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2010: Year of the cruise?

January 17, 2010 The Travel Trolley

This year looks like it could be a good year for a cruise – at least in terms of deals. “We expect 2010 to be a consumer’s market for cruisers,” Jessica Labaire, merchandising manager for

Perdue outlines approach to transportation funding

January 15, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

The state could spend $3 billion or more on transportation over the next decade under a proposal Gov. Sonny Perdue floated today.

A new meaning for ‘scenic vista’

January 12, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Trying the Christmas Day terrorist is the wrong decision?

January 11, 2010 Todd DeFeo

President Obama and the Justice Department are being criticized over the decision to federally charge a Nigerian national with trying to blow up an airplane on Christmas Day rather than detain him as an enemy combatant.

Ga. legislators return to the Gold Dome today

January 11, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

The General Assembly heads back to the Gold Dome today, and a number of recurring themes are likely this session.

James Oglethorpe also founded Georgia’s second city

January 10, 2010 Todd DeFeo

James Oglethorpe’s role in founding Georgia is well-known. For instance, many people readily know Oglethorpe founded Savannah in 1733.

UPDATE: Officials make arrest in Newark security breach

January 9, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A 28-year-old Piscataway, N.J., man faces charges he breached security at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, prompting officials to empty a terminal, which delayed flights for upwards of six hours.

Officials make arrest in Newark security breach

January 8, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A 28-year-old Piscataway, N.J., man faces charges he breached security at Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday, prompting officials to empty a terminal, which delayed flights for upwards of six hours, The Associated Press reported. The

Jekyll Island Authority celebrates the opening of first new hotel to the island since 1974

January 8, 2010 Special to The Travel Trolley

On Jan. 7, the Jekyll Island Authority celebrated the opening of the Hampton Inn and Suites, the first new hotel to open on Jekyll Island since 1974.

Terrorist charged in Michigan federal court for Christmas Day bomb plot

January 6, 2010 The Travel Trolley

A grand jury today formally indicted a 23-year-old Nigerian national suspected in the attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines airplane as it neared the Detroit airport. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was indicted on six