http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies RSS Feed for Dave Davies en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:17:20 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/20091123_Dave_Davies__The_Legislature_s_partisan_budgeting_-_slush_funds__in_effect_-_prolongs_the_state_s_mess.html ALL RIGHT, from now on, the description of the Pennsylvania Legislature in any encyclopedia should read: "the place where things have been so screwed up for so long that they seem normal." http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/20091116_Dave_Davies__Who_s_the_abuser_in_love_gone_bad__Breakups_can_be_crazy__Is_this_one_.html RUPTURED marriages can lead to nasty things: bitter arguments, personal threats, physical violence. Men and women involved often turn to cops and the courts for protection and for justice, generating thousands of lawsuits, protection orders and criminal charges every year. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/20091003_Dave_Davies__CBS_staffer__Not_guilty_in_Letterman_case.html NEW YORK - A day after David Letterman revealed to his audience that he had sexual relationships with female employees of the "Late Show," a CBS News employee was released from jail on bond after pleading not guilty to trying to blackmail the late-night host. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/20091001_Dave_Davies__Of_laws___lunchmeat__From_bad_to_wurst.html A COUPLE of years back, when public fury over legislative pay raises was raging, lawmakers in Harrisburg enacted changes that were supposed to make their work more transparent and involve the public in their deliberations. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/20090911_Dave_Davies__Student_air_passenger_handcuffed_to_echoes_of_9_11_fears.html EIGHT YEARS after 9/11, we're used to changes in our routines. We show ID to get into office buildings, and take off our shoes at airports. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/6105701.html