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Dave Astor: A Journalist's Journalist

Don McNay | Posted 11.28.2012 | Media
Read More: Newspapers, Books, Dear Abby, Don McNay, Syndicated Columnists, Media, Editor and Publisher, Journalism, Arianna Huffington, Ann Landers, Comic Strips, Media History, Dave Astor, Walter Cronkite, National Society of Newspaper Columnists, The Far Side, Comic (and Column) Confessional, Heloise, Media News
Don McNay

Dave's beat allowed him to have close interactions with columnists like Ann Landers, Dear Abby, Walter Cronkite and just about every cartoonist who has ever walked the planet. He writes about those people and experiences in Comic (and Column) Confessional.

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National Bathroom Reading Month: 10 Best Books For Your Loo-brary

The Kansas City Star | Coupon Sherpa | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Book Lists, Bathroom Reading, The Onion, The Far Side, Reading, Books, Bathroom, Books News

The average American spends anywhere from 700 to 2,000 hours on the toilet throughout their lives. While cavemen were relegated to counting rocks to p...

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Who Called Ms. Manners?

Simon Maxwell Apter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: New York Times, Washington Post, Espn, The Far Side, Kathleen Parker, David Brooks, Jeremy Schaap, Media News
Simon Maxwell Apter

Are New York Times readers, and ESPN viewers really well-served by commentaries that essentially boil down to, "Don't be rude; it's not really helpful to anyone?"

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