AIRPORT SECURITY
THE NEW FORTY Scanning my "horizon"...
There is quite an uproar about the full body scans the TSA has implemented and its alternative - the full body pat down. I can understand folks angst over both procedures as they both seem very invasi...
Posted on 11/24/10 at 12:08 PM
STAFF BLOG THE CHRISTOPHER GABRIEL PROGRAM Tuesday 1/5
Today on The Christopher Gabriel Program: Today we look at school boards looking to save money, Airport security, and two hot topics on cell phones! First: The Lindon School Board and their Penny Pinc...
Posted on 1/5/10 at 3:32 AM
Computer monitor causes scare at Newark airport 
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A computer monitor that was checked as baggage caused a security scare Monday morning at Newark Liberty International Airport, prompting officials to shut down part of a terminal for about an hour as a precaution.
By Associated Press , December 20, 2010
Airport lines move smoothly despite warnings
CHICAGO — The lines of Thanksgiving travelers moved quickly and smoothly at airports around the country Wednesday morning despite an Internet campaign to get passengers to gum up the works on one of the busiest days of the year by refusing full-body scans.
By Associated Press , November 24, 2010
TSA urges Thanksgiving airport security compliance
CHICAGO (AP) — Holiday travelers dismayed by airport body scans planned protests at bustling airports Wednesday, while the head of the nation's transport security agency urged passengers to comply with searches to reduce the possibility of delays on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
By Associated Press , November 24, 2010
Medical cards never were valid for bypassing security
In response to the front-page article on Nov. 19 about the man unhappy about being “patted down” despite the fact that he had a card saying he had a knee replacement:
By Jan Jorgensen , November 24, 2010
TSA chief: Resisting scanners just means delays
ATLANTA — Despite tough talk on the Internet, there was little if any indication of a passenger revolt at many major U.S. airports, with very few people declining the X-ray scan that can peer through their clothes. Those who refuse the machines are subject to a pat-down search that includes the crotch and chest.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2010
TSA chief: Body scan boycott would be mistake
WASHINGTON — With one of the year's busiest traveling days fast approaching, the Obama administration's top transportation security official on Monday urged passengers angry over safety procedures not to boycott airport body scans.
By Associated Press , November 22, 2010
TSA: Pilots to be exempt from intrusive screening
Pilots are getting a break from going through the stepped-up and intrusive screening of airline passengers that is causing a growing outcry from the public.
By David Koening, Associated Press , November 20, 2010
TSA: Pilots to be exempt from some airport checks
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration says airline pilots will be allowed to skip some physical security checks at airports.
By Associated Press , November 19, 2010
‘I will never fly again’ says local man after airport pat-down
Security complaints against TSA techniques common
Humiliating. Traumatic. Lack of respect. Henry Pietrzak used all of those words to describe the pat-downs he endured at airports in Minneapolis and Charlotte, N.C., during a trip last week to the Dominican Republic.
By Mike Nowatzki , November 19, 2010
Hector International Airport to get full-body scanner
Hector International Airport in Fargo is expected to receive a full-body scanner “in the not-too-distant future,” Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein said.
By Forum staff reports , November 19, 2010
Government insists full-body airport scanners are safe
CHICAGO – They look a little like giant refrigerators and pack a radiation dose big enough to peer through clothing for bombs or weapons, yet too minuscule to be harmful, federal officials insist.
By Associated Press , November 19, 2010
Resistance to airport screening goes viral
CHICAGO — Most Americans haven't yet encountered the new full-body scanners at airports, but concerns about safety and privacy raised by the new screening methods are reaching a fever pitch, fanned by viral videos and the 24-hour news cycle.
By Associated Press , November 19, 2010
Airports consider congressman's call to ditch TSA
ATLANTA — In a climate of Internet campaigns to shun airport pat-downs and veteran pilots suing over their treatment by government screeners, some airports are considering another way to show dissatisfaction: Ditching TSA agents altogether.
By Associated Press , November 19, 2010
Would-be flier finds himself in spotlight after refusing TSA pat-down
John Tyner knows he's at minute 14.5 of his headlong rush into the national spotlight. And he couldn't be happier.
By Associated Press , November 19, 2010
Body scanner now used at Twin Cities airport
Security officials say steps to protect privacy taken
MINNEAPOLIS – Security officials at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport began using a new, high-tech body scanner at one of its checkpoints Wednesday, saying the full-image technology is a critical tool to help head off potential threats.
By Associated Press , September 23, 2010
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