June 2018 - Sightseers' Delight

New hands-free law in Georgia takes effect July 1

June 29, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

A new law goes into effect July 1 that mandates drivers in Georgia will have to keep their phones out of their hands and away from their bodies while behind the wheel.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Runway trespasser exposes security glitch at Atlanta airport

June 27, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

A 19-year-old man who somehow bypassed security and made his way onto a runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport shed light on a significant security glitch at the airport.

Amtrak looking to rejuvenate fleet of diesel locomotives

June 27, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire

Amtrak has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to rebuild its current diesel fleet or purchase a minimum of 50 to 75 next-generation locomotives.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge name to be corrected

June 23, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Officials named the bridge Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. However, in doing so, they dropped a second z from the explorer’s name.

Build statues at Citi Field to commemorate Mets’ history

June 23, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The New York Mets have a storied history, and it’s time that history be commemorated with statues around Citi Field.

Following the bouncing ball

June 20, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Reporting by it’s very nature is responsive. But it’s not reporting on what people want — that’s PR as the age-old saying goes — it’s about uncovering what people don’t want uncovered.

Commentary

I don’t know what ‘all right’ even means

June 19, 2018 Todd DeFeo

Bob Dylan once sang, “They tell me everything is gonna be all right/ But I don’t know what ‘all right’ even means.” It’s an apropos sentiment, I’ve discovered over the past 10 months. Someone once said, “time heals all wounds.” Whoever said it must have never been wounded because time may diminish many feelings, but when it comes to my son, it hurts as much today as it did the day he died. You see,

Month: June 2018