http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists RSS Feed for DN Columnists en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 11:51:53 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Paul_Hagen__Interleague_play_has_some_redeeming_value.html INTERLEAGUE play has arrived once again as the Phillies prepare to play their natural American League rivals. That, of course, would be the Toronto Blue Jays. While waiting for the first pitch, please select the appropriate video clip from the following menu. Press 1 for Plague of Locusts. Press 2 for Doomsday Thunderclouds. Press 3 for Owners Sitting Around Counting Money. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Rich_Hofmann__Flyers__best_hope_still_rides_with_Biron.html PLAYOFF GAMES are decided by moments and by momentum. It has been true in the National Hockey League since Conn Smythe. Moments and momentum - and pucks that bounce oddly in the night. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Sam_Donnellon__Hartnell_pours_his_heart_out_for_Flyers.html HE WAS the savior you didn't see coming, unless you put much stock in words spit out in disgust and amid utter futility. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Elmer_Smith__We_need_full-valuation_property_tax__but_who_s_gutsy_enough_to_push_it_.html THE PRUDENT politician would sooner French-kiss a snaggletoothed crocodile than hear his name and the words "tax hike" in the same sentence. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Jill_Porter__Giving_birth_to_a_friendship___a_school.html IT WAS supposed to end at birth. Bonnie Botel-Sheppard was a volunteer who provided guidance and support during pregnancy and childbirth to the homeless young woman who had no mother. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Dick_Jerardi__There_s_one_Big_favorite_in_this_Preakness.html BALTIMORE - Even if you thought Big Brown was a cinch in the Kentucky Derby and knew that millions of dollars would be bet on that theory, there were ways to make money because of the 20-horse field. Now that the depth of Big Brown's talent has been fully exposed, making money on the proposition that Big Brown can't lose tomorrow's Preakness becomes quite a bit more complicated. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Poker_Guy___Flying_Dutchman__saw_through_opponent_s_bet.html HOW YOU INTERPRET the size of an opponent's bet, especially in relation to his stack at certain points in a tournament, can give you the chance to take down a pot or tell you to get away from a loser. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Tattle__Shania_Twain__hubby__Mutt__Lange_calling_it_quits.html SHANIA TWAIN, who infused a pop sensibility and bare abs into country music to become one of the biggest-selling female recording artists of all time, is separating from the man who put the arena rock riffs in her songs. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080516_Ellen_Gray__Fox_wants_to_make_some__noise__with_new_schedule.html NEW YORK - People who like their dramas dark and complicated and their comedies animated should find plenty to look forward to next season from Fox, whose entertainment president, Kevin Reilly, yesterday told reporters that "we're just looking for good, noisy shows." http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/20080515_Rich_Hofmann__Offensive_Penguins_surprising_Flyers_on_defensive_end.html A LOT OF truths tend to get told when game follows game follows game, every other night, for as long as the mathematics allow. Flaws are exposed and excellence is revealed, but it isn't that, not exactly.