It's Only 50 Cents

If you want to read up on news from around the country and from around the world, read The New York Times. It has a better news section and costs the same.

If you want to read the latest on the stock market or follow your stock portfolio, double your investment by depositing a dollar and buy the Journal.

If you want to read how Bush is spreading his compassionate conservative message to the rest of the nation or how Gore is trying to improve his image by not being Gore, go find The Washington Post. It may cost you a buck or two, though.

But if you want to read about the Yankees, get the Daily News. It's only 50 cents.

That's what the student did. Every morning, Monday through Friday. His daily routine—wake up, wash up, get changed, walk to work, buy the News, check in with Mr. P. and give him his paper. Just like clockwork. Sure, the student had other patients to see and care for—he was, after all, a sub-intern—nevertheless, …