Tattle | 'Rosie' cuts staff; Rosie trashes mag
THE "S" has hit the fan. "Rosie" publisher Gruner+Jahr suspended publication of the mag, which has been embroiled in controversy since former talk-show host Rosie O'Donnell severed ties with the glossy, and eliminated most of its employees.
( By Regina Medina, medinar@phillynews.com, 10/18/2002 09:41 AM EDT)

Rich Hofmann | If his sack pace keeps up, McNabb won't
IF YOU SAW 1986 up close, you knew you were watching history. The NFL record for sacks allowed in a season back then was 70 and the Eagles finished the year with 104.
( By Rich Hofmann, hofmanr@phillynews.com, 10/18/2002 07:56 AM EDT)

Elmer Smith | DANNY GLOVER'S ACTIVISM IS NO ACT
DANNY GLOVER rattles off the names of obscure African leaders and little-known third-world nations with the ease of a kid naming his favorite ballplayers.
( By Elmer Smith, smithel@phillynews.com, 10/18/2002 04:20 AM EDT)

Jonathan Takiff | AOL 8.0, another step up in family-friendly communication
THE GIZMO: AOL 8.0. Thirty-five million AOL users had reason to sit up and take notice this week. As touted on their welcome screens, subscribers can now download (or, soon, load from disc) a new and better version of the Internet service.
( By Jonathan Takiff, takiffj@philyynews.com, 10/18/2002 04:14 AM EDT)

Gar Joseph | At last, a real debate on television
Sometimes the best debate happens after the debate. Following a relatively sleepy debate on Berks County Community Cable TV, Democrat Danny Wofford and Republican Jim Gerlach, who are running for a suburban U.S. House seat, argued over an anti-Wofford mailing by the National Republican Congressional Committee.
( Clout, josephj@phillynews.com, 10/18/2002 03:56 AM EDT)

Jill Porter | How Holly's tragic story led young woman to wise up
HOLLY MADDUX and Linda McCullough were close friends for a couple of years during high school. McCullough remembers Maddux as brilliant, kind and unforgettably beautiful.
( Jill Porter, porterj@phillynews.com, 10/18/2002 03:53 AM EDT)

Stu Bykofsky |Bolaris is out
IT'S A TROPICAL depression for John Bolaris. NBC-10 is expected to announce today that the 43-year-old Bolaris, the most publicized TV weather-guesser in town, will be separated from the station. It is not exactly voluntary, not exactly a firing, according to Stu's Spies.
( By Stu Bykofsky, stuspy@phillynews,cin, 10/18/2002 03:50 AM EDT)

Harry Gross | Leaving job doesn't mean you lose tuition tax deduction
Dear Harry: I am a teacher in a suburban school district. Salaries in the suburbs are partially dependent on your highest college degree. I asked for a leave of absence to pursue a master's degree, but I was refused. I was told that there are school board members who don't want too many advanced-degree teachers. I resigned. I intend to go back to teaching after my degree, although in another district where degrees mean more. I'm not afraid of having trouble getting another job because my field is...
( By Harry Gross, 10/18/2002 03:47 AM EDT)

John Smallwood | Burning Bucs since baptism of fire
Back in 1999, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers gave Eagles rookie Donovan McNabb an extremely rude welcome to the NFL in his first regular-season action.
( By John Smallwood, smallwj@phillynews.com, 10/17/2002 08:23 AM EDT)