Millie Bingham, an award-winning columnist for the Dayton Daily News in Ohio, died on Jan. 31. Cause of death was not released. She was 82. Bingham began her consumer advice column, "Common Cents," in 1972 under the pseudonym of Kate McQueen. She also penned the popular household hints column, "Ask Millie B.," which ran in the newspaper from 1980 until her retirement in 2005. Bingham was married to journalist Ted Bingham, who was the former editorial writer and editor for the Springfield News-Sun and the Dayton Journal Herald.