Inquirer Columnists http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists RSS Feed for Inq Columnists en-us Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:56:16 GMT Phil Sheridan: Eagles' Hanson snared in NFL drug net http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_Phil_Sheridan__Eagles__Hanson_snared_in_NFL_drug_net.html Like most sports organizations, the NFL has a policy on performance-enhancing drugs that works like a fishnet in reverse. It is set up to let the biggest fish - the stars who can afford state-of-the-art "training regimens" - swim freely while snagging enough tiny fish to feed the public perception that the league is actively policing itself. Daniel Rubin: Saying goodbye is such a mouthful http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_Daniel_Rubin__Saying_goodbye_is_such_a_mouthful.html Rosemarie Fuges walked out of her dentist's office Monday morning in tears. It wasn't something her dentist had done. It was something he had said. Inqlings: A million $ for billions of people http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_Inqlings__A_million___for_billions_of_people.html Sam Murray can probably whup you in quizzo, and now the out-of-work bartender/server from South Philadelphia is on the cusp of winning $1 million on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. PhillyDeals: A better way to regulate the money supply? http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_PhillyDeals__A_better_way_to_regulate_the_money_supply_.html The Federal Reserve system was set up in 1913 to cushion us from the financial blowups that used to wipe out banks, businesses, and jobs every 10 or 20 years. Italian restaurateur finds success at lower price http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_Table_Talk__Italian_restaurateur_finds_success_at_lower_price.html Joseph Tucker, who got his start in Philly in the 1990s with fancier Italian establishments (Joseph's, Joseph's on the Avenue, Pompeii), is thriving nowadays with lower price points and more modest aspirations. Sideshow: For Jolie and Voight, family feud is finis http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_Sideshow__For_Jolie_and_Voight__family_feud_is_finis.html Thank heavens and Hollywood there are more, bigger smiles to go around today, now that Jon Voight and his daughter, Angelina Jolie, have made nicey-nice after a seven-year estrangement. It was an ugly split among beautiful people that occurred in 2002 aft Tell Me About It: He feels like an onlooker in this marriage http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_Tell_Me_About_It___He_feels_like_an_onlooker_in_this_marriage.html Adapted from a recent online discussion. Question: My wife is bossy. She just is. She sees it as being someone who makes decisions and gets things done, and this is true, but I sometimes feel like an onlooker. Forgotten and unforgettable flavors http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_On_the_Side_.html Yes, the wintergreen zing of the teaberry - an acquired taste, to be sure - is a devil to find these days. Flavors Not Forgotten http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091112_On_the_Side___Flavors_Not_Forgotten.html For a second helping of vintage regional foods, try these sources: Ice Creams Bassetts Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch Streets 215-864-2771, bassettsic.com Monica Yant Kinney: Camden's unmet need: Commitment http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20091111_Monica_Yant_Kinney__Camden_s_unmet_need__Commitment.html Seven years ago, I attended the first meeting of the Camden Economic Recovery Board with a raised eyebrow and a poison pen.