Last weeks' snowfall gave us about a foot of dense, wet snow. This was followed by a week of near 0F temps. The result is a maze of glare ice roads and intersections, at least on the residential side streets. Our Saturn has a newly cracked bumper that attests to ...

Give this snippet of Car talk a listen--I think Tom and Ray present a compelling argument for a national gasoline tax.  http://www.cartalk.com/piplayer/cartalkplayer.html?play=09smil.xml The idea is simple--the gasoline tax keeps prices at the pump higher, thereby reducing demand on foreign oil. Money raised is used to fund more sustainable transportation. The catch? The ...