Quad Cities...

Here the Mississippi river runs from east to west-A geographical fluke that occurs only for about four miles. On the east, Illinois’ men and women work hard at the international headquarters of John Dear. On the west, Iowa farmers smile at the gradual rise of the corn and soybean prices and yell in anger at the skyrocketing price of fuel. They ask the question we all think, “When in Ethanol going to make a difference?”

It is that crush that brings them together. A sick feeling in the pit of their stomachs as the gas price rises higher and higher. Two dollars a gallon used to seem insane and now well over three is the norm.

It is the in ability to do anything that bothers them the most. Stop driving is not an option, work is needed to provide the daily bread. Elect new leaders, only they seem as incompetent at fixing the problem as the ones before. Even those with stock in gas companies are watching the price rise faster than their dividend.

Blame is put on the companies, OPEC, politicians and general greed. Though they may the theories have how we got here may be true and a simple solution seems impossible, it comes back to the lack of control and no idea when will it stop. How high is too high?