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Roadside Approved: New preservation blogs

The term "blog" still makes us wince, but two of the best writers in roadside preservation have launched blogs of their own. Brian Butko and Larry Cultrera have both entered the blogosphere with online offerings of news and commentary on roadside-related topics. Larry recently retired his Diner-Hotline column in the Society for Commercial Archeology's News Journal after 19 years and has gone digital. No longer do you have to wait for the SCA to put out their quarterly newsletter for Larry's always-interesting reporting of the diner world. Visit Larry's new site at [url=http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com]http://dinerhotline.wordpress.com[/url] Brian Butko who has authored a small library of books about the roadside experience focuses his site on the issues pertaining to the Lincoln Highway. While we've seen plenty published about this historic road, few have done it with as much clarity and passion as Brian. Visit his site at [url=http://www.lincolnhighwaynews.com]http://www.lincolnhighwaynews.com[/url] .

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