Travel
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Reindeer dogs from Alaska's cranky hot dog vendorAug 15, 2014 5:45 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - There's no shortage of hot dog stands hawking that spicy, oh-so-Alaska treat, the reindeer dog, in downtown Anchorage. But only one of them has consi...
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Virginia Beach: 5 free things to do besides the beachAug 15, 2014 5:45 am - VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach is no generic beach town. It's the largest city in Virginia, which means there are plenty of things to do throughout the year for fr...
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Wisconsin's Great River Road winds its way into great road tripAug 14, 2014 6:00 am - Straight out of a time when the kids piled into the station wagon for a Sunday drive, the Wisconsin Great River Road — yes, that “great river,” the Mississippi — wholeso...
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Tips for taking kids out of school to travelAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - Those of us who travel with kids know that travel is educational. We also know that family travel gets much more affordable after Labor Day, once kids are back in the cl...
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Santa Claus and Rockettes stop traffic in New YorkAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The calendar says August, but that didn't stop Santa Claus from visiting midtown Manhattan and snarling a section of Sixth Avenue, much to the bafflement of t...
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Celine Dion cancels all shows, cites family healthAug 12, 2014 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS - Celine Dion has cleared her calendar of all performances, saying she needs to focus on her health, her husband's health and raising their three young childre...
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Ag tourism touted as way to boost rural economiesAug 10, 2014 7:00 am - CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — With its sweet fruit-flavored liqueurs, a working farm and eccentric cast of characters — including a dancing lemon — Bloomery Plantation Distiller...
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Silent retreats: Tradition finds 21st-century fansAug 10, 2014 5:45 am - A very pregnant Juliana Berger took a five-day trip with her husband and didn't speak to him once. They weren't fighting. They were attending a silent retreat. Berger,...
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Kansas City emerges as a creative crossroadsAug 10, 2014 4:30 am - He cultivated the image of an Ozark hillbilly, yet he was the first artist to have his self-portrait on the cover of Time magazine. He hated art museums, saying he'd rat...
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Florida preserve brings wolves, people togetherAug 09, 2014 6:00 am - CHIPLEY, Fla. — At Seacrest Wolf Preserve in northern Florida, billed as the largest such facility in the Southeast, owners Cynthia and Wayne Watkins say they raise thei...