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Hybrid Safety

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This guy gets pulled over for doing 50 on I-95 – is he an idiot? He sure gives those of us that drive Hybrids a bad name. I’ve been known to stretch mpg when there is no one around, because I’m not impacting anyone else’s safety – but to try to do this…



City Council Update

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

InTheBurg is actively trying to assist in the combined effort of fburgnews.com – so tonights update in city council news is posted there.I encourage everyone to go read it, as well as check out the new website that is attempting to pull together full b…



City Services had a busy year

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In the last fiscal year (ending June 30th), the city teams, employees, council and agencies have been very busy. Here is the list of items that apply to city council goals. This is just a slice of the overall picture of all the items the City does for …



Water Safety – Stop The Drownings

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After 2 drownings this year, lets talk about water safety.WebMD has a good first step with these safety tips:1. Whenever young children are swimming, playing, or bathing in water, make sure an adult is constantly watching them. By definition this means…



Motorcycle Safety Foundation course

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 24th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Oh how I have neglected the blog this week. This weekend I spent sweating it out at the Locust Grove Germana Campus parking lot at the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic RiderCourse. Friday night we spent four hours going over safe riding videos and b…



Mars Water Ice

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Ok, so give this earth away to the energy companies and global warming disbelievers – we can now totally **** up this world, we gots another one in the backyard with water just in case. News today is that the latest lander has uncovered evidence of wa…



Rappahannock Ind. Film Festival

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In September, the first Rappahannock Independent Film Festival will overtake the town (technically Third Floor at 810 Caroline St) from 9/18-21 with “Portraits in 24 Frames”. They are now looking for volunteers. Anyone interested should attend the volu…



Fly ExpressJet

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

If every airline had service like ExpressJet, I’d be ecstatic. I had to go from Tucson to Sacramento, and flew on this exceptional small carrier. Their ERJ isn’t the biggest jet, with just one flight attendant, but with the food service (hear that Airl…



Friday is Happiest Day of the Year

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Reason to celebrate, Friday June 20th is the happiest day of the year, at least according to the Stress Institute. Read the full article in today’s USA Today:http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/finalword/2008-06-17-final-word_N.htmI know I’ll be ha…



Soap Box Derby Street Closures

By From http://burgnews.blogspot.com/ • Jun 13th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Thanks to “kcw” for the comments on a previous post. Here are the closures for Saturday’s race.Tomorrow, the Rappahannock Regional Soap Box Derby will roll through Fredericksburg again.To ensure the safety of the drivers, roads near the track will be b…