The distance from Rosa Golden’s home in Bluejacket to the Claremore Veterans Center, where her husband lives in the Alzheimer’s unit, is about 50 miles.
It’s a trip she doesn’t make as often now that gasoline is approaching $4 a gallon.
“That’s a hardship for him and for me,” Golden said. “But I can’t afford to do it. That’s part of life, I guess.”
Golden isn’t alone.
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Gas prices these days are just getting higher, i think the government should focus more on alternative energy.`.-