2018 - Page 14 of 16 - Sightseers' Delight

Trump signs two-year, bipartisan budget bill

February 9, 2018 Special to Express Telegraph

President Trump this morning signed a two-year budget bill this morning that ends a brief overnight shutdown of the federal government.

Why does an infant have to die?

February 7, 2018 Todd DeFeo

There are few words to describe how it feels to lose an eight-day-old. The experience is many things, but fair is hardly one of them.

Southeastern Railway Museum hosting annual photo competition

February 6, 2018 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum will accept entries for its fifth annual photo competition from Feb. 2 until Feb. 24. To enter, photographers must submit a photo taken at the museum and in both digital and

Three ideas for improving the patient experience at Georgia hospitals

February 6, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The state of Georgia has an opportunity to take action and work to prevent the needless deaths of infants in the care of Georgia’s hospitals.

Belton: Cuts in Military Spending Weaken our National Security

January 25, 2018 Dave Belton

How many of you would hop into a 1950 Buick, strap on a bunch of bombs and drive that 70-year-old car across the continent? Well, the Air Force does this every day, flying across vast oceans and barren continents.

Take the train to the state line

January 25, 2018 Todd DeFeo

The charming border towns of Copperhill, Tenn., and McCaysville, Ga., grew up after copper — as one of the city’s names might suggest — was discovered in the area in 1843.

Marietta Fire Museum to reopen after remodel

January 22, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

The Marietta Fire Museum, which closed “for a highly anticipated remodeling project” in October, is set to re-open this weekend.

New York State to reopen Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island

January 21, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

New York State will reopen the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island tomorrow, officials said. Both were closed when the federal government temporarily closed at midnight Friday night/Saturday morning.

Reps. Gonzalez and Wallace Issue Joint Statement on Clarke County Sheriff’s Office ICE Policy Change

January 20, 2018 State of Georgia

State Representatives Deborah Gonzalez (D-Athens) and Jonathan Wallace (D-Watkinsville) today issued the following joint statement regarding a recent policy change made by the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Could state authority take over Atlanta airport?

January 20, 2018 Sightseers’ Delight

A state lawmaker from the southernmost fringes of Atlanta’s exurbs wants a state authority to oversee Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a new report suggests.