Airlines add fees for peak summer days

The five largest U.S. airlines recently introduced "peak air travel surcharges" on nearly every day during the summer. American, Continental, Delta, United and US Airways are adding anywhere from $10-30 onto their already high prices for the summer months.The extra money will be a surcharge; the surcharge is figured into the final price that travelers are quoted, not listed separately. Travelers are advised to book early and look for the lowest rates and avoid extra fees to deal with the extra money they will have to pay for an airplane ticket. The more informed and aware the consumer is, the more money they stand to save when they travel.
I think that airline prices are high enough already, without them adding more to it. It's almost like they are trying to trick the consumers and travelers into thinking that they are getting a better deal but actually are charging them more; that just seems dishonest. I think that everyone in the U.S. who is planning on traveling this summer should know about this and really think it through; we all need to be informed, like the article said. I think that these airlines should stop raising the prices because eventually, the prices will get too high for consumers and the airlines won't be making much money at all.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/05/25/airfare.surcharges/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+(RSS%3A+Top+Stories)

Sentencing in Elizabeth Smart kidnapping set for Friday

Wanda Barzee, who pleaded guilty to kidnapping Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart in 2002, and attempting to kidnap Smart's cousin a month later, is being sentenced in a state and federal court this Friday. She pleaded guilty in 2002 for the kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart. Barzee faces between 1 and 15 years in federal prison. When she entered the court, she apologized to Smart for all of the emotional and physical pain and suffering she put the girl through. Barzee was housed at the Utah State Hospital for the decision of whether or not she was competent to stand in court; they finally decided that she was competent.
I was surprised when I read this; I was surprised that it took them so long. Barzee had already admitted that she was guilty, and yet they put off the trial until years later. I remember hearing about the Smart kidnapping all the time in my past, and it was completely obvious that she and her husband and accomplice (Mitchell) were guilty of the kidnapping, and the attempted kidnapping of her cousin, and rape charges against them from Smart. It was such a big case back then, but then we slowly forgot about it. Until now, when everything is coming back to us, along with her sentencing. I believe that she should be put in prison for the rest of her life for what she did to Smart. It is finally the time for justice in this case.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/19/utah.elizabeth.smart.kidnapper/index.html

12 dead, 83 trapped in Russia mine after blasts

On Saturday evening an explosion occurred in the largest coal mine in Russia. The explosions killed 12 people working within the mine and injured 41 others. In addition to the dead and wounded, another 64 miners were trapped underground, along with the 19 who went to rescue those who were trapped. There were 359 people working inside the mine when a gas explosion occurred at about 8:55 PM. Four and a half hours later, a second gas explosion occurred. The Russian Prime Minister said, "By all accounts, the situation is hard, very hard at the Raspadskaya mine. I would say, it is tragic." They are still trying to save the people who are trapped in the mine.

More and more explosions and other things beyond our control are happening in other countries. But the thing is, I think that some things can be prevented. Why was there a gas explosion? What happened to make it explode? Why didn't they have a plan as to how to save those trapped? I'm sure that they knew that this could happen; they don't even know what to do about it. They say they can't just do nothing, but they don't know how to save them. I think that sometimes things like this can be, and should be, avoided at all costs. Precautions should be put into place in mines. They are a very dangerous place to work, and we should be doing all we can to keep those within the mines safe.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/09/russia.mine.blast/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+(RSS%3A+Top+Stories)