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Viewpoint: My family and I love surprises, other events
For the most part I love surprises. I especially enjoy running into people I haven’t seen in a long time. My most recent surprise was getting to meet the daughter of my roommate for the first time. Her mother, Barbara, and I met when we shared a...
Tags: Animal, Los Angeles International Airport
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Passenger trains will be essential for the Lehigh Valley's progeny
According to James Cagney's portrayal of George M. Cohan, the premier entertainer in all of American history, it took only 45 minutes by train to get from New York City's Broadway to New Rochelle, N.Y., in posh Westchester County. Shortly after the movie...
Tags: Connecticut Valley Railroad, James Cagney, Travel, Sweden, Transportation
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Viewpoint: Striving to live the Golden Rule
Many of us have been taught to treat others as we want to be treated. This is known as the Golden Rule, and many religions follow it. None of us is perfect in that area, yet we continue to try, and hope to get the message across to our progeny. In...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Lung Cancer, Cancer
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Gun lobby fires up Obama fear
As with other mass shootings, Friday's killings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., trigger a familiar chain of reactions: horror, remorse, rage and a call for new restrictions on guns. And in the recent past, at least, that call for action has been...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, POLITICO LLC, Operation Fast and Furious, Civil Rights, Lobbying
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No refund for derailed train trip
David Battas exits his first-class train halfway through the trip after numerous problems and decides to fly to his destination. He wants a refund from Amtrak. But is he entitled to one?
Q: We recently traveled on Amtrak's California Zephyr from...Tags: Travel, Passenger Cars, Chris Elliott, Trips and Vacations
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Foreign firms line up for high-speed rail
Ever since President Barack Obama gave $1.25 billion to Florida to build high-speed rail from Orlando to Tampa, Central Florida has become ground zero for a United Nations of contractors lining up for a slice of the project. French, Korean, Chinese and...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Washington, DC, Siemens, Barack Obama
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Pawlenty blisters Obama, pitches tax cuts in Chicago speech
Clout StUPDATED by Rick Pearson at 2:27 p.m. to correct Pawlenty quote on spending cuts, Internet. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivered the first major speech of his Republican presidential campaign today in President Barack Obama's hometown, blistering... -
Slow trip, big game, painful loss, but still a great idea
Change of SubjectWednesday's print column: Just outside of Battle Creek, Mich., the story stopped getting better. The story was of my spur-of-the-moment decision to hop a train to Ann Arbor on Monday afternoon so I could watch the University of Michigan play...... -
Pedestrian killed by train in northern San Diego County
L.A. NOWAuthorities are investigating the death of an unidentified male struck by a southbound Amtrak train in the northern San Diego County community of Encinitas, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.... -
Nemo the monster: Powerful blizzard named for cute fish rolls in
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesPowerful blizzard Nemo — predicted to be the biggest winter storm in a century in some cities — was bringing ...... -
30 to 40 hurt as Amtrak train, big rig collide in Central Valley
L.A. NOWA big rig careened into a southbound Amtrak train Monday in California's Central Valley, injuring 30 to 40 people as three cars derailed.... -
More than 40 hurt when truck, Amtrak train collide
L.A. NOWPassengers aboard an Amtrak train described a chaotic scene when it was hit by a big rig Monday in California's Central Valley, injuring more than 40 people. Three cars derailed. Passengers said they felt the impact and then saw a......
Jul 18, 2012
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Jul 17, 2012
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
Jul 25, 2012
|Column| Imperial Valley Press Online
Jul 22, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Feb 14, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
May 7, 2010
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jun 7, 2011
| Chicago Tribune
Apr 9, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Mar 5, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Feb 8, 2013
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 1, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 1, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
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