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Norfolk Southern Railway | |
Norfolk Southern Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. |
Reporting mark | NS |
Locale | Eastern United States and Ontario |
Dates of operation | 1982–present |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
Headquarters | Norfolk, Virginia |
The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by the Norfolk Southern Corporation. With headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia, the company operates over 20,000 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and the province of Ontario, Canada. The most common commodity hauled on the railroad is coal from mines in Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The railroad also offers the most extensive intermodal network in eastern North America.
The current system was formed in 1982 with the creation of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, a holding company, and on December 31, 1990, the Southern Railway was renamed the Norfolk Southern Railway, and control of the Norfolk and Western Railway was transferred from the holding company to the Norfolk Southern Railway. In 1999, the system grew substantially with the acquisition of over half of Conrail.
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Norfolk Southern's predecessor railroads date to the early 19th century. The three main branches of the current corporate family tree were systems for many years themselves: Norfolk and Western, formed in 1881; Southern Railway System, formed in 1894; and Conrail, formed in 1976.[1] Each of these grew from many smaller local and regional lines as the railroad industry grew.
Southern Railway[edit]
The earliest predecessor line was the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road, which was chartered in December 1827 and which ran the nation's first regularly scheduled passenger train on December 25, 1830.
Another early predecessor, the Richmond and Danville Railroad (R&D) was formed in 1847 and expanded into a large system after the American Civil War under the leadership of Algernon S. Buford. The R&D ultimately fell on hard times and in 1894, it became a major portion of the new Southern Railway. Financier J.P. Morgan selected veteran railroader Samuel Spencer as president. Profitable and innovative, Southern became in 1953 the first major U.S. railroad to completely switch to diesel-electric locomotives from steam.
Norfolk and Western[edit]
The City Point Railroad, established in 1838, was a nine-mile railroad in Virginia that started just south of Richmond — specifically, City Point on the navigable portion of the James River, now part of the independent city of Hopewell — and ran to Petersburg. It was acquired by the South Side Railroad in 1854.
After the Civil War, it became part of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad (A,M&O), a trunk line across Virginia's southern tier formed by mergers in 1870 by William Mahone, who had built the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad in the 1850s. The A,M&O was the oldest portion of the Norfolk and Western (N&W) when it was formed in 1881, under new owners with a keen interest and financial investments in the coal fields of Western Virginia and West Virginia, a product which came to define and enrich the railroad.
In the second half of the 20th century, the N&W acquired the Virginian Railway (1959) the Wabash Railway, and the Nickel Plate Road, among others.[1]
1982 merger[edit]
NS was created in 1982 from the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and the Southern Railway Company, both profitable companies. The new company was given the name of the Norfolk Southern Railway, an older line, acquired by the Southern in 1974, that served primarily North Carolina and the southeastern tip of Virginia. Headquarters for the new NS were established in Norfolk, Virginia.
The merger aimed to compete in the eastern United States with CSX Transportation, formed after the Interstate Commerce Commission's 1980 approval of the merger of the Chessie System and the Seaboard System.
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail) was an 11,000-mile (18000 km) system formed in 1976 by bringing together several ailing northeastern railway systems into a government-owned corporation. Conrail had become profitable after the Staggers Act in 1980 largely deregulated the U.S. railroad industry.
In 1996, CSX Transportation bid to buy Conrail. Norfolk Southern, fearing that CSX would come to dominate rail traffic in the eastern U.S., responded with a bid of its own.
On June 23, 1997, NS and CSX Transportation filed a joint application with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) for authority to purchase, divide and operate the assets of Conrail. On June 6, 1998, the STB approved the NS-CSX application, effective August 22, 1998.
NS acquired 58% of CR's assets (CSX got the remaining 42%), including about 7,200 miles (11500 km) of track, most of which was part of the former Pennsylvania Railroad. NS began operating its trains on its portion of the CR network on June 1, 1999, closing out the 1990s merger era.
Company executives[edit]
Presidents of Norfolk Southern have included:
- Robert B. Claytor CEO 1982-1987
- Arnold B. McKinnon CEO & President 1987-1992
- David R. Goode CEO 1992-2005; President 1991-2004
- Charles "Wick" Moorman CEO 2005-present; President 2004-present
Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of domestic and export coal in the eastern half of the country. The railroad's major sources of the mineral are located in: Pennsylvania's Cambria County, Indiana County, and the Monongahela Valley; West Virginia; and the Appalachia regions of Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. In Pennsylvania, NS also receives coal through interchange with R.J. Corman Railroad/Pennsylvania Lines at Cresson, Pennsylvania, originating in the so-called "Clearfield Cluster".
Norfolk Southern's export of West Virginia bituminous coal, begins transport on portions of the well-engineered former Virginian Railway and the famous former Norfolk and Western's double-tracked line in Eastern Virginia to its Lambert's Point coal pier on Hampton Roads at Norfolk, Virginia. Coal transported by NS is thus exported to steel mills and power plants around the world. The company is also a major transporter of auto parts and completed vehicles. It operates intermodal container and TOFC (trailer on flat car) trains, some in conjunction with other railroads. NS was the first railway to employ roadrailers, which are highway truck trailers with interchangeable wheel sets.
According to NS's 2012 Annual Report to Investors, at the end of 2012, NS had more than 30,943 employees, 3,468 locomotives, and 79,082 freight cars.
At the end of 2012, the transport of coal, coke and iron ore made up 26% of the total operating revenue of NS, general merchandise (automotive, chemicals, metals, construction materials, agriculture commodities, consumer products, paper, clay, and forest products) made up 54%, and intermodal made up 20% of the total.
Largely an eastern United States railway, NS directly owns and operates 21,300 miles of track in 22 states: Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition, Norfolk Southern owns track in Washington D.C. and the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates three primary hubs in its system, in Harrisburg, Chicago and Atlanta.
Furthermore, NS has rights to operate its trains with its own crews on competing railroads' tracks. These trackage rights permit NS to operate as far west as Dallas, Texas, as far north as Waterville, Maine, and as far south as Miami, Florida. NS locomotives also occasionally operate on competitors' tracks throughout the United States and Canada due to the practice of locomotive leasing and sharing undertaken by the Class I railroads.
Not including second, third and fourth main line trackage, yard trackage, and siding trackage, NS directly operates some 21,500 miles (34,601 kilometers) of track. When the additional tracks are counted, however, the amount of track NS has direct control over rises to over 38,000 miles (61,155 kilometers).
The company has several major rail classification yards, located in:
Norfolk Southern has many intermodal classification yards. They are:
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Eight major locomotive shops are located in:
NS also shares interest with CSX in the Oak Island Yard, managed by Conrail Shared Assets Operations in Newark, New Jersey.
Within Ontario NS uses the rail network owned by Canadian National Railway. It operates trains to the Ford Motor Company's St. Thomas Assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ontario.
Regional Divisions[edit]
Pittsburgh Line[edit]
The Pittsburgh Line is NS's principal east–west line from the Northeast to the Midwest. Running from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Conway, Pennsylvania, it once was the core of the Pennsylvania Railroad's main line. On average, on any given part of the line, anywhere from 60-80 trains, of all types, ply the line in a 24 hour period. The line is also home to the world famous Horseshoe Curve.
Beginning at CP-Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania and ending at Conpit Junction (CP-Conpit) in West Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania, trains are challenged to ascend and control speed down the faces of the Allegheny Ridge, which are some of the steepest slopes in the Allegheny Range. It is a helper locomotive district. Most common on helper assignments are pairs of new SD40Es (former EMD SD50 units rebuilt at Norfolk Southern's Juniata Shops in Altoona). On heavier unit coal trains, it is not uncommon to see two helper sets put together to create what local railfans call by the slang term four-bangers. It is not uncommon for some trains to exceed 18,000 tons in weight. For eastbound traffic, the usual cause for a "helper-ahead" of the road power is due to the road crew running short on time.
Some lesser, though still significant, hills also exist west of Altoona, sometimes warranting westbound helpers to continue all the way to Pittsburgh. For this purpose, a partial bypass of the Pittsburgh Line exists between Johnstown and Pittsburgh known as the Conemaugh Line, running from Conpit Junction to Federal Street on the North Side of Pittsburgh via a flat, though longer, route along the Conemaugh and Allegheny Rivers, bypassing several steep grades west of the Alleghenies as well as the Pittsburgh passenger station.
Chicago To Fort Wayne[edit]
This is most direct route for NS trains to take from Chicago, Illinois to Fort Wayne, Indiana or vice versa. This route has 16 passing sidings which allow trains coming from one direction to stop while another train passes. In addition to these sidings there are several sections of double track on either end of the line. The longest passing siding on this section of the railroad is located in Sidney, Indiana, where the longest trains pass beside other trains. Nine other rail lines cross over this line segment.
Chicago Bypass[edit]
Merdian Speedway[edit]
Pan Am Southern / Patriot Corridor[edit]
On May 15, 2008, NS announced that it had come to an agreement with Pan Am Railways to "create an improved rail route between Albany, N.Y., and the greater Boston, Mass., area called the 'Patriot Corridor'."[3][4][5]
On March 12, 2009, the Surface Transportation Board approved the deal.[6] Each of the two companies now owns 50% of a new company known as Pan Am Southern (PAS). PAR's trackage between Ayer, Massachusetts and Mechanicville, New York was transferred to PAS, and continues to be operated and maintained by PAR's Springfield Terminal Railway Company subsidiary. NS transferred to PAS cash and property valued at $140 million.
Planned improvements to the route include track and signal upgrades, and expansion of terminals, including construction of new automotive and intermodal terminals.
Environmental record[edit]
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Air quality and fuel efficiency[edit]
In early spring of 2008, the state program manager for air quality planning in Georgia, Jimmy Johnston, had been talking to NS about voluntary upgrades to reduce the company's environmental impact. NS is upgrading 3,800 of its locomotives with new technology that is 73 percent more efficient than previous models. The new technology being put into the locomotives is making the ride more fuel efficient and reducing idle time.[7][broken citation]
NS has also introduced an experimental battery-electric switcher locomotive, NS 999. This prototype locomotive was developed by Norfolk Southern, in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Pennsylvania State University.[8]
On January 6, 2005, a NS derailment resulted in a large amount of chlorine and diesel fuel being released into nearby waterways in Graniteville, South Carolina. In addition, a toxic cloud covered the city resulting in the town being evacuated. Federal common carrier laws prevent railroads from refusing to transport chlorine and similar Toxic Inhalation Hazard (TIH) commodities. Local wildlife was killed, many of the local crops and vegetation were contaminated or killed, nine human deaths were reported, and thousands were injured.[9] The company is being taken to court and being fined for violating the Clean Water Act and the Federal Superfund law. NS has spent a total of $26 million for the clean up.[10]
NS's locomotives are often called "catfish" by railfans, as the stripes are said to look like catfish whiskers. The locomotive numbered 4610, a GM-EMD GP59, was painted in predecessor Southern colors of green and white with gold trim and was a favorite of railfans. The work was done at the Debutts Yard in Chattanooga, Tennessee during the summer of 1994 and the locomotive received a repaint in the summer of 2004. The locomotive was repainted standard NS black and white in February 2012.
The current paint scheme for NS locomotives is black and white. The locomotives feature a rearing horse on the nose, which is consistent with prior marketing campaigns where NS has billed itself as "The Thoroughbred." Most NS locomotives have flashing ditch lights.
In 2005, NS added two new types of locomotives to its roster: EMD SD70M-2s, which all are numbered 2649–2778, and GE ES40DCs, are numbered 7500-7719.
Historically, NS has only purchased DC traction Diesel locomotives. NS inherited a small number of AC traction locomotives (EMD SD80MACs) from CR. Currently, 10 of the 17 SD80MACs are assigned to the locomotive pool in South Fork, Pennsylvania. In September 2008 NS purchased its first-ever order of brand new AC traction locomotives: 24 GE ES44ACs, numbered 8000-8023. NS began receiving these units in October 2008. These new locomotives will be used for pusher service on long haul coal trains. In 2010, NS ordered 67 more ES44ACs and 25 more SD70ACes and in the fall of 2011, an order for 40 more SD70ACe's was placed.
NS #3524 GE B32-8 at NS Hinman Yard.
NS #3067 GP40-2 with it new paint scheme sits in the snow at Botford Yard.
A NS GP38-2 in Dover, Delaware, with depot in background.
SOU 4610 working train GD01 in Dalton, Georgia, on January 19, 2006.
A NS GP38-2 running long hood forward through Ridgewood, New Jersey, on March 1, 2008.
A GP50 approaches a level crossing in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 22, 2005
A GE C40-9W leads a train on October 12, 2008
Heritage Fleet[edit]
According to Trains magazine newswire of February 16, 2012[11] and Norfolk Southern's web site[12] on March 1, 2012, ten SD70ACes and nine ES44ACs on order will be painted as special Heritage Units, each bearing the paint schemes and markings of Norfolk Southern's predecessor railroads. Norfolk Southern CEO Wick Moorman commented, "The heritage locomotives reflect the pride we take in our long and colorful history, as they travel through our system, these state-of-the-art units in vintage livery will serve as reminders to our customers, employees, and communities that the modern rail network that keeps America competitive today and into the future has deep roots in the nation's past." On March 16, 2012 Norfolk Southern announced that Penn Central will be added to the Heritage Roster,[citation needed] and recently announced[when?] that the Monongahela Railway has been added to the list bringing the total of expected heritage units to 20.[citation needed] As of July 4th, all Heritage GE ES44AC's and EMD SD70ACe's have been put into service.
The following former railroads are represented in the Heritage Fleet:
Reporting marks[edit]
Although it has been widely known as simply Norfolk Southern since 1982, the corporate structure and reporting marks are more complicated. In 1990, Southern Railway Company was renamed Norfolk Southern Railway Co. Its Norfolk and Western Railway company was merged into the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1997. In 1999, when most of Conrail's ex-Pennsylvania Railroad trackage was sold to the Norfolk Southern Railway, the Pennsylvania Railway Lines was created, and PRR reporting marks used on the former Conrail motive power and rolling stock.
Television commercials[edit]
On September 3, 2007, NS Launched new television ads featuring a family of gas cans cross country trekking to meet a NS train; it is a message on NS' role to reduced congestion on highways called "Lonely Gallon". It also features the song "You Don't Need Me" performed by Ravi Krishnaswami of New York and Steve Kolander of Atlanta. The song was created especially for NS. It was filmed in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia.[15]
In May 2013, NS rocked National Train Day by premiering a new ad series, using music adapted from ABC's "Conjunction Junction" School House Rock program[16][17]. The video shows an overheard view of Inman Rail Yard in Atlanta, Georgia.
Awards and recognition[edit]
As of May 2010, NS has been selected as the Group A Gold Harriman Award recipient for a record 21[18] consecutive years beginning in 1989.
The Harriman Award is intended to recognize railroads with outstanding safety achievements. Group A comprises line-haul railroads whose employees worked 15 million employee-hours or more. Harriman winners are selected by a committee of representatives from the transportation field and are granted on the basis of the lowest casualty rates per 200,000 employee-hours worked with a formula that accounts for volume of work performed as well as the number of fatalities and occupational illnesses.[18]
In the January 2011 issue of Railway Age, Norfolk Southern's chairman and CEO, Wick Moorman, was named Railroader of the Year.[19]
See also[edit]
- History of railroads in Michigan
- Southern Railway's Spencer Shops (now a museum in Salisbury, North Carolina)
- List of Norfolk Southern predecessor railroads
- Thoroughbred Shortline Program
Improvement projects[edit]
- Crescent Corridor - Louisiana to New Jersey
- Heartland Corridor - Midwest to Norfolk
Cultural references[edit]
Trade unions[edit]
- United Transportation Union
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
- American Train Dispatchers Association
- Transportation Communications International Union
- ^ a b "Norfolk Southern merger family tree". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing Co. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern Intermodal". Nscorp.com. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ "Pan Am Railways and Norfolk Southern Create the Patriot Corridor to Improve Rail Service and Expand Capacity in New York and New England" (Press release). Norfolk Southern Corp. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Introducing the Patriot Corridor" (PDF). Norfolk Southern Corp. 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "2 railroad freight companies combine effort". AP Business News (Worcester Telegram & Gazette). Associated Press. 2008-05-15. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ US Board Approves Joint Ownership Of Pan Am Southern LLC, CNN Money, http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200903102012DOWJONESDJONLINE000756_FORTUNE5.htm, 3/12/09
- ^ "New limits on trains could help Macon's air" Macon.com. April 9, 2008. Accessed May 6, 2008.
- ^ "Batteries ARE included: Norfolk Southern unveils experimental electric locomotive | Norfolk Southern – The Thoroughbred of Transportation | Creating green jobs shipping freight by rail". Nscorp.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ The Associated Press (April 24, 2008). "Railroad accused of water pollution in SC wreck". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- ^ Fretwell, Sammy (April 25, 2008). "Feds sue railroad in Graniteville disaster". The State. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern to debut heritage fleet - TRAINS Magazine". Trn.trains.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern celebrates colorful heritage with historic paint schemes | Norfolk Southern – The Thoroughbred of Transportation | Creating green jobs shipping freight by rail". Nscorp.com. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ "NS Diesel Locomotive Roster - GE ES44AC (ES-44AC) Nos. 8000-8115". Nsdash9.com. 2012-05-04. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ "NS EMD SD70ACe Order Rolling Out in Heritage Schemes… | Eastern Railroad News Online Magazine". Easternrailroadnews.com. 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern – The Thoroughbred of Transportation | Creating green jobs shipping freight by rail". Nscorp.com. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
- ^ "Norfolk Southern - What's Your Function?". Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/News%20Releases/2013/ns_train_day.html
- ^ a b http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp/Media/News%20Releases/2010/harriman.html
- ^ Vantuono, William C., "Wick Moorman Norfolk Southern produces champion", Railway Age, January 2011
General references[edit]
- "System map". Norfolk Southern Railway. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
- "System map 2008 PDF" (PDF). Norfolk Southern Railway. Retrieved 2008-07-28.
External links[edit]
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- Official Norfolk Southern company website, including a system map
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Lithia Cabin Rentals
For an enjoyable stay, choose from one of four cabins, a two-bedroom or three-bedroom house. There are campfire rings, grills, picnic tables and a playground. Parking with electric hook-ups for boats. Fishing guide service is also available. Close to Lake Shelbyville and Lithia Springs Marina. Open April-October.
CITY: Shelbyville
EconoLodge - Effingham
EconoLodge features standard amenities. In addition to standard amenities, all rooms include refrigerators, microwaves, coffee makers, and cable television. Free continental breakfast, high speed internet, and coffee are also available.
CITY: Effingham
Quality Inn and Suites Conference Center
The Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center provides guests with countless features, great service and a convenient location. Lake Land College is less than a mile away from this Mattoon, IL hotel and local points of interest like Illinois Amish Country, Eastern Illinois University and Lincoln Log Cabin are nearby. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the multitude of recreation areas offered in the surrounding area. The Douglas Hart Nature Center, Peterson Park, Meadowview Golf Course and Lake Mattoon are in the vicinity. Several specialty stores, shopping malls, retailers and restaurants are close to the hotel.
CITY: Mattoon
Holiday Inn Express - City of Effingham
Suites available, meeting facilities, handicap access, small pets allowed, FREE breakfast, cable, bus parking, FREE access to out door pool and fitness center, adjacent to restaurants.
CITY: Effingham
Fairfield Inn & Suites - Effingham
Fairfield Inn & Suites offers comfortable guest rooms for both business and leisure travelers. Free continental breakfast, including fresh-brewed coffee, cereal and fresh fruit, is available each morning. Free HSIA access. All rooms include microwaves and mini-refrigerators.
CITY: Effingham
Hilton Garden Inn - Effingham
Hilton Garden Inn features guest rooms and suites, each equipped with a luxury work station and complimentary high-speed Internet with remote printing. there is a hospitality center in each room featuring a microwave, refrigerator and coffee maker. This hotel is connected to Thelma Keller Convention Center and Great American Grill.
CITY: Effingham
Rodeway Inn
Rodeway offers standard amenities, along with microwaves, refrigerators, coffee makers, and cable television. Whirlpool bathtubs, sofa sleepers and spacious work desks are available in some rooms. A continental breakfast is also provided.
CITY: Effingham
Baymont Inn & Suites
Consider our Baymont Inn & Suites Mattoon hotel your home base during your stay in Mattoon. Conveniently located off Interstate 57, our Mattoon, IL, the hotel is just minutes away from local destinations like Lake Mattoon, Fox Ridge Park and Rockome Gardens. Each guest room comes with homestyle amenities to make your stay relaxing. Take advantage of amenities like free Wi-Fi Internet access and our heated indoor swimming pool and hot tub. After a peaceful rest, start your day with free continental breakfast before starting your Illinois adventure.
CITY: Mattoon
Hampton Inn - Mattoon
61 room motel. There are restaurants within walking distance. Small meeting room for eight people.
CITY: Mattoon
Days Inn and Convention Center
123 room facility located in Mattoon, IL. Located just off Interstate 57 and a short drive from Charleston, Eastern Illinois University, Lake Shelbyville, Tuscola and Amish Country.
CITY: Mattoon
Best Western Raintree - Effingham
Restaurant, small pets allowed. Free breakfast, cable/movies, lounge, entertainment, outdoor pool, bus parking, AAA rated, fax/copy machine, free evening popcorn. Free coffee 24 hours daily.
CITY: Effingham
Hampton Inn - Effingham
Meeting facilities, handicap access, free breakfast, cable/movies. indoor pool, bus parking, FREE pass to local health club, AAA rated.
CITY: Effingham
Country Inn & Suites
At Country Inn & Suites, guests can enjoy cozy, comfortable rooms equipped with modern amenities, such as free high speed internet access, cable television with premium channels, an in-room coffee maker, and iron/ironing board. other features include a fitness center, swimming pool, lending library, and a free breakfast.
CITY: Effingham
Comfort Suites - Mattoon
The newest hotel in the area, opened in 2000. 70 units, there are jacuzzi suites and 2-rm. suites available. Two restaurants on connecting property, one with a full service bar.
CITY: Mattoon
Holiday Inn Express- Mattoon
Welcome to Holiday Inn Express - the newest hotel in Mattoon! Conveniently located at I-57 between Champaign and Effingham.
CITY: Mattoon
Days Inn - Effingham
Days Inn features family and executive jacuzzi suites, in-room safes, and expanded cable television. Other amenities include free high speed wireless internet, guest computer in lobby, microwave and refrigerator in all rooms. Free Deluxe Continental Breakfast is also available.
CITY: Effingham
The Inn at Oak Terrace
New rooms, each with 2 queen size beds. The Inn is adjacent to the pro shop & 18-hole golf course and a restaurant/ lounge. Conference and reception facilities available.
CITY: Pana
Harrison Street Inn
Small inn and Victorian home that has been divided into 4 guest rooms. Each unit has a private locked entrance and a private bath. Cable TV & private phone lines in each room.
CITY: Sullivan
Lake Lawn Inn
23 unit hotel. Restaurant facility on location. Room service and cableTVv offered. Phones in the rooms. Weekly rates offered.
CITY: Pana
The Shaker Loft Bed & Breakfast
Contemporary B&B. Shaker loft with king-size bed, Amish room with queen bed, quilt room with full bed. Wooded lakeside serenity, 18-hole golf course, driving range, boating and fishing available, reservations required.
CITY: Pana
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Okaw Valley Orchard Inn
A simple and relaxing country atmosphere abound at our barn-style bed and breakfast situated on a family-run orchard. Each room has it's own private bathroom and wireless internet! Full country breakfast offered each morning.
CITY: Sullivan
Howard Johnson - Effingham
Meeting facilities, handicap access, free breakfast, small pets allowed, indoor pool, bus parking, meeting services available, free movie rental.
CITY: Effingham
Comfort Inn - Effingham
Indoor pool, sauna, whirlpool, exercise room, FREE continental breakfast, in-room safe, and 5 whirlpool suites
CITY: Effingham
Abe Lincoln Motel
American family owned and operated for over 20 years. AM coffee and local calls free. Some kitchenettes available.
CITY: Effingham
U.S. Grant Motel
Experience a fun, comfortable stay. Free continental breakfast. Clean rooms, affordable rates.
CITY: Mattoon
Timber's Lodge
Three Story, six bedroom log home on 30 acres with fireplace, large deck, kitchen, central air, spa, large meeting room, trail rides, continental breakfast, TV, VCR, 5-person spa, gas grill and 2 charcoal grills. Next to Hidden Springs State Forest.
CITY: Strasburg
Paradise Inn - Effingham
Small pets allowed, cable/movies, bus parking, adjacent to restaurants.
CITY: Effingham
Martin Ranch Bed & Breakfast
Newly constructed French Country style home located on 100 acres featuring equine hotel, nature trails, and fishing pond. The outdoors is as enchanting and as lively as it is indisde. Each of the 4 guest rooms is tastefully decorated.
CITY: Effingham
Comfort Suites - Effingham
All suites with kitchenettes. Accessible rooms, FREE local calls& HBO.
CITY: Effingham
Motel 6 - Effingham
Outdoor pool and Evergreen rooms which are filtered for people with allergies.
CITY: Effingham
Country Charm Bed and Breakfast
The delightful, historic colonial was built in 1858 and sits on a 1/2 acre parcel that boast beautiful views of a mini orchard. There are 4 nostalgic rooms on the 2nd floor. There is boat and RV parking. Open all year and has Wi-Fi. No pets allowed.
CITY: Shelbyville
Our Old House
1200 Square foot house with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, central air. Garage with electricity. Fully equipped kitchen, washer & dryer, all linens provided, satellite TV. Free Wi-Fi, Stocked fishing pond, fishing guide service available Campfire ring, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, BBQ grills, swimming pool, electric boat parking. Pets allowed. Open all year.
CITY: Shelbyville
Gregory's Resort Motel and Cabins
Come stay in one of the 12 clean, comfortable rooms or a cabin after a long day of fishing or playing! 60 seconds from boat launch. Adjacent to Lithia Campground and Marina. Boat hook-ups, bait shop & store. Pavilions, grills and fire pits. Borders U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property. Open April 1st - October 30th every year. Has free Wi-Fi.
CITY: Shelbyville
Coon Creek Lodge
Seven clean and comfortable kitchenette rooms with living room, kitchen, bedroom and bath within walking distance of Coon Creek Beach and Boat Ramp. Rooms are equipped with pots and pans, table settings, coffee maker & toaster, towels, and bed linens. Only 1/2 mile from Lake Shelbyville. Open April - November.
CITY: Shelbyville
Coyote Cabins - Fishing Lair
Fishing Lair is a 2 bedroom retreat stocked with bottled water, coffee and snacks. The first night offers a crockpot dinner with fresh bread. Enjoy fishing, hiking, horseback riding, mini-golf, golf, live theatre just minutes away.
CITY: Sullivan
Super 8
Suites available, small pets allowed, cable/movies, kitchenettes aveniable, in-room safe, FREE super start breakfast from 6:00 am - 10:00 am.
CITY: Effingham
Oak Terrace Lodge
Four guest bedrooms, three baths, two fireplaces, patio, deck, private loft master suite with whirlpool and suana. Beautiful A-frame nestled in rustic timber overlooking pond.
CITY: Pana
Lithia Rental Cabins
Formerly Lakeside Cabins. There are 4 cabins with full kitchenettes, screened porches, boat parking with electric. Also a 2 bedroom house, and 3 bedroom house. Campfire rings, grills, picnic tables, playground. Fishing Guide Service is available. Open April-October.
CITY: Shelbyville
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Maxine was born old. Old and crabby. And funny.
That was 26 years ago. Today, she may be a little crabbier. It's hard to tell.
Maxine, of course, is the cartoon character who brightens our crabby days with pithy, sometimes cutting remarks about something or somebody. But wait. Let me give you the official description of Maxine from Hallmark, the greeting cards people:
"Maxine, the self-appointed 'Queen of Crabbiness', has a feisty, insightful and hilarious observation on just about anything to do with life. She may be cantankerous, opinionated and mischievous … but in your heart you know she's right! Maxine's irreverent quips about aging, workplace, technology, pastimes, politics and political correctness strike a chord with women, but her unique brand of 'yelling it like it is' will amuse anyone with an attitude."
OK, Maxine probably appeals more to women, but that's only because she's one of them and she's on their side. Maxine, after all, is the world lightweight champion of male-bashing. Consider these cuts from her sharp tongue:
"The only men who have ever truly satisfied me were made of gingerbread."
"There's nothing sweeter than hearing a man say those three little words… 'You were right.'"
But men love her smart, little, pouty mouth, too. Ray Chatterton, one of her nearly 570,000 Facebook fans, wrote: "For the writers and artist who create Maxine…God bless you. …"
The writers and artist, as you would imagine, are having a ball in Kansas City, Mo. I spoke by phone with the artist and Maxine creator, John Wagner, along with Bill Wagoner, art director, and Natalie Wiley, Hallmark's properties program manager.
"We were looking for different characters," Wagner said, "and we didn't have an older woman like Maxine. I said, 'What about an old, cranky woman who wore sunglasses?'"
So in 1986, at the age of Lord knows what, Maxine was born in Shoebox, a division of Hallmark. Two Maxine cards came out in the fall of that year. Today, Maxine sounds off on hundreds of cards, in a cartoon called "Crabby Road," on Facebook, T-shirts, calendars, coffee mugs, memo pads and … well, you get the idea. Maxine is big.
She even ran for president of the United States last year. "We thought she was going to win there for a while," Bill Wagoner said.
Sometimes, however, what seem to be Maxine's words aren't really hers. People will put their own words into Maxine's mouth and post them on the Internet. "If it's clearly offensive or not our writing," Wiley said, "we try to shut it down."
I could tell you more about Maxine, but she can speak for herself, thank you:
"I dress for success. If everything's covered, it's a success."
"I want to thank everyone who brings healthy treats to a Christmas party. Those extra five minutes in the nursing home are sure to be heavenly."
"I'm prone to mood swings: Sometimes I'm grumpy. Sometimes I'm grouchy. Sometimes I'm crabby."
But Maxine, along with her dog Floyd, is always funny.
— Hudgins, a former community newspaper editor, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Discontent brews in eastern Libya as elections near, Syria issues new anti-terrorism laws while army pounds Homs, NATO air strike kills five civilians in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar, and more.
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Three people were killed after a lone suicide bomber struck at a US base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday. But authorities say the attacker did...
Discontent brews in eastern Libya as elections near [Al-Alam, Iran]
Presenter, Male #1
Armed protestors stormed the headquarters of the High National Election Committee in eastern Libya's Benghazi to demand more autonomy. Nearly 300 protestors climbed the fence of the committee's headquarters and tampered with its contents, burning documents and ballots, and destroying voting material and computers. The protestors condemned the head of the National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, and described him as Cyrenaica's traitor.
Presenter, Male #1
A committee official said security was insufficient in front of the gates of the headquarters to stop the protestors, which led the guards to retreat. Throughout the eastern part of the country, calls were issued to boycott the elections scheduled for the seventh of this month, due to doubts that eastern Libya will be appropriately represented.
Reporter, Male #2
In less than one week, Libyans will hold their first elections since the downfall of the Gaddafi regime. Candidates are competing for the 200 seats in the constituent assembly that will assign a committee of experts to draft a constitution for the country. This is what makes these elections critical, and led to the quick establishment of tens of parties in the last several months, including a party led by the head of the military council in Tripoli, Abdelhakim Belhadj, who is part of the Islamist movement.
Guest Male #3 (Abdelhakim Belhadj, Head of Watan Party)
We view Islam as a natural extension and a normal expression of the people's affiliation. It will rule the Libyans and others, including those who ascend to power. It is not about claims but it will be about implementing policies and programs.
Reporter, Male #2
These elections present an opportunity to many ambitious youths to enter the arena of political competition at its highest level in Libya. Especially since the political parties' share of seats in the future constituent assembly does not exceed 80, leaving independent candidates with 120 seats. For this reason, voters face a difficult mission in choosing their representatives at the National General Conference, caused by the parties' lack of knowledge of the inherited political system from the former Libyan regime.
Guest, Male #4
All the candidates' pictures are up; most of the youths around me are trying to look for the better candidate, because it is not about my cousin, my relative or my friend anymore, or whether we know the candidate or not. We need to read their CV, and know how they will run things, and what their vision is.
Reporter, Male #2
Adding to the complexity of the Libyan scene is not only the electoral process, but the distribution of the constituent assembly seats. The capital Tripoli accounts for 100 of these seats, as opposed to 60 seats only in the eastern provinces. Some consider this an electoral law devoted to the marginalization and oppression that these areas have long been familiar with.
Reporter, Male #2
In addition, Cyrenaica Province's council announced it will boycott the elections and rejected the results in advance. And away from the political complexities, security challenges pose another obstacle to the upcoming Libyan elections in light of the death and injury of dozens, due to the renewed tribal clashes in the city of al-Kufra, in the southeastern part of the country, after nearly four months of calm following government intervention in that area.
Syria issues new anti-terrorism laws while army pounds Homs [New TV, Lebanon]
Presenter, Female #1
The head of the UN observer mission in Syria has returned to Damascus, amid continuing shelling of Homs's neighborhoods and the countryside of Damascus. The Syrian president issued three laws on combating violence and terrorism.
Reporter, Female #2
Coinciding with the launch of the opposition's conference in Cairo, Syrian regime forces continued their shelling of several besieged areas in Homs and the countryside of Damascus, as reported by activists. In Homs, several people were killed in acts of violence targeting the neighborhoods of Jouret al-Shayyah, al-Khalidiya, and al-Madina al-Qadima. According to the Observatory, heavy shelling targeted the cities of Talbisa and Ezaz in Aleppo Province, al-Hamriya farms, and the town of Beit Sawa in the countryside of Damascus, with military helicopters hovering above the town of Madera in the countryside of Damascus and Erbin, where five people were injured.
Reporter, Female #2
Amid the continuing violence and the military escalation, the head of the UN observer mission in Syria, Robert Mood, returned to Damascus after attending an international conference in Geneva. The UN observers continued their mission in Syria by touring local hospitals.
Reporter, Female #2
In another development, SANA news agency said the Syrian president issued three laws to combat violence and terrorism, which were approved by parliament last week. The agency added that al-Assad issued a law stipulating the dismissal of any state employee convicted of committing any act of terrorism. Al-Assad issued a second law that stipulates that anyone convicted of kidnapping a person by force or deception for ransom could receive a prison sentence of 10 to 20 years with hard labor and a fine. In addition, the president issued a third counterterrorism law, of which the agency released no details.
Ten thousand armed fighters enter Syria from Lebanon [Press TV, Iran]
Some 10,000 gunmen have crossed into Syria from Lebanon to fight the Syrian army. Reports say that the militants are armed with high-tech weaponry, such as anti-tank missiles. They are said to have been deployed in the village of Qasir, near the Lebanese border.
Meanwhile, clashes continue between Syrian troops and armed groups in the city of Homs. Syrian soldiers claim to have found a mass grave with nine bodies in the city's Karm al-Zeitoun district, blaming the deaths on foreign-backed terrorists. In another development, Syrian troops have taken control of the town of Duma on the outskirts of Damascus.
NATO air strike kills five civilians in Afghanistan's eastern province of Logar [Press TV, Iran]
A US-led NATO air strike has killed at least five Afghans, including two children, in Logar Province. Press TV takes a look at the history of US-led NATO strikes in Afghanistan with its correspondent in Kabul.
Turkey begins trials of Kurdish protestors [BBC Arabic, UK]
Presenter, Male #1
The trial of 193 Kurdish activists started in Istanbul today. They are accused of having links to what is known as the urban organizations, affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party. The first session began amid demonstrations by members and supporters of the Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, who tried to reach Silivri Jail to protest and support the accused, but were prevented by Turkish police. Our correspondent Abdul Nasser Singui reports from Istanbul.
Reporter, Male #2
A court in Silivri jail, west of Istanbul, began hearing the first session of the trial of 193 Kurdish defendants, including 132 currently under arrest, and a number of academics, rights activists, journalists, and unionists.
Reporter, Male #2
The attorney general is accusing them of belonging to urban organizations affiliated with the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, of organizing demonstrations for supporters of the separatist Kurdish party, and of occasionally causing disorder in Turkish cities.
Guest, Male #3 (Ismail Kabal, Writer and Political Analyst)
These urban organizations, as mentioned in the summon, form the structure of a state that is equivalent to the Turkish state, as in the foundation of a Kurdish state that members of these organizations and the separatist party want to establish in the region. They are an extension of the party's armed members in the mountains.
Reporter, Male #2
The government says that nearly 1,100 members of the urban organizations are in jail, while leaders of the Peace and Democracy Party say over 7,000 Kurds are imprisoned for belonging to these organizations, and that the government is trying to silence the members of the party, lawfully preventing them from exercising their political rights. Some view the Peace and Democracy Party as the legitimate front of the banned Kurdish Workers' Party.
Guest, Female #1 (Gultan Kisanak, Head of Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party)
These arrests and prosecutions are a desperate attempt to scare us, and weaken us, and end our movement. In the face of these trials, and in the squares of democracy, and with our protests and marches, we will continue to seek democracy, tirelessly and relentlessly. We will not surrender to the pressure they are putting on us.
Reporter, Male #2
The trial of the Kurdish activists started one day after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan met with Kurdish parliamentarian Leyla Zana, known for her close association to the Kurdish Workers' Party. They discussed means to solve the Kurdish problem. Zana said she believes in Erdogan's ability to solve the Kurdish issue, prompting anger from her Peace and Democracy Party colleagues, who doubt the government intends to solve this issue. So the prosecution of Kurdish defendants started while some are warning of escalating the Kurdish issue in Turkey as the situation in the region is deteriorating, notably on the Syrian front, that could be taken advantage of by Kurdish gunmen to escalate their attacks on civilian and military targets in Turkey. From Istanbul, Abdul Nasser Singui, BBC.
UN begins talks on arms trade treaty as Syria casts shadow [Al Jazeera, Qatar]
Presenter, Female #1
At the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, negotiations started today on the first-ever binding treaty to regulate the global arms market.
Presenter, Male #1
Representatives from all countries of the world are expected to participate in the negotiations that will last one month.
Presenter, Female #1
Organizations advocating for a limit on the spread of weapons say one person is killed every minute because of armed violence.
Presenter, Male #1
These organizations add that conflict in Syria and other areas around the world will cast its shadow over these talks.
Reporter, Male #2
The global arms trade has never been as booming and thriving as it is today. It is considered among the most important trades because of the immense profit it generates for its owners. Statistics indicate that the value of the arms trade exceeds 60 billion dollars a year. And according to studies by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the global arms trade has significantly grown over the past few years.
Reporter, Male #2
Developing and poor countries with a track record of human rights violations are the largest importers of arms in the world. International parties are aware of the importance of reaching an agreement to stop the flow of arms.
Reporter, Male #2
Their greatest concern is the illegal flow of weapons, especially traditional arms, to conflict zones. The danger is exacerbated through the weapons' use to ignite wars and commit atrocities in which civilians, in most cases, are the victims. The organizations advocating for a limit on the spread of arms say that one person is killed every minute as a result of armed violence around the world. First world countries are the primary exporters of arms, headed by the United States.
Reporter, Male #2
Statistics indicate the value of American arms exports is 29 billion dollars, followed by Russia, whose arms exports are valued at over 14 billion dollars. As for Germany, it exports arms valued at 5 billion dollars, followed by France, with over 4 billion dollars, then Britain, with nearly 3.5 billion, and Israel, whose arms exports are over 1.4 billion annually.
Reporter, Male #2
However, the real value of Chinese arms exports is unknown. And as these countries allocate great funds to the development sectors, the focus of ruling regimes in the countries importing weapons is to continue securing their rule, even at the expense of killing their citizens, as well as wholly or partially neglecting the issue of development.
Former Israeli PM Yitzhak Shamir laid to rest in Jerusalem [IBA, Israel]
Former Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir will be laid to rest at the National Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. Israel's seventh prime minister will be buried alongside his wife Shulamit in the section reserved for the nation's leaders. Shamir passed away on Saturday at the age of 96.
UNESCO lists Church of the Nativity as endangered World Heritage site [Palestine TV, Ramallah]
Presenter, Female #1
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, voted with a majority to approve a bid to place the Church of Nativity, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, peace be upon him, and the shrine of pilgrims in Bethlehem, on the UNESCO list of endangered World Heritage sites.
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Thirteen member countries voted for the bid, six countries voted against it, and two countries abstained from voting. Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki thanked the amicable countries that voted for the Palestinian bid. In his speech at the meeting of UNESCO's World Heritage Center in Russia's St. Petersburg, al-Maliki said that Palestinian cultural and natural heritage are threatened with destruction by Israel's war machine, in addition to its systematic attacks to weaken Palestinian cultural and historical identity, and Palestinian existence on a Palestinian historical site.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad welcomed the UNESCO World Heritage Center's decision, in its 36th session, to list the city of Bethlehem as a World Heritage site. In a press release, Fayyad said that this decision reaffirms the global importance of this holy Palestinian city and its place among the nations, heritage, and civilizations of the world. He said the decision gives hope and confidence to our people in achieving victory for their legitimate cause, and strengthens their determination to continue their efforts to be better prepared for establishing an independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, within the 1967 borders.
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For its part, the Fatah Movement expressed through its spokesman, Usama al-Qawasmi, that Palestine's victory in UNESCO was an imperative step towards validating our people's lawful rights in international forums. He said it was also an important step towards freedom and independence, and clear proof that the Palestinian Authority is an independent decision-maker, and does not succumb to pressure from parties opposing the Palestinian bid.
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Immediately after the decision was announced, a popular celebration was organized in Bethlehem in the square of the Church of the Nativity. Participants said this decision represents the first step towards listing the remaining archaeological and historical sites in Palestine as World Heritage sites, in order to preserve them and protect them from Israeli aggression.


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There are folks going to shows that are far further than you guys in the UK. Including one fellow who is coming to Toronto from Texas!
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"It was really exciting, I mean it was a rush," says Thenell.
He did a 1,200 foot wheelie, on ice, at 112 mph. It shattered the old record.
"(The old record) was 108 mph at 200 meters (625 feet)," says Thenell.
But to make it into the Guiness Book of World Records, it has to be official.
"The rules stated that you had to have two GPS units, one on the machine, one on the person, a radar gun at the end, a witness at the beginning of the wheelie and a witness at the end of the wheelie," says Thenell.
Special spiked tires helped Thenell break the record. His friends say they are not surprised.
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Nick Wilcox, 24, disappeared early New Year's Day in downtown MIlwaukee while out with his girlfriend.
Family and friends are searching for a 24-year-old man who disappeared while out with his girlfriend ringing in the New Year in downtown Milwaukee. Nick Wilcox was last seen between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. Tuesday outside the Irish Rec Room on Old World Third Street in downtown Milwaukee. Wilcox is 6-feet 2-inches tall and about 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark grey shirt, dark jeans and black shoes. If anyone has information about his whereabouts, they are asked to call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-935-7403. Wilcox's girlfriend told Fox 6 Wilcox was seen by a bouncer leaving the bar with a man in a red shirt. Family and friends have been searching along the nearby river for Wilcox.
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Katie isn't passing judgement--i agree with what she says. but you are correct as well, Ben (and hypocritical as well, considering that you passed judgement on katie and kii, calling them ignorant and belittling their words). God Bless this missing man and his family. :(   more ›


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Will the GOP Field a Candidate in U.S. Senate Race?
Senate race will have a Democratic primary, and a Libertarian candidate has now announced. But still no Republican contender.
With local Republicans still scrambling to find someone to run in the race for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by John Kerry's appointment to Secretary of State, other contenders who have jumped into the fray.
On Monday, Beverly Libertarian Daniel Fishman announced he would attempt to get on the ballot for the U.S. Senate special election. Fishman garnered more than 16,000 votes in the 6th Congressional District election last fall finishing third behind Congressman John Tierney and Republican candidate Richard Tisei.
"The thing I became most aware of on the campaign trail is that there is a large group of citizens in Massachusetts who are not being represented by the Democratic machine, which elects favorite sons time after time," Fishman said in a release. "Nor are they represented by the Republican party which is tied to a national platform a social tolerance policy from 1950."
Fishman announced his senate bid "in a private conversation with a few close supporters," the release said. A campaign website has been launched at www.fishmanforsenate.com.
Republicans still appear to be struggling to find a candidate. Each day, it seems, another GOP candidate announces they aren't going to seek the seat.
One possible contender, Fox News contributor Keith Ablow, issued a press release Monday saying he would run if Republican Party leaders unite around him, although he stated that "such unity looks improbable at this time."
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Healey's announcement follows Scott Brown's, Tisei's and Tagg Romney's decisions to opt out of the race. Romney, the eldest son of former governor and 2012 Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney, released a statement Monday afternoon saying that he will not run for U.S. Senate.
Two Democrats – Congressman Stephen Lynch and Congressman Edward Markey – will face off in an April Primary.
11:24 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Dan Winslow, a former judge and current reform- minded State Rep, just announced that he's forming an exploratory committee.
Michael Soares
12:03 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Republicans are better off supporting an Independant thats going to be more moderate.
12:20 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I don't blame non-Democrats for not getting into this race. There's too much at stake for not enough return. Even if they win the special election, they'll have to go right back into campaign mode for next year. And it's not like a non-Dem could get anything done in Harry Reid's Senate anyway.
Better to spend this time planning for the next real election.
4:56 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
@ Ben, you do realize that Ed Markey is a registered Socialist, don't you ?
7:24 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
OMG!!!! That FAKEY site about American Socialists--a new low in conservative slander. It's fake!! What WON"T you believe?? Fox is bad, but that Scribd thing is hiLARious!!! The socialists are coming!! The socialists are coming!! Lying is the new patriotism, I see...
5:22 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I'm voting for Daniel Fishman. He's a great speaker and a trust-worthy individual. Doesn't get any better than that.
Jonathan Loya
11:09 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
I'm voting for Dan Fishman, because I think he is once again going to surprise many political pundits with how well his message resonates with the disgruntled voters of MA. Especially if the MA Republicans can't get a good candidate, watch out for Dan!
Ben Jackson
9:02 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Yeah, except most MA voters aren't disgruntled. We like our congresspeople. We are a liberal state, despite the loud rhetoric of the minority, and we have lower than national unemployment, higher-than-national incomes, and among the highest standards-of-living and best education in the world.
7:29 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Oh Ben, what were you thinking? A red cloth to the bulls! The truth is not what they're interested in! Massachusetts is a GREAT state, a COMMON WEALTH (sound it out), and we are all lucky to be here!
Michael Soares
9:46 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
@benjackson I agree with your statement that most MA voters aren't disgruntled. But we are 22nd in unemployment. With the best education in the world, we should be doing better. The minority has to be loud. Otherwise they go unheard.
Michael Barrett
4:41 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Most MA voters are morons. Look at the crooks who are elected. Barney Frank who put through a special bill to bailout a supporters bank Kennedy killed a woman and went home to sleep, the affirmative action scammer Lizzy warren, John Tierney and his money laundering wife, deceased Gerry Studds sodomized a male congressional page after getting to boy drunk, John Kerry the tax dodger, etc.
Why do you think MA is a joke to the rest of the country. Thankfully the state lost a congressman do to people fleeing the state. As the population continues to drop the state will lose another, maybe two more. And texas, Georgia and florida will gain.
The fewer from MA, the better for the country.
7:32 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Ted Kennedy did not kill a woman. Senator Warren did not "scam" anybody. John Kerry is a war hero and now our Secretary of State. Massachusetts is the ENVY of most other states. And prophecies are as cheap as dirt.
Michael Barrett
8:19 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
I know teddy didn't kill anyone. Mary joe lived a great life and is doing well, right? Yeah kerry was a real hero. Those purple hearts for paper cut wounds were very galant. And Lizzy was doing great at low tier law schools until she called herself an indian then moved up. Yeah, you were right on. Weak sauce boy
8:56 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Don't you get tired of being judge, jury, executioner, and the only version? Weak boy, without cuts of any kind whatsoever.
3:25 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Just for fun, they should put Ted Kennedy's name on the ballot. The Democratic voters in MA are so stupid, I'd bet he'd win.
Remember, here in MA the D stands for Duh.
Ben Jackson
3:51 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thank you for your valuable, civil, and insightful contribution. Bravo, sir. Bravo. ::slow clap::
7:33 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Yes, and the Republican voters are SO smart, they have trouble getting even Scott Brown re-elected.
3:54 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thanks also for endorsing Markey....just cant wait a day for that welfare check....huh? Much better to lose 16B a year?
Ben Jackson
3:58 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
LOL at welfare check. You right-wingers LOVE to make assumptions. Well, yo uknow what they say about those...
4:04 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
You brought it up...."Looking forward to Senator Markey." What shall we assume then?
Ben Jackson
4:18 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
So your assumption is that every voter for future Senator Markey is a welfare recipient. And to that, again, I say LOL. &c.
Michael Barrett
4:28 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Markey is a careere hack. He's 66 and has been in washington since 1976. He's never worked in the private sector, doesn't even live in MA (his house is in Maryland, a $2 million place outside Wash DC).
When Markey went to DC the debt was under $2 trillion, it's over $16 trillion now. Anyone who would support a mediocre mind like Markey obviously has issues.
7:36 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Since when is the "private sector" the be-all and end-all of political responsibility and integrity? Since when is 66 the wrong age to contribute to the betterment of society? Since when is a politician residing in Washington a capital crime? Since when is an expensive house a proof of evil? As for mediocrity, tell us all about it...
9:00 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Waiting... You snipe, but you never back it up... Not a personal attack, just an observation.
Michael Soares
4:53 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Barrett, cool it a bit. Do you know Ben? If you don't you don't have any right to make assertions about his financial status. I don't like the welfare system but again don't attack people here.
5:04 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
@ Ben Jackson
Lol, you're welcome and I just love applause !!
And btw, it's ma'am.
Robert Rosen
5:25 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thank you to everyone who is offering their insight into this topic. But please remember to STAY ON TOPIC. We want to know if you think the GOP will field a candidate for U.S. Senator. We do not allow personal insults and attacks here. Please stick to the subject at hand.
9:19 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Why does Michael Barrett sound like Dick Cheney attacking John Murtha?? But back to the topic: WHY is Scott Brown not running? What deeper problem is the Republican Party thinking about that keeps them from charging into this gap? Good article, Ben!


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I have a Jedi Knight named Innes on The Bastion, and a Sith Warrior named Brook on Warriors of the Shadow.
Are those servers any of the ones that need to be xferred? Originally I was on The Courageous but EA/Bioware made the lower population servers xfer to the heavy ones and now they kind of get saturated.
And also, <3 Innes from Sacred Stones. Heck yeah.
My main is a Scoundrel named Angels who, like the Jedi Exile, is forever alone. Looking forward to my Jedi Knight, Bounty Hunter, future Imperial Agent and future Sith Warrior. Empire side definately has better taste in men (T▽T)
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So I'm not quite sure. :\
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@Esau - yeah actually, lots of changes going on. vast majority of the servers are being squashed into something like the 10-15 biggest ones because people were complaining about low server populations. =/ of course now people that that the merger was forced and a lot of people lost their character names and legacy names (which is probably the reason why they went to a low server to begin with - for a 'special' name)
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Most of my characters are on the Master Dorak server and I just ignored the transfer emails. Not sure if that's good or bad
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