Month: February 2016

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  4 Montana parks will cater to bicycling tourists

  Article from The Misoulian 2/26/2016 VINCE DEVLIN vdevlin@missoulian.com  Updated Feb 26, 2016 http://missoulian.com/news/state-and-regional/montana-state-parks-will-help-efforts-to-cater-to-bicycling/article_14ef7272-a5cc-57e6-a06a-337c1827a34d.html  When people on bicycles show up at a Montana state park looking for a campsite, they’re always accommodated, according to Tom Reilly, assistant administrator for the agency that oversees the parks. After all, it’s not like campground managers have to squeeze in an…

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  Amtrak Inspection Tour Crosses Gulf Coast

   Gulfport Article (Biloxi Below) Mississippi Gulf Coast residents welcome Amtrak at depots in three counties during a trial run on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016.Tim Isbell ttisbell@sunherald.com BY PAUL HAMPTON jphampton@sunherald.com GULFPORT — Retired teacher Jackie Bond last rode a passenger train when she was a teenager. “I came from Kansas City to New Orleans on the Kansas…

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  MS Considering Gas Tax Increase

  Mississippi lawmakers may look at raising gas tax (Photo: Melinda McGrath, MDOT Executive Director) Special to the Clarion-Ledger Some state House and Senate lawmakers said Wednesday the time is right with low gas prices to consider a gas tax hike or other methods to pay for state road and bridge improvements. The Mississippi Department of…

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