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 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70687227&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091121_Karen_Heller__A_false_promise_of_help.html With the passage of Act 62 in July 2008, Pennsylvania appeared primed to become a leader in the treatment of autism, offering parents of autistic children up to $36,000 in annual health insurance benefits. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b316d532c376cf146b74bdef27d67c34 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70687072&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091121_Sideshow__Tour-bus_driver_dies__Miley_sad.html The driver of a tour bus belonging to Miley Cyrus was killed when it overturned yesterday morning outside Richmond, Va. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 102fce4f4e345e4645a9c04b14275dad 2009-11-21T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600452&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Bob_Ford__Why_do_the_Eagles_pass__Because_they_can_t_run.html Even though Andy Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg rarely stand together on the sideline, they are closely linked by both the headphones over their ears and the spaces between their ears. When Reid cleared his throat at his Monday news conference this week and said the offense's failings in the red zone were partly due to the scheme and partly due to the execution of plays, some took it as an oblique criticism of Mornhinweg's play-calling. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 294acf5b1f86712ab43335538245f3e5 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600027&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_PhillyDeals__2_votes_for_Dodd_s_do-it-yourself_bailouts.html The U.S. House of Representatives will likely pass Rep. Paul Kanjorski's (D., Pa.) break-'em-up bill, which calls for regulators to split dangerously big and financially complex companies into safer pieces, so they don't have to be bailed out like American International Group Inc. or General Motors Corp. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ce858f8a015deb7ba6444cf49eb24158 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600137&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Changing_Skyline__Let_the_master_planners_decide_how_to_get_to_the_Delaware_waterfront.html Philadelphia's new Delaware waterfront manager isn't supposed to choose a master planner until its Monday meeting, but in characteristic fashion, the politicians are laying the dynamite to sabotage the effort. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 5067ed74cc5261c8abf0464435c1eb48 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600332&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Annette_John-Hall__Killing_Bambi__coddling_Bambi.html It started about a month ago when my puggle, Angel, began barking at fleeting shadows when I took her out at night. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ab0adb1d8619f449efa158210940733a 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600082&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Your_Place__The_struggle_to_remove_rust_streaks_from_concrete.html Question: I have a plowing company near the Poconos. Last winter while plowing, I left rust streaks on two properties. Though they are not very noticeable, they are noticeable. Do you have any ideas or solutions to removing rust from concrete? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0c043785135d3122b112ec46633f3b72 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600127&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Time_to____.html Protect potted perennials and shrubs that, in candor, you won't get planted this year: Sink the pots in the ground. The top of the soil in the pot should be an inch higher than the surrounding soil, which must be well drained (add sand as necessary). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b7eaa63f14a26beb91caf7c18e1a7db7 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600092&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Antiques__Presidents__china_is_prime_attraction_at_Main_Line_show.html Now in its fourth year, the Main Line Antiques Show is gaining popularity with collectors and holiday gift seekers who want a variety of styles at reasonable prices. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT ec8e7a160400a2a538795e925d9aec10 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600132&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Sideshow__Martha_Stewart__clearly_superior.html A Martha Stewart-Rachael Ray mud wrestle? Yes, please! Martha started it, oh, she did. Last night on ABC's Nightline, she smacked Rachael's skillet skills. She told host Cynthia McFadden that the pert, feisty, spunky, perky Rachael shtick's "not good Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT d8b522ab5b2b633bed0f02879d501cd7 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70600487&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091120_Morning_Bytes__A_golden_era_has_vanished.html The first sporting event I ever attended was a Frankford-North Catholic Thanksgiving Day game sometime in the mid-1950s. The memory is musty now. But I can still recall clutching my father's hand as, wide-eyed and at knee-level, I waded through a sea of pennants, hats, and hot dogs. The crowd at Frankford's stadium was so big that crisp, clear morning that it spilled out onto Large, Dyre, and Wakeling Streets. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 4673f808cfab525eee0df9e772ab2190 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444317&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Daniel_Rubin__Leading_city_kids_to_classical_awareness.html At Penn Wynne Elementary, everybody got to pick out an instrument in fourth grade. Ben Raper chose the trumpet. Lower Merion paid for the rentals back then, so the boy's horn came free, as did the lessons, once a week, held in his school. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 8a5ea291b0914d645bcf83b864da4f15 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444537&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Phil_Sheridan__Eagles_can_t_use_injuries_as_an_excuse.html His team went to the Super Bowl just once and has been a mediocre disappointment ever since. No wonder Lovie Smith jumped at a question about the Eagles' injury problems in order to make a point about his own team. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 0241ca58b4a81dc49f07f6ebba1e285a 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444072&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Inqlings__Roberts_sets_a_last_forecast.html After 31 years at WPVI, weatherman Dave Roberts announced his retirement on last night's Action News. Roberts, the town's dean of TV personalities at age 73, will wrap his 56-year broadcast career Dec. 11. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 17b460bc4e5e9c2d26e98bb8addbc7cf 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444077&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Jonathan_Storm__TV12_doc_says_the_kids_are_all_right.html Perhaps we are not all doomed. An inspirational documentary pops up today on WHYY TV12 showing high school kids - frequently portrayed as empty-headed, telephone-text-crazed louts - cooperatively exercising intellect and ingenuity. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1872a6cb5276c92043aacb8d20ce8160 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444222&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_The_Elephant_in_the_Room__Diversity__but_at_what_cost_.html Six U.S. Naval Academy students were to form the color guard at Game 2 of the World Series, played Oct. 29 at Yankee Stadium. Everything was going fine until the academy brass discovered something terribly amiss, and Capt. Matthew Klunder jumped into action. Klunder, the commandant of midshipmen, ordered that two members of the color guard be replaced. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 24a4c424c5d88bde82cb1badeb1345a3 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70391067&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Table_Talk__All_of_a_sudden_it_s_dining_time_in_Swarthmore.html Swarthmore is awakening as a dining destination. First up, this week, is Rudi's on Park (112 Park Ave., 484-472-7686), an elegant, intimate BYOB in a restored house with hardwood floors, a romantic balcony, and lots of patio space for outdoor dining in season. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a631e4373b0a37ae85bc4effb596e91b 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70443982&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_PhillyDeals__Not_all_towns_support_ban_on_interest-rate_swaps.html Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner called yesterday for a ban on interest-rate swaps for local governments around the state, after upstate school districts complained of losing millions on the contracts. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 18a21722f2d6b94f7236df82d5e2cc09 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444082&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Sideshow__Hundreds_line_up_for_Palin.html The exalted transfiguration of Sarah Palin from Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate to bona fide glamgrrrl celebrity was made official this week with the publication of her memoir, Going Rogue, and the launch of her national book tour yesterda Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 4eff2971390e7a25a5df774def1f0995 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=165951&44=70444097&32=3796&7=195647&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Finquirer%2Fcolumnists%2F20091119_Tell_Me_About_It___Roommate_s_boyfriend_is_nearly_a_live-in.html Question: What is a nice way to tell a roommate that her on-again boyfriend can't live at our apartment? When she moved in, she said they had broken up, but now he's been over 99 percent of the nights she's lived with us. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 781f465a287566e21fe14af03043d3fe 2009-11-19T08:01:00Z