1.   He was a lively and stylish writer, and contributed a column to the Jerusalem Post on high life and low living.

2.   A virtually identical letter was faxed to Ms. Reif, a former reporter for The New York Times who now contributes a column to the newspaper.

3.   He was soon contributing columns to virtually every stamp publication in the country, a practice he continued until shortly before his death.

4.   Ms. Reif is a former reporter for The New York Times and still contributes a column for the paper.

5.   One family member, Rita Reif, is a former reporter for The New York Times who now contributes a column to the paper.

6.   Rita Reif is a former reporter for The New York Times and still contributes a column for the paper.

7.   The one at Dallas-Fort Worth maintains nine chaplains part-time and contributes a column to the airport newspaper.

8.   He also contributed columns to the Miami News, Tampa Times and Washington Post.

9.   He also contributed columns on wine to the online magazine Slate.