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 2012-04-05T07:01:00Z en-us 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. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20120405_Phil_Goldsmith__Analysts__The_gold_rush_is_over.html 2012-04-05T07:01:00Z 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. Thu, 06 Oct 2011 07:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20111006_Phil_Goldsmith__And_the__Charlie__goes_to_____the_adept_Gov__Corbett.html 2011-10-06T07:01:00Z 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." Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:06:22 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110920_Phil_Goldsmith__FOR_A_BETTER_SRC__BETTER_MEMBERS.html 2011-09-20T16:06:22Z 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. Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:12:16 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110916_Phil_Goldsmith__GIVE_IT_UP__SRC.html 2011-09-16T10:12:16Z 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. Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110818_Phil_Goldsmith__THERE_S_BILLS_IN_THEM_THAR_GOLD.html 2011-08-18T07:01:00Z 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. Tue, 19 Jul 2011 07:01:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110719_Phil_Goldsmith__Fears_drive_gold_to__1_600.html 2011-07-19T07:01:00Z 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. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:28:27 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110623_Phil_Goldsmith__Hit_the_road__Ack__Superintendent_needs_to_be_shown_the_door.html 2011-06-23T21:28:27Z 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. Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:57:40 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/20110606_Phil_Goldsmith__TOURING_JUNGLE_OF_BAD_CITY_TAX_SOLUTIONS.html 2011-06-06T13:57:40Z http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/6111826.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:32:20 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/phil_goldsmith/6111826.html 2008-04-30T15:32:20Z