Paid Archives Will Kick Your Ass
I find this hard to believe, but my hometown paper - The Bakersfield Californian - is now charging for access to its archives. Prices range from $2.95 for a single story (the same rate as a New York Times story) to $1,995 for a one-year pass with 1,000 stories.

I was at the site trying to find out about the goobers at the sheriff's department who printed up big official stickers that said "we'll kick you ass" and had them plastered on the side of a couple patrol cars. Apparently the vehicles never hit the streets, but pictures of them did. (Thanks to Jeff Kopito for alerting me to the story.)
- posted by Amy @ 12/16/2003 08:07:00 PM