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Group: Sequestration would harm national parks

Should sequestration-related budget cuts come to fruition, national parks would turn to “ghost towns,” one concerned group is warning. The Coalition of National Park Service Retirees (CNPSR) on Thursday released a memo and documents indicating the National Park Service would reduce the number of park rangers, services and park hours to comply with federal budget [...]

Thomasville’s big chair pays homage to city’s past

THOMASVILLE, N.C. — By the early 1920s, Thomasville was known as “The Chair Town,” thanks in large part to the Thomasville Chair Co. In 1922, the company built a 30-foot-tall replica of a Duncan Phyfe armchair in the center of town. “The project kept three men working 20 hours a day for one week and [...]

FAA orders domestic airlines cease operating 787

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday ordered domestic airlines temporarily halt the use of Boeing 787 aircraft because of “a potential battery fire risk.” The federal agency issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) ordering the stop. The AD will remain in place until “operators of U.S.-registered, Boeing 787 aircraft … demonstrate to the Federal Aviation [...]

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