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Congress is encouraging making a $1 coin besides a bill because it is cheaper to manufacture and would last longer. For example, coins have to be replaced every 30 years, compared to dollars every 4-5 years. Not a lot of people will like to change, but it is just a matter of getting used to it.

Candy corn and most candy in general is starting to cost 3% more this year, because of the rising price of corn oils and fructose corn syrup. These corn prices are causing not only candy, but other foods such as bacon and apples to rise in price too.

The storm caused many gas stations, just like every other electrical usage, to lose power. Only 40% of about 3,000 stations in New Jersey are able to use power to pump gas, and in New York 30% of 1,000 are operational. Because of the shortage, there are very long lines of cars waiting at the running gas stations to pump their gas.

With hurricane Sandy and all the storms New York has had to pay lots of money to help save the people, They can not be spending more money on a marathon when they are already raising money to help save victims of Sandy. They cannot afford more money for this marathon. Although the marathon does bring joy to the people and they could really use it, it will be hard to help fund it.

With Christmas just around the corner people are stocking their shelves with new Christmas CDs.