Old newspapers (partially OT)

[Rob D.]

Barry,

Hanging in my daughter's room is the front page of the newspaper I worked for when she was born. The headline of the lead story announces her birth, and the accompanying story, which I wrote, includes "quotes" from Bill Clinton, Tom Hanks, Britney Spears and former Ohio State football coach John Cooper. And, of course, a huge photo is present. All the other stories on the page are "real" from that day, so it gives a good feel for what was happening at the time.

I always thought producing such papers would be a good residual business for smaller to midsized newspapers. It's pretty labor intensive, but I figured proud parents (not to mention grandparents) would pay the price necessary to make it a profitable venture.