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Annette John-Hall: The best, worst of Phila. police

This afternoon we'll hear the mournful bells of the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul toll after the Funeral Mass of yet another Philadelphia police officer.

To be sure you get the right cabinets and other materials, specify them in the contract.

Your Place: Planning to remodel? Get everything in writing

Question: My kitchen is almost done; it was totally remodeled. Now that the refrigerator is in, the door does not open all the way. It hits the wall, and the drawers only open about 50 percent of the way. I feel that the designer messed up and should somehow fix the problem. If she fixed it, it would be a big, big deal. The whole kitchen would have to be redone.

Phil Sheridan: New to the Flyers? You've missed much

The team that thrives on adversity got a fresh dose of it on the eve of its Eastern Conference finals series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Morning Bytes: The curse of the reverse pivot

The "reverse pivot." It sounds like one of George Mikan's favorite low-post moves. Or maybe something you attach to a screen door.

Garden Q&A

Question: For the last three years, I have had a devastating problem with rose midges. I have used the sprays and soaps (Bayer) that are out there and have found little or no help from them. They are expensive and need to be applied many times with minimal results.

On Local Colleges: Local College Season Honors

Michael Blodgett, Penn, all-Ivy League men's golf team, league champion. Catherine Carr, Holy Family, ECAC Division II women's basketball rookie of the year.

At Holy Sepulchre Cemetery , Tom Murtha, a Vietnam veteran and member of the Patriot Guard Riders, stands at attention during the ceremony for Michael J. Crescenz.

Back Channels: Long-awaited honor for vet

A Phila. son killed in Vietnam will be reburied at Arlington.

Last Friday in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, people kept referring to "Michael's day." As in Michael J. Crescenz, a 19-year-old from the West Oak Lane neighborhood and St. Athanasius parish who was killed in action in Vietnam, and whose valor earned him the Medal of Honor.

Back Channels: Long-awaited honor for vet: A Phila. son killed in Vietnam will be reburied at Arlington.

Last Friday in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, people kept referring to "Michael's day." As in Michael J. Crescenz, a 19-year-old from the West Oak Lane neighborhood and St. Athanasius parish who was killed in action in Vietnam, and whose valor earned him the Medal of Honor.
Daniel Rubin: In golf, writer finds slices of life: So why a book about golf, I ask, if you hate golf, hate golf writing, and think the sport started by drunken, hairy Scots has become a tame, joyless Tiger Inc., where grown men walk around in clothes that look like something Mom picked out for them?
Phil Sheridan: Hockey rivals have a lot in common: We've reached that point in the buildup to the Flyers' series with Pittsburgh where newspaper columnists take potshots at the other city.
Sideshow: Winehouse in custody, again: Amy Winehouse, the celebrated retro-soul crooner who not only scored five Grammys for her CD Back to Black and the ironically titled single, "Rehab," but who also can carry off a beehive of monumental proportions, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of drug possession. The arrest comes two weeks after she allegedly head-butted a guy who tried to help her out by hailing her a cab. (No charges were filed in that incident.)
Bob Ford: Sixers interesting; Now they have to get better: The 76ers, as they drift into their most important off-season in a decade, have accomplished the easy part now. They have become interesting again, and, in a departure from recent history, not interesting in a dysfunctional, we-talking-'bout-practice kind of way.
Inqlings | Bubba the Love Sponge coming to A.C.: If experience is a guide, tickets will be sucked up in mere moments tomorrow for a summertime multimedia show by Sirius radio's Bubba the Love Sponge.
Tell Me About It: Look to daughter-in-law's needs, not yours: Question: I am the proud grandmother of two beautiful granddaughters, 5 months old and 2 months old. They are the daughters of two of my sons, the first for each.
Web Winners: Web Wealth By Reid Kanaley: The Web has become invaluable as a tool for planning your retirement, managing your money, and even for choosing a place to live. Here are some sites to get you started.
On Local Colleges: Local College Weekly Honors: Week of April 20. Carlleen Allison, Temple, Atlantic Ten women's track and field performer of the week. Matt Barrett, the College of New Jersey, NJAC baseball player of the week.
On Local Colleges: Local College Weekly Honors: Week of April 20. Carlleen Allison, Temple, Atlantic Ten women's track and field performer of the week. Matt Barrett, the College of New Jersey, NJAC baseball player of the week.
The Elephant in the Room: Let's call this 'terrorism' by its real name: It's official: We're fighting . . . terrorists. You can also call them violent extremists if you like, but never use jihadist or mujahedeen or Islamo-fascist to describe our enemy. These words are deemed pejorative and offensive, according to a recent Bush administration memorandum to federal employees whose jobs involve explaining our ongoing war to the public.