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Notable FACTS & TRIVIA

In Sylmar, California, Oakridge wildfires, hit the mobile home

Mobile Home Park was little park too early in the morning Average tu itio n at a four-year

more than rubble after a wild­ for the residents to evacu­ private institution: $ 2 5 ,1 4 -3

fire completely decimated the ate with much more than the
[source—collegeboard. com)

area. The fire, which was one clothes on their backs. (FEMA/

of three separate California Michael Mancino)

Average co st for a basketball

tic k e t in Florida: $ 1 8 .6 9

[source—boston.com]

Average cost of a wedding:

$21 ,8 1 4

[source—theweddingreport.com]

Median income in the U S:

$ 4 6 ,3 2 6

[source—mybudget360.com]

Highest recorded average price

for a gallon of gasoline: $ 4 .6 1

[source—fuelgaugereport.com]

Good News of 2008

According to US food banks,
—Crim e ra te s were falling
the recession prompted a 30%
since the early 1 9 9 0 's .
rise in the numbers of those

looking for emergency food

rations. Jenette Chance was —The divorce r a te was at its

the coordinator for Bread for lowest point in forty years.

the City food pantry in Wash­

ington, D.C. (USA-HUNGER/ —The average life expectancy

REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED was at its highest with Am eri­

STATES))
cans taking the lead in living lon­

gest.

—The Cancer Institute declared

that cancer had become less

common and deaths related to

the disease had become less

The price of gasoline which common as well.

soared well over $ 100 a bar­

rel during the summer caused
—The juvenile crime r a te had

many to begin using public
been decreasing since 1 3 3 4 and
transportation to save money.
despite slight peaks in 2 0 0 5 and
Distance vacations were lim­

2 0 0 6 , was 4 0 D/o lower than it
ited in favor of destinations

closer to home and the use was 14 years ago.

of bicycles by those who lived

local to work and other places —W ork hours for the aver­

increased. Also, many traded age American were less than

in their gas guzzlers for they were in the 1 3 6 0 's . In the

more economical vehicles. 1 9 6 0 's , Americans worked an

(GCRTA/newscom) average eight hours more than in
^ H E R l D f c C O *

2 0 0 8 .

Fo x n e w s.co m

by Radley Balko

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