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Gas Prices
By Colleen Scanlon

 

December 11, 2008
Thursday


I am down in Port Orchard, Washington on vacation and was shocked to find out that gas prices are $2.00 less a gallon here then they were in Ketchikan when I left last Friday. I understand that there is a cost to getting the fuel to Ketchikan, and that our supply takes longer to go through than it does in the "lower 48", but come on give me a break, this is downright outrageous.

If we are waiting for a new supply I hope we are going to see a major decrease in price like $1.75 or more, somehow I don't think that will happen.

It is time for our community to quit tolerating this obvious price gouging and take action to correct it before it bankrupts us all.

Colleen Scanlon
leenie[at]kpunet.net
Ketchikan, AK

About: "4th Generation Alaskan -- 34 Year Resident"

Received December 09, 2008 - Published December 11, 2008

 

 

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