Following the lead of USA Today’s July 2nd coverage on the effects of soaring gas prices on fixed income seniors (as well a cover story about how fuel costs are affecting rural towns), The New York Times puts up almost 1600 words on the subject. The news is pretty damn near heartbreaking.
Basically, agencies that provide [...]
Archive for July 5th, 2008
NYT: Elderly Face Severe Impact From Rising Cost of Gas (and Cops Are Returning to Horseback)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Arkansas, CareLink, cost of gas, Meals on Wheels, Michigan, New York Times, seniors, USA Today, volunteerism on July 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Today’s Headlines
Posted in Uncategorized on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Is the Long Island “Expressway” less of a LIE thanks to gas prices?
The “yeah, right” attitude toward mass transit: try yes, really.
Everybody hurts: Canada feels it too, from taxis to toilet paper….
Kentucky AG: Is it just criminal what they charge for gas nowadays?
San Diego gas prices fell again last week! To $4.576 per gallon.
Feeling no [...]
Is the Rising Cost of Gas a De Facto Traffic Congestion Plan?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bloomberg, congestion pricing, cost of gas, Gridlock Sam, mass transit, New York City, New York Daily News, Sam Schwartz, traffic on July 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This past Thursday, an article in The New York Times posed an interesting question: is the rising cost of gas doing for traffic what Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan was supposed to do: reducing the number of cars on the city’s streets and increasing the use of mass transit.
Here’s the takeaway from Sam Schwartz, [...]
Welcome to the Staycation Era
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cost of gas, first post, Jose Cuervo, margaritas, staycation, USA Today on July 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
There was one of those complimentary copies of USA Today hanging from Gas & Country’s hotel room on Wednesday morning and while it’s not our usual fare, into the backpack it went. If nothing else, we’ve always enjoyed that page where they find something–anything–newsworthy (and bite size) from each of the 50 states. But there [...]
