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PWD People Of The Year: Jethro Heiko
Yesterday, protesters of the city’s coming casinos ventured to Harrisburg to attempt to execute a “citizen’s search warrant” and 14 of them were arrested, of course. Among those arrested was Jethro Heiko, who Metro published this Carolyn Kaster AP photo of today. And her expression, outfit and “No Dice” — is that like “No Fear”? — headgear are more than enough to make her one of the Philadelphia Will Do People of the Year, instantly. Oh, and yes, there are going to be days where more than one of the People of the Year are revealed. Because, well, come on, if I did one a day I’d be going well into 2007, and that’s just no fun. Philadelphia Will Do People of the Year | The List So Far |
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Jethro Hieko needs to go back to the mountains of West Virginia, or wherever he is from, and opt out of the activist business. The people of Philadelphia, and especially Fishtown and Northern Liberties, WANT Sugarhouse to be built, but Hieko and his fanatical hyeenas seem to have a hard time understanding that. He is a man after publicity, period. He has NO other road to local celebrityhood except by becoming a well known activist. Take a trip to Fishtown and Northern Liberties and talk with the people there, and you will see that the vast majority supports the building of Sugar House. The antiCasino people are NOT from the area where Sugar House will be built–they are YUPPIE newcomers. Fishtown supports Sugar House and hates imposters like Heiko. Man of the year? Give me a break. He is all about self interest and getting his name in the press.