$4 gas may help rural towns as shoppers stay local
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080709/capt.a14f58e069ae47eaa19db42cdec7e85b.rural_retailing_aldm206.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=Vjy4fT1xozlkAXMJmS1KyA--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Herman Heaton, a 72-year-old retired lumber mill worker from Thomasville, Ala., speaks during an interview with The Associated Press Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in Thomasville. Heaton, who no longer goes to Mobile to shop as much as he used to, said he now spends about $600 a month on gas, about 10 percent of his income and about double what he spent last year. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080709/ap_on_bi_ge/rural_retailing)AP - Residents in once-sleepy Thomasville have started complaining about traffic jams on Route 43, which runs right through the town.</p><br clear="all"/>
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