latex? how to set up a document to print 8.5 x 11 landscape with two collums?

[Dave Price <davep@kinaole.org>]

hi,

there seem to be some latex gurus here.  can any one tell me how to set
up a latex document that will print on 8.5 x 11 inch paper lanscape
(sideways) in two collumns, so that i can cut it in half and bind into a
small notebook?

aloha (&TIA)
dave