Liberty Bridge a symbol of transportation funding campaign

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The Liberty Bridge in Downtown Pittsburgh will be a poster child of sorts in an advertising campaign designed to pressure Congress into passing a long-term transportation funding bill.

Laborers' International Union of North America, based in Washington, D.C., will air a radio commercial noting the bridge is rated structurally deficient, as are one of every nine bridges in the nation.

It also plans to display a billboard near the bridge that says, "This bridge was built to last 50 years ... in 1928."

"The Liberty Bridge is a symbol of the neglect of our nation's bridges," LIUNA communications director Rich Greer said in an email. "Congress has several viable options to work with and has no excuse not to act to make our roads and bridges safer.

"Failing to act will cause further deterioration, making our transportation systems less safe and costing hundreds of thousands of jobs."

While it may be a symbol, the Liberty Bridge will be rehabilitated whether Congress acts or not. The state Legislature passed a transportation funding bill in November that enabled the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to schedule the start of an estimated $60 million project next year.

The bridge is showing signs of deterioration, including rust, and PennDOT lowered its weight limit to 30 tons last year, but officials repeatedly have declared it safe. It is inspected frequently, including in each of the last three months.

The LIUNA radio commercial will air on several Pittsburgh stations in June and July.

"The year was 1928 and Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly a plane across the Atlantic Ocean," it says. "In Chicago, Eliot Ness was heading up the infamous prohibition unit and Congress approved construction of the Hoover Dam ... 1928 also marked the construction of Pittsburgh's Liberty Bridge. Like so many bridges in our country, it was built to last 50 years and is now considered structurally deficient by the Federal Highway Administration.

"We don't need another tragic bridge collapse like the one in Minneapolis. Congress has a responsibility to all Americans to invest in our vital infrastructure, and the time to act is now," it says, urging listeners to visit fixourbridges.org to send messages to their senators and representatives.

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Leroy Turner of Citizens for Property Rights, speaking at the VT Libertarian Party 2014 convention – Video

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Aspens Mulcahy runs as Libertarian in Colorado senate race

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Aspen activist Lee Mulcahy is running as the Libertarian Party candidate for the Colorado Senate District 5 seat being vacated by Gail Schwartz, of Snowmass Village.

Mulcahy will be on the November ballot against Vail Democrat Kerry Donovan and Republican Don Suppes, of Orchard City in Delta County. Schwartz, a Democrat, cannot run again because of term limits.

Mulcahy has gained notoriety in the Aspen area because of his well-publicized battle with Aspen Skiing Co. and managing partner Jim Crown. He is engaged in legal disputes with the company and the Crown family over Skicos ban on him entering their property or public lands they lease for their ski areas.

Mulcahy was once a top-rated diamond pro ski instructor for Skico, but he was fired. Skico contends he broke too many rules. Mulcahy said he was canned for exploring formation of a union for ski instructors. He broadened his fight in an effort to try to get a living wage for Skico employees lowest on the pay scale, such as instructors and lift operators.

Mulcahy was nominated to serve as the Libertarian candidate at the partys state convention in Denver in March and then was endorsed by the attendees, according to Jeff Orrok, state party chairman. He met the qualifications, including being a registered Libertarian for at least 150 days prior to Colorados primary date in late June. None of the three candidates is facing a primary challenge.

The party is putting seven candidates for state Senate on the ballot, Orrok said.

Mulcahy has been critical of both major political parties on a variety of issues in letters to the editor and public statements.

I honestly believe that the Republicans and Democrats are challenged to serve the little guy, he said. People are looking for an alternative. I am the voice of the little people.

Mulcahy has formed a 12-member steering committee to help establish his platform. The members bring diverse political views, he said. They include Johnny Boyd, a newspaper columnist and activist in Snowmass Village; Maurice Emmer, a past and possibly future mayoral candidate in Aspen; Jeannie Perry, a co-architect of the Occupy Aspen movement that Mulcahy helped create; and criminal defense attorney Tedd Hess, according to a list provided by Mulcahy. The committee is meeting later in May to help him form positions, he said.

Mulcahys campaign manager is Ray Cheney, a retired attorney and another architect of Occupy Aspen.

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THE HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS EXPLORER leaving Inverness – 13th May 2014 – Video

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