Daily News - Phil Goldsmith http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith RSS Feed for DN Col Phil Goldsmith en-us Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:01:00 GMT Phil Goldsmith: Analysts: The gold rush is over http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20120405_Phil_Goldsmith__Analysts__The_gold_rush_is_over.html NEW YORK - The price of gold, which has climbed for years like a blood-pressure reading for anxious investors, plunged Wednesday to its lowest level in three months. Phil Goldsmith: And the 'Charlie' goes to ... the adept Gov. Corbett http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20111006_Phil_Goldsmith__And_the__Charlie__goes_to_____the_adept_Gov__Corbett.html BASEBALL has its Cy Young Award for best pitcher; football, the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the Super Bowl champs. There's a Bill Russell award for the NBA's most valuable player, and hockey has a Prince of Wales Trophy for whatever. Phil Goldsmith: For a better SRC, get better members http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110920_Phil_Goldsmith__FOR_A_BETTER_SRC__BETTER_MEMBERS.html IN SUDDENLY stepping down as chairman of the beleaguered School Reform Commission, Robert L. Archie is no doubt licking his wounds, muttering the adage, "No good deed goes unpunished." Phil Goldsmith: Time for SRC members to make a good decision for once & step down http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110916_Phil_Goldsmith__GIVE_IT_UP__SRC.html FINALLY, some good news has emerged from the Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, a/k/a the School Reform Commission. The four-member gang canceled its regularly scheduled meeting this week. It couldn't round up the three members needed to form a quorum. Phil Goldsmith: THERE'S BILLS IN THEM THAR GOLD http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110818_Phil_Goldsmith__THERE_S_BILLS_IN_THEM_THAR_GOLD.html NEW YORK - For what is normally a sleepy month, there are so many customers at the Gold Standard, a New York company that buys jewelry, that it feels like Christmas in August. Uncle Ben's Pawn Shop, in Cleveland, has never seen a rush like this. Phil Goldsmith: Fears drive gold to $1,600 http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110719_Phil_Goldsmith__Fears_drive_gold_to__1_600.html NEW YORK - Gold's reputation as a safe place for your money sent it above $1,600 yesterday for the first time. Phil Goldsmith: Hit the road, Ack: Superintendent needs to be shown the door http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110623_Phil_Goldsmith__Hit_the_road__Ack__Superintendent_needs_to_be_shown_the_door.html SCHOOLS MAY BE CLOSED for the summer, but Mayor Nutter and Gov. Corbett still have some homework to do: They need to find an exit strategy for Superintendent Arlene Ackerman. Phil Goldsmith: If it's really about the kids, then we need some controls http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110606_Phil_Goldsmith__TOURING_JUNGLE_OF_BAD_CITY_TAX_SOLUTIONS.html IF ELECTED OFFICIALS donated $100 to the school district every time they said, "It's about the children," we could close the district's canyon-wide financial gap without resorting to raising taxes. But clearly it's not about the children. It's about the adults, our elected officials. Goldsmith, Phil http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/6111826.html