2014 in Review: February

Philadelphia in Winter. Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr.

My petitions.

Super Sunday.

As January faded to February, a brutal Winter of snow got old fast. The "dog days" of Winter as I call them, had arrived. Valentine's Day, Super Bowl Sunday, Spring Training, the Daytona 500, and petitioning process to get on the ballot in Pennsylvania all arrive in February for me. Some other guy in Easton, PA was arrested for dealing drugs and having firearms, and some of my friends thought that was a lot more hilarious than I did. I was still working for Organizing for Action, and we were building momentum out of the State of the Union, and continuing to push hard in New Jersey to help people figure out how to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Here were some other stories:

• The Seattle Seahawks destroyed Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 48. Malcolm Smith won the MVP in the 43-8 rout. 
• Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski opted out of a run for Pennsylvania Governor.
• Pennsylvania's State Democratic Party opted against endorsements in the Gubernatorial and Lt. Governor races.
• Trenton's former Mayor Tony Mack was convicted of corruption and bounced from office as a result.
• I did launch my campaign for Democratic State Committee by getting signatures on my petitions to run for one of the three Northampton County male bids.
• Derek Jeter announced his retirement, effective after the 2014 season.
• The Sochi Olympics kicked off, and entertained me. Especially my favorite skier, Julia Mancuso.
• 1993 Phillies Manager Jim Fregosi died. It was sad, that was my favorite team through my childhood in any sport.
• Bethlehem Catholic won the PIAA AA Wrestling Team Duals for the fourth straight year, while Nazareth finished third in class AAA. Phillipsburg captured the NJSIAA Group 4 title.
• Congressman Rush Holt announced his retirement in New Jersey. Holt once represented Hunterdon County, and represented Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union Counties.
• Phillipsburg's wrestling team was rocked by a racially charged picture that caused several members of their team to be thrown off the team.
• Protests break out in Kiev, Ukraine that would continue to rock the country for months to come.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Daytona 500. 
• Elijah Brown kept Easton's 66 year long streak of having at least one District 11 wrestling champion.