Last week, I told you that Allentown Mayor Pawlowski had stiffed one of his servers at a local eatery. Management treated him to a free meal, and he walked off into the sunset without leaving a dime for the hired help. Hizzoñer's croñies rushed to his defeñse.Julie: "If you have some facts bring them forward. If not, this is a new low for you Bernie."
Anon: "I think you are making this all up. Prove otherwise."
Anon: "This is the worst excuse for journalism ever."
Hayshaker: "It's called 'creative writing.'"
Want more facts? Just remember, you asked for them.
On January 18, Pawlowski and a female companion visited Johnny Mañana's (that's with a ñ, damn it!) for a sit-down din din. Steak and chicken fajitas was the order. Their server asked the manager how they should be billed, and she was told to comp them. After giving Mayor Ed the good news, she turned her back for a minute, and - poof! - they were out the door.
No tip.
My blog about Mayor Ed's failure was published on January 29. Two days later, Hizzoner returned to the scene of the crime. Was he there to tip the waitress he had overlooked? Nah. According to a breathless report by a local elitist, "Mayor Pawlowski was hosting a wonderful event at the new Johnny Mananas restaurant. At the event were many of the leaders of the downtown renaissance."
Bullshit.
It was a campaign fundraiser. According to QCD (which has become a terrific Allentown blog), Pawlowski returned to Johnny Mañana's (that's with a ñ, damn it!) on the 31st, not to tip his waitress, but for his Fiesta fuñdraiser. And I'll bet the "leaders of the downtown renaissance" were there in force. This is the "pay to play" crowd. But I call them parasites, sucking the lifeblood out of Allentown for every tax break and public handout they can get.
They were there for an evening of legal bribery. It cost $75 just to get in the door, and $5,000 for a golden taco.
And as the violins played, the Queen City burned. That day and evening, four people were shot. One of them died.
Pawlowski's waitress for this joyous evening? The very waitress he had "forgotten" to tip before. She tells me this time, the affair was a banquet style event. She waited on three different tables, including his. It was mostly just driñks. But there was food, too, and once again, she was stiffed.
The server in question is a woman named Ashley. I warned her that naming her might get her in trouble. Her response? "What's he going to do, get me fired?" I told her that's a distinct possibility, and she countered, "Oh well, these things happen."
She also informs me that there's actually another waitress at Johnny Mañana's (that's with a ñ, damn it!), who has waited on hizzoner twice. Both meals were comped. He stiffed her, too.
Does he honestly think their reward is the joy of catering to his every whim?
That's two waitresses who have been snubbed four times. And what's the dillyo with all these free meals? If I've stumbled upon four very recent examples, is it possible this is a pattern with this dude? Does this happen at the Allentown Brew Works, too? Does he stiff his servers there as well? Pawlowski claims he ran for mayor because he wanted to put "integrity back into the process." With all those free meals, it looks like quite the opposite.
I called the mayor's office like a good little blogger on Wednesday morning. I left a detailed message with his minister of propaganda. No answer. Maybe I should have slipped him an Arby's coupon.
Ashley and her fellow waitress are learning the hard way what many Hamilton Street merchants and Zee Weikel already know all too well - Pawlowski has no regard for Allentown's working poor.
When Hamilton Street merchants like Jennie Chen lost a lot of her business after LANTA routing changes, he spurned her requests for a meeting. Now, two Hamilton Street businesses that actually pay taxes, will soon be gone.
Seventy-five year old like Zee Weikel was actually mugged outside her apartment last year. And how does Mayor Ed react? He sics his code enforcement dogs on her when she dares to conduct a yard sale.
I'd like to know what the hell they teach at that Bible College he claims to have attended. Where's the love?
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Yo Bernardo! Hows it hanging? Rather than bash the Stoffanator, I have a theory on Eddy Paw. I think he is just plain CHEAP! I base this on discussions I have had with folks who know him. They claim he is the take the free crackers and jellies kinda guy.
I don't know if it's true, I don't know him well enough. I'm still trying to figure out if he is growing a moustache or has a perpetual chocolate donot smear on his lip.
The Morning Call probably insists he keep trying to grow that moustache. That paper loves facial hair.
I will be finding out more and more about Mayor Ed in the near future. I'll be sure to pass it on. But cheap or not, I'm disturbed by a mayor who looks for handouts. I'm even more disturbed that he ignores the working people around him.
Maybe deep down he fells like alot of us do,why do we have to subsidize our service industry?
Restaurant owners, hotel operators crying poor, screw them, pay like the rest of us have to, wages, benefits, vacation time, sick time, holidays.
Both Edy's have a chance to make a difference, what are you waiting for?
Restaurant owners, hotel operators crying poor, screw them, pay like the rest of us have to, wages, benefits, vacation time, sick time, holidays.
Actually, Mayor Nero has done his best to subsidize the owners. That's what bothers me. And then he stiffs the hired help.
Those waiters and waitresses depend on those tips. Their hourly rate is a measly $2.83.
That's one hell of a way to make a point. Lavish public money on the owners while screwing waitresses who get $2.83 per hour without tips.
It's common knowledge in Allentown that Pawlowski feels entitled to as many perks as he can get. It was no big suprise that he wrecked a City SUV running personal errands on a week-end a couple of years back. He's been known to circulate to polling places on election day in a city vehicle as well. Thank you for getting the word out about this greedy blood sucker.
If I were his waitress, I'd ignore him. I'd wait on the tipping customers and let him bitch. He needs to feel the way "hired Help" does, which is the same as many of the citizens in Allentown feel about him
Where are all the Pawlowski defenders now? Julie? Hayshaker? Look Out Lehigh Valley?
Bernie -
As usual, thank you for reporting what the Call ignores.
The way I see it:
Ed subsidizes the owners with (our) taxpayer money, then gets a slice of it back in the form of campaign contributions and free meals.
Tipping would require him to use HIS money. Maybe he can hold a fundraiser or invent (another) new tax or fee so he could tip with other people's money as well.
I'm sure the Pawlowski cheerleading squad will arrive. They're probably a little busy right now, trying to get the waitress fired.
Yup, Hizzoner went to Chicago's Moody Bible Institute, a college with a benign-sounding name whose philosophy is anything but benign.
James M. Gray was co-founder of the place, along with D.L. Moody, in 1886 and was Moody's president for over 30 years in the early 20th Century. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_M._Gray
Gray was virulently anti-Semitic, as explained by Gary DeMar, president of the Christian Bible-promoting bookstore, American Vision -- hardly a Fundamentalist appologist -- at
http://americanvision.org/articlearchive/06-02-05.asp?vPrint=1
Here's what he say's about the co-founder of Hizzoner's college:
"Dispensational premillennialist James M. Gray of the dispensational Moody Bible Institute believed in the authenticity of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion". The Protocols have a sordid and insidious history. This forged document has been used by anti-Semites and Islamic extremists around the world to perpetuate the canard that international Jews have conspired to develop a plan to conquer the world. Supposedly the Protocols outline the necessary steps to enact the plan. The twentieth century’s most ardent supporter of the Protocols was Henry Ford. ...
"[Ford's] general thesis was that the international Jew, a secret leadership of the race, was bent on disrupting all Gentile life by war, revolt, and disorder, and thus finally gaining world control of politics, commerce, and finance. . . . It was maleficent Jewish influences which made the cheap movies of Hollywood and the vulgar shows of Broadway. Gambling, jazz, scarlet fiction, flashy jewelry, and night clubs—“every such activity has been under the master of the Jews.”12
"Gray defended Ford’s publication of the Protocols. In a 1927 editorial in the dispensational Moody Bible Institute Monthly, Gray claimed that Ford “had good grounds for publishing some of the things about the Jews. . . . As time went on, Gray was coming under increasing pressure to repudiate the Protocols as a forgery. Not only Gray, but Moody Bible Institute Monthly was being criticized by the evangelical Hebrew Christian Alliance for not condemning the manufactured Protocols. Gray grew indignant and once again voiced his belief that the Protocols were authentic. Gray went on to assert that “Jews were at least partly to blame for their ill treatment.” He supported this contention by referring his readers to an article written by Max Reich, a faculty member at the Moody Bible Institute. Reich wrote: “Without religion, the Jew goes down and becomes worse than others, as a corruption of the best is always the worst corruption.”
Charges of “anti-Semitism” were not abated by Gray’s attempts at clarification and his statement that “anti-Semitism is evil and has no place in our Christian civilization.” His views concerning the Jews remained unwavering. ...
Wonder if Hizzoner mentions these teachings from Moody when conversing with his Jewish political contributors ? :-) My non-contributor Jewish wife is not all that amused by this Moody history . . .
You should get a thesaurus.
cro·ny (krō'nē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. cro·nies
A longtime close friend or companion.
Please don't characterize me as a "crony" of the mayor. I can't even spell his last name nor have I met him or voted for him.
Please don't characterize me as a "defender" of the mayor either.
I merely called out Mr O'Hare on his lack of facts. THIS is the article he should have written to being with. Why is that difficult to understand?
Don,
I appreciate your insight into Pawlowski's educational background.
Wow!
Sadly, mine is Catholic so I'm in no position to point my finger. I went to Catholic schools. I heard and even participated in many anti-Semitic and other bigoted remarks during my youth, I'm sorry to admit. I won't hold Pawlowski's college against him, but think he should show a little more love. Maybe I should, too. That's what all religions teach.
I hear that Allentown's rabbi has a high opinion of Pawlowski's ecumenical attempts.
Hayshaker,
I think you mean dictionary. You can be supercilious, but should use the right word. I understand but disagree with your assessment of my first post, which was factually accurate. I had two independent sources, more than enough for a blog post. But thanks to your criticism, the waitress came forth on her own, and I commend her courage for speaking out and shedding even more light on a practice that adds no integrity to the mayor's office. Incidentally, she was not one of my original sources.
when have i ever been on the pawlowski cheerleading squad?
Yikes, Bernie, you really, really dislike this man. Is there something other than the LANTA issue that is behind your intense feelings for Pawlowski? You're not like this with other politicians, and I'm curious about why you seem to be on a personal vendetta. Have you ever met the man or talked to him?
BTW, I'm not defending or attacking anyone here so please take this in the inquisitive style in which its meant, but these posts seem so unlike your other stuff that I'm really curious. Seriously, dude, maybe its time to sit down and break bread. Make sure you (both) leave a tip.:-)
Anon 1:55,
1) I have seen Pawlowski at a few functions, but have never met him personally.
2) I have no personal animosity against the guy and have not attacked him personally. I have called his office on three separate occasions, and as recently as yesterday. And I am very much like this with other pols. I am an equal opportunity offender. If you perceive this as a personal attack, then accept my apology. it is not intended as such.
3) I believe Pawlowski is a bad mayor, and have been pointing out why I believe that. (1) LANTA, (2)Pandering to elitists, (3)Ignoring a serious crime problem, (4) breaking three campaign promises about that crime problem, (5) Trying to pretend the problem does not exist, (6) Attacking the press for pointing out crime when it happens, (7) vicious attacks against his critics, (8) disloyalty to his supporters, (9) mnaking his own office appear to be for sale by acceptin perks, (10) ignoring A-town's working poor. I can keep going, but have to get some work doen today.
LOLV,
I don't consider you a Pawlowski cheerleader or a cheerleader for anyone, and I mean that as a compliment.
As usual, thank you for reporting what the Call ignores.
Actually, I know the MC reporter assigned to cover A-town. His name is Paul Mushick and he wrote a story that vindicated me at a time when I was being attacked from all sides for my views about the Sunshine Act. He can discover things in minutes that takes me several days to learn independently. And that is true of most reporters. Believe it or not, they are what stand between you and despotism. Without them, we have no democracy.
I will criticize many things about the MSM, but am acutely aware that we need them.
Gee, Bernie, don't hold back. Tell me how you really feel. :-)
"And I am very much like this with other pols. I am an equal opportunity offender."
Oh, c'mon, I've been reading you for a while now. You're a big 'ol puppy dog that just wants his ears scratched.
Anon 1:55
You see. I'm not alone in thinking you are being a tad over-zealous in your pursuit of Allentown's mayor. If you point this out, you are a cheerleader, crony or worse an elitist. You posted two recent attacks of the Allentown mayor with little to no facts. You've followed up on one.
Bernie: These anonymous posters telling you settle down and stop being a zealot are simply trying to discredit you. Please keep up the appropriate criticisms of this greedy, self serving bad example of a public servent. Your loyal readers are grateful for your "over-zealous" efforts.
...says an anonymous poster.
Forgive me for requesting facts and not pure gossip when attacking someone's character.
Hayshaker,
You, sir, displayed your true colors long ago, when I was first was posting about Bennett. You looked down your nose at LV residents then, calling them "hayshakers."
You believe no Democrat can do wrong, and no Republican can do right. That is the real source of your trouble. You make bigoted remarks about older people like these: "I've learned that elderly women often make mountains out of molehills and a good number of them are of the curmudgeonly type."
You are one of those faux liberals who likes to make sanctimonious proclamations about our less affluent, but who really wants to just sweep them out of the way for your artsy fartsy crowd.
My two attacks on the Allentown Mayor involved both Yardsalegate and Tipgate. In the Zee Weikel story, I had her own story and even had her picture. The questions that you posed, in an attempt to defend your boy, were answered by Molovinsky.
My first story about the mayor's tipping practices is confirmed by this one, in which the waitress not only identifies herself, but exposes herself to possible retaliation. She even makes the additional claim that Pawlowski has stiffed other waitresses. It corroborates the first story, which was accurate. you called it "creative writing."
Hayshaker, You yourself are anonymous and are in no position to throw stones about anonymity.
Anon 1:55, 2:50:
Oh, c'mon, I've been reading you for a while now. You're a big 'ol puppy dog that just wants his ears scratched.
I'm a miserable bastard. I've criticized Bush, Cheney, Santorum, Dent, Dertinger, McClure, Pawlowski, Bennett, LEPOCO, Callahan, Panto, Mitman, Angle, etc., etc. I have praised them too, when I agree with them.
Most of them are good people. I try not to attack the pols personally.
Whats going on in Lehigh County with the changes?
Good question.
lehigh county?
no tax increases. budget surpluses. bridges getting fixed. parks created and farmland preserved. (yawn)
unfortuntaely, good government rarely gets much news, because it's not nearly as much dad-gumb fun as stuff like eddie stiffing waitresses.
anon 6:46 all the points you mentioned were financed by the tax increase from the previous county administration, had cunningham done any less, one would have to wonder where the money went. from a conservative, nonpartisan point of view, i'm concerned with building half the courthouse at three quarters the cost, purchasing an additional building to make up for the lack of space, and blatant patronage positions. although mr. o'hare currently is analyzing the faults of a dem, i realize neither this site or the local blogosphere is the place to question our esteemed county executive; however, certainly no trophy is due for him following up on a few press conferences, especially when the funds were previously designated.
Michael & Anon 6:46, The topic here is Pawlowski, not Cunningham.
But I agree with anon 6:46. Cunningham made things look easy when he was mayor in Bethlehem and he makes things look easy as county exec in LC. I've checked thru my blog, and I have written about him extensively, but should do so even more.
1/25: Cunnijngham one of only 35 Dems recognized nationwide by DLC.
11/19: Cunningham announces affordable housing grants.
10/25: Cunningham featured in story about Seamus NcCaffery.
10/24: Cunningham & McCaffery
10/23: Dean Browning article features Cunningham
8/31: Cunningham vows no LC tax increases thru 2011
8/30: Cunninmgham & no tax increase.
8/29: Cunningham rated 2d best LV leader by LVR readers.
8/24: Rendell favors Cunningham
8/2: Cunningham called a Teflon leader, much like Dent. No matter how much mud you throw, it rolls off.
I've featured him in many posts, but you don't notice bc it's mostly good. I'll be writing about him next week, too, when he gives his state of the county address.
Hayshaker, You yourself are anonymous and are in no position to throw stones about anonymity.
Except I don't make hypocritical statements like the anon I responded to.
Yeah, I'm an elitist and now artsy fartsy. Blah blah blah. The mayor is my boy and Bennett is my gal. I despise old people AND especially old people in the Lehigh Valley. You got me!
Except I don't make hypocritical statements like the anon I responded to.
We're all hypocrites. I am. You are. We all are. And it is extremely hypocritical for one anonymous commenter to castigate another.
I never once tipped the help, or considering doing so, at a banquet. Even if food is served at the table I don't think it is ever expected of the guests of the host at the time they are eating. Serving fees are part of the plate price.
This accusation is a bit of a stretch.
We're all hypocrites. I am. You are. We all are. And it is extremely hypocritical for one anonymous commenter to castigate another.
Yes. Precisely my point.
Hello, all.
My first post on Mr. O'Hare's blog. How exciting!
I think that as a newcomer to the region how interesting it is to see people censure each other, so often, so quickly, so vehemently, and so omniciently. Shucks. Awfully friendly we all are.
In my life, I have not found a perfect person. I just found people who occasionaly made a mistake, even when they were trying to do their best.
Many times, I met people who without question, thought their position was the right option and the only option to choose. They were good people. They cared. They were passionate. I might have disagreed with their viewpoint, but I figured that something was driving them to take action, and so I listened and tried to understand and learn. I only hoped that if they disagreed with me, I would receive the same respect.
Of course, that did not always happen. I adopted the attitude that some things were simply beyond my control. Rather than scream, I worked at developing strategies that politely attempted to cause change. Usually it had results. Sometimes it did not.
(My famiily can point to times that I have screamed ... unfortunately.)
Overall, though, I've had enough bad things happen in my life to not sweat the things that did not go well.
(Digression: there are many bad people out there. I start with the assumption that there is a good reason people turn bad and that only at the extreme will someone truly be out to hurt me. I'll show respect until it becomes clear such a strategy is impossible and the need to run is the only option.)
It would be nice if the critiques that travel the blogs were less vindictive and perhaps a bit more constructive. (Yes. Yes. Idealistic. I know.) Perhaps it will get us a bit farther in our attempts to balance the reality of capitalist and populist, rich and poor, of color or not, elite or non-elite, rural and urban, home-owner and renter, etc.
There are many ways to be tough. I don't think yelling, even when the other party has angered you, is the best approach to a civil society.
In fact, the more we yell, the more we show anger, the more we walk down the dark side of vengence (yes...a Star War's analogy), the less likely we will build a wonderful Lehigh Valley that creatively merges the best that urban and rural life have to offer.
Finally, I will gladly accept any screams, criticism, claims of my being stupid, idiotic, ignorant, idealistic, or just being a downright wimp. What I have learned from my mentors in education, family, religion, and work provides enough strength to realize that only patience and peseverance produce the best results. Is toughness necessary? Of course -- occasionally. But there is a time, place, and a degree of tact that works best.
So, my friends, perhaps cool it a bit?
If you want my cooperation when trying to address real problems in Allentown, I will expect collaborative deliberation, not titilating accusations that don't move us forward even if accurate.
I dred the day that someone sees me make a mistake, express my personal self-interest, or act totally inconsistent from what I have discussed here.
Guess I have to expect that attempts at working hard lend themselves to imperfection. I'm sure I'll disappoint some people someday.
Keep up your good work at voicing opinions. Just try to be civil in the process.
We have waited too long and squandered too many chances to wallow in the slime of name-calling.
Best regards,
Michael Donovan
perseverance...(sorry, wish there were a spellcheck in the comments section!)
Mr. Donovan, do you work in Allentown or for the City? I am not sure what your point was.
and i thought A-town's former Mayor Roy "Awfulbach" was bad....
Mr. Donovan,
I am honored by your first comment here. Thanks for your insight. I also commend you, as an elected city councilor, for maintaining a blog in which you can interact with the people. That will only make you a better, at least in my view. If nothing else, it certainly shows honorable intentions.
I posted last week and again here about the mayor's apparent practice of accepting free meals. In this post, I actually identify one waitress who claims she was stiffed ... twice. She claims the same thing happened to another waitress ... twice. I also posted the Zee Weikel story last week. You were at the forum in which this 75 year old woman discussed being harassed by an administration who did a lot more when she dared conduct a yard sale than it did when she was mugged.
I placed a telephone call to the mayor's office last week. I emailed him on Thursday. There was no reply. Now the mayor did talk to Bill White, and we will get to hear his side when Bill publishes his column on this subject. But was it respectful of the mayor to ignore two attempts to get his point of view?
In addition to addressing people's manners, why not also address the subject of the complaint? If you don't mind my saying so, that's what would be most respectful.
(1) Is it appropriate for the mayor or an elected Allentown official to take anything from anyone, even if it is just a free lunch or dinner? Does that not create an appearance of impropriety? What has been your practice? I've seen photos of you at functions with the mayor. What has been your experience? Have you seen this practice?
(2) Is it appropriate for a city administration to lay the hammer down on a 75 year old woman who conducts yards sales when people are shooting each other?
I should warn you that I have my own style of writing. It's a bit irreverent, and I am unimpressed by any public official who thinks his office makes him immune from scrutiny. I'm a little confused, to be frank, about what you consider disrespectful. I will certainly abide by your rules on your blog, but I like free and open exchange. I dislike personal attacks. In the course of spirited discussion, it happens.
Tonight, the same person visited about 8 different posts I've written about NC just to attack me. It happens.
Allentown, for years, has received far too little scrutiny. The biggest problem is the very real crime, but just saying that there is a crime problem will result in an attack from A-town sycophants. In fact, to make sure everyone is on the same wave length, A-town has three puff blogs devoted exclusively to painting a pretty image. I don't know about you, but I think it's pretty disrespectful to lie to people. Sal Panto in Easton will be the first to admit his crime problem. Pawlowski is hoping that it will go away if we don't talk about it.
Respect is very much a two way street.
I have other questions, and I'll be asking them in future posts. Should the mayor really use a city vehicle for campaigning? In effect, last Spring, Allentown helped fund Fleck's failed mayoral campaign. Is there a policy in place? Is it written?
Why is the city administration so top heavy? Couldn't he reduce some of that staff to beef up his police force? Whay arre so many officials from the sdsame damn church? Is A-town a theocracy? Why did Pawlowski break three pledges to fight crime before he was elected?
Some of these questions, I'll concede, are questions you can't answer. But there are some you can. So why don't you, especially about those meals? Is that right?? And I consider every one of those questions respectful.
Hello Mr. O'Hare:
In my view, tone is 99% of the game, and the above approach you take to consider my comments are indeed respectful, and an example of polite two way exchange. I appreciate that. I wish others would, too.
I feel sorry when others attack you in an inappropriate and less than respectful way. That goes also for the other blogs in the region, across the political spectrum. That also goes for non-blog, on the street conversation. We are all trying to make a better city. It's just we all come at the picture with our own views. Best to start from that perspective, no matter how much one might disagree with others.
The challenge is to move forward constructively. My personal opinion is that destructive strategies have too much collateral damage. Choosing a constructive approach, and we can cause change and maximize whatever benefit potentially exist.
Certainly anyone has the right to ask any question. That is what political dialogue is all about: ask questions, probe, dig, understand, uncover mistakes, and uncover behavior that we all may not want to see.
What I find problematic is that blogs sometimes deteriorate from the high ground of finding the path toward good government (or economy, or society) downward to a world that just seems bent on who can have the funniest or most satirical jab at another individual. Humor and satire can be useful literary tools (I'm probably missing a few more to describe the blog world).
You are right, I cannot answer the questions at the end of your comments. I'll look forward to reading future discussion on those topics as I become increasingly informed about the city government's traditions, rules, procedures, and intrigue. Based on my studies covering the history of Allentown going back more than a half-century, there is much to absorb, learn, and appreciate.
As to the final question about the meals, I have a personal blog entry policy of not making comments specifically about anyone that is not part of the conversation. I try to adhere to that policy, because it is most likely I have few of the facts. I will comment about policy from time to time on blogs other than my own when I believe I have enough information. The most specifics will always be on my own blog. That way I can take full responsibility within the boundaries of an original post. People can then respond to those posts.
If your question were more general, say, "for what reasons do people give tips," I might approach the topic from the point of a view discussed in my course on business ethics. There we acknowledge that individuals are heavily influenced by their life paths, the organizations in which they work, and the sociological/economic/political pressures they face. Depending on the situation, tipping is one of those things in America that simply occurs, most often out of habit or custom, not necessarily determined by the degree of service received.
The exact practice does differ around the country (amounts, method of computation, same percentage no matter what the service level) and around the world.
Have I forgotten to tip in the past, yes. Do I try to remember to tip? Absolutely. Will I forget in the future, probably. I'm not perfect. That is all I can answer.
When I also work with students and clients to improve their ability at argumentation, I focus on knowledge, opinions, and facts. To have an opinion without facts -- gossip and usually water-cooler conversation. To have facts without knowledge -- lack of criteria. To have knowledge or facts without opinion -- dullness. To have knowledge without facts -- mere theory. To have an opinion without knowledge -- well, I think you get the idea. All three together and we can have good, solid conversation.
Finally, as an elected official,I am now in the public sphere now. Blogs are a good way to hear from people around the region, and I will interact. Nonetheless, I will not change my professional perspective about conversation, civil dialogue, and mutual respect. Solutions to problems are more likely to occur using these approaches. Somehow, deep within me, it feels the right thing to do.
Be well, and I will continue to push the idea that we are all in this together, including those in Nazareth!!!!
Best regards,
Michael Donovan
ps...to the question of what do I do by the Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, I am a new city councilor who also works in the city of Allentown in another organization. Hope that helps. Thanks for asking.
As a journalist, I am often comped meals and always leave a generous tip for the server. However, I am aware that this is not the standard for everyone.
If someone buys your drinks or picks up your tab at the bar, I feel they also assume responsibility for the gratuity, so there is some confusion here.
Unless you have worked in the industry, I think it is possible to believe that comping the check would include gratuity. Of course, even the most generous management would not take care of their servers out of pocket this way, so Pawlowski, and other compees, take note.
As a journalist, I am often comped meals and always leave a generous tip for the server. However, I am aware that this is not the standard for everyone.
I know a lot of the folks who report for both the ET and MC. Sometimes, I'll bump into one at the courthouse, where they may be trying to copy a deed. Sine 1985, I cannot recall a single instance in which a reporter would not insist on paying, even when it is a paltry 25 cents.
The situation you describe sounds very much like the exception to the general rule. Aren't you worried that your independence could be compromised? I am, however, happy tro hear you leave a generous ti,
The general rule, when someone is given a free meal, is to leave a 40% tip.
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