http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F News columnists from The Inquirer en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635602&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_Phil_Sheridan__Amen_to_getting_right_Eagles_on_field.html With the up-front acknowledgment that we're mining for gems in a mountain of muck, there was a glimmer of insight somewhere in the middle of Andy Reid's Monday Socratic dialogue with the media. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 48e4118d176962a267b565ab9ae3a0a8 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635202&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_Inqlings__Fountain_gushing_with_a_5.html Philadelphia has a five-star restaurant again. The Fountain at the Four Seasons last night was elevated for 2010 by Forbes Travel Guide (formerly Mobil). Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5707f4cc5d2da1e36672230478389c39 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635502&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_On_Baseball__Phils__GM_looks_to_fill_in_the_blanks_at_meetings.html CHICAGO - Ruben Amaro Jr. arrived at the annual general managers' meetings late yesterday afternoon and listed his priorities for upgrading his team this off-season. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5f33018b1e3d5235f18df7d9f6fc781d 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635207&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_Sideshow__Aerosmith_missing_its_lips_.html Steven Tyler, 61, may have ditched his longtime Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band, Aerosmith. Guitarist Joe Perry tells the Las Vegas Sun that Tyler left the band after a Nov. 1 concert in Abu Dhabi: "Steven quit as far as I can tell. I don't know any Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 118763ad7d5fa10e0d1d4d593c463df7 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635137&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_PhillyDeals__He_ll_propose_a_law_against_being_too_big.html Think there ought to be a law against companies' getting so big and complicated that taxpayers end up bailing them out? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 646fb8242142fad9200c10630ddf0f98 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635407&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_Karen_Heller__The_lesson_from_the_streets__Big_money_is_not_the_answer.html Friends, what have we learned this past week? Plenty. Pundits will tell you that Chris Christie won New Jersey's gubernatorial race and Jon Corzine lost it because there's a backlash against President Obama's agenda. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 08a9a735085e537bd5201bb34348920b 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69635222&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091110_Tell_Me_About_It___With_care__children_of_divorce_can_flourish.html Question: My husband and I are on the brink of divorcing. We have a 4-year-old, and I'm sick with the thought of messing up his life with something he didn't ask for. Is there any hope for him to grow up into a well-adjusted adult with none of the "issues" from a divorce? Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT f46b1d20f3e1d3a6a09784315e9b6238 2009-11-10T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69498012&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_PhillyDeals__Snagging_big_firms__clients.html One in 10 Americans is out of work. But James Wiley says this is a good time to quit corporate America and set up your own investment firm. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6e2fa73baf8b559a54572b2b6fbf7512 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69544262&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091109_Phil_Sheridan__Once_again__time_is_trouble_for_Eagles.html Andy Reid's reasoning wasn't terrible when he sent his field-goal team out with 4 minutes, 33 seconds showing on the clock. His math was another story. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 992faab754461a142c5968f8f4ec6b5c 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69543772&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091109_Winging_It__Sometimes__airfares_hardly_seem_fair.html Consumers who can still afford to fly have been helped this year by the sharp drop in the price of an airline ticket, down 13 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 4188f54b531642f3dfa0d918b1b8d50b 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69149732&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_On_the_House__Good__bad_of_reverse_mortgages.html A few weeks back, I wrote about a National Consumer Law Center study reporting that some of the same people who sold subprime loans now sell reverse mortgages. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 607a9b8c8c7d6ce082e0eba7356cbdb7 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69544127&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091109_Bob_Ford__Sloppy_play_is_putting_NFC_East_in_a_muddle.html Midway through the third quarter last night, when the Eagles lined up for what should have been a simple quarterback sneak on fourth and inches, they tried to outsmart the Dallas Cowboys instead of merely settling for beating them. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0df59c2eedf46f32b12ea9c06f32c577 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69543857&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091109_Sideshow__76ers_say__Snuff_the_sun.html When the Philadelphia 76ers play the Phoenix Suns at 7 tonight, they will try to encourage their fans to block out the sun - literally. Main Line Health will conduct free melanoma screenings on the main concourse beginning at 6 p.m. and will distribute in Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 8c50f27b5266c78b7c06bbf35c9655ab 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69544027&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091109_Daniel_Rubin__No_one_to_save_the_savior.html To Patti Carbone, serving a life sentence for murder, the reporter's pitch seemed almost too good to be true. Fourteen years before, she'd rejected a plea agreement, believing that when she stabbed a Somerset County man who abducted her outside a tavern, she had acted in self-defense. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 283404ffab93a963a91aac315119fccb 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69543817&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091109_Ask_Dr__H__She_s_had_digestive_distress_since_gall_bladder_removal.html Question: I'm a 66-year-old female who had gallbladder removal 31/2 years ago. Ever since then, I've had more abdominal pain, cramping, nausea, pressure, belching, and flatulence than ever before! I've had all the tests done - colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, small-intestine study, and stool samples - all normal. Can you offer advice on how to deal with life without a gallbladder? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 53ee819ecfdcb75294d59119640220e5 2009-11-09T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69498357&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_Phil_Sheridan__Eagles__road_to_playoffs_goes_through_Dallas.html One week after the big two-part grudge match against New York - and just days after the Phillies' dismissal from the World Series - the Eagles face the NFL equivalent of those Damned Yankees. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e735768232ccbda096d0bf6ba9bdec61 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69498167&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_Inqlings__Cataldi_says_WIP_contract_talks__quot_more_difficult_quot_.html WIP without Angelo Cataldi in the morning? Possible. With less than two months remaining in his contract - and three months before WIP's signature Wing Bowl - there's nervous buzz around the sports-talk station that a new deal is not at hand between CBS Radio and its 20-year veteran. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 02c62c654c3b692885044ed258cae07e 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69498237&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_Bob_Ford__Phillies__future_hinges_on_Hamels.html If the Phillies are going to get back to the World Series in 2010, they will need Cole Hamels to pitch like Cole Hamels and quit channeling his inner Tyler Green. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT e8ebe039c9e2484b998a631987488212 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69498532&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_Worldview__Afghan_women_need_help_to_sustain_their_fragile_gains.html HERAT, Afghanistan - I came to this city of clean, tree-lined streets, near the Iranian border, to write about Afghan women. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5d36a71da7fb7d8b4878681463f6a27b 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=69498212&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091108_Monica_Yant_Kinney__Staring_death_in_the_face.html Frank Bender lives for the dead. For 30 years, the forensic sculptor has peered into skulls and seen souls. With no scientific training and no college education, he became an internationally heralded "recomposer of the decomposed," an artist who solves crimes while providing comfort to strangers. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 95db330f9082e7685a71ef033d5586ff 2009-11-08T08:01:00Z