Tolling articles
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State purchases Orange Beach Express toll bridge for $60M, tolls to end in late May
The state of Alabama has purchased the Orange Beach Express toll bridge from American Roads LLC for a price of $60M.Employees were notified Thursday morning.T
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The lasting toll of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
This week, Scott Pelley reported on the families who held the home front while their spouses, fathers and mothers fought in the post-9/11 wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 600,000 American veterans have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Symptoms can include anxiety, fear, irritability, and depression.Through their reporting for this week's story, Scott Pelley and the 60 Minutes team found some symptoms of PTSD are, in a sense, contagious: some family members living...
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Spilka: Massachusetts tolling system “not fair at all”
As the transportation secretary's recent comments about imposing tolls for drivers crossing into Massachusetts continue to attract fire from political adversaries and a conservative watchdog group, they have also won a measure of support from one of the most powerful lawmakers on Beacon Hill.