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The author discusses the efforts of the U.S. government to eliminate paper-based options and the use of paper for key services. An example is given with Obamacare, an online healthcare program launched by president Barack Obama.The mission of the U.S. Consumers for Paper Options organization, which is against the elimination of paper-based options, is also discussed.

The article discusses how poet Elizabeth Alexander composed the poem "Praise Song for the Day" for U.S. President Barack Obama. After being assigned to write a poem for him, Alexander relates that she would keep track of things and scraps of paper and had 350 pages of drafts before the final one. The poem is about people from all levels of the society and the struggle Obama went through before his victory. It will be published in "Crave Radiance: New and Selected Poems, 1990-2010."

The author counters the statement of U.S. President Barack Obama claiming that paper causes the rising cost of healthcare. The author asserts that paper cannot be replaced by electronic mail or electronic displays and regards paper as the easiest solution to his immediate need. The author points out that the rising cost of Medicare and Medicaid is the actual cause of healthcare problem. The author reflects on whether reform must be made in the healthcare industry or the government's role in it.

The article reports that the photographs of U.S. President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) using a 4-color Heidelberg Speedmaster SM 102 perfector. The photographs will be installed in the federal installations managed by the U.S. General Services Administration. The paper used for the photographs contains recycled content and fiber from a sustainable managed forest.