Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New airline offers flights for dogs
Beginning this summer, pets will be able to fly to meet up with their human companions on vacation.
Pet Airways, a pets-only airline that transports animals in the main cabin, starts July 14 and will serve five airports: Teterboro (west of New York), Baltimore/Washington, Chicago Executive, Rocky Mountain Municipal (near Denver) and Hawthorne Municipal (near Los Angeles).
Family Film: New movies, including 'Star Trek'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"Star Trek"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Moviegoers 9 or 10 and older.
Advice to folks in the travel industry
Vacation travel season is almost upon us and it looks like getting there from here, or elsewhere, is going to be as bad as it has been in past summers -- or worse.
Family Film: New movies, including 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Mature tweens and up.
Swine flu: Tips for travelers going to Mexico
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges travelers to see its travelers' health Web site wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/ ahead of time to learn about any disease risks and health recommendations for areas they plan to visit. Among its recommendations:
-- See a doctor familiar with travel medicine at least four to six weeks before you leave to answer your questions.
Family Film: A look at new movies, including 'Soloist' and 'Fighting'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"The Soloist"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Teens and older moviegoers.
-- What you should know: Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. star in this story, inspired by real events and people, about a homeless musician with schizophrenia and a Los Angeles Times columnist.
Family Film: A look at new movies, including '17 Again'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"17 Again"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Ideally, tweens and older moviegoers. Some mature material may go over the heads of younger patrons.
Family Film: A look at movies including 'Haunting,' 'Monsters'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"The Haunting in Connecticut"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Mature teens and up.
Family Film: A look at new movies, including 'Haunting,' 'Monsters'
A guide to movies from a family perspective:
"The Haunting in Connecticut"
-- Rated: PG-13.
-- Suitable for: Mature teens and up.
Books: Four new novels mix terrorists, cops and mysteries
"Long Lost." By Harlan Coben. Dutton, $27.95.
Sports agents are powerful people, able to extract millions from well-heeled franchises to support their muscled clients in multimillion-dollar comfort.
But, they wield their power on BlackBerries from the backseat of a limo, not on the front lines of the war on terror, like the clumsily named Myron Bolitar.
