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Feb 28, 2021 Customers shop Nov. 28 at Balfour of Norman during Small Business Saturday. While a recent study finds shoplifting has increased nationally since the beginning of the pandemic, local business leaders and law enforcement said the trend does not hold true for most businesses in Norman. Kyle Phillps / The Transcript While a recent study finds shoplifting has increased across the country over the last year, the national trend does not hold true for m...

Dear Miss Manners: When a videoconference is scheduled for a certain time, does one "arrive" 10 minutes ahead of time in order to try to connect and solve any technical

In recent years, Pennsylvania farmers markets have become not only places to shop for farm fresh foods, but also event-filled locations with entertainment and perks like seasonal festivals to attract more shoppers. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in the spring of 2020, farmers markets faced uncertain times in a new era where gatherings were discouraged. With 6-foot social distancing required to prevent the spread of COVID-19, markets were faced with a whole new challenge of how to attract buy...

More than one out of every five Northwest Indiana residents lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic — and many were out of work for a protracted period. While the unemployment rate in the Calumet Region has since descended from the stratosphere, the viral outbreak is expected to have a longer-lasting impact on the workforce and job market in the Calumet Region. "The state of the workforce in Northwest Indiana is not great and might be best summarized as trying desperately to hol...

The Kiwanis Club of West Racine’s 2021 fundraiser has gone virtual and big! Bids for Kids, an online silent auction featuring 200+ items, runs from 6 a.m. this Wednesday (March 3) through 8 p.m. Saturday (March 6). Club members are excited about this new concept and the continued opportunity to serve the children of the world — one community at a time. What you’ll see There’s something for everyone at Bids for Kids, thanks to our community’s creativity and generosity! H...

Andy Rieger for The Transcript Feb 28, 2021 Feb 28, 2021 As Black History month comes to a close, it gives me pause to add a few more local tales to the Feb. 14 column that got a bit lengthy. That column touched on Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, George McLaurin, Prentice Gaunt and George and Barbara Henderson, all pioneers in Norman race relations. Etta and Don Johnson integrated the Norman Public School system in the fall of 1956. Etta came first and Don followed. It happened with little ...

St. John’s Health just notched the biggest honor you’ve never heard of.

Decades of history, resilience and pride live at the intersection of 5th Street NE and East Tudor Street. Known to many as Guest’s Corner, the neighborhood was a bustling hub for the Black community in Paris dating back to the 1920s when Paris was segregated and Black residents and business owners founded a place for themselves in an often hostile environment. “We called it ‘Little Black Paris,’” said Mary Desmond, who spent her youth at Guest’s Corner. Paris nativ...

In a statement, the traders body said that in the next phase of the campaign against GST provisions and e-commerce majors, states would be the key focus of the protesting traders.The

If you think the cost of living is too low, I bear good tidings. The Biden administration and its allies in Congress, regulatory agencies, and state governments across the country