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Metro Police Chief: Joint Metro-TSA exercise not connected to specific threat

Metro Police and the Transportation Security Administrations joint exercise on Houston buses this week, during which TSA officials worked with local officers, was not connected to any specific threat, Metro Police Chief Victor Rodriguez said Friday. The operation, dubbed BusSafe … Continue reading

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Still LA’s ‘transportation mayor’

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has branded himself as the citys transportation mayor, is seen delivering his State of the City address at Paramount Studios Wednesday. (Los Angeles Times / April 18, 2012)

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With four broken marriages under her belt, the stunning 44-year-old actress …

She’s as famous for her number of ex-husbands as she is for her acting career, but two years after the breakdown of her fourth marriage Patsy Kensit insists that’s her lot. “I don’t have any plans to get hitched in … Continue reading

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The changing fortunes of the transportation sales tax

The cover of a flyer sent to metro Atlanta voters this week by Citizens for Transportation Mobility, the group pushing the July 31 vote for the transportation sales tax.

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SunRail, road work could create 100000 jobs over time

I relate it to Moses crossing the Red Sea: [I am] coming from poverty, out of debt, said Small, 58, of Sanford. He is one of about 250 people with full-time jobs working on SunRail, the $1.2 billion system that … Continue reading

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How We Survived Adventure Gaming’s Most Hair-Tearingly Ridiculous Puzzles

When I spoke with Gabriel Knight creator Jane Jensen about her latest project, I had to ask about it. The Puzzle. The great cat-mustache debacle. You know what Im talking about, right? The Worst Adventure Game Puzzle Ever? Oh, boy. … Continue reading

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Finally, Sikhs get separate law for marriages

The saying “Marriages are settled in heavens and celebrated on earth” was fine, but for India, where multiplicity of caste, creeds and faith present plethora of colorful wedding ceremonies offer hurdles in some cases, especially when the newlyweds have to … Continue reading

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Tory MP tells constituent marriage equality could mean ‘polygamy and child …

Lincolns Conservative MP has denied a constituents request for him to support marriage equality for gay and straight couples and told her that in his opinion, gays have exhausted the cause of equal rights. Karl McCartney was writing in response … Continue reading

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On transportation, Capitol wheels still roll slowly

For one flickering moment last week, it looked as though Congress might, you know, legislate. Oregon, even more than the rest of the country, has reason to hope that the folks in Washington, DC, might eventually remember how its done. … Continue reading

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Taking The Plunge: A Scuba Adventure In Belize (PHOTOS)

As a newly certified scuba diver, I was looking for a getaway where I could try out my new skills — then kick back on a rope hammock and watch the boats go by. Mexico? Hawaii? My choices seemed endless, … Continue reading

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