Rocky Mountain Power asks for 13.7% rate hike [1]
Reader Steve C. pointed us to a blog written by Barry Ritchie [2], a missionary in Honduras. Ritchie mentions that staple foods like rice and beans have nearly quadrupled just in the past year. Steve’s comment: “Food inflation is most certainly on the rise, and apparently even faster in those areas where folks can even less afford the increase.”
The Downsizing of America: Manufacturers Learn Creative Methods of Repackaging Inflation [3]