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    1. Skip check-in; new hotel room key is your phone

      11/06/14 TourismAssociated Press

      NEW YORK — Hotels don't want guests to have to linger at the front desk — or even stop by at all.

      Marriott International launched mobile check-ins at more than 300 North American hotels last year, including the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York, where a self-serve kiosk, left, awaits guests. 

    2. Parks will be free in honor of Veterans Day

      11/06/14 EventsBy Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Times Staff Writer

      In a salute to Veterans Day, all state parks will have free admission and all parking will be free at Pinellas County parks on Tuesday. That means free daytime entry to any state park except Skyway Fishing Pier State Park. That includes the Ybor Museum, normally $4, and Honeymoon Island State Park (pictured), normally …

      (2012) A strong current swirls in Hurricane Pass on the south end of Honeymoon Island.

    3. Editorial: A younger, more diverse Congress

      11/06/14 Editorials

      Regardless of one's political affiliation, a bright spot this week was the election of a more diverse Congress. When it meets in January, the new Congress will be younger, more female and more racially diverse. That is a positive development that should result in a commitment to problem-solving on a broader scale on the …

    4. Jared "The Subway Guy" promotes National Eating Healthy Day

      11/06/14 Human Interest By Octavio Jones. Times Photojournalist

      In efforts to eliminate childhood obesity, Jared Fogle, also known as Jared "The Subway Guy" on Subway commercials, partnered with the American Heart Association Tampa Bay in promoting National Eating Healthy Day by visiting three elementary schools in the bay area.

    5. Editorial: Time to get nation's work done

      11/06/14 Editorials

      President Barack Obama and Republicans who will control Congress in January said the right things about working together following Tuesday's election. That would be a welcome change after years of gridlock, and there are plenty of issues facing the nation that should be addressed. But changing the status quo will …

      President Barack Obama and Republicans who will control Congress in January said the right things about working together following Tuesday’s election. That would be a welcome change after years of gridlock, and there are plenty of issues facing the nation that should be addressed. But changing the status quo will require an attitude adjustment by an unpopular president and congressional Republicans emboldened by their sweeping campaign victories.
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