SMART TD Mobile App for year-round use!

SMART TD Mobile App: Updated, Easy and Free, and is a “must have” for Regional Meetings and much, much more… The SMART TD Mobile App has the same features as before, with new features added that make locating, scheduling and rating Regional Meeting workshops super quick and easy. Just like last year, the SMART TD Mobile App provides…


July 1st 2016
Ten safety tips for this 4th of July

CHICAGO – Ensure your Independence Day weekend is filled with celebration and not regret with these 10 fire safety tips, from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V office in Chicago: Be sure fireworks are legal in your area before using or buying them. Always have an adult supervise fireworks activities and never allow…


June 30th 2016
BNSF freight trains collide near Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo.com reported that BNSF freight trains collided head-on this morning in the town of Panhandle, Texas, near Amarillo, creating a massive fireball and explosion that prompted a swift  evacuation of Panhandle residents. Injuries and missing persons have been reported; at this time, no details have surfaced regarding those missing, or the number or severity of injuries….


June 28th 2016
Members make all the difference!

Dear  Member: Recently, Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert of Texas – one of the most conservative members of the U.S. House of Representatives – cosponsored our two-person crew legislation, H.R. 1763, the Safe Freight Act. This show of support follows cosponsorship from Congressman Trent Franks of Arizona, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Both are…


Santa Cruz Metro drivers narrowly avoid layoffs

Santa Cruz Metro bus drivers narrowly avoided being laid off, when a new budget was reached Friday, June 24, saving the drivers’ jobs. The budget hinges on a pending sales tax ballot measure to be voted on by taxpayers in the November elections. Metro approved a two-year budget on Friday that preserves the 146 full-time…


June 27th 2016