1.   Better yet, why not an extra nickel to keep having columnists in your morning paper?

2.   After all, we had a columnist from Honolulu who, in his spare time, runs a web page that tries to discourage people from using mayonnaise.

3.   Sunday night the pitcher had Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy in his crosshairs.

4.   For the lovelorn, Chicago has Ann Landers and Seattle has sex columnist Dan Savage.