Jun 20
2009Pennsylvania high school students attending the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership summer program at Washington & Jefferson College perform their community service today by painting the Washington County Literacy Council office in Citizens Library.
Jun 20
2009Jun 20
2009North American and European trains prevail on SATW list
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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Jun 17
2009
By the Observer-Reporter
Jun 15
2009
HOMESTEAD, Pa. No doubt, the site of the Battle of Homestead is an unlikely location for an artists rendition of an ancient meditation circle.
Jun 15
2009
British Columbia spa resort rewards guests for pounds lost — and other values
Jun 13
2009
MONESSEN, Pa. It appears the self-taught artist, Nick Churlig, was playing a crude joke with his sculpture, Mind Over Matter, that he created from scraps he picked up at a steel mill.
