Month: November 2009
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Atlanta voters return to polls Tuesday
ATLANTA – Voters will return to the polls Tuesday to select a new mayor. Councilwoman Mary Norwood and former state Sen. Kasim Reed face off after neither candidate garnered 50 percent of the vote during the Nov. 3 election – the magic number needed to avoid a run-off. “The most accurate prediction possible about the…
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What is this travel promotion legislation?
A new survey of travel management professionals reveals that more than 60 percent aren’t aware of legislation recently passed by Congress that would create a public-private partnership aimed at promoting the United States as a top international travel destination. An additional 29 percent of respondents were unaware of the act’s details, according to the survey…
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A Reason to Give Thanks! National Thanksgiving Turkey Will Celebrate Presidential Pardon at New Home in Disneyland Park
Special to The Travel Trolley ANAHEIM, Calif. — The National Thanksgiving Turkey will really have something to celebrate following today’s traditional presidential pardon ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. “Courage” and his alternate, “Carolina,” are going to Disneyland! It starts with a ride to Dulles International Airport. Then the birds will “fly” on United…
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Holiday festival of trains pulls into the Nixon Presidential Library
Special to The Travel Trolley YORBA LINDA, Calif. — The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is kicking off the season with a spectacular Holiday Festival of Trains featuring a huge LEGO train city and a multilevel “Mountain of Trains” showcasing classic model and miniature toy trains. This magical special exhibition is open now through…
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Pay special attention to law enforcement officers patrolling roadways
Special to The Travel Trolley On the day before Thanksgiving 2008, Deputy Nick Pham of the Monroe County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office was on patrol on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys when his police cruiser collided with a semi-tractor trailer. A four-year veteran of Florida law enforcement in Florida, the 43-year-old husband and…
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AirTran predicts busy Thanksgiving travel week
Special to The Travel Trolley AirTran Airways is predicting a slight uptick in the number of customers it will serve between Nov. 23 and Nov. 30. The airline predicted it will help an estimated 600,000 customers reach their Thanksgiving destinations. This represents a 5 percent increase in travelers for the same period in 2008.…
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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 25
Special to The Travel Trolley One of the great figures of American industry, who rose from poverty to become the wealthiest man in the world, was born in Scotland on this date in 1835. Andrew Carnegie sold his steel mills in 1901 for a personal payoff of many billions of dollars in today’s…
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U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Nov. 24
The major story on this date 38 years ago was the brazen hijacking of an airliner on the West Coast by a man calling himself “D.B. Cooper.” After collecting $200,000 in ransom, the man parachuted from the airliner over a wilderness area south of Seattle. He was never seen again, but some of the ransom…
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Non-existent districts in Ga., nation receive millions in stimulus money
ATLANTA – Good news for Georgians living in the 00, 14th, 19th, 21st, 25th, 27th and 86th Congressional districts – millions in federal stimulus dollars is headed your way. There’s one catch: None of the districts exist. But, according to Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., it hasn’t stopped the flow of money, at least according to…
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Senate moving forward with health care bill
The Senate voted tonight to move forward with an “historic health care bill,” as the mainstream media couched it, following a 60-39 vote on a procedural motion. “This bill is bad for Georgia, bad for families and small businesses, bad for our seniors and bad for America. We should scrap it and start over,” Sen.…