May 2013 – Sightseers' Delight

South Georgia city planning Paula Deen museum

May 29, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Break out the butter. Residents in the South Georgia city of Albany are planning to open a museum dedicated to one of its more famous native daughters: Paula Deen.

Make minor league baseball a major league experience

May 27, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Baseball season is in full swing, but anyone looking to combine a road trip with the nation’s pastime should consider visiting a minor league ballpark.

Senators want to overturn TSA knife plan

May 23, 2013 Todd DeFeo

A group of senators want to stop a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plan to allow passengers to carry small knives on board airplanes.

At 90, the Rand McNally atlas is as iconic as the American road

May 23, 2013 Todd DeFeo

By 1924, the automobile craze was in full swing, and the open roads were calling motorists.

Atheists to place literature in Georgia parks

May 20, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Days after Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal orderedthe state Department of Natural Resources to return Bibles to rooms at Georgia State Parks, a New Jersey-based atheist group says it is planning to place its literature in rooms alongside the Bibles, according to an Associated Press report.

Georgia governor orders Bibles returned to state parks

May 15, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Gov. Nathan Deal on Wednesday ordered the state Department of Natural Resources to return Bibles to cabins and lodge rooms at Georgia state parks, according to a statement from his office.

Seeing America

From Oswald to Tsarnaev where do you bury the infamous?

May 7, 2013 Todd DeFeo

Where will Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev be buried? That’s the question the media, family, funeral directors and the public are asking. But, the question is reminiscent of one asked nearly 50 years ago about where to bury Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed assassin of President John F. Kennedy.

Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution touring the country

May 5, 2013 Todd DeFeo

A rare book containing President George Washington’s personal copy of the Constitution and other important documents will be displayed at the LBJ Presidential Library as part of a nationwide tour.