Pumped out

Newspaper carriers are feeling the pinch of higher gas prices.

You see, they don't get a mileage reimbursement or expenses. Their costs come out of whatever the papers pay 'em:

"While many American workers see their wages adjusted yearly for the cost of living, many C.J. contractors say with the cost of gasoline approaching $3 a gallon, they're making less money today than they did five, 10, even 15 years ago."