function index_content()
    {
        $string = <<<END
        <div id="container2">
        <div id="container1">
            <div id="col1">
            <!-- First column - Editorial -->
                <h2>Letter from the Editor</h2>
                <br/><p>
END;
        $string .= file_get_contents('editorial.txt');
        $string .= <<<END
            </p></div>
            <div id="col2">
            <!-- Second Column - News -->
                <h2>Recent News</h2>
END;
        $news = file('news.txt');

        foreach ($news as $story_split)
        {
            $story = explode("&&",$story_split);

            foreach ($story as $story_print)
            {
                $story_print = explode('|',$story_print);
                $string.=<<<END
                <p><strong>$story_print[0]</strong><br/>
                $story_print[1]<br/>
                $story_print[2]</p>
                <hr/>
END;
            }

        }

            $string .=<<<END
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
END;
        return $string;
    }