Ex-N.Y. Times columnist Bill Safire dies
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist William Safire died of cancer Sunday at the age of 79, The New York Times reported. Safire was an influential conservative columnist for the Times from 1973 until 2005 and also wrote "On Language," a popular long-running series... Sign in to see full entry.