Do we really need any further evidence that high gasoline prices are causing more and more people to switch to public transit? The Chicago Transit Authority has recently announced that all seats will be removed from some of the cars used on their commuter trains during rush hour. As many as 50 additional passengers can…
There is a petition being circulated in Honolulu by people who are against the city building a mass transit system for which there is an almost desperate need. In an astonishing lack of leadership, our governor, Linda Lingle, a Republican, just signed the damn thing! Furthermore, people of the same ilk continue to oppose all…
Everyone knows the price of gasoline is going up and up and up. It’s $4.28 a gallon here on Maui and while it might not be that bad on the U.S. mainland, it’s still hurts because people drive more and over longer distances there. But along with the increase in the cost of gasoline has…
I stopped for gas while out running some errands yesterday and discovered that regular has broken the $4.00 barrier … and then some! It’s $4.09 a gallon here on Maui and I ended up putting almost $90 worth into our Dodge pickup. Wow! A number of years ago, my wife and daughter and I were…