Eminent what?
Above, movers are taking the Clearkin sign to the truck, and Mr Potato Head isn't too happy with leaving after 88 years in the city.
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After 88 years as a Philadelphia company, James J. Clearkin Building Construction didn’t feel wanted.
Officials in Cheltenham, Montgomery County, were glad to help the company find a new home.
"They welcomed the business, as opposed to Philadelphia," said James Clearkin III, president of the company.
Earlier this month, Clearkin Building Construction moved to 110 Franklin Ave. in Cheltenham. The company bought the property last August when it knew its days in Philadelphia were numbered.
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EDITORIAL:
Mind your business
When the Bush Supreme Court aborts Roe vs. Wade, many state legislatures may feel compelled to reinstate the right to have an abortion.
Similarly, in the wake of the high court’s peculiar ruling last summer that endorsed the concept of eminent domain — the right of the government to seize private property for, essentially, anything it darn well wants — state lawmakers, including Pennsylvania’s, should move quickly to curb the excesses of eminent domain.
Left unchecked, eminent domain opens the door to abuse of power — sticking it to . . .
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