So random it's not even funny

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I should be in bed, but this lodged in my brain and wouldn't come out...

I realized that I can, off the top of my head, name a least one daily newspaper for 50 cities in the US and Canada. Perhaps a useless talent to some, but I guess it means I read the news. :)



Starting from the Northwest:

1. Vancouver - Sun and Province
2. Bellingham - Herald
3. Everett - Herald
4. Seattle - Times and Post-Intelligencer
5. Tacoma - News Tribune
6. Olympia - The Olympian
7. Spokane – Spokesman Review
8. Portland - The Oregonian
9. Eugene - Register-Guard
10. Grants Pass - Courier
11. Ashland - Tidings
12. Sacramento - Bee
13. San Francisco - Chronicle and Examiner
14. San Jose - Mercury News
15. Fresno - Bee
16. Los Angeles - Times
17. San Diego - Union Tribune
18. Las Vegas - Review Journal
19. Reno - Gazette Journal
20. Boise – The Idaho Statesman
21. Calgary - Sun
22. Salt Lake City – Tribune and Deseret News
23. Phoenix – Arizona Republic
24. Denver – Post
25. Minneapolis – Star Tribune
26. Des Moines – Register
27. Kansas City – Star
28. Dallas – Morning News
29. Houston – Chronicle
30. Austin – Statesman
31. Ft. Worth – Star-Telegram
32. New Orleans – Times Picayune
33. Atlanta – Journal Constitution
34. Chicago – Tribune and Sun
35. Milwaukee – Sentinel
36. Detroit – Free Press
37. Cincinatti – Enquirer & Post
38. Cleveland – Plain Dealer
39. Columbus – Review Journal
40. Pittsburgh – Gazette
41. Philadelphia – Inquirer
42. Boston – Globe and Herald
43. Baltimore – Sun
44. Hartford - Courant
45. Newark – Star-Ledger
46. New York – Times, Daily News, Post
47. Washington – Times, Post
48. Toronto – Star
49. Orlando – Sentinel
50. Miami - Herald


Obviously, some of these aren't 100% right, and some I just know because I live nearby. There are vast swaths of the Midwest I have no clue about.

How about you?