What I learned in 2003
It is with great humility that I inform you this past year has been an education for me. Those of you who have been regular readers of this column for these many years will...
Editor’s note
At this most holy, wonderful time of the year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia slapped us with the names of four priests dismissed for alleged prior sexual misconduct with teenagers. I know one of those...
Saddam for Christmas
Now that Saddam has landed in our Christmas stocking, the pundits are tripping over themselves to explain what it will all mean to us.
Many of my friends who work for the government are asking...
The lonely Republican
The lonely RepublicanIn the late '50s, President Dwight Eisenhower was in his second term. John Kennedy was still a relative unknown in Congress. For the most part, the America I lived in was comfortably...
Eagles’ keys to victory
Photos by Jules Vuotto
"McNabb's back to form, so it's possible for them to go to the Super Bowl, but we can only hope."
Armand Inzillo,
13th Street and Packer Avenue
"I'm hoping they go...
Pilgrims and Indians
I asked my grandchildren the other day whether they are learning about the first Thanksgiving in school.
My granddaughter, Eliza, is 6-1/2, slender with dark eyes that speak of worldly wisdom beyond her years. My...
It’s not dark yet
My column "Iraq is not Vietnam" was written two days after we invaded that country. In attempting to debunk the anti-war movement's myth that Iraq would be another catastrophe for U.S. interests similar to...
Same-sex marriages
"If that is what they want to do, then to each his own."
Laura Bowie,
2100 block Mercy Street
"I think they should marry who they want to marry."
Kay Phanhyseng,
24th and Ritner streets
"I think...
Understanding Sports (or Things I Never Learned on ESPN)
The first rule of understanding sports in America is that there is football and then there are all the other sports. Only by understanding the true importance of football can you understand why some...
