Travel
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An alternative to rising fuel costsJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The escalating price of gasoline has not affected Ted Lowe. He hasn't filled his gas tank in about four years. In fact, his yellow Chevrolet F-10 pickup doesn't need gas...
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Annual Gen Con conference draws all kinds of geeks, nerds and techiesJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - While I was waiting in line, a pair of "Star Wars" storm troopers marched past a Roman centurion encouraging people to come spar with him. A few spots in front of me an ...
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Scooting about the hills of GalenaJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Buongiorno! You're sitting astride a motor scooter, the morning sun warm on your arms, the breeze pleasantly cool as you head for vineyards and wineries tucked into roll...
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Head off to see the WizardJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Quite sometime back, a couple of years or so ago, you answered a question about the Wizard of Oz Festival in Chesterton, Ind. I'm very interested in the festival ...
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Fliers ticked off by air-travel bugsJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you hear about the passengers on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Des Moines who got ticked off? I'm not talking about a few people peeved over a long delay, ...
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Great Lakes beaches beckon families
Jul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - HARRISVILLE, Mich. - Every summer, when I tell friends that my family is bailing out of steamy Washington, D.C., to head for the beach, they assume we're off to the Atla...
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Lawsuit threat may be best recourseJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We've had a problem with a missing flight segment that I've tried to resolve for the last six months. We were hoping you could help. Here's what happened: We had ...
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Wisconsin hosts a fair to rememberJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - That time of year is here again - sheep shearing contests, pig races and cattle auctions - wait, you say that's not your thing? Let's try this again - Ah summer, that jo...
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Farms show off suburbs' agricultural rootsJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - If there's one thing Mother Nature taught us this year, it's that summer is fleeting. Now's the time to make the most of it, meshing an afternoon outdoors with some qual...
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Taking a grandchild on an Alaska adventureJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbo...