Pinched at the Pump Gas Prices Push Drivers Toward Alternatives
At Elyria Clark gas station in Lorain County, residents react to rising prices from $1.53 to $2.25 per gallon in two months. Attendant comments on public perception of price control. Automakers push hybrids as demand and supply stresses persist amid Middle East insecurity. Local drivers adjust by biking, riding, or conserving fuel for jobs and daily needs.
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Allan
Elyria Clark
Lake Avenue
Great Lakes
Middle East
Brian Newbacher
AAA
Ohio Motorist Magazine
U.S
Newbacher
Chuck Serrano
Clark
Elyria
Lorain
Dan Lopez
Car sales hold steady amid high fuel costs in 2004 pace
Tony Lombardo notes vehicle sales for the year mirror 2004 levels despite high gas prices. Heavier sport utility vehicles lose some ground while smaller SUVs like the Ford Escape lead growth. Car-based crossover utilities post double-digit gains since 1999, with hybrids rising. overall sales down only 0.1 percent from last year.
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Chuck Cyrill
Greater Cleveland
Cyrill
Is It Cheaper to Fly or Save on Your Summer Vacation
A playful prompt invites readers to test their gas price savvy with a summer travel quiz. It hints at comparing flight costs and gas expenses, suggesting readers weigh transportation options amid rising fuel prices.
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I.Q
Remembering Gas Prices From Old Days In Lorain and Elyria
Residents recall gas under two dollars per gallon and cheap driving times. Quotes show local memories of fueling before rising costs, including trips to the pump for a dollar of regular and driving for days.
Americans take most medicines per person says CDC data
In Plymouth Massachusetts Alice and Ken Heckman in their early 70s take 29 pills daily across 14 drugs plus supplements. The CDC notes about 130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, or ingest prescription medicines monthly, and the U.S. spends more on medicines per person than any other nation.
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Plymouth
Mass
Alice
Ken Heckman
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
School officials may be charged in sex assault
In Columbus a developmentally disabled girl was led behind a stage curtain where a group of boys sexually assaulted her. The attack was videotaped by a student and seen by over a dozen others. Officials delayed notifying police over media concerns, and the father alerted authorities after being asked not to call 911.
All the popes spybusters security in conclave
Rome reports 115 cardinals prepare to choose a new pope as 21st century safeguards face the long tradition of secrecy. Pagers celphones and laptops will be banned while security teams sweep for bugs and Vatican monitors long range microphones outside the walls.
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Vatican
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