Past NY Reading Blogs Pt. 1

2/10
Today’s paper had some things that interested me. The talks between the U.S., Pakistan and Afghanistan do not interest me in the least, but there was an article I picked up on about mental disorders. This interested me because I have two family members who have mental disorders. Finding out more about what could ail them is interesting. My uncle has Asperger’s syndrome and my cousin, his son also has the condition. It was almost appalling to find that a lot of doctors don’t want to diagnose them. There was also an article about AP tests which I browsed because my brother is currently enrolled in 3 AP classes.
2/11
Today’s paper had an article about photos from 9/11 being released. While I do realize that this was a devastating event in the history of our country I am kind of sick hearing about this. I just want this travesty to be put behind us. The other article which caught my eye was about child obesity leading to early death. This fascinated me because I was always a little on the heavy side, as was my brother, so it was kind of interesting.
2/15
Today’s paper was kind of a snooze fest. There was nothing really interesting in the paper today. Alabama shooting, and another 9/11 article were two of the ones that caught my eye. Nothing really that interested me. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better issue
2/16
Today’s paper was pretty decent. The piece of bad news I received from this issue was the death of Doug Fieger. The man who brought the pretty catchy song “My Sharona”, which is a classic song will be missed in the music world. Besides that, there was an article about the Tea Party, which I thought was always a Boston thing, but I guess not. I’m not into politics much, except for the Colbert Report which is hilarious because it’s not serious.
2/17
Today’s issue is probably the best of the week. This issue had a very nice article about the stimulus bill. It is no secret that the country is in the middle of a horrible depression, and working for the retail industry, I have seen firsthand how bad it is. The sooner that the economy can rebound the better we will all be. There was also an article about King Tut. I have always been interested in Egyptian culture and the process of mummification so when they were finding out that King Tut might have had malaria, it seemed like a good read.
2/18
Today had a good article about Apple’s eBook and how it may be cheaper than originally thought. While it is good that the price may be lower, it is still probably going to be overpriced and I am not a fan of apple products. I am one of the few people that own an MP3 player that is not an iPod, and I am proud of it. Besides that, there was a good article about the online coverage of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Being a sports fan and watching the Olympics it was interesting to see that there was more coverage online of the summer games in Beijing then there were in the current one. I wonder if that had something to do with the difference in time zones between the two locales.
2/22
I enjoyed this issue because there were a lot of articles about the Olympics. The hockey and skating articles interested me more than some of the other sports that are being covered. The United States are having a good showing in the games so far. This may be just what the country needed, a little bit of nationalism and pride for our country to get our mind off of the economy and other problems.
2/23
Today’s paper had a good article about Obama’s recent health plan discussion. I’m not sure exactly what people are so up in arms about the bill, but this will most likely be a hot button topic for weeks to come. I have no comment on the issue, mainly because I am not sure exactly how this will affect me. The other article that caught my eye was about Toyota. It seems like this company has been doing horrendously and are in the paper every other day it seems. I almost feel as bad for the workers as I do for the owners of the vehicles.
2/24
It seems that the New York Times is pretty much running the same stories over and over again. Toyota, Obama Health Care Bill, Olympics. Rinse and repeat. I want something new, but nothing really dramatic or bad. Just something new for a change of pace.
2/25
Another slow news day for the New York Times it seems. A nice article about a young Turkish boy that has been practicing earthquake emergency maneuvers. It is always good to be prepared because you can never know when something will happen, especially in the wake of the Haitian earthquake. Other than that, there was an article about a Google case, which I don’t use and some questions are being raised about an Abuse case.
3/1
This is a good way to start off the month. There were a number of different articles which I read pretty in depth. An article about the iPad, which I think is a waste of time and found out recently my sister reserved one. It is amazing the technology that we have these days. The iPad could prove to be a way of publishing papers electronically so people can carry around which will save tress. There was another article about the white house nuclear policy and the health care bill again. Hopefully the rest of the month will be as promising as this one was.
3/2
Well so much for my prediction about the month being really good. Today really did not have a lot of good articles in it. There was a good article emphasizing the benefit of exercise and other type of cardiovascular activity. With obesity such a big problem in this country, this type of knowledge is a valuable for everyone. Besides that though there was not a whole lot that really peeked my interest.
3/3
Today’s paper had an article which I found to be quite interesting and shared in class for a little it. There was an article about how guidance counselors are not equipping students with the knowledge needed to survive in college and in the working world. I was not too fond of the counseling I got so this article I feel connects with me.
3/4
Today was pretty interesting. There was a nice article about the Food and Drug Administration released a warning to companies about the amount of information on the labels. The amount of information on the labels is important because people need to know what exactly they are having. There was another article about how it seems that people over 55 are starting more businesses now. It is curious that it is true even in this economic state that the country has been in and at an age where most people begin looking towards retirement. Granted people are retiring later and later it seems because they need the money.