Report - row template or custom? (pics!)

Hi all. I have a report that is using a column report template (CURRENT).
I would like to know what you think is the best way to change the report to look like the FUTURE picture (edited in mspaint). A row template? A custom template? A pl/sql procedure?
CURRENT
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3097/2590550193_39bb7885eb_o.png
FUTURE
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2591385584_5d5365c0c0_o.png
Thanks in advance for your ideas! ~Darby
apex ver: 2.0 (don't ask!)
db ver 10g

OK I figured out how to create a page template, and I'm almost there! I'm pleasantly surprised at how close I am to the mockup I created earlier (FUTURE)
STATUS
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2591089881_55d5ca7ec3_o.png
thanks to this example:
http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=11933:9:2556840832082449::NO:::
Now I need to figure out
-- some formatting issues (weird borders)
-- how to get titles while NOT getting subtotal AND total
-- how to get total once and put it below the combined 3 regions.
By the way this is a printer-friendly-based page, so no form load. I can not use a page with a form because we are using File\Send\Page byEmail (IE). When there is a form, Outlook shows the hidden fields.
cool code to move a region to another spot on the page. HELP-doesn't email
~Darby

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That's actually easier. See: [http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=267:60]
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I take it back. This is whacked. Please take a look at the picture (http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=nygyu0)
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