Hey Ron.
I create various "includes" such as _include_contact.php. _include_news.php etc.
Then, for each content page of the site, I may have a select list with options;
contact|Contact Us
news|Latest News
etc
Then in the code for the page: if select = contact, then include _include_contact.php
Each page may have room for 3 includes in the side content, so I create 3 select boxes - this way they choose the order.
There's probably better (more efficient) ways - but this works for me.
Cheers
Cheers,
Tim (toledoh.com.au)