June 2020 - Sightseers' Delight

Minor League Baseball cancels its 2020 season

June 30, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Major League Baseball informed Minor League Baseball it will not be providing its affiliated Minor League teams with players for 2020.

Southeastern Railway Museum receives Gwinnett Creativity grant

June 30, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph

The Southeastern Railway Museum has received a 2020 Gwinnett Creativity Fund General Operating Grant.

Southeastern Railway Museum receives Gwinnett Creativity Fund General Operating Grant

June 30, 2020 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Southeastern Railway Museum has received a 2020 Gwinnett Creativity Fund General Operating Grant.

Texas puts new restrictions in place as coronavirus cases increase

June 30, 2020 The Center Square

Bars are closed and Texas restaurants cannot exceed 50 percent of their seating capacity beginning Monday, down from 75 percent as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continues to climb.

Senator wants Americans to travel to help the economy

June 24, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., has introduced legislation encouraging Americans to support the tourism industry following the COVID-19 pandemic by taking a trip.

Ohio lawmakers tour Watershed Distillery to see how Business Expansion and Safety Act would affect local businesses

June 24, 2020 Community News

Ohio Reps. Jeff LaRe, R-Violet Township, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, toured Watershed Distillery to learn first-hand the outcome the Business Expansion and Safety Act would bring to local businesses.

Columbus, Ohio, removing Christopher Columbus statue

June 18, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

Andrew J. Ginther, the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, announced that a Christopher Columbus statue outside City Hall will be removed and placed in storage.

Southeastern Railway Museum reopens historic Pullman car following interior renovation

June 17, 2020 Special to Sightseers’ Delight

The Southeastern Railway Museum in Duluth has reopened a historic Pullman car that transported the body of President Warren G. Harding after he died in 1923 following an interior renovation.

Commentary

Dave Greenspan: It’s time….it’s time to unite

June 15, 2020 Special to Express Telegraph

Respect and tolerance, two qualities, two characteristics that have been put on hold or just simply forgotten.

Cuomo opposes removal of Christopher Columbus monument

June 11, 2020 The Center Square

Saying it’s more about heritage in New York than the man it honors, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he would not support efforts to remove the Christopher Columbus monument in Manhattan.