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• Is Obama's rail initiative a 'train to nowhere'?

  Mon Nov 7, 2011
  • After traveling high-speed trains all over Europe, it amazes me that the US can't build itself into the 21st century.

• 110-year-old Honolulu Symphony seeks to liquidate

  Sat Dec 11, 2010
  • We have a friend who was a percussionist in the Honolulu Symphony, but he had to leave Hawaii when they stopped paying him. So sad.

• French court to rule on Concorde crash

  Sun Dec 5, 2010
  • Yes, the French have a cultural tendency to blame someone else. But first you need to understand why this is so. The French strive for perfection, and when it is not attained, they are trained from birth to blame someone else.

• TSA has met the enemy — and they are us

  Sun Nov 21, 2010
  • MSNBC keeps quoting the CBS poll 81% approval of full body scanners, but what percent of that 81% are actually people who fly? Ask only the frequent flyer community (folks who travel more than 3 times a year), and I bet you'll get a resounding NO.

• Fliers liken pat-downs to sexual assault

  Thu Nov 18, 2010
  • The CBS poll says 81% of Americans support the new procedures. I bet only a small fraction of those people are regular fliers. I hope the boycott / blockage next Wednesday succeeds.

• What do you think about "opt out" day?

  Thu Nov 18, 2010
  • I have Scottish ancestry, so I'm looking into buying a kilt. ORD and ATl, but not DFW?

• Should schools ban 'boobies' breast cancer bracelets?

  Fri Oct 15, 2010
  • Gimme a break!

• Protesters hit streets anew in France over pension reform

  Sat Oct 16, 2010
  • RJ- Did you look at the World Health Org stats? Everyone in most of Europe gets basic healthcare coverage for free. In France, you can "top up" with a private plan.

• Protesters hit streets anew in France over pension reform

  Sat Oct 16, 2010
  • LittleJoe-

• Protesters hit streets anew in France over pension reform

  Sat Oct 16, 2010
  • Thanks, spiritdance. I looked it up - fewer than 30% of US citizens have passports. Yet most of that other 70% feels free to criticize a place they've never been.