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Despite the lessons of history, the fierce resistance of many black lawmakers and a statewide boycott by the NAACP, a small band of Palmetto State officials have fought tooth and nail to ensure the continued, prominent display of the Confederate flag from the statehouse dome for everyone in Columbia to enjoy. The problem, of course, is that not everyone enjoys seeing that particular flag; while the Dixiecrat faction cites it as a symbol of what they refer to as the Confederacy's rich cultural history, their opponents decry the flag as a constant, taunting reminder of the bad old days...
Three days a week, year-round, the train travels between Vancouver and Toronto, stopping in Jasper, Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipeg. A Silver & Blue ticket, which costs from $747 to $2,128, includes sleeping accommodations, meals and exclusive use of the Park Car with its dome section and lounges (www.viarail.ca, 888-VIARail). --By Valerie Marchant...
...different trips and tours offered by Rocky Mountaineer Railtours, you travel in daylight hours so that you don't miss any of the heart-stopping scenery. Choose the GoldLeaf Service because you'll be assigned a seat in the dome car, which offers a 360[degrees] view of some of the most dramatic sights in the world, and you'll eat in a first-class dining room with picture windows. You can stand on an open-air observation platform at the rear of the train, the wind on your face and moose, bear, eagles, bighorn sheep and mountain goats...
...fleet of five railcars make up the Sierra Madre Express. From the train's dome car, called the Tucson, and the Divisadero car, an open observation deck, you can gaze upon rivers with rushing waterfalls as well as lush bird life and wildflowers. For the eight-day, seven-night excursion, prices begin at $2,545, and you sleep two nights aboard plush, vintage cars with names like the Arizona and the Chile Verde. On remaining nights, you stay in Tucson, Ariz., and Divisadero and Cerocahui in Mexico...
...South Carolina doesn't do something about its flag problem, the Department of Justice might. No legal action is being considered to remove the Confederate flag from the state's capitol dome (there are probably no grounds), but the department may condone objections by some of its lawyers to attending advanced training courses at DOJ's sparkling new National Advocacy Center in Columbia...