UT sells $1.8 million worth of alcohol in first wet football season

UT sells $1.8 million worth of alcohol in first wet football season   Source: Houston Chronicle By Benjamin Wermund January 6, 2016   Throughout a disappointing football season, few Longhorns fans turned to the hard stuff to drown their sorrows.   Instead, fans watching in person eased the sting of a 5-7 record with light […]

U.S. retail sales to hit nearly $5 trillion in 2015

U.S. retail sales to hit nearly $5 trillion in 2015   Source: RT By Marianne Wilson January 6th   More than a fifth of the world’s retail sales occurred in the United States this year.   That’s according to the latest forecast of retail and e-commerce sales from eMarketer, which estimates that total U.S. retail […]

New Hampshire: N.H. considering dropping the legal drinking age

New Hampshire: N.H. considering dropping the legal drinking age   Source: KIVITV Justin Boggs Jan 5, 2016   It has been nearly three decades since people aged 18 to 20 could drink in New Hampshire, but if one proposal passes, young adults in the Granite State could be legally permitted to drink beer and wine. […]