The publishers tried to make up for this by making the news coverage a joke in itself. The National Enquirer . Not a daily publication, but still strangely considered a newspaper. Can be fun to read, but its reputation for accuracy is, shall we say, somewhat in question. Regional newspapers .
Local newspapers are the best bet.
They will cover issues that may interest you and your clients, although probably not as well as the New York Times would if they had any interest in your particular region. Regionals tend to have decent crosswords and comic sections. These publications are only interesting to the practitioner. Anyone who has found himself in a dentist's office with nothing but the latest issues of Cuspid World or Denture Life to pass the time will understand. By this token, it is bordering on cruel and unusual treatment to only provide the ABA Journal and the Bar News to clients.