Molovinsky On Allentown Hispanics

"Hispanics are poor performers in virtually all measures of life in America." -Molovinsky On Allentown

The blog comment above was moderated and approved for publication by Allentown mayoral hopeful and dour, misguided, and racist puff blogger Mike Molovinsky at his Morning Call-affiliated and awarded hate blog on October 13 2010 at 11:45 am. Have a look, it's still (proudly?) up there.

Read about Mike Molovinsky's Racist Opposition to Allentown Playground

Molovinsky On Allentown Hispanics

"Hispanics are poor performers in virtually all measures of life in America." 
-Molovinsky On Allentown

The blog comment above was moderated and approved for publication by Allentown mayoral hopeful and dour, misguided, and racist puff blogger Mike Molovinsky at his Morning Call-affiliated and awarded hate blog on October 13 2010 at 11:45 am. Have a look, is it still (proudly?) up there?

The Morning Call covers Mike Molovinsky's racism.   
Read about Mike Molovinsky's Racist Opposition to Allentown Playground

Education "Reform" Should be Child-Centered

Self proclaimed education experts have recently ignited an anti-teacher "reform" frenzy aimed at fixing America's so called "failing" public schools. Sunday's Washington Post ran a teacher-bashing, anti-union manifesto written by education leaders who want to fix public schools by getting rid of all those "bad teachers." How to fix our schools: A manifesto by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee and other education leaders

The authors of this manifesto want to close down the public schools that have been labeled as "failing" because they don't measure up to unrealistic Federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) standards. The experts are allying with business leaders and super rich big shots like Bill Gates, who have given millions of dollars to charter schools. See Leonie Haimson: Education Indoctrination for an insightful outline about what's going on. Their plan is to convince legislators to mandate even more testing, to use these standardized test scores to measure teacher performance, and to fire more teachers. Their ultimate goal is to privatize public education in the name of "reform."

Myths and fakers
There is no evidence that any of these untested ideas and punitive measures from the so called experts have ever worked to improve student learning outcomes. But let's First, Bash the Teachers. This corporate friendly reform, embraced by big media pundits and politicians, places the blame on teachers/unions, perpetuates myths about failing schools, and touts charter schools as the panacea for saving education. It's a fake reform revolution fueled by anti-teacher bias that cuts across liberal/conservative lines. The Myth of the “Bad Teacher” | Dailycensored.com nails it. It is disappointing that the Obama administration is funding these bad ideas that will do nothing to improve our schools and will ultimately harm our children and society. And it's the children who should be at the center of any real reform. Right now, meeting the needs of the child is not a priority. Teacher Anthony Cody brilliantly refutes every point made by Rhee and the "leaders" in A Manifesto of Errors.

Real Solutions
Real reform should be written and administered by expert teachers, and should be child-centered. See Home — Whole Child Education. Reformers should not ignore real socio-economic problems. Public schools should be improved, not shut down. Children growing up in poverty are experiencing many stresses including mental and physical health problems, parents losing jobs, the burden of additional home, work, and family responsibilities. For many kids the only nutritious meal they will get is the school lunch. If a child's basic needs are not met, then the child will not learn. In Allentown 25% of children are living below poverty level. See Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA) poverty rate data - information about poor and low income residents living in this city The state average is 16%.

Simple solutions like providing breakfast in class has reduced tardiness, improved student concentration and performance, eliminated disruptive behavior and visits to the nurse, and improved overall well being of students. This is being done in Allentown and it works- Allentown: Cleveland Elementary's homeroom breakfast serves nutrition and cuts down on hunger, disruption and fighting - mcall.com Social services and community outreach programs have become an afterthought to the reformers who would rather misdirect and blame those greedy teachers for letting down their students.

Research shows that early childhood education is a key component to keeping kids in school. Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Developm Mandatory pre-school and full day kindergarten are good solutions. Funding is needed for these programs. Many kids enter Kindergarten without basic language skills because parents aren't even talking to their kids.

More parent volunteers, better parenting, after-school programs, better nutrition, more recess, less testing, more authentic learning experiences (student driven, not test driven), integrating arts activities, community leaders who lead, early childhood education, empowering teachers, these are all real ways to improve public education.

Learning should be a priority
The reformers have not addressed the importance of improving student learning, or the value of intrinsic motivation, critical thinking, and creativity. Home — Whole Child Education
These are all important skills students will need to make it in our high tech world, but are not a priority to the experts who are still promoting NCLB's narrow curriculum focused on testing, assessment, standardization, and teacher accountability. NCLB has been a failed experiment on our kids. The school curriculum has become test driven. We must let the teachers teach! Stop belittling the important job they do. Teaching to the test is wrong and immoral. We are headed backwards on a path toward molding kids and teachers into apathetic robots who don't ask questions, and just do what they are told. But that's just how the CEO's and the powers that be like their minions to behave.

Charter school myth
Charter schools are not the panacea for improving public education. Charter schools can pick and choose students, but public schools must accept all students regardless of language, learning disabilities, handicap, etc. It is not a viable solution for all children, and each child deserves an equal opportunity for a quality education. Charter schools contribute to racial segregation. Report Explains that Charter Schools' Political Success is a Civil Rights Failure — The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. A recent Stanford study (Charter Schools Often Worse Than Public Schools - Newsweek ) shows that 37% of charter schools delivered learning results worse than public schools, about half produced similar outcomes as public schools, and only 17% outperformed public schools. If Bill Gates, and other big shots who are bankrolling charter schools really care about disadvantaged kids, then why don't they fund programs to improve the already existing urban public schools? Schools should not be run like businesses, and children should not be treated like employees. Education is a complicated issue, and students are human beings who are best served by experienced educators who are trained to meet the needs of all their students, not CEO's who are only concerned about the bottom line. We should not be "Waiting For Superman." Take Big Business Out of Education

Allentown School District
Allentown has a new school Superintendent, the highly acclaimed and accredited former PA Secretary of Education Dr. Gerald Zahorchak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He has arrived with great fanfare. He is being paid a lot (just under 200k). He has some bold ideas for improving Allentown schools, and it seems that he is well liked and everyone is excited about his vision. I hope that he is successful, but I am not going to drink the kool aid yet, since he is the guy who wrote the tests and testing legislation that has been imposed on teachers and students, and he's a politician. I want him to address the real problem in Allentown, which is poverty. I hope Dr. Zahorchak consults with experienced teachers regarding the needs of students. And if the dialogue is not centered on meeting the needs of the children but on blaming the teachers and unions, then we are lost.

Nationally, teachers are speaking out against this nonsense. (Facebook | Speak Up For Education and Kids )

Note: the author taught art in the Allentown School District for 7 years, and serves on the MPTA Board at Muhlenberg Elementary School.

Education "Reform" Should be Child-Centered

Self proclaimed education experts have recently ignited an anti-teacher "reform" frenzy aimed at fixing America's so called "failing" public schools. Sunday's Washington Post ran a teacher-bashing, anti-union manifesto written by education leaders who want to fix public schools by getting rid of all those "bad teachers." How to fix our schools: A manifesto by Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee and other education leaders

The authors of this manifesto want to close down the public schools that have been labeled as "failing" because they don't measure up to unrealistic Federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) standards. The experts are allying with business leaders and super rich big shots like Bill Gates, who have given millions of dollars to charter schools. See Leonie Haimson: Education Indoctrination for an insightful outline about what's going on. Their plan is to convince legislators to mandate even more testing, to use these standardized test scores to measure teacher performance, and to fire more teachers. Their ultimate goal is to privatize public education in the name of "reform."

Myths and fakers
There is no evidence that any of these untested ideas and punitive measures from the so called experts have ever worked to improve student learning outcomes. But let's First, Bash the Teachers. This corporate friendly reform, embraced by big media pundits and politicians, places the blame on teachers/unions, perpetuates myths about failing schools, and touts charter schools as the panacea for saving education. It's a fake reform revolution fueled by anti-teacher bias that cuts across liberal/conservative lines. The Myth of the “Bad Teacher” | Dailycensored.com nails it. It is disappointing that the Obama administration is funding these bad ideas that will do nothing to improve our schools and will ultimately harm our children and society. And it's the children who should be at the center of any real reform. Right now, meeting the needs of the child is not a priority. Teacher Anthony Cody brilliantly refutes every point made by Rhee and the "leaders" in A Manifesto of Errors.

Real Solutions
Real reform should be written and administered by expert teachers, and should be child-centered. See Home — Whole Child Education. Reformers should not ignore real socio-economic problems. Public schools should be improved, not shut down. Children growing up in poverty are experiencing many stresses including mental and physical health problems, parents losing jobs, the burden of additional home, work, and family responsibilities. For many kids the only nutritious meal they will get is the school lunch. If a child's basic needs are not met, then the child will not learn. In Allentown 25% of children are living below poverty level. See Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA) poverty rate data - information about poor and low income residents living in this city The state average is 16%.

Simple solutions like providing breakfast in class has reduced tardiness, improved student concentration and performance, eliminated disruptive behavior and visits to the nurse, and improved overall well being of students. This is being done in Allentown and it works- Allentown: Cleveland Elementary's homeroom breakfast serves nutrition and cuts down on hunger, disruption and fighting - mcall.com Social services and community outreach programs have become an afterthought to the reformers who would rather misdirect and blame those greedy teachers for letting down their students.

Research shows that early childhood education is a key component to keeping kids in school. Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal, and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Developm Mandatory pre-school and full day kindergarten are good solutions. Funding is needed for these programs. Many kids enter Kindergarten without basic language skills because parents aren't even talking to their kids.

More parent volunteers, better parenting, after-school programs, better nutrition, more recess, less testing, more authentic learning experiences (student driven, not test driven), integrating arts activities, community leaders who lead, early childhood education, empowering teachers, these are all real ways to improve public education.

Learning should be a priority
The reformers have not addressed the importance of improving student learning, or the value of intrinsic motivation, critical thinking, and creativity. Home — Whole Child Education
These are all important skills students will need to make it in our high tech world, but are not a priority to the experts who are still promoting NCLB's narrow curriculum focused on testing, assessment, standardization, and teacher accountability. NCLB has been a failed experiment on our kids. The school curriculum has become test driven. We must let the teachers teach! Stop belittling the important job they do. Teaching to the test is wrong and immoral. We are headed backwards on a path toward molding kids and teachers into apathetic robots who don't ask questions, and just do what they are told. But that's just how the CEO's and the powers that be like their minions to behave.

Charter school myth
Charter schools are not the panacea for improving public education. Charter schools can pick and choose students, but public schools must accept all students regardless of language, learning disabilities, handicap, etc. It is not a viable solution for all children, and each child deserves an equal opportunity for a quality education. Charter schools contribute to racial segregation. Report Explains that Charter Schools' Political Success is a Civil Rights Failure — The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. A recent Stanford study (Charter Schools Often Worse Than Public Schools - Newsweek ) shows that 37% of charter schools delivered learning results worse than public schools, about half produced similar outcomes as public schools, and only 17% outperformed public schools. If Bill Gates, and other big shots who are bankrolling charter schools really care about disadvantaged kids, then why don't they fund programs to improve the already existing urban public schools? Schools should not be run like businesses, and children should not be treated like employees. Education is a complicated issue, and students are human beings who are best served by experienced educators who are trained to meet the needs of all their students, not CEO's who are only concerned about the bottom line. We should not be "Waiting For Superman." Take Big Business Out of Education

Allentown School District
Allentown has a new school Superintendent, the highly acclaimed and accredited former PA Secretary of Education Dr. Gerald Zahorchak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

He has arrived with great fanfare. He is being paid a lot (just under 200k). He has some bold ideas for improving Allentown schools, and it seems that he is well liked and everyone is excited about his vision. I hope that he is successful, but I am not going to drink the kool aid yet, since he is the guy who wrote the tests and testing legislation that has been imposed on teachers and students, and he's a politician. I want him to address the real problem in Allentown, which is poverty. I hope Dr. Zahorchak consults with experienced teachers regarding the needs of students. And if the dialogue is not centered on meeting the needs of the children but on blaming the teachers and unions, then we are lost.

Nationally, teachers are speaking out against this nonsense. (Facebook | Speak Up For Education and Kids )

Note: the author taught art in the Allentown School District for 7 years, and serves on the MPTA Board at Muhlenberg Elementary School.

Morning Call "forgets" Mike D'Amore threatened T-Mobile

Article in today's "newspaper" ...

T-Mobile's global battle gets local

Curiously (?) no mention of Mike D'Amore.

Thankfully, an astute Forum commenter catches it ...

alacarbv at 8:55 AM October 4, 2010

"Reporter" Scott Kraus helpfully and purposefully conceals the fact that one-half of the "threatening" duo included Allentown City Council President (for now) Mike D'Amore.

Locally, only 69 News has been telling the truth about this ...

You Tube Video Of Local Officials Sparks Controversy

Sadly, A-Town Council President (for now) Mike D'Amore also attempts (in vain) to intimidate private citizens ...

Council Prez D'Amore Gets Physical, Harasses Bill Villa at Democratic Picnic

Morning Call "forgets" Mike D'Amore threatened T-Mobile

Article in today's "newspaper" ...

T-Mobile's global battle gets local

Curiously (?) no mention of Mike D'Amore.

Thankfully, an astute Forum commenter catches it ...

alacarbv at 8:55 AM October 4, 2010

"Reporter" Scott Kraus helpfully and purposefully conceals the fact that one-half of the "threatening" duo included Allentown City Council President (for now) Mike D'Amore.

Locally, only 69 News has been telling the truth about this ...

You Tube Video Of Local Officials Sparks Controversy

Sadly, A-Town Council President (for now) Mike D'Amore also attempts (in vain) to intimidate private citizens ...

Council Prez D'Amore Gets Physical, Harasses Bill Villa at Democratic Picnic

Morning Call ignores 69 News coverage of Villa/Donovan/Council "Free Speech" story

9/22 UpDate: Morning Call/Bill White's skittish response ...

Morning Call "newspaper" "reporter" Jarrett Renshaw has been present at all 6 of the Allentown City Council meetings I've spoken at since June 16.

But curiously, "Renshaw" and The Morning Call "newspaper" haven't published one word about any of my 6 emotionally charged appearances at City Council, and that's surprising.

Recently, my twice-monthly speaking engagements at City Council have been causing quite a newsworthy ruckus. On 9/15, I was ejected by the Allentown Police and on 9/9 I was physically assaulted by Council President Mike D'Amore. As a result, WFMZ-TV 69 News has been attending every City Council meeting too, because of me.

So far, 69 News has broadcast three (3), excellent and courageous reports informing Allentonians about what's going on, and 69 News has also done a ton of background research on the "story behind the story" here involving Lehigh County DA Jim Martin.

> 69 News, 9/2 Coverage



> 69 News, 9/15 Coverage



> 69 News, June 2 Coverage

FYI: "Renshaw" always sits in the back of the room at City Council ... right next to Democratic Committee "man" from Trexlertown, Chris Casey, the blogger who posted 50% of the cruel and libelous comments cyber-terrorizing the Villa family at "W" Mike Donovan's blog all of March 2010, w/ Donovan's encouragement.

Yep.

The "press," and the perpetrator sit side by side, proudly and publicly allied at City Council meetings, a

s the 7 scofflaw City Council cockroaches hissingly welcome them both, warmly, every meeting, as they give me icy dagger stares and summon the Police. Go figure. Only in Allentown.

Readers, it will be interesting to see if Muhlenberg College professor and helpful blog post "caller-outer" Jeff Pooley PhD will "call out" this blog post of ours on "69 News v. The Morning Call" and the "W" Mike Donovan "Free Speech" issue, since we are so deftly exposing corruption and collusion involving Allentown's only "newspaper" and our local blogosphere. Doctor/Blogger Pooley teaches courses on "media and communication" at Muhlenberg College (for now) and he should have a keen interest in all this. Truth is, Professor Pooley should be outspokenly outraged over all this.

BTW, we believe Dr. Pooley will have the "astute analysis" department all to hisself on this one as we don't anticipate him being "scooped" by anyone else in our local blogosphere. Just sayin'.

For admirably detail-oriented wonks interested in researching the truth (but too pissy pants pusillanimous to report on it), this isn't the first time The Morning Call "newspaper" has purposefully concealed the truth about "W" Mike Donovan while 69 News courageously told the truth about "W" Mike.

Read: Michael Donovan Ethics Board Whitewash

And for some disturbing insight into the staggering hypocrisy and collusion in our local blogosphere, read our right sidebar item entitled, "Take The Pooley Pledge," which Dr. Pooley (after pledging to take it) reneged on taking hisself.

Read > Related Story: Jeff Pooley

Read > Related Story: John Micek

Read > Related Story: Bill White

Morning Call ignores 69 News coverage of Villa/Donovan/Council "Free Speech" story

9/22 UpDate: Morning Call/Bill White's skittish response ...

Morning Call "newspaper" "reporter" Jarrett Renshaw has been present at all 6 of the Allentown City Council meetings I've spoken at since June 16.

But curiously, "Renshaw" and The Morning Call "newspaper" haven't published one word about any of my 6 emotionally charged appearances at City Council, and that's surprising.

Recently, my twice-monthly speaking engagements at City Council have been causing quite a newsworthy ruckus. On 9/15, I was ejected by the Allentown Police and on 9/9 I was physically assaulted by Council President Mike D'Amore. As a result, WFMZ-TV 69 News has been attending every City Council meeting too, because of me.

So far, 69 News has broadcast three (3), excellent and courageous reports informing Allentonians about what's going on, and 69 News has also done a ton of background research on the "story behind the story" here involving Lehigh County DA Jim Martin.

> 69 News, 9/2 Coverage

> 69 News, 9/15 Coverage

> 69 News, June 2 Coverage

FYI: "Renshaw" always sits in the back of the room at City Council ... right next to Democratic Committee "man" from Trexlertown, Chris Casey, the blogger who posted 50% of the cruel and libelous comments cyber-terrorizing the Villa family at "W" Mike Donovan's blog all of March 2010, w/ Donovan's encouragement.

Yep.

The "press," and the perpetrator sit side by side, proudly and publicly allied at City Council meetings, a

s the 7 scofflaw City Council cockroaches hissingly welcome them both, warmly, every meeting, as they give me icy dagger stares and summon the Police. Go figure. Only in Allentown.

Readers, it will be interesting to see if Muhlenberg College professor and helpful blog post "caller-outer" Jeff Pooley PhD will "call out" this blog post of ours on "69 News v. The Morning Call" and the "W" Mike Donovan "Free Speech" issue, since we are so deftly exposing corruption and collusion involving Allentown's only "newspaper" and our local blogosphere. Doctor/Blogger Pooley teaches courses on "media and communication" at Muhlenberg College (for now) and he should have a keen interest in all this. Truth is, Professor Pooley should be outspokenly outraged over all this.

BTW, we believe Dr. Pooley will have the "astute analysis" department all to hisself on this one as we don't anticipate him being "scooped" by anyone else in our local blogosphere. Just sayin'.

For admirably detail-oriented wonks interested in researching the truth (but too pissy pants pusillanimous to report on it), this isn't the first time The Morning Call "newspaper" has purposefully concealed the truth about "W" Mike Donovan while 69 News courageously told the truth about "W" Mike.

Read: Michael Donovan Ethics Board Whitewash

And for some disturbing insight into the staggering hypocrisy and collusion in our local blogosphere, read our right sidebar item entitled, "Take The Pooley Pledge," which Dr. Pooley (after pledging to take it) reneged on taking hisself.

Read > Related Story: Jeff Pooley

Read > Related Story: John Micek

Read > Related Story: Bill White

Donovan Apology Ground Rules

[Donovan's next Apology Showdown Opportunity is February 16, 2011]

Email, Outgoing, to Allentown City Council, cc'd to City Clerk Mike Hanlon and Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski (right)

On Sep 17, 2010, at 8:54:48 AM, Bill Villa wrote:

Subject Heading: Donovan Apology Ground Rules

* Apology must be delivered verbally in City Council Chambers (so the TV cameras can capture & broadcast it)

* Apology must be (seemingly) sincere and reference specific points in the transgression (e.g., necrophilia, Chen Arts Group, etc.)

* Apology must be published (and retained) at the "scene of the crime," i.e., Donovan's blog

* Apology transcript must be provided to The Villas for publishing at our blog

* Donovan Wearing a Bow Tie optional ("his" call)

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

P.S. We'll deal w/ Doctor D'Amore in a separate and similarly appropriate consequence action.

Donovan Apology Ground Rules

[Donovan's next Apology Showdown Opportunity is February 16, 2011]

Email, Outgoing, to Allentown City Council, cc'd to City Clerk Mike Hanlon and Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski (right)

On Sep 17, 2010, at 8:54:48 AM, Bill Villa wrote:

Subject Heading: Donovan Apology Ground Rules

* Apology must be delivered verbally in City Council Chambers (so the TV cameras can capture & broadcast it)

* Apology must be (seemingly) sincere and reference specific points in the transgression (e.g., necrophilia, Chen Arts Group, etc.)

* Apology must be published (and retained) at the "scene of the crime," i.e., Donovan's blog

* Apology transcript must be provided to The Villas for publishing at our blog

* Donovan Wearing a Bow Tie optional ("his" call)

Bill Villa
610.428.xxxx

P.S. We'll deal w/ Doctor D'Amore in a separate and similarly appropriate consequence action.

"Don't Tase Me, Bro!"

Although not as dramatic as this famous free speech muzzling moment ...

I was ejected and escorted out of City Council Chambers on Wednesday evening by the Allentown Police. Yep.

Was it something I said?

Here's what I said, as reported on by WFMZ-TV 69 News.

I’m Bill Villa from Allentown here to expose a just amazing statement Mike Donovan made about me at City Council on September 1, after I left, that 69 News caught and reported on the next day.

Donovan said, "If I had done something wrong, I would be the first to apologize" to Mr. Villa.

Okay, well here’s 10 things Donovan did wrong, his apology should follow.

It was wrong and highly provocative of Donovan to allow fellow Morning Call blogger [Redacted] to post and sign, cruel and libelous comments about my family and me at Donovan’s blog the whole month of March, knowing that I had filed a lawsuit against [Redacted] for libel the month before. Donovan’s provoking of me obviously worked ... but it was wrong.

It was also wrong of Donovan to not monitor more closely and not delete the hundreds of cruel comments about my family that built up at his blog all of March … for example, one vile comment suggesting I engage in necrophilia with my deceased daughter stayed up at Donovan’s blog for 17 hours before he either finally saw it or got cold feet staring at it for 17 hours and deleted it.

Clearly, it was smoking gun wrong of Donovan to encourage vile comments against my family at his blog, by commenting there himself that the vile comments were, quote, "fun to read," as was also caught and reported on by 69 News.

It took Donovan 4 months to clean house and delete all his blog filth about my family, and waiting that long was wrong.

It was wrong of Donovan to terrorize my family at the same blog he uses to promote "civility" and "mutual respect" when blogging with constituents about matters of City Council.

As an Allentown Arts Commissioner, it was wrong of Donovan to encourage threatening comments about removing The Villas band from the Mayfair schedule and disrupting our performance with noisemakers.

And it was unbelievably wrong of Donovan to encourage personal insults and attacks against my wife Angie (left) ... a community volunteer … who accepted an Arts Ovation Award from The City in May on behalf of the Chen Arts group she co-founded to help revitalize downtown Allentown.

It's wrong of Donovan to not admit wrongdoing … it's wrong of Donovan to refuse my family an apology … and it's wrong of Donovan to put the City of Allentown through this at every meeting of City Council.

So there's 10 things Donovan did wrong.

Mr. Hanlon [City Clerk & Timekeeper], I'm now giving the balance of my 3 minutes to Councilor Donovan to apologize, and because it's my time remaining, Donovan may use it to apologize but for nothing else, Councilor Donovan …

Approximately :30 seconds remaining … tick ... tick ... tick ...

Council VP Donovan (refusing to apologize for a 4th time): "I relinquish my time to the next speaker."

Council President D'Amore: "Thank you Mr. Villa."

Note: They had this pusillanimous "evasion strategy" all worked out, and this was all they had. At this point, I still had about 20 seconds of time left ... but Council President Mike D'Amore clearly wanted me gone from the podium, and the microphone.

As I tried to get one final sentence in, the buzzer went off before I was finished and I kept going after the buzzer ... for a matter of seconds. That's when Council President D'Amore asked the Allentown Police to eject and escort me from City Council Chambers. To everyone's trigger-happy dismay, I went quietly.

AND ... I'll be appearing again regularly at Allentown City Council starting w/ their very next meeting on Wednesday, October 6.

See, as it turns out, despite spending who knows how many taxpayer dollars researching legal loophole maneuvers to shut me up, D'Amore & Donovan can't stop me from speaking at City Council, as long as I don't go any longer than 3 minutes flat.

Sadly, no more of my ingenious 30-second "dramatic silences" and watching the beads of sweat roll down Donovan's forehead and onto his clownish bow tie as he refuses to apologize while the clock ticks audibly. Good times.

But not to worry, from now on, I'll use every second of my 3 minutes and turn all of it into mesmerizing, must-see TV. And when the voters see it, they'll realize that all 7 City Councilors must-go, w/ Donovan going first.

I'm counting 9/15 as another big win.

FYI, "W" Mike Donovan teaches ethics (swear to God) at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.

Mike D'Amore PhD teaches political science (!) at Sussex County Community College.