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{ Monthly Archives } December 2007

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Monday, 12.31.2007?

The gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:Grade    Price

Grade Price Regular $2.899 Mid $2.999 Premium $3.159 Diesel $3.399 Kerosene $3.399

Gas prices were unchanged today.

For the month, premium increased 2 cents per gallon.  The others had no net change.

For 2007, unleaded regular [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 12.31.2007?

The mailbox contained:

January/February 2008 issue of Old Dominion Sierran (2008 Legislative Priorities) A DVD from Netflix (The previous DVD was returned Thursday, 12.27.2007.) A CD – Green Day’s Warning: A plea from Food & Water Watch A subscription offer from dwell

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 12.29.2007?

The mailbox contained:

January 1, 2008 issue of Parish Home Companion (Reflections on Iraq:  A Special Opportunity) An offer from The Drip Investor An offer from The Classic Composers An offer from Rodale Cookbooks An offer from “Your PC Made Easy” A subscription offer from The Progressive A subscription offer from Newsweek A plea from [...]

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Friday, 12.28.2007?

The gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price

Regular $2.899

Mid $2.999

Premium $3.159

Diesel $3.399

Kerosene $3.399

Unleaded prices were up 4 cents per gallon today.

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 12.28.2007?

The mailbox contained:

January-February 2008 issue of UTNE Reader (The Nuclear Option – Pros, Cons, and Corporate Spin) January/February 2008 issue of Technology Review (The Price of Biofuels – The Economics Behind Alternative Fuels) February 2008 issue of National Geographic Adventure (Best Adventure Islands – 45 Beaches, Bungalows & Base Camps) A Lands’ End Catalog Coupons from Mailbox Savings An offer [...]

2nd Delivery of Heating Oil of the 2007-08 Heating Season

I just received my second heating oil delivery of the season, and I paid $3.099, which is 35 cents more per gallon than I paid on October 30th. That’s 75 cents more per gallon than I paid in December 2006. It’s 55 cents more than I paid in November 2005, $1.25 more [...]

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Thursday, 12.27.2007?

The gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price

Regular $2.859

Mid $2.959

Premium $3.119

Diesel $3.399

Kerosene $3.399

Unleaded prices were up 8 cents per gallon today.

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 12.27.2007?

The mailbox contained:

Winter 2008 issue of The Kenyon Review (Being Good Ancestors – Reflections of Arts Funding since World War II) January 2008 issue of Blue Ridge Mountains Council’s Ridge Runner (Council Sets New Popcorn Record!) Winter 2008 Crutchfield Catalog A subscription offer for Cooking with Paula Deen

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 12.26.2007?

The mailbox contained:

Winter 2008 issue of Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR Portfolio: Iraq and Afghanistan) January 2008 issue of Virginia Wildlife (Small Winter Bird Friends) Winter ‘08 Boy Scouts of America Supply Group Catalog An offer for Pillsbury’s 2008 Cookbook A subscription offer from Bon Appétit A subscription offer from AAP News A plea from the Smithsonian A plea from American Farmland [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 12.24.2007?

The mailbox contained:

December 31, 2007 issue of U.S. News & World Report (50 Ways to Improve Your Life in 2008) Fall/Winter 2007 issue of IMPACT! (Impacting Our Region) January 2008 issue of SERVO (Zeno – The First Complete Character Robot) January-February 2008 issue of Audubon (War of the Roses – The Greening of the Flower Business) January | February [...]

Organic Dairies Test Supply of Feed

It comes as no surprise to anyone that the number of organic farms is booming to meet consumer demand for healthy food.

The challenge has been feeding all of those cows. Acreage of organic forage, such as hay and alfalfa, has grown 40 percent in the past two years, yet isn’t keeping pace with demand. In [...]

Tagged organic farms, organic feed

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 12.22.2007?

The mailbox contained:

January/February 2008 issue of Foreign Affairs (Changing China) January 2008 issue of Wired (100 MPG! The Race to Build the Ultimate Fuel-Efficient Car) December 31, 2007 | January 7, 2008 issue of BusinessWeek (Where To Invest) January 2008 issue of The Sun (Through A Glass Darkly – Miriam Greenspan On Moving From Grief To Gratitude) January-February 2008 [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 12.21.2007?

The mailbox contained:

January/February 2008 issue of Garden Gate (Our Top Design Tips) Volume 12, Number 6 issue of House to House – Heart to Heart (Curiosity May Have Killed the Cat…) Holiday 2007 issue of Salem City Magazine (Pull Out 2008 Calendar) A coupon from Goody’s An offer from Carpetland A gift certificate from Stacy’s Music An plea from Care An plea [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Thursday, 12.20.2007?

The mailbox contained:

December 2007 issue of T. Rowe Price Investor (Focusing on Business Cycles and Your Portfolio) December 2007 issue of Oncology Net Guide (Unleash Your Inner Techie- Healthcare IT offers rapidly growing career opportunities for physicians) Fall/Winter 2007 issue of The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia News (Wilderness at the Doorstep) December 23, 2007 issue of St. John’s The [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Wednesday, 12.19.2007?

The mailbox contained:

December 24 & 31, 2007 issue of The New Yorker (Winter Fiction Issue) January 2008 issue of Southern Living (Quick & Tasty Banana Pudding) December 2007 issue of RN (Aftermath of a shooting – Tightened security in our ED) January 2008 issue of Better Homes and Gardens (Get Organized) An offer from Geico An offer from The Folio [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Tuesday, 12.18.2007?

The mailbox contained:

Winter 2008 issue of The American Scholar (Democracy on the Run) January 2008 issue of TechNet (Living In a Virtual World – Powerful New Tools To Manage a Virtualized Datacenter) Winter 2007 issue of Nursing In Virginia (Eleven children later – Donna Wenzel balances life to become nurse practitioner) Winter 2008 issue of American Farmland (Farms [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Monday, 12.17.2007?

The mailbox contained:

December 24, 2007 issue of U.S.News & World Report (A Return to Ritual – Why many modern worshipers, including Catholics, Jews, and evangelicals, are embracing tradition.) Winter 2007 issue of Save the Bay (Lynnhaven River Looks Forward) December/January 2008 issue of Cook’s Country (Easy Holiday Menu Starts with Herbed Prime Rib) A [...]

What Was the Price of Gas in Salem, VA Monday, 12.17.2007?

The gasoline prices at the BP @ Apperson & Colorado in Salem, VA were:

Grade Price

Regular $2.779

Mid $2.879

Premium $3.039

Diesel $3.399

Kerosene $3.399

Unleaded prices were down 2 cents per gallon today.

Tagged gasoline prices

What Was in the Mailbox Saturday, 12.15.2007?

The mailbox contained:

December 24, 2007 issue of BusinessWeek (Google’s Next Big Dream) January 2008 issue of Linux Journal (Security) January + February 2008 issue of Mother Jones (The Last Empire – Can the world survive China’s rush to emulate the American way of life?) January 2008 issue of MAXIM (The Drinking Man’s Guide To [...]

What Was in the Mailbox Friday, 12.14.2007?

The mailbox contained:

January 2008 issue of Nintendo Power (Nintendo Power’s 20th Anniversary) January/February 2008 issue of