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Is lowering the trucking age a good idea? - You decide
2015-07-23 15:09:03| Trucking - Topix.net
At present, interstate trucking is only permitted for drivers 21 and older. But New Jersey's trucking industry is having a hard time drawing new drivers , so Republican lawmakers are looking to widen the pool of CDL applicants by lowering the federal age requirements.
Lower age for truckers? North Jersey weighs in
2015-07-22 08:49:42| Trucking - Topix.net
The trucking industry in New Jersey, like the rest of the country, is struggling to attract younger drivers to replace aging truckers, and some in the industry are hoping legislation to lower the interstate driving age can help ease the looming driver shortage. A federal bill introduced this month by Republican senators seeks to lower the age requirement of commercial drivers traveling between states to 18 from 21. By dropping the driving age, companies can draw younger talent that often migrates into competing fields with less stringent age requirements, such as construction.
Former AP correspondent Duncan Mansfield dies at age 62
2015-07-20 23:09:24| Energy - Topix.net
Duncan Mansfield, a veteran reporter whose 20-year career as Knoxville, Tennessee, correspondent for The Associated Press included coverage of a massive coal ash spill from a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant, has died. He was 62. Mansfield served as AP's Knoxville correspondent from 1989 to 2009, focusing on breaking news and enterprise in east Tennessee.
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Beginnings of the atomic age: 70th anniversary of the first nuclear bomb
2015-07-20 14:14:39| Extremetech
Thursday marked 70 years since the world's first successful atomic bomb test as part of the top-secret World War II program the Manhattan Project. Due to the controversy surrounding this detonation, the resulting destruction through bombing of Japan, and the implications for society, how should this event be remembered?
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Game makers reflect on death of Nintendo's Iwata at age 55
2015-07-14 07:02:43| Electronics - Topix.net
Video game creators and colleagues of Nintendo President Satoru Iwata shared their reactions to his death from a bile duct tumor at age 55: "Iwata-san's passing affects us all deeply. He was a true visionary who expanded our understanding of the amazing art of video games.
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