I got my first newspaper route when I was just a hatchling. I could only carry coupon inserts back then, but these days I can carry three city blocks’ worth of Sunday papers in one trip. Of course, this is due in part to shrinking numbers of newspaper subscriptions these days, but even at the height of print journalism, I could still cover two blocks with ease. With hard work and a flexible throat pouch, I’ve turned my high school job into a multi-hundred dollar business!