Columns

 

Home & garden
Stories move on Monday. Category l

CANDICETELLSALL-HOME (Olson, SHNS) - Candice Tells All. Interior designer Candice Olson, host of "Candice Tells All" on HGTV, writes a column every other week. The column reveals how Olson creates her interior magic and will showcase the basic design principles that go into her makeovers. With photos. For U.S. clients only.

HOMESTYLE-HOME (Garrity, SHNS) - Style at Home. Stylist Mary Carol Garrity is an experienced retailer who helps women achieve the best possible results in their homes for decorating and entertaining. 800. With photo. Marycarol@nellhills.com

YARDSMART-HOME (Gilmer, SHNS) - Yardsmart. A landscape and gardening column by Maureen Gilmer, a horticulturist and author of 14 books. 650. With photos. Contact her at www.moplants.com

BUTTONEDUP-HOME (Welch and Rockmore, getbuttonedup.com) - The co-founders of Get Buttoned Up, a company dedicated to helping stressed women get organized, offer timely advice to your readers. 600. With illustration. Yourlife@getbuttonedup.com

PLUMBER-HOME (Del Grande, SHNS) - Ed the Plumber. Send construction and plumbing questions to three-time master plumber and contractor Ed Del Grande. 500. With photos. Eadelg@cs.com

101IDEAS-HOME - Smart tips for better living from HGTV shows. 200.

TREASURES-HOME (Fendelman and Rosson, SHNS) - Helaine Fendelman, features editor at Country Living magazine, and Joe Rosson, newspaper antiques writer, join forces to help readers unlock myths surrounding antiques and aid collectors in determining the value of their pieces. 500. With photo. Queries, with photos, can be sent to 5201 Kingston Pike, Suite 6 - 323; Knoxville, TN. 37919

HOMEFIX-HOME (Barnett, SHNS) - Home maintenance. C. Dwight Barnett, a member of the American Society of Home Inspectors and a former contractor, answers home-maintenance questions. 600. D.barnett@insight.bb.com

INTERIORS-HOME - Creative Environments. Rosemary Sadez Friedmann, an interior designer, will help you design your home to be beautiful as well as comfortable. 550. RSFINCORP@aol.com

GARDENER-HOME (Lamp'l, SHNS) - The Gardener Within. Joe Lamp'l offers professional advice on a wide range of garden-related subjects, stretching from ornamental and vegetable gardening to landscaping and composting. 600. With photo. For more information, visit www.joegardener.com

HOBBIES - Sandi Genovese, Dena Fishbein and the team of Shari Hiller and Matt Fox alternately write about crafts projects. This feature runs three times a month. 450. With photos.

Food
Stories move on Tuesday. Category d

FOODTIPS - Culinary experts from the Food Network Kitchens offer practical advice for great kitchen cooking. Food Network is part of Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. 250.

ASKFOOD - Questions and answers from the Food Network Kitchens. Food Network is part of Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. 350.

Entertainment
Stories move throughout the week. Category e

PROFILE - Profiles of stars in the entertainment world by a rotating roster of writers. 800. Moves Tuesday.

FAMILYGLANCE-FILM - Family films from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 600. Moves Friday.

VIDEO-FILM - Reviews the latest major motion pictures to arrive in video stores. 700. Moves Tuesday.

OWEN-TV (Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Television critic Rob Owen looks at the coming week's television offerings. 600. Moves Wednesday. Rowen@post-gazette.com

TELEVISIONQA-TV (Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)- Television critic Rob Owen, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, answers questions from readers. 600. Moves Tuesday. Rowen@post-gazette.com

TVHILIGHTS-TV (Morrow, SHNS) - Knoxville News-Sentinel TV critic Terry Morrow offers a comprehensive look at what's on view for the coming week on the airwaves. 500. Moves Thursday. Morrow@knoxville.com

TUNED-MUSIC (Campbell, SHNS)- Reviews of three top contemporary rock albums by music critic Chuck Campbell of The Knoxville News Sentinel. 800. Moves Sunday. Campbell@knoxville.com

GAMEON-VID (Campbell, SHNS) - Tuned In. Gamer Chris Campbell gives a capsule look at two or more of the latest video games. 600. Moves Tuesday. With photos. Game_on_games@mac.com

CORNER-BOOKS (MacPherson, SHNS) - Children's Corner. Karen MacPherson offers brief, helpful reviews of books for children. 600. Moves Wednesday. Kam.Macpherson@gmail.com

COMICS (Smith, SHNS) - Captain Comics. Andrew Smith gives an incisive and hilarious account of the latest and greatest things in the world of comic books. Moves Tuesday. Capncomics@aol.com

Health
Stories move Wednesday. Category a.

MEDICAL (Bowman, SHNS) - Lee Bowman, health and science reporter for Scripps, writes a weekly column on new health and medical developments. 650. Bowmanl@shns.com

Travel
Stories move Tuesday. Category t.

DEARTRIPADVISOR (Carlin, TripAdvisor.com) - Lesley Carlin has been writing about travel and etiquette for more than 10 years. As one of the "Etiquette Grrls," she is the co-author of "Things You Need to Be Told and More Things You Need to Be Told" (Berkley). Lcarlin@tripadvisor.com

Human interest, personal opinions, family
Stories move category l

ASKCARLEY (Roney, The Knot) - Not sure how to handle your wedding, reception or the dreaded in-laws? Ask Carley Roney, editor-in-chief of The Knot, the nation's leading wedding resource. 250. Moves Wednesday. For more information visit www.theknot.com.

RANDALL (Randall, SHNS) - Sharon Randall, an award-winning Nevada columnist, relates the joys and pitfalls of life through her own experiences. 700. Moves Tuesday. Randallbay@earthlink.net

RELATIONSHIP-FAM (Goldsmith, SHNS) - Emotional fitness. Dr. Barton Goldsmith, a psychotherapist who has operated a counseling service in Westlake Village, Calif., for two decades, writes about marriage, family and social relationships. 550. Moves Thursday. 


TIME2SAVE(Trenum, SHNS) -- Kasey Trenum writes weekly about how consumers can use coupons and other methods to stretch their buying power. Time2Saveblogger@gmail.com. Moves Tuesday.

 

Religion
Stories move Wednesday. Category l

RELIGION-FAITH (Mattingly, SHNS) - On Religion. Terry Mattingly, a professor at Palm Beach Atlantic College and a fellow at the Council of Christian Colleges & Universities, writes on religious issues. 650. Tmattingly@cccu.org

YOUNT-FAITH (Yount, SHNS) - Amazing Grace. David Yount, author and former chairman of the College of Preachers in Washington, D.C., writes about spiritual issues. 500. Dyount@erols.com

Political commentary
Stories move category k

SH EDITORIALS - Daily editorials from our staff.

CYR - Arthur I. Cyr, a professor at Carthage College in Wisconsin, writes about economics, politics and international developments. 700. Acyr@carthage.edu..

MURDOCK - New York libertarian Deroy Murdock analyzes national issues. 750. Moves Thursday. Deroy.murdock@gmail.com.

ERBE - Bonnie Erbe writes on topics ranging from personal to political. She is host of the PBS weekly television program "To The Contrary." 700. Moves Wednesday. Bonnie.scrippshoward@gmail.com.

HART (Hart, SHNS) - Conservative commentator Betsy Hart writes bold opinion pieces about national and family affairs. 500. Moves Thursday. Hartmailbox-mycolumn@yahoo.com

DELAISLA - Hispanic columnist Jose de la Isla writes about national news that covers Latino issues. Moves Wednesday. Joseisla3@yahoo.com

CRISP - Professor John Crisp of Corpus Christi, Texas, writes about global politics and international energy issues. Moves Monday. E-mail jcrisp@delmar.edu

SCHRAM - Veteran newsman Martin Schram focuses on the intersection of the news media, policy and politics. 600. Moves Tuesday. E-mail martin.schram@gmail.com.

WATCH - Reporter Ann McFeatters, a member of the Washington Journalism Hall of Fame, offers no-nonsense reporting and analysis in White House Watch. 700. Moves Thursday. E-mail amcfeatters@nationalpress.com.

THOMASSON - Dan Thomasson, a longtime Washington journalist and former vice president of Scripps Howard Newspapers, delivers hard-hitting commentary on what's right and wrong with our world. 700. Moves Monday and Thursday. E-mail thomassondan@aol.com.

DESSERT - Senior writer Dale McFeatters takes a satirical look at the news from his own skewed perspective in Just Desserts. 500. Moves Wednesday. E-mail mcfeattersd@shns.com.

AMBROSE - Jay Ambrose is former director of editorial policy for Scripps Howard News Service. 700. Moves Tuesday and Thursday. E-mail speaktojay@aol.com

HENRY - Reg Henry adds a humorous touch to editorials. 750. Moves Wednesday. E-mail: rhenry@post-gazette.com

MAY - Clifford D. May is president of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, a policy institute focusing on terrorism. 750. Moves Wednesday. E-mail cliff@defenddemocracy.org.

REDBLUEAMERICA - Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk look at current events from a red state and a blue state perspective. 500. Moves Thursday.

PARKER - Conservative speaker and writer Star Parker shares her observations on politics and modern culture. 700. E-mail: parker@urbancure.org.

BASU - Rekha Basu, a columnist for The Des Moines Register in Iowa, draws connections between local and international concerns. 700. Moves Tuesdays. Email rbasu@dmreg.com.

Business, finance & technology
Stories move category f

REAL - Bankrate.com writers provide this consumer-oriented column on how to buy, sell and finance a home. 700. Moves Thursday. E-mail: editors@bankrate.com

DEBTADVISER - Personal finance coach Steve Bucci answers questions from readers about debt issues. If you have a question for Steve, e-mail debtadviser@bankrate.com.

HIRED - Marvin Walberg, a job search consultant and author, writes this column to help guide readers through the job market. 450. Moves Thursday. E-mail: mwalberg@bellsouth.net. Blog: http://marvinwalberg.blogspot.com.

RESUMANIA - Max Messmer, CEO of Robert Half International and author of "Job Hunting for Dummies," points out the importance of carefully writing, editing and proofreading all job search materials in a light-hearted manner. 350. Moves Tuesday. Contact online at www.resumania.com.

BIZPROF - Bruce Freeman, president of ProLine Communications in Livingston, N.J., and an adjunct professor of marketing and entrepreneurship at Kean University, answers reader's questions. 450. Moves Wednesday. Readers are invited to submit questions for publication to bruce@smallbusinessprof.com.

COMPUTER - Andrea Eldridge writes a computer column that average users can understand and use. 650. Moves Tuesday. Contact www.callnerds.com/andrea .

AUTOS - Dick Williamson writes about new cars and the auto industry. 700. Moves Thursday. With photos. E-mail: motorfriend@sbcglobal.net

DRIVEWAYS - Frank Aukofer reviews a new car every week. 700. Moves Thursday. With photos.

Sports
Stories move category s

MMATODAY - Long-time mixed martial arts reporter Bob Emanuel Jr. writes a weekly column examining this fast-growing sport. 600. Moves Thursday.

NFLCAPS - Capsule previews of the week's NFL games by Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 900. Seasonal, moves Friday. E-mail gdulac@post-gazette.com.

ASKBABE - Babe Waxpak delivers a Q&A about trading cards and collectibles. 700. Moves Wednesday. E-mail babewaxpak@charter.net.

FBCHEISMANPOLL - The oldest Heisman poll in the nation asks 10 Heisman voters each week to predict who will win the trophy. The final poll has correctly picked the winner more than 80 percent of the time. 500. Seasonal, moves Wednesday.

SUPERPOLL - Every January Scripps Howard asks famous actors, athletes, musicians, politicians and pop culture icons to pick the winner of the Super Bowl.