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Should D.C.’s museums start charging fees?
One federal budget proposal is to end free admission to the Smithsonian museums. If this happened, museums in Washington, D.C., such as the National Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of Natural History, might charge $ 7.50 an adult. Apollo Command Module, at the National Air & Space Museum (Courtesy jurvetson/Flickr) The bipartisan panel tasked by President Obama to pinpoint policies to fix our national financies would like to add fees for entry to favorite institutions. (See the full proposal. It opens as a PDF; you can download free Adobe software here). A fee of about $ 7.50 an adult could earn the federal government about $ 225…
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Why Should I Go to Yosemite?
There are many places that a person can go when they are planning a vacation. Why would you want to go for Yosemite park lodging? There are many reasons that you may not know about. What’s At Yosemite? There are many things that are in Yosemite that you may want to see and places that offer lodging in Yosemite Park. There are many places that you may want to visit that are in Yosemite, such as wildlife and camping. Yosemite offers many places for you to set up your RV or tent, depending on what you like to do. Many people will camp at Yosemite in their RVs so that…
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Should I be concerned about bringing my kids to London this winter?
Over a year ago my father made a big announcement at a family dinner: “I’m taking you all to London for Christmas!” He shared that spending a Dickensesque holiday with his kids and grandchildren was a longtime dream and he ordered us all to start shopping for flights. Who can argue with that? We were all elated. And so my husband and I and our two kids are flying into Heathrow mid-December and then we’ll meet my brother and parents at a house that we’ve rented. I’ve been nothing but excited but when earlier this month the U.S Department issues a Travel Alert warning U.S. citizens of “the potential for…