Year: 2011

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Hot Takes

The standby list

January 14, 2011 Todd DeFeo
ORLANDO, Fla. — There is nothing fun about flying standby. That’s especially true when there are hundreds of people vying for dozens of seats (editor’s note: this may be slightly exaggerated). When I walked up to the gate, I was No. 6 on the list, and there were five unclaimed seats. “The odds were in my favor.” Within moments, I was No. 11 and there were three unclaimed seats. The gate agent spoke into her
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Politics

Deal: ‘Let us be frugal and wise’

January 10, 2011 Express Telegraph
Rebuking a growth in government, Gov. Nathan Deal in his inaugural address called on Georgians to assume personal responsibility, saying he will continue to fight Washington over the healthcare reform Congress passed last year. “The evolution of society has infringed on much of the elbow room our ancestors enjoyed and government has been asked to regulate our actions as we bump into each other in our frantic search for success,” the governor said. Deal, who
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News

Train derails in Douglasville

January 4, 2011 Express Telegraph
A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in downtown Douglasville early Tuesday morning, closing roads and dumping truck trailers, ajc.com reported. No one was injured in the derailment, which was reported about 1 a.m., according to reports. “I heard two real loud clacks. I turned around to look and heard two loud clacks again,” WSB-TV quoted one eyewitness as saying. “We turned around and the train was dead stopped, just that quick.” Norfolk Southern Railway, which