Articles by Todd DeFeo

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About Todd DeFeo
Todd DeFeo loves to travel anywhere, anytime, taking pictures and notes. An award-winning reporter, Todd revels in the experience and the fact that every place has a story to tell. He is the owner of The DeFeo Groupe and also edits Express Telegraph and Railfanning.org.
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That’s a Unique Name, Tell Me More

January 16, 2007 Todd DeFeo
Take the north Georgia cities of Winder or Jefferson for example. Winder was Jug Tavern until the city was renamed after a railroad man – John L. Winder – who is credited with bringing the Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway to town. Jefferson, once named Thomoccoggan, was named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson.

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The Death of a Dictator

December 30, 2006 Todd DeFeo
No matter where one stands politically, the world just witnessed an historic event: The death of Saddam Hussein. Saddam was tried, convicted and sentenced to death in an Iraqi judicial system. He met his fate, the hangman’s noose, just before dawn Iraqi time. The issue of Iraq has arguably become the most polarizing issues in recent United States history. Without a doubt, all sides of the political spectrum will try to use the death of