Shots Across The Bow

A Rocky Top Stroll

With Michael Silence out getting his heart repaired, I figured somebody should take over the Rocky Top Stroll until he's back on his feet. And since I'm somebody, I'm doing it.

#9 posts over at Uncle's about the difference in news coverage between shots fired into the Republican campaign headquarters and shots fired at Knoxville Mayoral candidate Steve Hall.

I can understand the urge to sell newspapers but how is a sensational event in 2004 given greater coverage than an attempt on the life of a current City Councilman and candidate for Knox County Mayor?

I would add a question; Are we seeing a trend, or are these just isolated incidents of violence?

Rising gas prices seem to be on everybody's mind.
Glenn Reynolds links to this chart, which gives a good comparison of the costs of different alternatibve fuels. I'll give you one guess which alternative fuel technology is the most expensive. Yep, it's everybody's favorite, the hydrogen fuel cell.
Les Jones links to a related story comparing the efficiencies of different fuel sources.
John Norris Brown links to Glen Dean who puts record oil company profits into perspective once again.
The five year average that oil companies make per gallon of gas is around 6 cents. With the surge in prices over the last year, they are now making about 9 cents per gallon. Government takes about 45.9 cents per gallon.
Gunner links to this map, which shows the average gas price by county throughout the US.

Posted by Rich at April 25, 2006 9:51 PM | TrackBack