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RON ALLEN

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I've been a reporter for nearly 30 years and the best thing about that is the places you go and the people you meet. I got the travel bug when I was in high school and even more so in college. My father worked for United Airlines so the family was able to fly, space available, pretty much for free. I've been on the road ever since. I've especially enjoyed the overseas trips across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
It's always amazing to see how people live and the bottom line conclusion is that everywhere people want the basic same thing. To live in a peaceful place. To be part of a loving family. Parents want decent and respectable work so they can provide for their kids and see to it that they get a good education. That doesn't seem like too much to ask.
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"The Ride Home"

The press corp aboard Hill-Force One missed campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe not being on the flight back to DC from New York after the primary season officially ended. We will always remember his e...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:07:00 GMT

A Problem Senator Clinton Faces

En Route from Indianapolis to Washngton DC: There was a very interesting discussion on the flight back to DC from Indianapolis. By the time we landed, the Clinton campaign was proclaiming, "we shock...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 10:14:00 GMT

Hedging a Bet?

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- There was a bit of buzz about Senator Evan Bayh's remarks at the big Indiana Democratic party dinner Sunday night, where the two Democratic contenders both spoke. Remember, the ...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Hillarys New Best Friend

Indianapolis, IN So, We were sitting on the press plane after an event in Raleigh, NC at NC state, ready to takeoff. Senator Clinton had just been endorsed by the state's Governor Mike Easley. We wer...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:49:00 GMT

Just Landed in Indianapolis

We just landed in Indianapolis....Senator Clinton is about to tour Miller's Veneers....a small business that makes veneers for wood furniture. Clinton wants to highlight how high fuel prices are hurt...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:02:00 GMT

Will It Go Round in Circles?

Senator Clinton just answered questions from reporters outside a polling place in the Philadelphia suburbs. Heading down the stretch in Pennsylvania, it seems Clinton has based her closing arguement ...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:04:00 GMT

LIFE ON THE TRAIL - posted 8PM ET Monday, April 21

Here's a typical scene on the trail. It's about 10pm on a Sunday night. I'm driving down the Pennsylvania Turnpike from Johnstown heading to Philadelphia, about 300 miles, in an extremely heavy ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:56:00 GMT