Our View: Shop Local Saturday, Throughout Year

This week families and friends will come together across the nation to celebrate Thanksgiving. Following the yearly holiday, many will start their Christmas shopping at bigger locations on Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. While there will always be shopping done at the bigger stores and large web sites, it is also vitally important to remember small businesses during the holiday season.

This Saturday is "Small Business Saturday" and is a wonderful opportunity to get away from the box stores and support local business. While it is always tremendously important to shop local as much as...