U.S. Economy Expanded At Surprising Rate Ahead Of The Government Shutdown Associated Press ...The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.8 percent...
Today's Teamster News 11.03.13
Canada's CN Rail reaches tentative deal with Teamsters union Reuters ...Canadian National Railway Co , the country's largest rai...
Austerity: The real winner of the government shutdown
A popular thing to say on Capitol Hill is that there were no winners in the government shutdown and debt ceiling crisis that ended last nig...
Commonwealth of Virginia: We're #1! Oops, not in a good way
Out of 50 states, the government shutdown is affecting Virginia more than any others. We're number one ... only this is not a contest we...
Today's Teamster News 10.15.13
Workplaces Go Without Safety Inspections During The Shutdown ThinkProgress ...When the government shut down on October 1, 90 percent of ...
Today's Teamster News 10.14.13
Negotiations between Teamsters and CN derail Teamsters Canada ...The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,30...
Mabry Mill Restaurant reopened amid government shutdown
Mabry Mill Breakfast on the Blue Ridge Parkway is available again (along with lunch and dinner) at Mabry Mill Restaurant at the historic m...
Peaks of Otter Lodge now OPEN
Peaks of Otter Lodge with Sharp Top Mountain in the background. Good news! Peaks of Otter Lodge and Restaurant have reopened amid the cont...
Utah, Colorado national parks to reopen under agreement with feds
Utah and Colorado are feeling the effects of the government shutdown on closed national parks at a time of year when it is usual to see $100...
Humpback Rock on foggy October day
Top of Humpback Rock is shrouded in fog as viewed from the farm on Friday, October 11, 2013. Blue Ridge Parkway as seen from entrance to H...
October 11, 2013: Humpback Rock Picnic Area still closed
Humpback Rock Picnic Area was closed and fog-shrouded at mid-day on Friday. The locked gate had a sign: "Because of the federal govern...
October 11, 2013: Humpback Rock Visitor Center still closed
Humpback Rock Visitor Center remains closed during the government shutdown even though travelers stopped, perhaps hoping to find it open. Th...
October 11, 2013 ... Skyline Drive is still closed
The entrance to Shenandoah National Park and Skyline Drive at Afton Mountain is blocked by a locked gate and sign that announces, "CLOS...
Is Congress driving you to drink? Tell them
It’s usually not a good idea to make phone calls when you’re drunk (i.e. drunk dialing ). But if the person you’re calling belongs to a dysf...
The truth behind the "Grand Bargain" hoax
The so-called Grand Bargain that we should all be afraid of may be looming as a solution to the government shutdown. The Grand Bargain is m...
Madison supervisors ask Congress to reopen Shenandoah National Park
Wouldn't it be great to see every county adjoining Shenandoah National Park take the same action as the Madison County supervisors by as...
Mabry Mill, others poised to open this weekend
This is great news! Hit the Blue Ridge Parkway to see the changing leaves and stop by the re-opened restaurants and attractions along the wa...
Applying the logic of the shutdown to baseball
A disgruntled Atlanta Braves fan wrote a tongue-in-cheek (we hope) letter to his congressman, Rep. Jack Kingston , a Georgia Republican, on ...
Locked-out union workers rally against government shutdown
Today on Capitol Hill. The gloom of the government shutdown and a cold rainy day didn't stop a thousand locked-out federal workers from...
Photos #2: Fall in George Washington National Forest's North River Multiple Use Area
See also Photos #1: Fall in George Washington National Forest's North River Multiple Use Area Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell October 9, 2013