Monthly Statement:
August 2006
New York Times Headlines

1st F.D.A. Shifts View on Next-day Pill
2nd Castro ‘Stable,’ but His Illness Presents Puzzle
3rd 200 Missiles Hit Israel as Battle Rages in Lebanon
4th U.S. General Says Iraq Could Slide into a Civil War
5th Risks Escalate as Israel Fights a Ground War
6th Baghdad’s Chaos Undercuts Tack Pursued by U.S.
7th Taxes Outstrip Income Growth in the Suburbs
8th Biggest Oil Field in U.S. Is Forced to Stop Pumping
9th Lieberman Loses Senate Primary but Stays in Race
10th Israel, Seeking Rocket Buffer, Sets Expansion
11th Terror Plot Foiled; Airports Quickly Clamp Down
12th U.N. Council Backs Measure to Halt War in Lebanon
13th Tracing Terror Plots, British Watch, then Pounce
14th Israel and Hezbollah Press Attacks before Cease-fire
15th Frigile Cease-Fire Allows Thousands to Return Home
16th Hexbollah Leads Work to Rebuild, Gaining Stature
17th Insurgent Bombs Directed At G.I.’s Increase in Iraq
18th U.S. Judge Finds Wiretap Actions Violate the Law
19th Ford Is Slashing Production 20% for 4th Quarter
20th City Gets a Sobering Look at Possible Pension Trouble
21st Europeans Delay Decision on Role Inside Lebanon
22nd Britain Charges 11 in Plane Case; Bomb Gear Cited
23rd Iran Won’t Give Promise to End Uranium Effort
24th In New Method for Stem Cells, Viable Embryos
25th F.D.A. Approves Broader Access to Next-day Pill
26th Despite Steps, Disaster Planning Still Shows Gaps
27th In Schools Across U.S., the Melting Pot Overflows
28th Real Wages Fail to Match a Rise in Productivity
29th Radical Militia and Iraqi Army in Fierce Battle
30th Bush, Returning to New Orleans, Repeats Aid Vow
31st Shaky Peace in Darfur At Risk, as a New Confrontation Looms

Process: I subscribe to the New York Times and read it daily. The only unusual aspect of my interactions with the Times is in what happens after it has been read. It is never thrown away - each paper is kept, in its entirety, until the end of the month when the full month's newspapers are shredded, baled, and labeled.