You're way ahead of me! Fifty years ago when I was a young woman in D.C. I always read the Washington--Star?--my memory is failing! Only read the Post once--that was enough.
For a while I would go a week with no Times--then the mailman would deliver 5! But I read every one, skipping over the Sports and most of the Business. Lately they are only a day or two behind--our Philadelphia Inquirer is good for the comics and the food section only!
It's my understanding that diplomats in D.C. look to the Times for up-to-date info on what's going on in their countries. The in-depth articles on the various regions are just fascinating. I have to say if the Times was the only written material available in schools that our students would no doubt learn more than they do today--provided they could read! So-called "continuing education" is eons behind.
My greatest thrill was the fairly recent Travel Section article on dinosaur bones discovered in Montana (hope this is right!). I gave it to an elderly lady in our church who goes out there regularly on digs with her daughter and I thought I recalled it was the Griffin dig.
Sure enough! The photos of the farmer's home were exactly where they were and you can't imagine how excited they were to see the write-up. They are still thanking me.
As we renew our yearly subscription there is a block we can check off to have copies sent to local schools!
I'm still trying to find out what happened to Jill Kamp and her Queen of Bargains column.
Back in the mid 1980's, when I was in a singles club for sailers, one of my normal crew was a beautiful young lady who had been a reporter for the Washington Star. She has since been with Time-Life books and now is a free-lancer with her husband, travelling the country in an RV and writing about their adventures.
She was so much better looking than two other Star folks - Maureen Dowd and the gross Helen Thomas.