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Drivers rethinking vehicle choices amid high gas prices Smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles are gaining favor with buyers around the country By MATT GLYNN News Business Reporter 10/2/2005 Higher gas prices are influencing buying decisions in the showroom, auto industry experts and local auto dealers say. Some drivers are trading in full-size SUVs and trucks for smaller vehicles with better mileage, after pump prices rose dramatically about a month ago. No one is saying the SUV's day is over. Instead, customers seem to prefer switching from a full-size SUV to a smaller one. "I don't see a lot of people going...

KLOL, 101.1 FM announced Friday that station has changed formats. The station switched from a classic rock format to a Latino music format branded as Mega 101. KLOL is now branded as Mega 101 FM. The station's web site was listed as under construction, but KLOL's former morning show hosts Walton and Johnson announced on their web site that they were informed Thursday night of the change. The radio hosts stated on WaltonandJohnson.com that, "Thursday night Walton and Johnson were informed by lower-level management sources via a last-minute phone call that there would be no Walton and Johnson Show tomorrow....