Travel
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Brookfield Zoo offers up-close encounters with animalsAug 28, 2011 6:00 am - Whether you've always dreamed of being a zookeeper or just want to get up close to your favorite animal, Brookfield Zoo gives visitors the chance to go behind the scenes...
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Pentagon Memorial a 'sobering' siteAug 28, 2011 5:45 am - ARLINGTON, Va. — The Pentagon Memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is a contemplative spot. But it is not a quiet one. Highways surrounding the Pentagon rumbl...
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Flight 93 site attracts visitors to southwest PennsylvaniaAug 27, 2011 6:00 am - SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — In one sense, Shanksville is a tiny village far from major cities and cultural attractions. But the crash of Flight 93 in a field there on Sept. 11, 2...
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American Eagle pilots divided on need for concessionsAug 27, 2011 12:00 am - Some pilots at AMR Corp.’s American Eagle are disputing the need for concessions as the regional carrier negotiates a flying agreement with American Airlines prior to it...
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Out of 9/11 ashes, Lower Manhattan now revitalizedAug 21, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Out of the ashes of 9/11 has risen a vibrant neighborhood packed with new restaurants and hotels, places to live and spots to shop, along with many ways to pa...
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On the road: Mashed potato wrestling? You bet.Aug 21, 2011 5:45 am - Spud-tacular French fry feed, mashed-potato sculpting, potato pancake breakfast and mashed potato wrestling? It must be Potato Days in the central Minnesota town of...
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Fires leave a scar on Bandelier MonumentAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - THE BOTTOM OF FRIJOLES CANYON, N.M. — Tourist season is peaking in northern New Mexico but there are no visitors at the heart of much-loved Bandelier National Monument, ...
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Montana a fly fishing paradiseAug 20, 2011 6:00 am - TWIN BRIDGES, Mont. — Ahead of my fishing trip to Montana in early July, my old fly-casting instructor gave me some troubling advice. “Cancel your trip,” said Dusty Wiss...
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On the road: Annual Greek festivalAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago Get them to the Greek Over the last 62 years, the annual Greek Festival at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood has serve...
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Ten years later, air travelers feel the specter of 9/11 every dayAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Five-year-old Frank Allocco is 37,000 feet above America, face pressed against the window. “Cool,” he says to his 6-year-old sister. “Francesca, look.” It’s their first ...