<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE><STRONG>So, has anyone else who heats their home with natural gas received their Avista bill this month? I received mine on Saturday and I'm still in a state of shock. I immediately set my thermostat down from 68 to 60 and put on a sweater. They said their rates were going up, but. . . WOW!</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><STRONG>These rates have got to take a chunk of change from those older folks trying to keep warm.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><STRONG>Ellen</STRONG></DIV></div></html>