Category Archives: gas prices

Tuesday Topics

Posted on April 5, 2011 by OneMom

Our gas prices rose to $3.85/gallon yesterday. Well, I’m rounding up – specifically our gas price is $3.84 and 9/10 of a cent. That 9/10 of a penny is an odd little feature of gas prices … anybody know why … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Wisconsin

Posted on March 23, 2011 by OneMom

Don’t be confused, I am still in Michigan. But the rumblings are starting to sound very much like Wisconsin … In a letter to MEA local presidents, President Iris Salters points to a motion approved by the union’s Board of … Continue reading →

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What’s Behind Gas and Oil Prices

Posted on March 12, 2011 by OneMom

Gas prices this morning stand at $3.70/gallon in our town, so I thought I would do a breakdown of what’s behind the price at the pump here in the State of Michigan. 9% Marketing and Distribution Costs = $.333 11% … Continue reading →

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Oil Speculation

Posted on March 8, 2011 by OneMom

Oil is now selling for more than $106/barrel, and the resounding headline is “oil rises on concern about unrest in Libya”. Let’s take a quick look: Libya accounts for only 2% of the world’s oil production. The United States has … Continue reading →

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Monday View

Posted on March 7, 2011 by OneMom

Michael Moore has arrived in Wisconsin to “fight for the middle class”. My guess he smells money in the form of a movie made by … Michael Moore. I read an article yesterday about mothers who decided they didn’t like … Continue reading →

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