Why gas prices won’t be dropping — and how you can minimize the pain

On the latest episode of “The Drive with Lauren and Karl,” Karl Brauer and I talked about something every driver notices before almost anything else: the number on the pump.And lately, those numbers have been going the wrong direction.Sitting in a drive-through line for coffee, food, or dry cleaning may not feel like a big deal, but zero miles per gallon is still zero miles per gallon.I was reminded of that the hard way when I filled my diesel SUV and saw the price climb past $5 a gallon. Karl h...