Jim, I really am sorry you had to pay anything for this situation....
Perhaps as a punishment no articles from LAT and WP for a while...they think they are so popular...let them be without our help. They have nothing useful to add anyway to any current events. Most of their stuff is sourced from AP anyway.
I agree with alisasny, we don't need the LA Times ot the Wash. Post, there are numerous other sources that carry the same NEWS articles.