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Favorite newspaper sections?

mollybgood — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:05:40 GMT

If/when you actually have a physical newspaper in your hands, which sections do you peruse?

me ~

front page

editorials

comics

tv/movies

obits

I rarely have a newspaper in my hands these days.

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qualitygal — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:27:38 GMT

front page

obit

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Sweetbay magnolia — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:52:58 GMT

Front page, then editorials, always. I like the local section but lately national news has taken priority.

My "local" paper has some decent periodic specialty sections that I reserve and try to read (don't always).

Getting a daily is what I consider a luxury I am not willing to give up.

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Desertdi — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 10:55:27 GMT

"Metro" and "Features"

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ID2 — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:00:08 GMT

I never look at the obits unless someone I know has died. Daily? No way. I haven't read a paper newspaper in probably 10 years. I loved sitting with my coffee and reading the paper first thing in the morning! Its just not the same reading it from my computer.

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Dominosmom — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:17:08 GMT

Real Estate

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roxxy1 — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:01:05 GMT

Horoscopes

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meallen616 — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:13:58 GMT

Front page and then the obituaries.

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meallen616 — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:14:16 GMT

Front page and then the obituaries

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StylishLady — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 12:56:02 GMT

Wherever the puzzles are: jumble word, cryptogram, and maybe sudoku.

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millieshops — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:53:39 GMT

@ID2Like you, I just don't think reading the news online is the same as a print copy of the paper which is why I pay to have a daily paper delivered. It's a luxury, but I'd rather give up buying a piece of jewelry or a few clothing items than give up my papers.

I do read from newspapers I don't have delivered online and one of the things I've noticed is that I don't read as carefully and I don't retain as much when I'm reading from my screen. I'd think it's just me, but I once talked with a college librarian who maintains that the students who do all their research online tend to be far more superficial than those who stay just online. That was some years back - hope that has changed. Deep issues require deep research and thought, not super-quick reading and comment.

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Lucky Charm — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:15:57 GMT

Love the real estate section!

Used to love the travel section--found some awesome deals to luxurious places on different continents. It came to a dead stop immediately after 9/11 and took quite a while to pick back up again.

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Krimpette — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:17:20 GMT

I start with the sports section. Then the main section, followed by the metro section, and last of all - the section that contains the crossword puzzle.....the crossword puzzle being my main reason for subscribing these days!!!!!

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hckynut — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:28:07 GMT

Only time I read our local, or any newspaper, is when waiting in one of my doctor's offices. Also at or in the hospital getting either a blood transfusion or iron infusions.

Go to obits first to see if my name is there. Then to editorial page to read it's mostly ideologically focused fairy tales, some real news, where somebody obviously made a mistake.

hckynut(john)

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sweetee2 — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:09:14 GMT

Start to finish, waiting to pick grandkids up from school.

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Sassy7356 — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:14:03 GMT

@mollybgood

We only get the Sunday paper. The section I look at is the Variety. That is the section with the cryptoquip, crossword puzzles, horoscopes, and comics. It also has Sodouko but I rarely attempt that puzzle.