Philadelphia Inquirer Columns

2012

Date	Title	Link / URL
1/29/12	Fighting Chance for Gingrich?	Fighting Chance for Gingrich?
1/27/12	Lessons from the Cheap Seats	Lessons from the Cheap Seats
1/23/12	Decency Standards Still Vague, Outdated	Decency Standards Still Vague, Outdated
1/20/12	Amid Outcry, A Larger Truth of War is Ignored	Amid Outcry, A Larger Truth of War is Ignored
1/15/12	Huntsman's Odd Grow Longer, But Appeal is Clear	Huntsman's Odd Grow Longer,But Appeal is Clear
1/13/12	Romney Must Face His Work History-Head On	Romeny Must Face His Work History-Head On
1/8/12	Some Trial Balloons in Sandusky Scandal	Some Trial Balloons in Sandusky Scandal
1/6/12	Don't Let Those Gift Cards Be a Gift to Retailers or the State	Don't Let Those Gift Cards Be a Gift to Retailers or the State

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Date	Title	Link / URL
12/30/11	Headlines Hoped for in 2012	Headlines Hoped for in 20112
12/25/11	Christmas Card Does More than Mark a Holiday	Christmas Card Does More than Mark a Holiday
12/23/11	A Courageous Soul in Penn Scandal	A Courageous Soul in Penn Scandal
12/18/11	Dreaming of a Bright-and Colorful-Christmas	Dreaming of a Bright-and Colorful-Christmas
12/16/11	Who is Philadelphia's Person of the Year?	Who is Philadelphia's Person of the Year?
12/11/11	No Doubt on Guilt, But Fighting on is Futile	No Doubt on Guilt, But Fighting on is Futile
12/09/11	Congress Needs a Debt Vote	Congress Needs a Debt Vote
12/04/11	What Exactly Did McQueary Say?	What Exactly Did McQueary Say?
12/02/11	Gingrich's Immigration Test	Gingrich's Immigration Test
11/25/11	Sandusky, Central PA Values	Sandusky, Central PA Values
11/20/11	Sandusky Interview Devastating to His Case	Sandusky Interview Devastating to His Case
11/18/11	Penn State Squandered Its Window to Best Handle Crisis	Penn State Squandered Its Window to Best Handle Crisis
11/13/11	Scandal Cries Out for Tougher Child-Abuse Laws	Scandal Cries Out for Tougher Child-Abuse Laws
11/10/11	Why Didn't the Assistant Coach Who Witnessed a 2002 Sex Assault Intervene?	Why Didn't the Assistant Coach Who Witnessed a 2002 Sex Assault Intervene?
11/02/11	Dear Vince: We Feel Your Pain!	Dear Vince: We Feel Your Pain!
10/30/11	Where There's Ad Smoke, There's...What?	Where There's Ad Smoke, There's...What?
10/28/11	Vanguard Founder's Praise of Protest	Vanguard Founder's Praise of Protest
10/23/11	Former Phila. Congress Members Remember Cain Fondly	Former Phila. Congress Members Remember Cain Fondly
10/21/11	Time for a New Reaction to the Oldest Profession	Time for a New Reaction to the Oldest Profession
10/16/11	After Husband is Murdered, 30 Long Years of Phone Calls	After Husband is Murdered, 30 Long Years of Phone Calls
10/14/11	Hard to Love These Phils Like the 08 Crew	Hard to Love These Phils Like the 08 Crew
10/9/11	The Real Mischief at the Polls	The Real Mischief at the Polls
10/7/11	Hitler Comparision is Always Out of Bounds	Hitler Comparision is Always Out of Bounds
10/2/11	New Focus on African American Marriage	New Focus on African American Marriage
9/30/11	Get Serious: Making the Debate Less of a Spectacle	Get Serious: Making the Debate Less of a Spectacle
9/25/11	A Death Case Perry May Come to Regret	A Death Case Perry May Come to Regret
9/23/11	Electoral College Plan Panned	Electoral College Plan Panned
9/20/11	The Rogue: Pummeling Palin With Trash Talk	The Rogue: Pummeling Palin With Trash Talk
9/18/11	Doughnut Politics: Extreme Right, Extreme Left, Hole in Middle	Doughnut Politics: Extreme Right, Extreme Left, Hole in Middle
9/16/11	9/11 Generation is the Subject of 2 High School Speeches	9/11 Generation is the Subject of 2 High School Speeches
9/11/11	Inspiration From Visits to Shanksville Site	Inspiration From Visits to Shanksville Site
9/9/11	Philadelphia D.A. Defends City's Reliance on Eyewitness	Philadelphia D.A. Defends City's Reliance on Eyewitness
9/4/11	Huntsman: A Candidate Who Could Win in PA	Huntsman: A Candidate Who Could Win in PA
9/2/11	Bullying Wrong, But NJ Law May Go To Far	Bullying Wrong, But NJ Law May Go To Far
8/28/11	Getting America Back on Track-No Deficit of Ideas From Readers	Getting America Back on Track-No Deficit of Ideas From Readers
8/26/11	Some Political Gaffes Really Say Something	Some Political Gaffes Really Say Something
8/21/11	To Find Economic Solutions, Let's Look to Ourselves	To Find Economic Solutions, Let's Look to Ourselves
8/19/11	Philadelphia Suburbs Critical to Republicans	Philadelphia Suburbs Critical to Republicans
8/7/11	Speaking of Free Speech	Speaking of Free Speech

Date	Title	Link / URL
12/19/10	Who Should be Phila. Person of the Year?	Who Should be Phila. Person of the Year?
12/12/10	A Crusade for Civil, More Productive Politics	A Crusade for Civil, More Productive Politics
12/5/10	God Doesnt Pay Attention to the Game	God Doesnt Pay Attention to the Game
11/28/10	Tips to Keep Teen Parties Safe	Tips to Keep Teen Parties Safe
11/21/10	Scanner Whiners Need Some Perspective	Scanner Whiners Need Some Perspective
11/14/2010	Hitting the Wall	Hitting the Wall
11/07/2010	Delaware's Independent, but Short-Lived, Voice	Delaware's Independent, but Short-Lived, Voice
10/31/10	Papers should leave endorsing to others	Papers should leave endorsing to others
10/24/10	Conservatives, taking cues from voters, focus on economy	Conservatives, taking cues from voters, focus on economy
10/17/10	Media help to hype perception of bullying	Media help to hype perception of bullying
10/10/10	With politicians private lives, where should the media draw the line?	With politicians private lives, where should the media draw the line?
10/3/10	A 9/11 hero is in the fight of his career	A 9/11 hero is in the fight of his career
9/26/10	There's Food For Thought on Phila. Menus	There's Food For Thought on Phila. Menus
9/19/10	Officer Down, Killer Hyped Up	Officer Down, Killer Hyped Up
9/12/10	A Key Lesson: Every Second in Life Counts	A Key Lesson: Every Second in Life Counts
8/29/10	A media-twisted idea of normalcy	A media-twisted idea of normalcy
8/22/10	Plugging into a more enjoyable vacation	Plugging into a more enjoyable vacation
8/15/10	City of character and characters	City of character and characters
8/8/10	In family trip, the story of a family and a nation	In family trip, the story of a family and a nation
8/1/10	WikiLeaks documents highlight Pakistan's shortcomings as a U.S. ally	WikiLeaks documents highlight Pakistan's shortcomings as a U.S. ally
7/25/10	Andrew Breitbart fooled America - again	Andrew Breitbart fooled America - again
7/18/10	Familial DNA searches: Cutting-edge tool for heating up cold cases	Familial DNA searches: Cutting-edge tool for heating up cold cases
7/11/10	Larry King, a champ left behind as talk shows sank into vitriol	Larry King, a champ left behind as talk shows sank into vitriol
7/4/10	Needed presidential downtime is par for the course	Needed presidential downtime is par for the course
6/27/10	On taking back September 11...	On taking back September 11...
6/20/10	Let same-sex couples wed in Calif. - and here	Let same-sex couples wed in Calif. - and here
6/13/10	Name elite corps to develop energy independence?	Name elite corps to develop energy independence?
6/6/10	Calif. idea is worth a look for all of us	Calif. idea is worth a look for all of us
5/30/10	A well-financed, and aboveboard, campaign	A well-financed, and aboveboard, campaign
5/23/10	A Super Bowl played in the elements?	A Super Bowl played in the elements?
5/16/10	Senate needs Specter's pragmatism	Senate needs Specter's pragmatism
5/9/10	Close to home, church still a timeless, positive presence	Close to home, church still a timeless, positive presence
5/2/10	Goldman became the hottest bet around	Goldman became the hottest bet around
4/25/10	Web cam violated third-party rights	Web cam violated third-party rights
4/18/10	New account reinforces a serviceman's valor	New account reinforces a serviceman's valor
4/11/10	A tilt to the right that is wrong	A tilt to the right that is wrong
4/4/10	The dream just never gets old	The dream just never gets old
3/28/10	No more Mister Nice Guys	No more Mister Nice Guys
3/21/10	Health plan levels playing field	Health plan levels playing field

Date	Title	Link / URL
12/20/09	A law to mandate college football playoffs?	A law to mandate college football playoffs?
12/13/09	Cheney's abuse of freedom of speech	Cheney's abuse of freedom of speech
12/06/09	Another layer of confusion regarding climate change	Another layer of confusion regarding climate change
11/29/09	Food fight arrests? C'mon, this was kid stuff	Food fight arrests? C'mon, this was kid stuff
11/22/09	The true cost of freedom from anxiety	The true cost of freedom from anxiety
11/15/09	Fear of offending is a threat to us all	Fear of offending is a threat to us all
11/8/09	Here's a hard truth for the hard right	Here's a hard truth for the hard right
11/01/09	Parade is a sure thing; first, a few tweaks	Parade is a sure thing; first, a few tweaks
10/25/09	GOP needs new primary process, and fast	GOP needs new primary process, and fast
10/18/09	Passing on Limbaugh a business decision	Passing on Limbaugh a business decision
10/4/09	It's time to get smarter on extended school day	It's time to get smarter on extended school day
9/27/09	Swim Club's president exonerated	Swim Club's president exonerated
9/20/09	Dangerous times again, as hatred flows	Dangerous times again, as hatred flows
9/13/09	The truth about health care and illegal immigrants	The truth about health care and illegal immigrants
9/7/09	Fantasy concerts preserving a time we once knew	Fantasy concerts preserving a time we once knew
8/30/09	Eulogizing flawed public figures	Eulogizing flawed public figures
8/23/09	'So Mr. President...seen any good movies?'	'So Mr. President...seen any good movies?'
8/16/09	Reading up on health care - or maybe not	Reading up on health care - or maybe not
8/9/09	It's time for cyclists and motorists to reconcile	It's time for cyclists and motorists to reconcile
8/2/09	Faces have changed, but vitriol remains	Faces have changed, but vitriol remains
7/26/09	Seeing arrest in black, white	Seeing arrest in black, white
7/19/09	Valley Club's true motives remain murky	Valley Club's true motives remain murky
7/12/09	Soldier's death overshadowed by Jackson's	Soldier's death overshadowed by Jackson's
7/5/09	Speedy news cycle can make tomorrow's headlines old news	Speedy news cycle can make tomorrow's headlines old news
6/28/09	Twitter-adelphia	Twitter-adelphia
6/21/09	Fair comment or foul? Warm up the Muzzle Meter	Fair comment or foul? Warm up the Muzzle Meter
6/14/09	Boycotting Chrysler and GM is a bad road	Boycotting Chrysler and GM is a bad road
6/7/09	Keep a 21st-century eye on flight data	Keep a 21st-century eye on flight data
5/31/09	Believability is key in crime hoax villains	Believability is key in crime hoax villains
5/24/09	It sounds familiar but looks different	It sounds familiar but looks different
5/17/09	Checking in with Smokin' Joe to thank him for his dignity	Checking in with Smokin' Joe to thank him for his dignity
5/10/09	Did Hollywood inspire the meltdown men?	Did Hollywood inspire the meltdown men?
5/3/09	Bad news, good news for Republicans	Bad news, good news for Republicans
4/26/09	The day a talker got ambushed on television	The day a talker got ambushed on television
4/19/09	Next fight in war on terrorism?	Next fight in war on terrorism?
4/12/09	Let's give killers their due: Anonymity	Let's give killers their due: Anonymity
4/5/2009	One officer's bad deeds, and another's bad words	One officer's bad deeds, and another's bad words
3/29/09	Giving Obama a listen at Notre Dame	Giving Obama a listen at Notre Dame
3/22/09	Why the jury chose to believe Sprague	Why the jury chose to believe Sprague

Date	Title	Link / URL
12/21/08	Wishing you a happy...whatever!	Wishing you a happy...whatever
12/14/08	A difficult but rational chat about plans	A difficult but rational chat about plans
12/07/08	Facebook epidemic	Facebook epidemic
11/30/08	Shrinking newsrooms mean less real information	Shrinking newsrooms mean less real information
11/16/08	Arlen Specter: A portrait in sheer will	Arlen Specter: A portrait in sheer will
11/9/08	Ignoring suburbs doomed the GOP	Ignoring suburbs doomed the GOP
11/02/08	Expert on behavior says race may play role in vote	Expert on behavior says race may play role in vote
10/26/08	Floodgates of criticism spread wide	Floodgates of criticism spread wide
10/19/08	McCain fails the big five tests	McCain fails the big five tests
10/12/08	What they need is old heave-ho from ump	What they need is old heave-ho from ump
10/5/08	Prescience on greed, arrogance of a system	Prescience on greed, arrogance of a system
9/28/08	A clever strategy for keeping access to Palin so controlled	A clever strategy for keeping access to Palin so controlled
9/21/08	Closer look at party lines	Closer look at party lines
9/14/09	A loyal Republican is undecided this year	A loyal Republican is undecided this year
9/7/09	Nobody's asking the right question about Palin	Nobody's asking the right question about Palin
8/31/09	Democrats strove to keep their convention risk free	Democrats strove to keep their convention risk free
8/27/08	The unmentionable population boom	The unmentionable population boom
8/24/09	Obama's pick creates GOP opportunity	Obama's pick creates GOP opportunity
8/17/09	Fishing with the Angry Everyman	Fishing with the Angry Everyman
8/3/08	See the moderates run	See the moderates run
7/27/08	The perils of email: Ponder, then click	The perils of email: Ponder, then click
7/20/08	The real story behind the cover	The real story behind the cover
7/13/08	Meehan, Katz and 'the bug'	Meehan, Katz and 'the bug'
7/6/08	Make or break issue in campaign: Pakistan	Make or break issue in campaign: Pakistan
6/29/08	Reviewing June's stupidest comments	Reviewing June's stupidest comments
6/22/09	Karolyi says China will be playing games	Karolyi says China will be playing games
6/18/08	Russert-brand discourse vs. cable carnival shoutfest	Russert-brand discourse vs. cable carnival shoutfest
6/16/08	How can Obama fight web-driven lies?	How can Obama fight web-driven lies?
6/8/08	The high-flying rich aren't asked to remove their shoes	The high-flying rich aren't asked to remove their shoes
6/1/08	Superdelegates' job: Pick a winner	Superdelegates' job: Pick a winner
5/25/08	Summer of love - again and again	Summer of love - again and again
5/18/08	Shades of Frank Rizzo in Clinton's difficulties	Shades of Frank Rizzo in Clinton's difficulties
5/11/08	Eight Belles a victim of exploitation	Eight Belles a victim of exploitation
5/4/08	Two very different sides of the Internet	Two very different sides of the Internet
4/28/08	Phillies get their game on, with the right background music	Phillies get their game on, with the right background music
4/20/08	Hillary's memoir brings up questions about her past	Hillary's memoir brings up questions about her past
4/13/08	Why the GOP lost its grip on Phila. suburbs	Why the GOP lost its grip on Phila. suburbs
4/6/08	Evidence the Pa. death penalty is punishment existing in name only	Evidence the Pa. death penalty is punishment existing in name only
3/30/08	Two memoirs tell similar tales	Two memoirs tell similar tales