Travel
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Book green vacations onWeb sites
May 24, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A couple of travel booking Web sites are trying to make it easier for consumers to be environmentally friendly. Orbitz is featuring energy-efficient hotels a...
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CalendarMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Near Midwest heritage showcased in Indiana Indiana Festival, Fishers, Ind., June 7 and 8. Enjoy a variety of dance, music, food and art showcasing the diverse cultu...
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Lost luggage claim doesn't move SpiritMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I need your help. Spirit Airlines lost my luggage and won't replace it. I flew from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Las Vegas, Nev., almost six months ago, and my check...
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Looking for an all-inclusive resort to mark 40th birthdayMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are planning a trip for next January or February. We would like to go somewhere tropical with a maximum four-hour flight and stay preferably at an all-inclusiv...
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Recording an uncivil war that strained the MidwestMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Civil War history is phenomenally popular, so much so that it is estimated that for every day since the conflict ended at Appomattox in 1865, there has been a book writt...
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What's new at theme parks around the country
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These cool hotels are unique -- by designMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - When a property calls itself Hotel Unique, it had better deliver. No worries. The one-of-a-kind Sao Paulo manse that claims this name does so in spades, starting with a ...
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'Sideways' in Sonoma Northern California county welcomes wine loversMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - HEALDSBURG, Calif. -- When people mention "California wine country," they're most likely referring to Napa Valley, unless they've seen the 2004 movie "Sideways," in whic...
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Parents should act when flighty kids take offMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, when my plane landed in Chicago after flying from San Francisco, it looked like it had been caught in some serious turbulence. Chunks of fruit were stuck to t...
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Tours of Hanford nuclear waste site draw interest