's plans to 

raise

taxes got a "Thanks but no thanks" reply from Mayor Murphy recently. 

His

lifeline to save the jobs of 202 crossing guards by shifting the tax 

burden

to the Pgh Public Schools is a shell game solution.

    Another Dem, Len Bodack, now on council filling Jim Ferlo's 
seat, 

may

have a challenger, (NN), for the election for the 4-year term.

    This isn't just outrage about the Mayor's dealings as seven 
on city

council voted for the 2003 budget. Time will tell.

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THREE Special Event(s) are slated for 9-11

    A YOUTH Technology Idea Session, #07, is slated for 10-noon 
on 

Thursday,

Sept. 11 at Wilkinsburg's Hosanna House.
http://summit.CLOH.Org.

    The Youth Tech discussion is in advance the Warrior 
Fatherhood 

event

hosted by the National Fatherhood Initiative.

http://9x9.CLOH.Org/departments/parenting/warrior-father.html

    They have a four-day schedule.

    An after school event geared to those ages 10 to 30 is slated 
for 3 

pm

to 4:30 pm on Thursday, September 11, at Mt. Washington's Duquesne 

Heights

Community Center. We'll have activities and focus on self-expression.

    Please save the date and register online for the concert and

presentations to begin at 8 pm on Thursday, September 11 at South 

Side's

Club Cafe. http://S6.CLOH.Org

    Invited speakers include:

        James Roddey, Dan Onorado and Rev. 
Lynn Brodie.

    Musical performance by songwriter of the year, Dave 
Nachmanoff.

    Pass out a brochures, please:

http://s6.cloh.org/911/handout-2up.pdf

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On Sept. 10, UPMC's Eye and Ear Institute is calling for all musicians 

and

music lovers to join their grand opening for the Musician's Hearing 

Center.

http://cloh.org/hot/musicians-hearing.html

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    We can't heal ourselves and soar with "closed door 
approaches." 

Rather,

in the case of knowledge, more is always more. To divide and scatter is 

a

ploy for those with fleeting power.

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Ta.

Mark Rauterkus

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