NY times 2/9-2/12

Monday:
There were lots of interesting stories today. I had heard already about the Australia wildfires, so I wanted to read more about that. The article on sex offender registries interested me because this topic came up in one of my classes today.
There was a fun column called “Metropolitan Diary” with random observations sent in by readers. That was fun to read. Also, the article about the luggage from the plane that crashed in the Hudson last month was pretty neat to read.

Tuesday:
Today the paper had a bunch of interesting stories. There were a lot talking about the economic plan and discussing different people’s views on that.
One of the most interesting stories for me was the one about indulgences for Catholics. It said that the Catholic Church was going to offer this form of amnesty from punishment for sin. That interested me because I remember learning about indulgences in history class when I was younger and I wouldn’t have expected the church to start giving them out again.

Wednesday:
Paper again had some stories about the country’s economic situation. This makes sense, because that is what a lot of people are thinking and worrying about. There were stories on other things, however.
One of the more interesting stories was about a woman with an artificial arm. She had lost her arm a few years ago, and new technology has allowed researchers to create a fake arm that reacts to her brain and lets her do most things someone with a natural arm could do.
There was also an article about the recent peanut butter scare. Apparently the peanut butter plant in Texas was shut down because of salmonella contamination.

Thursday:
While there are still stories about the stimulus plan and other aspects of economics, there is a lot of variety in today’s paper, which I appreciate. There were stories ranging from covering a tornado in Oklahoma to tactics to fight global warming.
The article about in vitro fertilization was interesting to read because it showed some people’s reactions to the recent octuplet birth. This is something I discussed in one of my classes, and therefore it’s neat to read what other people think or what is happening because of this birth.
Another article that caught my attention was the one discussing the fall in ethanol production. This surprised me because I hadn’t heard that ethanol companies were struggling.