March 2010 - Sightseers' Delight

Total air passengers in 2009 down 5.3 percent from 2008

March 31, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The number of scheduled domestic and international passengers on U.S. airlines and on flights to and from the United States on foreign airlines declined in 2009 by 5.3 percent from 2008, dropping to 769.6 million, the Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported.

‘Big Red Apple’ reminds of bygone era

March 27, 2010 Todd DeFeo

CORNELIA, Ga. – For years, cotton was king throughout Georgia. But, by the 1920s, apples were becoming an important crop in parts of the state, including Cornelia. Because of the crop diversification, Habersham County skirted

’54 Columns’: Urban art on display in Atlanta

March 27, 2010 Todd DeFeo

The concrete columns at the intersection of Glen Iris Drive and Highland Avenue isn’t another partially finished residential community. No, this is public art.

Ga. Senate passes pickup truck seat belt loophole fix

March 25, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Pickup truck drivers: Be sure to buckle up. Soon, that may be.

Enola Gay navigator addresses high school students in Jefferson

March 24, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, address Jefferson High School students on Monday, the Athens Banner-Herald. At 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 6, 1945, during the closing weeks of World War II,

Bill: Slowpokes need to get out of the fast lane

March 23, 2010 Todd DeFeo

Slow drivers beware. And, keep out of the fast lane.

Ga. political notebook: Constitutional amendment doesn’t pass state House

March 23, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

The state House on Monday failed to move forward a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed residents to opt out of federal health care mandates.

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care (UPDATE-3)

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care (UPDATE-2)

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care (UPDATE-1)

March 22, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA – Georgia residents might soon have to pay more in taxes and government services might have to be cut because of last night’s health care vote, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue warned today. “This vote