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NM students could win prizes for reading books
New Mexico children could win a trip to Disney's Animal Kingdom or ride in a hot air balloon with Gov. Susana Martinez under a program that state officials hope will encourage students to read when they aren't in school. The governor announced several contests on Wednesday that offer prizes to ...
Fewer Virginians expected to travel during holiday
Fewer Virginians are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the Memorial Day weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic said Wednesday that it expects slightly more than 1 million Virginians to travel during the holiday weekend. That's down 1.6 percent from 2012. AAA Mid-Atlantic spokeswoman Martha Mitchell Meade says some ...
Lunch tours offer different way to see Carroll
To lifetime Carroll County residents, the history of the area may be something they take for granted. But to those just moving here or in surrounding counties, it might be interesting to learn that all of Uniontown is on the historic registry and that to drive through it used to ...
Smithsonian firearms on display at Cody museum
In 1803, the U.S. frigate Philadelphia sparked a major international incident when it ran aground in Tripoli harbor. Barbary pirates quickly overran the ship, taking its 307 sailors captive. The incident was the latest chapter in an increasingly violent conflict between America and Tripoli. Pirates from the city had repeatedly ...
AAA: About 1.1M in Michigan plan holiday travel
AAA Michigan says about 1.1 million residents of the state will travel 50 miles or more on vacation during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The auto club announced Wednesday that Michigan travel during the Thursday to Monday period is projected to be nearly on par with last year. AAA Michigan ...
State Penitentiary Museum set to open next week
Visitors to Jefferson City will be able to get a glimpse of life at the Missouri State Penitentiary at a new museum. The Missouri State Penitentiary Museum is scheduled to open on Tuesday, at the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Museum officials say the idea for the facility out ...
DOT launches summer travel safety initiatives
The Wisconsin State Patrol plans to increase its use of air support this summer to crack down on speeders. It's part of a series of initiatives by the Department of Transportation to improve safety on Wisconsin roadways. DOT Secretary Mark Gottlieb (GOT'-leeb) says speed is a factor is about 30 ...
Gulfport council to consider new museum
The Historical Society of Gulfport hopes to open a museum in the reconstructed Mississippi City Courthouse on Courthouse Road, along with a visitor center that would be run in cooperation with local chambers of commerce. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/182EYGs) the Gulfport City Council is expected to consider the proposal ...
Vets get into Milwaukee Art Museum free all summer
The Milwaukee Art Museum is offering free admission to veterans and active military members all summer starting on Memorial Day. The museum is again participating in the "Blue Star Museums" program, where military families receive free or reduced summer admission to hundreds of museums across the country. The Milwaukee Art ...
Details of the Senate immigration bill
A look at the 867-page immigration overhaul bill approved Tuesday by the Senate Judiciary Committee: ___ BORDER SECURITY —The bill sets goals of surveillance of 100 percent of the border with Mexico, and catching or turning back 90 percent of would-be crossers. —Within six months of enactment of the bill, ...
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