2011 - Page 5 of 34 - Sightseers' Delight

AAA: Thanksgiving travel expected to increase

November 17, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The number of Georgians traveling at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving is expected to increase by 3.3 percent compared to last year, AAA said.

Price: Kagan must not decide health care law

November 17, 2011 Express Telegraph

Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan must recuse herself from deciding the Constitutionality of the health care law Congress passed last year, a Georgia Congressman said. “The President’s health care law – now headed to the Supreme Court – is a threat to America’s health care system and the principles of affordability, accessibility, quality, responsiveness, innovation, and choices,” U.S Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., said in a statement. “It is important that the Court has agreed to

Statue of Liberty closed for upgrades

November 16, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The Statue of Liberty, an icon of liberty and freedom, celebrated its 125th anniversary last month.

New Jersey waterfall the newest national park

November 14, 2011 The Travel Trolley

A massive waterfall in Paterson, N.J., that helped to develop the city into an industrial powerhouse in the 19th century, is set to become the nation’s newest national park.

Deal: Obamacare case critical to state’s future

November 14, 2011 Express Telegraph

Gov. Nathan Deal welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear Georgia’s case challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare. More than half of the nation’s states have signed on to the case. “The state of Georgia has been a leader in the fight against the crippling mandates of Obamacare,” Deal said in a statement. “As a member of Congress, I was the first to question the constitutionality of the individual mandate on the floor of the

AirTran cutting operations at five airports

November 14, 2011 The Travel Trolley

AirTran Airways said it is cutting its operations at five airports nationwide, saying it can no longer afford to support serving the destinations.

Feds fine American Eagle $900,000 for delays

November 14, 2011 The Travel Trolley

The U. S. Department of Transportation fined American Eagle Airlines $900,000 for lengthy tarmac delays.

Happy Veterans Day

November 11, 2011 The Travel Trolley

Disputed report: Paterno contacts defense attorney

November 11, 2011 Express Telegraph

Legendary Penn State football Coach Joe Paterno has “reached out” to a criminal defense attorney with an Atlanta-based firm, NBC news reported. The Paterno camp, according to the report, reached out to J. Sedgwick Sollers, the managing partner of King & Spalding’s Washington’s office, NBC News National Investigative Correspondent Michael Isikoff reported. Paterno was fired Wednesday in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal involving former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky and two university administrators

Feds to investigate Penn State’s handling of Sandusky case

November 10, 2011 Express Telegraph

The U.S. Department of Education said it will launch an investigation into whether Penn State University broke federal law in how it handled allegations of sexual misconduct involving minors and a former school official. Former Penn State Defensive Coach Jerry Sandusky has been charged with sexually abusing several young boys, including incidents on campus, authorities said. The school’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday fired Coach Joe Paterno and the university’s president, Graham Spanier. Under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure