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E-commerce has surged during the pandemic – now fresh research seeks to weigh-up the environmental credentials of buying online

By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter Apr 12, 2021 4 hrs ago A worker clears snow from the sidewalk Tuesday in anticipation of another round of snow headed to Norman. Kyle Phillips The Transcript OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma lawmakers plan to propose legislation that would help shelter consumers and utility companies from the more than $4.5 billion in energy generation costs as a result of February’s winter storm. Under the legislative m...

Today Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low near 25F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.. Tonight Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Low near 25F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: April 12, 2021 @ 6:41 pm

City manager Scot Wrigton lays out the options for spending new, remaining American Rescue Plan, COVID-19 relief bill funds.

The study, “Dynamic Estimates of the Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Rate Increases and Other Tax Policy Changes,” published by Rice University economists John W. Diamond and George R. Zodrow, is based on several tax proposals suggested by the Biden administration. Biden has proposed increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%, reinstating the corporate alternative minimum tax, increasing the top individual tax rate, and amending several other aspects of the tax code. Their findin...

Richard Carleton Hart, 86, of Lake City, Fla., passed away peacefully on April 7, 2021, after an extended illness.

MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Kathy Springston wasn’t sure she had heard correctly when Carla Torres-Barrera quoted her a new price for health insurance. Instead of paying almost $440 a month, Springston will pay about $291 a month for the same insurance she has now through the federally run insurance marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act, a savings of $149 a month. “I had to ask her, ‘Is this right?’” she said. By the time she turns ...

Every time I go to Dunkin’ — which is not often when I am here at Penn State — I always get surprised by a new menu item. When I saw Dunkin’ added avocado toast to the menu, I wanted to jump on the chance to try it. I have had a recent obsession with avocado toast, and I know many college students feel the same way. It is pretty basic to love avocado toast, but if you make it wrong or get it from the wrong place, it can completely flop. I would usually make my own avocado to...

New Braunfels City Council members on Monday unanimously voted to discontinue requiring the use of face coverings by the public while at city facilities.

Submitted photos The Slider Provider Meat Plant in Lebanon is one of only three production plants for the company. They create the 100% all-beef patties for the restaurants and the frozen food operations for the Ohio-based company. Submitted photos In the early 1990s, White Castle began to offer table service and reservations to couples looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentines Day. White Castle began individually boxing its 100% all-beef sliders in 1931. Once voted the most influential ...