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LECOMPTON, Kan. One-hundred and fifty years ago, the nation was on the verge of the Civil War and transfixed by the bloody fighting in Kansas over whether the territory would enter the Union as a...
DATE: Jan. 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Travel
NEW YORK The Northeast blizzard of late December was a reminder that bad weather can disrupt air travel even if the sky above your local airport is a clear blue.Airlines these days are more...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2011 | CATEGORY: Travel
ASBURY PARK, N.J. The Smithsonian hears America singing, playing instruments and telling its history through music.The Washington, D.C., cultural institutions New Harmonies program will feature...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2011 | CATEGORY: Travel
By John PeelHerald Features EditorMost are footnotes to history. Have you ever heard, for instance, of Hannibal Hamlin? Dick Cheney made his mark, and youve undoubtedly heard the name Dan Quayle,...
DATE: Jan. 15, 2011 | COLUMN: GeoQuiz
NEW YORK Anniversaries, events, celebrities and the economy will influence travel in 2011, from the royal wedding in London, to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York.London is...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2011 | CATEGORY: Travel
By John PeelHerald Features EditorYouve come to the right place.Youre looking for a way to pull yourself out of the winter doldrums. Or you need a challenge to get you motivated. This is where...
DATE: Jan. 1, 2011 | COLUMN: GeoQuiz
Dont touch my junk became a protest anthem against intrusive airport security screenings, thanks to John Tyners now-famous pre-Thanksgiving encounter with Transportation Security Administration...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2010 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
By John PeelHerald Features EditorEveryone knows that the U.S. Constitution was created in Philadelphia. Were all aware that the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 took place in Chicago.And youve by now...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2010 | CATEGORY: Travel
LAS VEGAS The last major Las Vegas resort approved before the Great Recession will have to lure thousands of gamblers from established neighbors to survive.The $3.9 billion Cosmopolitan of Las...
DATE: Dec. 18, 2010 | CATEGORY: Travel
By John PeelHerald Features EditorAt one intersection in Los Angeles, drivers are delayed a combined 27,144,000 hours annually.At an intersection in Chicago, its 25,068,000 hours.Waiting through...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2010 | COLUMN: GeoQuiz
KEY LARGO, Fla. Fifty years after it was designated the first underwater park in the U.S., John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park looks much like it did when it was founded: Tropical fish swim...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2010 | CATEGORY: Travel
With the economy slowly rebounding, 2011 was shaping up to be the best year for travel since the recession began. Prices were expected to rise only slightly, and people were making plans to take a...
DATE: Dec. 4, 2010 | COLUMN: The Travel Troubleshooter
A home on Jenkins Ranch Road sold for $3.1 million on Dec. 31, 2019, making it the most expensive sale within Durango city limits in recent memory, according to a local real estate agent. The 7,567-square-foot home has six bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half bathroom, and sits on 3.81 acres.
