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on the web metro-magazine.com WEB EXTRA News, blogs, videos, photo galleries, job postings and more… BLOG COMMENTS Truth not necessary to 'report' on high-speed rail Georgia Southern University Senior Editor Nicole Schlosser's recent blog called out CNN reporter Anderson Cooper for his hatchet job on high-speed rail projects across the U.S. Check out our Web exclusive University Transit Profile on Georgia Southern. The university recently added new ElDorados to its shuttle fleet to meet ridership needs. For more on this story and other university transitrelated news, visit our University Channel at metro-magazine.com. PHOTO GALLERY I totally agree with Ms. Schlosser here. Want better roads, less gridlock and a reliable and afordable rail system? Well, it costs MONEY. And it takes TIME. And you also need to do some homework to find the actual FACTS rather than trust a politician, pundit or corporate-owned news source. Change comes at a price, and continuing to cut funding to crucial public works every single year, because certain interests have managed to demonize long-term investment and 24-hour news services prioritize speed of reporting over factchecking, is not going to pay the bill. In the end, we will all lose unless we take time to do research, vet our leaders and news sources, and make change at the ballot box! D. VANDERBILT STEVE LY …Bottom line: It's false advertising. If they simply called these medium-speed projects "upgrades," it would remove lots of the "boondoggle" stigma. E-NEWS View our latest photo gallery of images from APTA's 2013 Bus and Paratransit Conference in Indianapolis. From the Roadeo to bus display, it's all here. FOLLOW US 4 < mETRO mAGAZINE JUNE 2013 www.twitter.com/METROmagTweet Visit metro-magazine.com to sign up for our University Transit e-newsletter. www.facebook.com/MetroMag metro-magazine.com