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At the time of the launch, my voice as a columnist was still a work in progress.— Dan Shanoff
Sitting down with America's most powerful media columnist has been a goal of— Advocate.com Daily News
A nationally syndicated columnist, his "Ask Mr. Modem!" column appears in more than 100 publications, and his "Mr. Modem's Desktop" column appears each month in Smart Computing magazine.— Phoenix Arizona Real Estate Local News and Business Directory
Our columnist is appalled - and excited - by news that Brooklyn is the "naughtiest place" in America.— The Brooklyn Paper: Full articles
The role of the columnist has been varied and may change, from teacher or entertainer to the passive onlooker who records the pleasantries of everyday life.

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