Clean-up or shakedown: Provo rental ordinance under microscope (Provo Daily H bi13781363 A proposed Provo ordinance would place a slew of new burdens on landlords, including a requirement that criminal background checks be run on applicant -- unless the applicant a student attending a university a "code of conduct." In Provo that would exempt students attending Brigham Young University. The ordinance also directs that landlords evict tenants they think have broken a law on ..

Add-ons raise car-rental revenue (The Post and Courier) bi13781363 While a lot of attention has been paid recent weeks to the fees that struggling airlines are adding to ticket prices, car companies have been quietly doing the same thing. Industry analysts say the cost of various optional but heavily promoted services such as navigation units and fuel refilling are adding as much as 20 percent to the overall cost

Fuel-efficient rental cars high demand (Austin American-Statesman) bi13781363 As gas prices continue to rise, car agencies Central Texas and across the nation are having trouble meeting consumer requests for more fuel-efficient cars

Clean-up or shakedown: Provo rental ordinance under microscope (Provo Daily H bi13781363 A proposed Provo ordinance would place a slew of new burdens on landlords, including a requirement that criminal background checks be run on applicant -- unless the applicant a student attending a university a "code of conduct." In Provo that would exempt students attending Brigham Young University. The ordinance also directs that landlords evict tenants they think have broken a law on ..

Cities launch bike-rental programs to offset $4 gas, pollution (Detroit Free bi13781363 Led by Washington, D.C., several cities across the United States are launching or considering public bike- programs to give residents and tourists an alternative to $4 gas, pollution and congestion

Gas prices won?t stop holiday travelers (Boulder Daily Camera) bi13781363 Record-high gas prices won?t keep Americans from holiday travel Independence Day holiday, according to the American Automobile Association

?Stay-cations? High gas prices, air fares have residents looking at vacations bi13781363 A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline approaching $4 per gallon. The price of an airline ticket going up, and now you have to pay extra to check your bags on some airlines. And the airlines are ready to cut capacity. Recent reports have told us that -car costs are rising

Stay-cations: High gas prices, air fares have residents looking at vacations bi13781363 A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline approaching $4 per gallon. The price of an airline ticket going up, and now you have to pay to check extra bags on some airlines. The airlines are ready to cut capacity. And recent reports have told us -car costs are rising

Up Next, Recaps & Links (CBS News) bi13781363 Stories, links and the place to get more information on stories on CBS News Sunday Morning

Fewer July 4 travelers likely (Wisconsin State Journal) bi13781363 High gas prices keep more people at home during the Fourth of July holiday than last year, according to the American Automobile Association. AAA said expects 1.3 percent fewer travelers, the first time decade that the number of Fourth of July travelers decline year-to-year. In May, the association also estimated nearly a 1 percent drop the number of Memorial Day ..

Calendar June 28-July 2 (Park Rapids Enterprise) bi13781363 Park Rapids Farmers Market: 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pioneer Park on Main street. Lake N? Pine Craft Fair: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the fairgrounds Park Rapids. Long Lake Area Association: 9:30 a.m. registration, 10 annual meeting at the Hubbard Community Center

Unsecure decks can cause catastrophes (Poughkeepsie Journal) bi13781363 When Jennifer Tallmadge and her husband, Brian, traveled from home Williamstown, N.J., for a vacation the Smoky Mountains July 2003, the sturdiness of the decks attached to the newly built cabin was the last thing on minds

Airline cuts could bleed RDU's financials (BizJournals) bi13781363 MORRISVILLE - The airline industry's desperate countermeasures for coping soaring fuel costs could deal a serious financial blow to airports such as Raleigh-Durham International Airport, recent years has saddled itself more than $400 million debt for a new terminal

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