Inquirer Columnist - Monica Yant Kinney

Monica Yant Kinney: Staring death in the face

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.

Monica Yant Kinney: They won't burn Rx cards, but . . .

October was the deadliest month in the war in Afghanistan, but it's been ages since I saw anyone protesting the military industrial complex. Global warming isn't exactly firing up the young folks, either.

Monica Yant Kinney: A doctor gives homeless a healthy chance

Any good coach knows the off-season matters. That's why Dr. Wilbur "Billy" Oaks has no plans to let his players slack off until spring.

Monica Yant Kinney: Time for Corzine to turn on charm

Moments after he strode onto the stage at a campaign event in Collingswood last week, Gov. Corzine cracked a telling joke at his own expense.

Monica Yant Kinney: Stay focused on the top N.J. issue

Watching Bruce Springsteen perform Born in the U.S.A. in its entirety Tuesday night at the Spectrum got me thinking about adopting the one-album concept in New Jersey politics. Imagine a governor's race where each candidate had to focus on the single subject that vexes every resident of this state, rich or poor.

Monica Yant Kinney: He calls it advertising; they say giant eyesores

Thaddeus Bartkowski III - the 28-year-old entrepreneur who calls his company B.I.G. - would rather I not write about the suburbanites fighting his plan to erect 22 humongous, double-sided billboards across Delaware County.

Monica Yant Kinney: 'Déjà vu' now a ticketable offense

Monica Yant Kinney: It isn't every day the average citizen triumphs over an opponent with a badge and gun, so I begin this column with a hearty thanks to the Philadelphia Police Department for ordering cops to stop dumping their personal cars on sidewalks.

Monica Yant Kinney: Firearms the problem, not answer

October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I figured I'd write about how the brutal economy has become an accomplice in crimes against women.

Monica Yant Kinney: A downside to carrying a gun?

I had a long talk the other day with a nice guy who disagrees with most of what I write about guns.

Monica Yant Kinney: Policy saves life, then risks it

In 2003, Leonard Porter received a kidney transplant. After he recovered, he felt so good he resumed a grueling job in construction.