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TODAY'S COLUMNS

Jonathan Storm: David vs. David in 'Idol' finale

By Jonathan Storm, Inquirer Columnist

The two Davids square off tonight, having already knocked the increasingly predictable American Idol Goliath down a few pegs. Sure, the finish is likely to produce a come-from-behind winner, but he passed the favorite weeks ago, and viewers, feeling the inevitable, have been turning away.

Big Brown gets N.Y. star treatment
Kentucky hires a horse expert

Annette John-Hall: Ramsey right to act quickly

By Annette John-Hall, Inquirer Columnist

When he took office, Mayor Nutter proclaimed it was a "new day." Yesterday, that message was conveyed loud and clear.

Sideshow: How Jolie got her jollies 2:28am: By Tirdad Derakhshani , Inquirer Staff Writer

British tabloid the Sun (www.thesun.co.uk) has posted a bizarre video from 1999 that features a 23-year-old Angelina Jolie 'fessing up to some serious drug use - not to say a few creepy instances of what sound like animal battery.
Inqlings: Long-held1789 letter at auction 2:28am: By Michael Klein , Inquirer Columnist

An original George Washington letter, in the hands of a Philadelphia-area family since it was received in 1789 and previously unknown to the rest of the world, will go on the block June 12 at Christie's in New York.
Tell Me About It: A friend admits to an affair; now what? 2:28am: By Carolyn Hax

Question: How do you feel about people who flip out on a friend who admits s/he had an affair?
On Local Colleges: Local College Season Honors 2:28am: By Mel Greenberg , Inquirer Staff Writer

Danielle Accardi, Richard Stockton, New Jersey Athletic Conference softball first team. Lauren Armstrong, Holy Family, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference softball first team.
Chris Satullo: Everybody wins 2:27am: There's no such thing as a loss in business.

By Chris Satullo , Inquirer Columnist

The business world totes up how it's doing based on rules known as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP. Sometimes the real gap seems to be between the principles and reality.
Phil Sheridan: Beneath Flyers' bruising, seeds of hope 05/19/2008: By Phil Sheridan , Inquirer Columnist

PITTSBURGH - There was no mercy, and there will be no parade. The Pittsburgh Penguins ruthlessly ended the Flyers' improbable playoff run and, with it, the latest chance to end Philadelphia's championship drought.
GreenSpace: Vampires stand by to suck your energy 05/19/2008: By Sandy Bauers , Inquirer GreenSpace Columnist

My husband's legs stuck out from under the computer desk, and I heard a quot;wow!" He couldn't believe the balls of dust. Or the energy we were wasting.
Daniel Rubin: Wheelchair-bound priest faces eviction 05/19/2008: By Daniel Rubin , Inquirer Columnist

"Excuse me for not getting up," Msgr. Louis Marucci says, offering his hand. "It's not going to happen." He's received me in his rectory at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church in Haddon Township to talk about the bad news - the Camden Diocese has announced plans to merge his parish with another.
Sideshow: Ashlee Simpson, Wentz tie the knot 05/19/2008: By Tirdad Derakhshani , Inquirer Staff Writer

Don't be surprised to find Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz grinning like Cheshire cats - they're newlyweds. The pop-star little sis of Jessica Simpson and the Fall Out Boy bassist tied the knot Saturday night at her parents' Los Angeles-area home with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme, according to People magazine.
Worldview: Bush slams the talks his team fosters 05/18/2008: By Trudy Rubin , Inquirer Columnist

I guess President Bush must think Defense Secretary Bob Gates is an appeaser of terrorists. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, too. And U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker, as well.
Phil Sheridan: Hurting, but still helping 05/18/2008: By Phil Sheridan , Inquirer Columnist

The line between courageous and crazy is thinner than a skate blade, and it is a line a couple of Flyers are toeing today.