Approximately a year ago, local gas-pump prices for regular hovered near the $3/gallon mark. This week, the average price is much the same — $2.99 /gallon. Question is, will the prices remain relatively stable or rise as we move into the spring season?Monday was a fine day, then this headline pops up at a national news outlet – The Hill: “Why $4 per gallon gas this spring isn’t out of the question.”Hey, send some more cheery news our way.The story’s lead paragraph reads: “Don’t look now, but gas prices are heading back up, and GasBuddy predicts the national average could ...