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Lithium-ion batteries spark transportation-safety debateSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:07AMThe lithium-ion battery quietly fuels modern life. It powers our iPhones, iPads, BlackBerrys and laptops. It's in the next round of electric cars coming to market. It also has a safety record peppered with fires and recalls.

Mortuary is to be auctioned Foreclosure is forcing sale of site once owned by FrettiSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 12:13AMBy JON CHAVEZ Blade Business Writer The funeral home that had been owned by the late J. Jeffrey Fretti, whom state regulators had investigated for misusing about $180,000 in advance funeral payments, is for sale at a foreclosure auction set for Aug. 31. Last week, Judge Linda Jennings of Lucas County Common Pleas Court ordered the 5,678-square-foot building at 5045 West Sylvania Ave. at Corey ...

Lions move forward with fundraisers, new off icersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:58PMThe Royal Oak Lions Club raised more than $30,000 in the past year, and incoming President Bob Westbury is hoping to improve on that total. Westbury set goals of increasing membership and raising more money to support community organizations, especially those that work in the areas of sight and hearing, as the club installed new officers and directors at a banquet at Red Run Golf Club in late ...

Elinor Taylor dies at age 89Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:48PMSTUART, Fla. - Elinor Z. Taylor, who went from the leafy campus of West Chester University to the halls of power in Harrisburg, where she served with a feisty spirit in the state House of Representatives for 30 years, has died. She was 89.

Hundreds Say 'Goodbye' to Longtime Caldwell MayorFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:24PMCommunity members from surrounding counties came out to honor the memory of Caldwell's beloved mayor, Bernard Rychlik.

Former Clarindan completes apprenticeship for Funeral DirectorThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:06PMCotrell Funeral Service is pleased to announce that Lorrie Schulz recently completed her apprenticeship and successfully passed the Missouri National Board Exam as well as the Missouri State Law Exam.

Community mourns NYPD pioneerThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:13PMArthur Hill will be remembered as a trailblazer and community leader who worked hard to help the Queens community. PHOTO COURTESY COUNCILMAN LEROY COMRIE

Former Gov. Kenny Guinn dies in Las Vegas at 73Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:52PMAND BENJAMIN SPILLMANStephens Media As the son of migrant fruit pickers in Central California, Kenny C. Guinn would read the daily newspaper to his illiterate father.

Funerals Set for VA FirefightersThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:57AMMore than 1,000 mourners are expected to attend the funerals for two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters who were killed in a traffic accident while responding to a call.