Jun 18
2009Today takes me to Brownsville, Pa., to write a story about the historic Dunlap’s Creek Bridge, which is considered an engineer marvel of its time. Later, this video that captures the spirit of this decaying town catches my eye:
Jun 18
2009An NPR news report this afternoon indicated the first officer landed a Continental flight from Brussels to Newark after the captain suffered “an apparent heart attack” and died in the air, over the Atlantic. I found it bizarre that the report also included information that the plane “landed safely” with the first officer and a relief pilot in charge.
Jun 18
2009Name on government ID must now match boarding pass/ticket — or else
I had hoped that sometime after January 23, 2009, the Transportation Security Agency would loosen some of its silly regulations regarding passenger/traveler screening procedures instituted under the previous administration. My hopes were dashed, when the TSA announced recently that names on travel documents and government-issued IDs must now match exactly. This seemed like asking for trouble. And that’s what’s happening, according to a report yesterday on 9News:
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