Travel
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On the road: Headin’ to Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in IowaJun 30, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Ride the wave Smear on the sunscreen, don’t forget the shades and get ready to move as Montrose Beach turns into the Wavefront Music Festival, featuring the hott...
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Cheyenne Frontier Days celebrates culture, heritage of Old WestJun 30, 2013 6:00 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. — I admit I'm no hard-core rodeo fan, but when I learn I'll be in Wyoming in late July, I can't pass up a chance to attend Cheyenne Frontier Days, the nat...
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Fire damages Warrenville hotel roomJun 30, 2013 1:09 am - Warrenville firefighters responded to a fire alarm on the fifth-floor room at SpringHill Suites Saturday morning. By the time crews arrived at the top floor of 2754 Maec...
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San Francisco transit talks resume as strike loomsJun 29, 2013 6:59 pm - OAKLAND, Calif. — With a Sunday night deadline approaching, negotiations between the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit and two of its largest unions have intensified ...
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Hassles add to grief when someone dies abroadJun 29, 2013 6:00 am - Actor James Gandolfini was just one of the thousands of Americans who die while traveling abroad each year. Their survivors need to not only cope with grief, but also th...
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Hawaii hiking trails to be on Google Street ViewJun 29, 2013 6:00 am - HONOLULU — Hawaii’s volcanoes, rain forests and beaches will soon be visible on Google Street View. Google Inc. said Thursday it was lending its backpack cameras to a Ha...
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Do your research before booking a historic innJun 29, 2013 6:00 am - GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. — The website used words like “rustic” and “old-world style accommodations” for the lodge, but somehow I read that as “charming” and “romant...
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Re-enactment opens Gettysburg anniversary eventsJun 28, 2013 4:00 pm - GETTYSBURG, Pa. — An opening volley of musket fire ushered in the start of the milestone commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg on Friday, 150 years after the Union A...
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Damaged Gettysburg statue returns for anniversaryJun 28, 2013 11:55 am - GETTYSBURG, Pa. — A statue of a Union soldier on the Gettysburg battlefield damaged by high winds is back on its post in time for the commemoration of the 150th annivers...
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Alaskan cruise passengers enjoy economical excursionsJun 23, 2013 6:00 am - JUNEAU, Alaska — It's cruise season in Alaska, with more than 1 million cruise passengers expected between April and September in port towns from Ketchikan to Seward. Cr...