diff --git a/news_funcs.php b/news_funcs.php
index 737a4c1..c7c2f25 100644
--- a/news_funcs.php
+++ b/news_funcs.php
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 	{
 		$startyear = 2000;
 		$today = getdate ();
-		while ($startyear <= $today['year']--)
+		while ($startyear <= $today['year'])
 		{
-			for ($month = $today['mon'] ; $month > 0  ; $month--)
+			for ($month = $today['mon'] ; $month > 1   ; $month--)
 			{
 				echo '<P>' . 
 				date ("F, Y", mktime (0,0,0,$month,0,$today['year'],0));	
 			}
+		$today['year']--;
 		}
 	}
 ?>