Taking a 'trip of a lifetime' cruise to Alaska (Redford Observer)
Snow-covered mountains towered above icy Pacific waters teeming with salmon. People gathered on the deck of the cruise ship, hoping for a glimpse of whales in the distance. Bald eagles swooped through the air. Yes, Redford was a world away. I recently returned from a bus tour of the Pacific Northwest and Yellowstone Park, followed by a cruise to Alaska. It was a special gift to myself upon ......more...NDP wants tougher rules for polluting cruise ships (CTV.ca)
Two New Democrats held a press conference at a major Vancouver cruise ship terminal on Friday, to protest the level of pollution emitted by the large vacation vessels....more... Q&A | Passport rule eased; what it means for you (Seattle Times)
Under fire from stressed travelers and angry lawmakers, the Bush administration Wednesday postponed for at least six months a requirement......more... Clean up the B.C. cruise industry, says NDP (The Globe and Mail)
Canada's new regulations on pollution spewing out of cruise ships just isn't good enough, says the NDP ...more... Library offers entertainment for school break (The Ithaca Journal)
Groton Public Library Director Julia Schult has a great summer lined up for kids of all ages....more... News from home (Arizona Daily Star)
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Check out Cary Castagna's mouse and mould infested Heap of the Week Find the last heap here....more... A highway to the sky (Methow Valley News)
The North Cascades Highway climbs to a hypnotic 5,477 feet above sea level at Washington Pass, joining the northern west and east sides of Washington state ? two sides of the same state that are as different as distant cousins....more... 'Awesome ride' (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
SEATTLE - After nearly a month at sea aboard a 274-foot-long research vessel studying how iron affects microscopic marine plant life, Bill Caddigan was ecstatic Thursday afternoon....more... |