http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists Reg Henry's column en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 03:39:33 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12032/1207267-154-0.stm?cmpid=henry.xml One thing that television is good for is making you feel better about yourself -- not the TV programs so much, but the ads, particularly the ones advertising pharmaceutical drugs. In other countries I have lived in -- Australia, Britain -- I do not remember prescription drugs being advertised in this way. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12025/1205721-154-0.stm?cmpid=henry.xml Much of the news this week is likely to revolve around President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night. Yet at the same time, a less publicized speech -- no less significant -- was being delivered before a joint session of Hades. The hell you say? The Prince of Darkness does indeed give his State of Disunion speech on the same date. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12018/1204172-154-0.stm?cmpid=henry.xml The following confession may explain a few things. Until now I have never contemplated visiting a psychiatrist. It didn't seem necessary as long as bartenders were still plying their trade. What has finally unhinged me is my Republican voter registration. It has become a source of acute embarrassment. In the past, I was merely embarrassed. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12011/1202636-154-0.stm?cmpid=henry.xml At the risk of reopening a fresh wound in Pittsburgh, a discussion is needed on the greater meaning of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (suggested personal motto: Praise the Lord and pass the football). Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500