Aug 28th, 2008 · Iraq's tourism board aims to promote Baghdad as a fun place to be. There are already plans for a six-star hotel on the Tigris River, golf courses — and now a Ferris wheel. It's inviting proposals for the "Baghdad Eye," which it wants to be taller than the largest Ferris wheel in Europe, the London Eye.
Apr 30th, 2008 · The U.S. Border Patrol has started doing spot checks on ferries coming from Washington state's San Juan Islands. These are domestic ferry routes, completely inside the borders of Washington state. The new scrutiny has some islanders upset, saying it's a violation of their privacy to have to identify themselves when traveling inside the United States.
Apr 23rd, 2007 · Novelist Joshua Ferris makes his debut with Then We Came to the End, a satire about life in a Chicago advertising agency. Ferris' short fiction has appeared in the Iowa Review, Best New American Voices, and Prairie Schooner.
Dec 5th, 2005 · Listener Daniel Ferri's newborn son suffered a stroke as Hurricane Katrina neared the Gulf Coast. Ferri says the two disasters, one personal, one natural, shaped his belief in the kindness of strangers.
Nov 9th, 2005 · Witnesses report scenes of chaos and bodies being ferried out of three Jordanian hotels struck by powerful explosions Wednesday night. The hotels, located in Amman, the capital, are often used by foreign travelers. Scores have reportedly died in the blasts, with more than 100 wounded.
Aug 30th, 2005 · Terrorism prevention is not just taking place on land and in the air -- ferryboats traveling across the San Francisco Bay have become the newest target in the "war on terrorism." Sarah Varney of member station KQED in San Francisco reports on a new project by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help make the bay ferries safer.