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We’ve changed our permissions to put everyone as a Contributor! You can submit posts to the editor now without going through email! Top contributors will be made authors, and brought into the masthead. To help ensure you get published, please register and include your real name. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fopenroadinternational.org%2F2010%2F07%2F23%2Fweve-made-it-easier-for-you-to-participate%2F'; addthis_title = 'We%26%238217%3Bve+made+it+easier+for+you+to+participate%21'; addthis_pub =...
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Our apologies for the delay in the latest articles. We’re currently working on some great articles, but they’re going slow due to outside commitments, and fire season in the Pacific Northwest. We’re looking for individuals who want to write! Please let us know if you would like to write for us. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fopenroadinternational.org%2F2010%2F07%2F23%2Fslight-delay-in-latest-articles%2F'; addthis_title = 'Slight+Delay+in+Latest+Articles';...
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When I started Open Road International Magazine, I started it for two reasons: I love traveling, and I know other people do as well. Since then my efforts to keep ORIM alive and kicking have forced me to revamp the website, add (and in some cases remove) features, and alter behaviors. ORIM is alive...
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WASHINGTON, DC — Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon National Parks will be the first sites commemorated in a new quarter-dollar program announced today by the U.S. Mint. Starting in April of 2010, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program will begin producing quarters with reverse (tails side) designs showcasing a national park or other federally preserved area...
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Traveler’s notes are ORIM’s Versions of Travel Advisories or Cautions to a particular part of the developed world. The notes will be issued by ORIM’s editorial board or editor based off recent news stories. These warnings may or may not reflect official travel advisories issued by the US State Department or other sources of official advisories. Types...
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Your dealership has until noon today to file their CARS, or Cash-for-Clunkers, paperwork according to a USDOT Press Release. Sales were halted Monday at 8:00 PM for anyone interested in taking advantage of the controversial rebate plan. The shut down was caused by a overwhelming number of submissions taxing the CARS computer submission system....
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CORDES JUNCTION, Arizona – Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) crews have closed the popular Sunset Point rest area, located between Phoenix, Arizona and Flagstaff, Arizona at Milepost 252 on Interstate 17. ADOT expects the rest area to reopen sometime on August 5th. Sunset Point Rest Area The closure was prompted by a water supply...
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MAZAMA, Washington – The Wenatchee World, regional newspaper for North Central Washington, reports that Harts Pass Road (USFS NF-5400), northwest of Mazama on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Okanogan County. Mazama is located on WA-20, more commonly known as the North Cascades Highway, and is a gateway community to the North Cascades National Park...
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Cronkite. Anyone who has had any interest in journalism has known the name, if not because they knew of the man but because one of the most prestigious journalism schools in America bears his name. I never knew Cronkite, neither as a journalistic personality or as a person, but I knew of him and...
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Open Road International Magazine underwent a facelift today with a slight redesign to the website and the addition of a new service, The ORIM Store, is now online. You may notice that RouteWiki links have been removed. While the service is still available, it is undergoing some redesign and may be abandoned due to security issues....
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