March 2010 - Page 2 of 5 - Sightseers' Delight

Perdue: Taxes could increases, services decrease because of health care

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

Reader’s Digest rates Ga. roads No. 13, I-285 no fun

March 21, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Georgia has the 13th best roads in the nation – and 2nd best in the Southeast – according to a report by Reader’s Digest magazine.

AJC Peachtree Road Race sign up has trouble … again

March 21, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

The AJC Peachtree Road Race sign up has trouble for the second year in a row.

Reader’s Digest rates Ga. roads No. 13, I-285 no fun

March 21, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Georgia has the 13th best roads in the nation — and 2nd best in the Southeast — according to a report by Reader’s Digest magazine.

Ga. Senate votes to ban texting while driving

March 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The state Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would ban people from texting while driving.

Ga. dems likely to vote no on health care

March 20, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

By Todd DeFeo / (c) 2010 DeFeo.biz News Service When the House votes on its controversial health care bill on Sunday, two Georgia Democrats are expected to vote in opposition. Both John Barrow, whose district

Ga. dems could vote no on health care

March 20, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

By Todd DeFeo / (c) 2010 When the House votes on its controversial health care bill on Sunday, two Georgia Democrats are expected to vote in opposition. Both John Barrow, who represents the Savannah area,

State closing Milledgeville prison

March 20, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

ATLANTA — The state is closing the 700-bed Bostick State Prison in Milledgeville. The closure is effective May 1. By closing the prison, Georgia Department of Corrections officials say they could save upwards of $6.7 million

Airlines boast higher on-time performance rate in January

March 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The nation’s largest airlines had a higher on-time performance rate this past January than in both January 2009 and December 2009, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report released by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

FAA proposes penalties against American Airlines

March 20, 2010 The Travel Trolley

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed civil penalties totaling $787,500 against American Airlines for maintenance violations.