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July 23, 2010
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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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Slight Delay in Latest Articles

July 23, 2010
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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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Going big-time: ORIM Editor moves up

October 3, 2009
By Bradly McGarr

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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New Quarters to Feature National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges

September 10, 2009
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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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ORIM Releases New “Traveler’s Notes”

August 26, 2009
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ORIM Releases New “Traveler’s Notes”

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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USDOT: CARS Deadline Extended to Noon Tuesday

August 25, 2009
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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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AZDOT Closes Sunset Point Rest Area

August 4, 2009
By Bradly McGarr

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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Wenatchee World: Harts Pass Road Closed from Storm Damage

July 27, 2009
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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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Goodbye, Mr. Cronkite: A Upstart Journalist Tips His Hat

July 17, 2009
By Bradly McGarr

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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New Look, New Service, Same ORIM

July 14, 2009
By Administrator

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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