http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies RSS Feed for Dave Davies en-us Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:01:00 GMT 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/20090818_Dave_Davies__I_pay_Vicks__salary__and_so_do_you.html THIS MONTH our very cash-strapped city is due to write the Philadelphia Eagles a check for $7,840,000. That's this year's installment in a 30-year set of escalating payments the city pledged as part of the deal to get the Linc built and keep the team from leaving the city. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/20090815_Dave_Davies__Another_random_attack_goes_ignored.html EVERY ONCE in a while, you hear a story of life in our town that is painful and infuriating, but leaves you with a shred of hope for human kindness. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dave_davies/6105701.html