Rules trump common sense on info signs

Rules trump common sense on info signs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — When you drive past/underneath those large electronic message boards on the highway and there's nothing posted, do you wonder if they're working? And if something is posted, does the information at 55-plus mph raise more …
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Using humor, the Force — ADOT pushing safety messages
“Aggressive driving is the path to the Dark Side” read an electronic message board over Arizona highways Thursday morning. Another recent addition told drivers to “Trust the Force but always buckle up,” with an accompanying tweet from ADOT reading: …
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Heroin saturation 'checkpoints' in Harford result in 10 arrests, criticism
Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler said Tuesday's checkpoints, in which officers used traffic cones to slow vehicles and set up variable electronic message boards warning of a "heroin checkpoint," could not be more different from a DUI checkpoint that many …
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Mind Your Manners: Business Rules Get a 21st Century Update

Mind Your Manners: Business Rules Get a 21st Century Update
"Unless you would feel comfortable posting it on a bulletin board in your town or screaming it to everybody that you know, don't do it," Post said. Hugs and Kisses "I'm always surprised at how much there is of this when I'm doing business. I'm getting …
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Medina Native Credited with Creation of Emoticons
Whether it's to convey a joke or to just lighten the mood of a conversation, we've all used a smiley face or two in our digital communications. Unless you are wont to peruse Wikipedia's “Notable People” section of one of … Scott Fahlman, a research …
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Kings to build new NBA arena
The city also is transferring $ 32 million worth of land and allowing the team to operate six digital billboards. … “Just the speculation that an entertainment and sports complex was going to be approved has already helped improve the health of our …
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