Why doesn't anybody question...  By G. Michael Dobbs  Managing
Editor  December 6, 2010  My wife and I have a new topic of
conversation: gasoline prices. We compare research conducted by
driving past establishments such as Pride, Irving and Racing
Mart.  Yes, we're middle-aged.  Our informal observations are
that prices are on the rise. In Holyoke near I-91, we spotted
regular gas at $3.10 and yet I hear no one complaining.  The
busiest job in America is the person having to make those prices
changes on the signs and in the computers. The prices seem to
change over-night.  Now, I'm not blaming the businesses I named.
I know that gasoline is no longer the moneymaker at gas
stations. Those businesses are held hostage by market pressures
far beyond their influence. The sale of convenience store items
and food services yields far greater a profit margin.  Gas is
part of the retail package, but is no longer the star.  Allow me
to wax nostalgic for a moment. Remember full service? Remember
gas price wars between ne