Penn hearts New York (Daily Pennsylvanian)
One early Sunday this past September, College senior Zachary Roseman hopped onto the Bolt Bus with his friend Benji and headed to New York City. "It was one of the last times Yankee stadium was going to be standing" said Roseman, "and my friend had never been to a game."
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Synopses (The Bulletin)
Documentaries ‘Ask Not’Directed by Johnny SymonsA rare and compelling exploration of the effects of the U. S. military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, revealing the personal stories of Americans willing to risk their lives for a country that criminalizes the act of coming out. Current and veteran gay soldiers reveal how “don’t ask, don’t tell” affects them during their tours of duty, as they ...
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AIR SILVER (New York Post)
Nobody wastes money like Albany pols, but here's a new wrinkle: New York taxpayers may have just bought Shelly Silver a free Hawaiian vacation. That's the upshot of a newspaper examination of the jet-setting Assembly speaker's travel habits...
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The Somewhat Sweet Lives of Biden, Palin (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)
J. Jennings Moss writes: The funny thing is, neither one is really like the majority of Americans, at least in terms of their wealth. Sure, neither one owns about a dozen houses, like one of the presidential nominees.
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Duluth-Twin Cities rail line on federal money list (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
as an outsider looking in... I moved to the Iron Range about 6 years ago from Michigan(talk about having nothing to offer..this place takes the cake)I love Duluth,the … read more scenery alone is something that flatlanders like me, don't see very often.
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Clean getaways around the country (MSNBC)
Taking a real vacation isn't that hard—or expensive. Here's 12 trips that get you worlds away by only going a few miles—and don't burn up a lot of fossil fuels.
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NEW ENGLAND: Rail adventure, Oct. 17 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
The American Association of Railroaders in St. Louis has put together a four-day mini-vacation featuring rail travel, historic sightseeing and lodging at a quaint inn in Vermont.
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The Questions (The Gleaner)
Boonville freelance photographer Michael Greer tells all.
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Council will consider backing more Amtrak service in area (Watertown Daily Times)
A resolution asking for a second daily Amtrak train between Chicago and the Twin Cities, Minn., will be on the agenda of the Watertown Common Council when it meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of the municipal building.
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NEW: Heartland Flyer route could extend to Kansas City (The Norman Transcript)
Expansion of an Amtrak route from Oklahoma to Kansas appears likely as the railroad operator and the Kansas Legislature move forward with a joint feasibility study this month, a state transportation official said.John Dougherty, a rail programs assistant division manager for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, said Kansas officials are looking at whether to extend passenger rail service ...
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