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What secrets do hotel sheets hold?

January 5, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Yuck! Do you even want to know what bodily fluids may be on the hotel sheets?

‘The system worked’ … ‘the system has failed in a potentially disastrous way’

January 5, 2010 The Travel Trolley

At first glance, it seemed simple enough: The TSA offered up “new security directives” for international flights to the United States.

Unique corn field pays tribute to town’s farming past

January 4, 2010 The Travel Trolley

DUBLIN, Ohio – Dublin is a charming suburb of Ohio’s capital city. Celebrating its bicentennial this year, the town of 40,874 is perhaps best known for the annual Dublin Irish Festival or as the home of Wendy’s. But one of the city’s true gems resides near the intersection of Frantz and Rings roads. On a small plot of land tucked in between office complexes, “Field of Corn (with Osage Orange),” better known as Cornhenge, features

Reed set to take office today

January 4, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Kasim Reed is set to take the helm of Atlanta on Monday, but he comes to office without the usual celebratory bash that accompanies Inauguration Day.

A one-stop guide to Marietta, Ga., the Gem City of the South

January 3, 2010 Todd DeFeo

MARIETTA, Ga. — The Gem City of the South is steeped in history. Located about 20 miles north of Atlanta, the city is one of Metro Atlanta’s largest suburbs. Like so many other North Georgia cities, Marietta unwillingly played host to William T. Sherman during 1864. But that only helped to shape the city into what it is today. Places to see The Kennesaw House: The one-time cotton warehouse and former hotel is one of the

Fewer officers killed in the line of duty in 2009

January 3, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Fewer police officers were killed in the line of duty last year compared to the previous year, according to a national police organization.

‘Super speeders’ face new fine in Georgia

January 3, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Anyone convicted of driving 75 miles per hour or more on a two-lane road or 85 miles per hour or more on any road in the state faces new penalties.

Sunset

January 2, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Looking back at 2009’s travel highlights

January 1, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Ten years ago, I was running crowd control at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Today, on the eve of 2010, I wanted to recap some of my 2009 travel highlights. Walt Disney World: The last time I was at Mickey Mouse’s Florida home, I was taking tickets at the front gate or driving a replica of a fire engine up and down Main Street U.S.A. – Sept. 11, 2001, was just days away.

To travel is to…

January 1, 2010 The Travel Trolley