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Started by Road Hog, January 04, 2020, 07:06:58 PM

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Road Hog

I have read this column a few times in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (known to some as the Dem-Gaz and to others as the DOG.)

I think Frank Fellone tries to dumb down roadgeekdom for lay people by explaining jargon (which is perfectly fine), but I find it interesting, entertaining and sometimes informative. Here is an example:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jan/04/jug-handle-circle-keeps-us-spinning-202/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=morning-1-4-20-nonsubscribers&utm_content=morning-1-4-20-nonsubscribers+CID_4ac6f6298a22eca847b78cb8893938fc&utm_source=Email%20Marketing%20Platform&utm_term=DRIVETIME%20MAHATMA%20Jug%20handle%20circle%20keeps%20us%20spinning

Does other media devote resources to transportation matters?


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The Fort Worth paper does a a transportation column called "Honkin' Mad".  The Dallas paper has a beat writer about the subject but not really a column; his predecessor was a lot better and seemed more into roads.



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