It has been almost two years since I last updated my Magazine Columns plugin for WordPress, and I guess there were a few outstanding issues that needed to be addressed. I just gave it a once over and tested it in WordPress 3.1.1 and everything seems to now be working the way it should. The updated version can be found on WordPress.org and you can read the original post about the plugin at http://bavotasan.com/downloads/magazine-columns-wordpress-plugin/.