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TSA Airport Screening: Come Die With Me
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyYou are witnessing the death of an industry. What the eco-freaks could never do -- drum up significant support for mass transit -- the TSA has done in just one decade. Hard to believe there was a time when flying was glamorous, but glamorous, exciting and sexy it was from the 1940s through the 1960s. Stewardesses wore cute little suits, and passengers dressed up too. Airline meals weren't great, but they sure beat the tiny bags of pretzels we get now. Back in the day, the word airplane conjured up images of passengers disembarking in Honolulu, welcomed by young women holding leis. An ...
Police: NYC Subway Thief Strikes Again, Steals Bus
By Mara Gay - AOL News(Sept. 1) -- After being arrested for the 27th time on charges of taking a mass transit vehicle on a joyride, Darius McCollum wondered if maybe New York City had finally learned its lesson. "I'll bet they won't leave the keys in the ignition," he told a police officer Tuesday, according to The New York Daily News. "I'll bet they'll be more careful now." Police nabbed McCollum, 45, after he allegedly stole a New York Trailways bus and then drove the empty vehicle in rush-hour traffic through Gotham. McCollum said he planned on returning the bus, as usual. "I figured I'd bring it back," he ...
Daily Commute Gets Even More Stressful, Study Finds
By Mara Gay - AOL News(June 30) -- Americans are increasingly stressed out about their commute, but they haven't changed their daily routine, according to a study out today. The report, from IBM, found that the daily battle to get to work is taking a toll on the health, social lives and even job performance of many Americans. Sixty-five percent of those surveyed said their commute gave them sleeping trouble and anger issues. Across the globe, it seems, just getting to the office can be a traumatic event. The IBM Global Commuter Pain Study surveyed 8,192 people in 20 major cities around the world and found that ...
Conservatives and Mass Transit: All Aboard?
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyEffete liberals love mass transit and red-blooded American conservatives disdain it, right? That's the stereotype, all right. Libs love their commuter trains, while we conservatives dig our pickup trucks. There's surely something to those images, but a new book titled, "Moving Minds; Conservatives and Public Transportation," seeks to lead some 21st century conservatives to rethink their view of riding the subway. ...
This Ain't Your Daddy's Amtrak - It's Worse
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyThree words: Shut it down. Yes, like Gitmo. Just do it. ...
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