Did you read the Parade magazine story in Sunday’s paper titled “Smart ways to save on gas?” The story is now available on line.
A snippet:
It may seem odd, but you’ll get better summer mileage by cranking the A/C on the highway, since open windows create drag at high speeds. (If you’re just running errands around […]

The MonroeTalkers are chatting on: Price of gas will change your lives?

Marc Morial, a former mayor of New Orleans, is a columnist with MinutemanMedia.
You can find this week’s column, headlined “Poor economy guarantees tough summer” on page 4C of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News; or if you are not a subscriber to my newspaper, it is headlined “Summertime and the living ain’t […]

The Associated Press has a story about a proposal to reduce the national speed limit back to 55 mph.
You’ll find the story with comments from Michigan lawmakers on page 1A of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News. I also found a national version of the story at Fox News. A snippet:

Sen. John […]

The Detroit News has this report today: Slow down, save money - Hurried drivers resist gas-conserving move.
A snippet:
On the same day Gov. Jennifer Granholm suggested the state consider lowering freeway speeds to conserve gas, speed studies released to The Detroit News on Wednesday indicate that $4-a-gallon gas has not put a damper on the desire […]

With gas prices being so high, shoppers might be tempted to pick one store that has everything they need and do a one-stop shopping trip.
This doesn’t always work to your benefit.
American Consumer News gives the example of grocery stores in “Reduce Your Monthly Grocery Bill“:
It’s rare to find a grocery store that doesn’t offer other […]

The Ann Arbor News reports today that Superior Township government is going to a four-day work week, and other municpalities in Washtenaw County are considering similar ideas.

The Associated Press reports that nine in ten Americans are expecting higher gas prices to cause financial issues during the next year.
A snippet:
Like a plague that does not discriminate by economic class, race or age, soaring fuel prices are inflicting pain throughout the U.S. Nine in 10 are expecting the ballooning costs to squeeze them […]

This Associated Press story has been making the rounds on the news circuits. It’s on page 4A of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News; or, if you are not a MEN subscriber, I’m linking to it at MSNBC.
Analyst predicts $7 a gallon gas by 2012
A snippet:
Growing global demand and supply constraints will […]

The Detroit Free Press reports that the Macomb County Board of Commissioners are giving the go-ahead for a four-day work week. Oakland County and Bloomfield Township have already started such efforts, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm encourages it for state of Michigan workers.
Although I’ve never worked four 10-hour days in a row; I do have an […]