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  • Passengers stranded on plane – not again!
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    Passengers stranded on plane – not again!

    ByEileen Ogintz June 23, 2010June 28, 2023

    Another full load of passengers stranded in a hot crowded airplane for four hours yesterday! This isn’t supposed to happen… Congress need to close another loophole and you can help… Here’s how

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  • Nantucket, once the world’s whaling capital
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    Nantucket, once the world’s whaling capital

    ByEileen Ogintz June 23, 2010June 28, 2023

    There is a lot of history we learn on this small island. In fact, the entire island is a historic district designated as a National Historic Landmark and has more buildings listed in the National Register of Historic Places than anywhere in Massachusetts, including Boston.

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  • A getaway to Nantucket Island
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    A getaway to Nantucket Island

    ByEileen Ogintz June 22, 2010June 28, 2023

    It’s that perfect beach day… blue skies, warm but not too hot. Colored umbrellas dot the Nantucket beach. Kids play on boogie boards while smaller ones build sand forts until… the two pups discover each other.

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  • Good idea, Mrs Obama!
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    Good idea, Mrs Obama!

    ByEileen Ogintz June 18, 2010June 28, 2023

    With the First Lady’s help, the National Park Service is kicking off a Let’s Move Outside Junior Ranger Program in 20 national parks—all part of Michelle Obama’s nationwide campaign to end childhood obesity

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  • To Lake Placid, an Old-Fashioned Vacation Destination
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    To Lake Placid, an Old-Fashioned Vacation Destination

    ByEileen Ogintz June 17, 2010June 28, 2023

    No one cares that the water is cold. The kids splash at the lake’s edge, play on the small sand beach as older, daring ones splash in the water and peddle kayaks, rowboats and paddleboats. Our pup eyes them all curiously

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  • How to avoid problems sending kids into the air alone
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    How to avoid problems sending kids into the air alone

    ByEileen Ogintz June 14, 2010June 28, 2023

    Here we go again. Delta Air Lines blames a paperwork mix-up for sending two children traveling as unaccompanied minors to wrong destinations, AP reported this past week. Before you put your child or teen on an airplane along, here’s what you need to know.

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  • To California Wine Country
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    To California Wine Country

    ByEileen Ogintz June 6, 2010June 28, 2023

    If you think Wine Country — especially Sonoma County — is just for grown-ups (at least those over 21) think again. There are plenty of places to bike, hike and kayak on the Russian River.

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  • Lots of choices for lodging in Lake Placid
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    Lots of choices for lodging in Lake Placid

    ByEileen Ogintz June 4, 2010June 28, 2023

    DAY 3 — There is every variety of place to stay in Lake Placid from B&Bs, motels, condos and houses, and even luxe resorts.

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  • Taking the Kids – To Clean Beaches and Avoiding the Oil
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    Taking the Kids – To Clean Beaches and Avoiding the Oil

    ByEileen Ogintz June 3, 2010June 28, 2023

    As vacation season gets into high gear — with officials yet to figure out how to stem the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico in the worst oil spill in U.S history — families who planned to head to the Gulf Coast are worried too about clean beach waters — as are those who count on their business.

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  • Learn Winter Olympic history at Lake Placid
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    Learn Winter Olympic history at Lake Placid

    ByEileen Ogintz June 3, 2010July 2, 2023

    You can learn a little, or a lot, of Olympic history in Lake Placid at the Olympic Center.

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