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Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks

Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."

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Consumer Energy Report Why California and the Northeast need High-Speed Rail

California and the northeastern US are perfect for high speed rails. But implementing HSR would be very different processes for each region.
Baseball fans: Take a quick tour of all 30 major league ballparks

Authors Josh Pahigian and Kevin O’Connell explore America's major league ballparks in "The Ultimate Baseball Road."
Will and Kate visit L.A.: Locals' top 10 southern California must-sees

Royal newlyweds William and Kate have a busy, business-first itinerary for their three-day visit to southern California, which begins Friday. If they had asked us, we’d have given them these 10 tips for how to savor the SoCal experience. For every obvious tourist gambit, we’ve thrown in some insider info about where to pan for the best Angeleno cultural gold.
07/08/2011 08:48 pm
Top Picks: Alison Krauss's 'Paper Airplane,' 'The Dark Knight' on Facebook, and more

A new album from Alison Krauss and Union Station, Warner Bros. movie rentals on Facebook, a book of art from Irish illustrator Nigel Peake, and more recommendations.
04/27/2011 11:35 am
Top Picks: 'Unstoppable,' Bonnaroo, and the 'Les Misérables' anniversary concert

A cinematic take on a runaway train in the Tony Scott film 'Unstoppable,' a music festival called Bonnaroo, and the 'Les Misérables' 25th anniversary concert on PBS.
02/28/2011 08:36 am
ThinkMarkets What cafeterias can teach us about economics

What foods are offered and how they're arranged provide a surprising microcosm of the market.
04/22/2010 04:32 pm
FDR'S Funeral Train

A collection of fascinating historical anecdotes highlight this account of five days in April 1945.
04/12/2010 11:32 am
Midwest gets a jump on high-speed rail

Illinois is starting projects such as the renovation of Chicago's Union Station to prepare for the $1.2 billion infusion of federal money for high-speed rail.
03/17/2010 09:24 pm
Yee-haw!! Country music bands to perform at White House

07/21/2009 01:00 am
Obama to arrive for inaugural via train - will pick up Joe in Delaware

12/15/2008 12:00 am
Fuel costs strain U.S. mass transit, too

With ridership up, L.A.'s Metro raises fares and pushes for new tax revenue.
07/18/2008 01:00 am
Pullman porters tell tales of a train ride through history

Working the sleeping car was one of the best jobs African Americans could get after the Civil War. Though it involved serving well-off whites, the Pullman Company helped create the first black middle class in America.
02/29/2008 12:00 am
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02/20/2008 12:00 am
Election '08 (to an 8-year-old)

He doesn't understand why Hillary Clinton can't trade Bill to the Republicans for Mitt Romney and a state to be named later.
02/08/2008 12:00 am