Zoning public hearing set for annexed areas
The Daily Leader - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 21:22 GMT
The Brookhaven Board of Aldermen had plenty of construction and improvement on the table at Tuesday night's meeting, covering everything from the multimodal building to paving to cleaning up overgrown lots and dilapidated houses.

With budget ax in hand, governor orders lawmakers back to Capitol
Daily Herald - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 19:54 GMT
Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday ordered lawmakers back to the Capitol next week, demanding they come up with more money so he won't have to cut programs for seniors, veterans and others.

Q & A with President Goldfarb (6/25/08)
The Western Courier - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 18:53 GMT
President Al Goldfarb is perhaps the most recognized figure on the Western Illinois University campus. In his time here, he has become as synonymous with the university as a phone call from Leathernecks football coach Don Patterson come game day. The Western Courier recently conducted an interview with President Goldfarb, which yielded some valuable insight into Western's top administrator.

Escapes Under $500: Historical sites and low fares in Philadelphia
USA Today - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 18:51 GMT
Area hotels have put together a slew of packages, and Philly is served by Southwest Airlines, the only U.S. airline travelers still like.

Citing Fuel Costs, Cape Destinations Cancels Cape-to-Providence Bus Route
The Cape Cod Chronicle - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 15:06 GMT
NORTH HARWICH Citing skyrocketing fuel costs, Cape Destinations, Inc., has announced plans to cancel its three-month-old express bus service between Cape Cod and Providence, R.I.

Leisure travel
New Orleans Times-Picayune - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 15:05 GMT
ABOARD THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS -- Those of a certain age might remember when -- sometime in the dinosaur era -- a train trip or an airplane flight was an occasion worthy of Sunday clothes, a term that might draw a blank reaction from the Miley Cyrus set.

Sidings expected to help train service, MoDOT says
The Springfield News-Leader - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 13:26 GMT
Passenger train service between Kansas City and St. Louis will improve with the installation of sidings near Jefferson City, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Long Distance Memories: A lifelong, photographic tour through Tacoma's passenger train history
Tacoma Daily Index - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 12:03 GMT
"The nice thing about a [passenger] train is you can see what the country looks like -- you can look right out into people's backyards," says historian, author, and retired railroad employee Jim Fredrickson, who has amassed a collection of passenger train memorabilia.

New Railroad Bridge: A River Runs Through It
New London Day - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 11:08 GMT
Thames River mariners got good news Tuesday when the Coast Guard reported Amtrak's new railroad bridge span was doing its job. Though

Train hits SUV; driver seriously hurt
Eaton Rapids Community News - 0 KB- Found: 2008-07-02, 09:06 GMT
EATON TWP. - Work already had begun to install flashing lights and automatic gates at a railroad crossing where a freight train struck an SUV Tuesday, seriously injuring its 72-year-old driver, officials said.