Article: Gasoline Prices Spike in Time for Labor Day Weekend.

By Jim Balow, The Charleston Gazette, W.Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Aug. 21--Just as millions of Americans are about to hit the road for the Labor Day weekend holiday, gasoline prices have risen by, in some cases, as much as 15 cents a gallon.

Before you cry price gouging, though, Greg Beheler of AAA of Southern West Virginia says it's more a case of supply and demand.

One observer says the price of regular unleaded gas at the Cross Lanes Go-Mart jumped by 18 cents, from $1.52 to $1.70, overnight this week. A caller reported that the Webster Springs Go-Mart raised its prices by 16 cents a gallon this week.

"I don't ...

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