CINCINNATI - Like fine wine, information increases in value as it ages.  That's the theory behind the online archives of the Cincinnati Enquirer, where articles over seven days old cost $2.95 to access.  Is reading a single article you missed last week worth six times the newstand price of a complete paper?  You bet!

For the thrifty among us, bulk discounts are available.  A 1,000-article pack costs only $1995, and it lasts for an entire year!  Then any unused, legitimately paid-for article licenses drift into the sweet, sweet ether.

If you are a degenerate or a teenager computer mastermind, consider using a general Internet search engine.  For example, we searched for the term "pointless expense" on the Cincinnati Enquirer's archive page, and in Google.  Both search engines returned the same first result: "Recount Expense Criticized."  Access to the article through the Enquirer's site costs $2.95; the link in Google opens the Enquirer article (stored on the Enquirer's own website) for free.