GAS PRICES ARE LOWER THIS WEEK.  TRIPLE A REPORTS A 13-CENT DROP IN THE PRICE OF REGULAR UNLEADED TO REST AT 4.01.  HOWEVER, THE NATIONAL AVERAGE PRICE IS RISING, UP 8 CENTS A GALLON.  THAT’S THE FIRST TIME SINCE LATE MAY THAT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE HAS RISEN.  THE LOWEST PRICE IN OUR AREA COMES IN WARREN, WHERE IT’S 3.77 A GALLON.