The Closing of the American Border (The Globalist)
Most visitors to the United States have an experience with the U.S. bureaucracy — whether in the visa process or in crossing the border. Increasingly this experience includes lengthy delays, interrogations and invasions of privacy.

Northrop manager has passion for giving (The Tribune-Democrat)
When Bill Moynihan landed in Johnstown in 2005, he was a volunteer without a cause. Moynihan, project manager of Northrop Grumman’s Johnstown office, was heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity in the Los Angeles area prior to relocating here.

Obama slept here: Roots in 3 nations, 6 time zones (The Pantagraph)
Places that presidents call home often become major tourist attractions, from estates at Mount Vernon and Monticello, to Hodgenville, Ky., where Abe Lincoln’s log cabin once stood, to Bill Clinton’s boyhood home in Hope, Ark.

Proposed Provincetown wharf deal falls through (Cape Cod Times)
PROVINCETOWN — The potential expansion of a family-owned marina on the downtown harbor, which has inspired local dreams of yachts on the horizon and more shoppers on the streets, won't occur after all — in part because of the slumping...

Bliss Road reopens (La Crosse Tribune)
La Crosse’s Bliss Road reopened Thursday without fanfare - just three city workers removing the orange barrels and barricades that have restricted access to Grandad Bluff.