Jun 30
2009Tales from the Whiskey Rebellion
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By Scott Beveridge
Jun 30
2009Marinas or Mangroves?
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 30-06-2009
Ambitious marina plan scaled back, and to those with environmental conserns, that’s a good thing
Jun 28
2009Morgantown afternoon
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Jun 28
2009UNESCO to Inspect a Pair of National Parks
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Mining is threatening International Peace Park; UN agency to look into the situation
Jun 26
2009Dreamliner Becoming a Nightmare for Boeing
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Production of 21st-century airliner delayed for a fifth time
It isn’t exactly news we can use for immediate travel, but the much anticipated Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been delayed yet again. The plane’s ultra-modern materials are supposed to make it lighter and therefore more fuel efficient aren’t standing up well in pre-flight tests. This mid-size, long-range airliner has gone back to the drawing board, or at least the lab. The concept was announced in 2005 and planes carryinbg 223 passengers in three cabin classes were supposed to be in commercial service last year.
Jun 26
2009Happy 170th birthday obscure little bridge
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Folks in a badly-decaying town in the upper reaches of the Monongahela River are planning a party for an historic bridge that has an identity crisis. This story, below, about its noble importance appeared last week in the Observer-Reporter, Washington, Pa.
Jun 24
2009Periodic postcard
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The old John McKean mansion at Third Street and Lincoln Avenue in Charleroi, Pa. (Courtesy of Charleroi Area Historical Society) Read the rest of this entry »
Jun 23
2009A great place to shoot the bull, then buy a pig
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Art Gatts of Washington, left, sells tack and saddles from his pickup truck at the flea market outside a Greene County, Pa., auction parking lot. Friends like Albert Statler of Core, W.Va., stop by to swap stories. (Jack Graham/O-R)
Jun 23
2009Clear Closes Up Shop
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Clear customers rejoin the rest of us in airport security lines
Jun 22
2009Re-examing Rules After Pillot’s Death at the Controls
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 22-06-2009
Health risks versus experience weighed for pilots over 60
The mid-air death of Captain Craig Lenell, a 60-year-old Continental pilot who succumbed to a fatal heart attack last week rekindled the debate over the age limits for commercial pilots in the US. The retirement age was 60 until 2007, when Congress raised it to 65. When I wrote a post about it, I focused in the weird media reports, and now, there’s an oddball debate.