Printing was the largest industry in the world for decades, second only to the automotive industry in the US. Desktop publishing simplified layout and advertisi

Printing was the largest industry in the world for decades, second only to the automotive industry in the US. Desktop publishing simplified layout and advertising in the mid-80's thru 90's, the advertising got sucked up by the web, subscriptions fell, newspapers conglomerated, million dollar presses have been sitting idle for 3rd shifts for 2 decades when once they ran non-stop. Not enough newspapers to deliver to locations near enough to each other that could reasonably be delivered by a paperboy. Also, paperboy wages were always in violation US Department of Labor wage and child labor guidelines, well below minimum wage just for starters, and no doubt at least a few 12 and 13 year olds slipping past human resources.