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This is great!
I also use it often for keeping peels while cutting/chopping vegetables.

I bet crafty ones can make this http://www.containerstore.com/browse/Product.jhtml?searchId=14020016&itemIndex=19&CATID=71225&PRODID=10020377
woven newspaper bin from the container store by adapting these instructions: http://www.essortment.com/all/recyclepapers_rlyb.htm

Is it really wise to use newspaper in lieu of paper towels--wouldn't the ink stain?

You could also check and see if your local elementary school could use the papers - they're handy for all kinds of class projects and in the art room!

Insta-Pinata? I don't know if you have ever papier mache'd something, but it's not exactly a "insta" project!

(Not bashing the use of newspaper in this way, just the insta part:))

I'm with rvalexa. As a journalist who handles newspaper every day, using newspaper as a tablecloth would be a bad, BAD idea. You would get ink all over you.

But if you're trying to teach the kids to keep their elbows off the table, a newspaper tablecloth would be good then. You would have evidence that they were cheating.

I read all my newspapers on-line. I feel as if I am missing out.

Newspapers are the best for windows, paper towels can't compare. They give the best streak free cleaning.

I use 'em to make boulders for my ancient stone kitchen wall....

I spread them on the kitchen counter when I'm repotting plants. (Using them in the fridge to absorb odors is a great idea!)

Hmm, I want to hear more about those boulders, Aulaire - sounds intriguing.

rvalexa - no they really don't stain, at least when you use them on windows. That's all we used when I was a kid.

they're GREAT on windows. and floors. elsewhere... not so sure i'd want to try.

last night was garbage night.... i snagged some papers from the recycling bin and stored a few, and stuck some in our fridge, which is due for a big cleaning this weekend... the difference was already noticeable this morning!

Hip-Hip-Horrray for the Newspaper on Glass suggestion.
My grandmother used to do this and I recently started it, and it's AMAZING.

Cancel the subscription and read the news online...

Please don't wrap presents in the LA Times. No.

Good for windows, bad for tablecloth.

Layers of newspapers don't work for puppy pads, in the same way newspapers don't work for diapers. The liquid isn't absorbed away from the surface. Use them under the pads, if you want a back up. But, the newspapers don't have a layer of plastic, either.

Think again about burning newspapers in LA.

Preventing iced windshields in LA? In what century?

Los Angeles is blessed with extremely creative and imaginative piñata makers--don't make some piece of crap yourself--support an artist!

Regarding #5 and housetraining your puppy, newspapers are a fine substitute for pee pads, as long as you don't have light carpet in your place - the ink can possibly get on the dog's pads and dirty up your floor.

I use my neighbors' discarded LA Times spread out in a thick pile, and the pee doesn't usually doesn't sink to the floor. If you are concerned about leakage, you can also use a plastic bag as a liner under the paper.

This is better for the environment and your budget than those expensive pee pads they sell at the pet store.

If you have an aquarium, old newspapers are great to have around whenever you need to work on it. For instance, you can lay down some newspaper on the floor and set the aquarium lid on them so they won't muck up the place, and you can use more newspaper as a "spashmat" when you're siphoning water out of the tank or adding more from a container. Very useful, and has saved my hardwood floors and wooden aquarium table from water damage!

He's a tip: lining the counter or table under a cutting with a thick newspaper when cutting up or dressing a chicken. it makes clean up a lot easier afterward. you still need to clean thoroughly after a chicken or any fowl, but it's ten times easier when you can roll up and throw away the newspaper.