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Show SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS WEDNESDAY MARCH 21, 2001 Community 'A ' ' ' ' Domestic Blitz ' ' S" s r v r- ' '' , " , Gas prices bump back up in Utah, AAA reports A said AAA spokeswoman Rolayne Three cent increase since reverses four months Fairclough. There may be some sort-terof falling prices. price fluctuations Utah motorists experienced a which, apart from a change in bump on the road to steady gas crude oil prices, is mostly caused prices, according to AAA Utahs by the switch from winter grade monthly gas survey released to- to summer grade fuels. In addition, refineries are cutting back day. for The average price a gallon of production as they take parts of e d unleaded gas in their systems off line for regular Utah was $1.44, up 3 cents from maintenance. from cents down 20 but The February highest gas prices in Utah to Octobers record high, according are found in Moab at $1.57 per mid-Februa- ry ""V ' ' V" ' ','s "WV" ; V''V f VV, '"fy t 'i r 7 By Dixie Brunner and oxymorons Oxywash s Womens magazines are full of While I understand having an on your front attractive star-typ- e oxymorons. Pointedly foolish...a combina- cover to attract readers, making m much-neede- self-serv- states with the lowest regular unleaded gas are Oklahoma and Georgia at $1.30. The U.S. average for regular unleaded is $ 1.435, down 4.2 cents per gallon from last month. The NYMEX price for benchmark crude oil is just under $28 today. The price of crude has contributed to the world infla- tionary pressure, said Alan Kovski, managing editor for Energy Business Watch, and it still needs to be lower to an ideal target price of around $22-2- 5 per barrel. The oil industry analyst said OPEC oil ministers meeting later this week are still concerned about a possible oil glut two months from now and or that beautiful person an authorincongrous words or state- ity on just about everything ex- AAAs monthly gas survey. The gallon, followed closely by St. ments, reads the Websters New cept brain surgery drives me Salt Lake City area was the only George at $1.53. Gas prices in Collegiate Dictionary definition crazy. place surveyed that experienced a Ogden are $1.40, with Orem at of the word, oxymoron. How many times have maga- drop in prices from Februaiy . Prices $1.33. The lowest price per galOxymoron would best de- zines featured articles on Julia dropped 2 cents in Salt Lake City lon is in Provo at $1.32. scribe women's magazines of Roberts sharing tips with read- for an average of $1.37 per gallon. Hawaii reports the most expenlate. As an avid reader, Im al- ers on how to find life long hapWe expect gas prices to re- sive regular unleaded gas in the ways interested in the latest of- piness with one person...with at main at or near this level at country, at $ 1.99, followed by Cali- could cut production, thus least through the end of April, fornia and Nevada at $1.72. The pacting prices. ferings for women. Current least her last six boyfriends! auwomen the and in not does a news, styles, Being celebrity p articles, are fun to keep tomatically make one an authorup on and read. ity on the opposite sex, cooking, But on any particular month, fitness or coping skills. I dont want to hear how Cybill womens magazines spend an inordinate amount of time con- Shepherd manages her life, I tradicting themselves. For in- want to know how stance these are story titles this does it. month from the same magazine-Amazin- g You know the woman to whom I Cakes...From a Mix!, refer; she works a nine to five, The Diet Pill That Actually takes the kids to soccer and Works, Dinner From the Re- music lessons, comes home and frigerator Door, and 30 Days cooks supper, and then spends a to a Firmer Butt. relaxing evening...washing the Now I shouldnt be laundry. Now while Cybill is 644-590- 6 but you probably wouldnt probably a dam nice person, it need to take a diet pill, if you takes some one like Brenda to tion of contradictory im- self-hel- oiied Room . 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