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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

What secrets do hotel sheets hold?

January 5, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Yuck! Do you even want to know what bodily fluids may be on the hotel sheets?

‘The system worked’ … ‘the system has failed in a potentially disastrous way’

January 5, 2010 The Travel Trolley

At first glance, it seemed simple enough: The TSA offered up “new security directives” for international flights to the United States.

Fewer officers killed in the line of duty in 2009

January 3, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Fewer police officers were killed in the line of duty last year compared to the previous year, according to a national police organization.

‘Super speeders’ face new fine in Georgia

January 3, 2010 Caboose Chronicle

Anyone convicted of driving 75 miles per hour or more on a two-lane road or 85 miles per hour or more on any road in the state faces new penalties.

Sunset

January 2, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Looking back at 2009’s travel highlights

January 1, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Ten years ago, I was running crowd control at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Today, on the eve of 2010, I wanted to recap some of my 2009 travel highlights. Walt Disney World:

To travel is to…

January 1, 2010 The Travel Trolley

Looking back at 2009’s travel highlights

December 31, 2009 The Travel Trolley

Ten years ago, I was running crowd control at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. Today, on the eve of 2010, I wanted to recap some of my 2009 travel highlights.

2010 looks to be better for travel

December 30, 2009 The Travel Trolley

A number of new surveys indicate leisure travel is expected to increase in 2010, but tough times remain — especially for the world’s airlines.