Originally Posted by
Kendra1168
Nick has explained it before-if i remember what he said correctly-the newspaper is run on a algorithm, and yes "like" items do seem to be grouped together. It does make hunting for items more time consuming, but more fun when you do find them. I've looked for a certain item for weeks before. Especially now when there's not much else to do in the game-it's something.
The newspaper does refresh every couple of minutes, and you can usually find the good newspaper-full of building stuff several times a day.
For a quick fix though-go check out the trading threads to get items easier.