Some writers and columnists found themselves having to rewrite stories Sunday night that had been swallowed up by their unpredictable computer terminals.

Various columnists and observers found Thomas' actions inappropriate; before the fight, Thomas was seen warning Anthony not to go into the lane.

Not a single national newspaper or columnist contacted found newsworthy that a best-selling, effusively praised 'study' of the Middle East conflict was a threadbare hoax.

Most columnists found their own constellations in the sky.

Mr. DeStefano drew derision last year for a campaign ad featuring him bicycling around town, an image voters and local columnists found odd given the Navigator.

Newspapers found it impossible to completely avoid mentioning his brash and daring exploits; editors and columnists found irresistible the temptation to denounce or "expose" him.

At one point, on the uptown No. 1, this columnist found herself standing in front of three riders, all of whom were either genuinely asleep or feigning it.

But this columnist could find no bias with their methodology.

That, at least, is what this columnist found in four hours of trying.

Mr. Woodruff added that "not everything he wrote about as a columnist will find its way into policy as a political leader."