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Dead to finally find some rest in crowded Hong KongSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 1:12AMHong Kong - Hong Kong is planning to build a new columbarium to store the ashes of the deceased in the now-closed border area, a media report said Saturday.

Soldier's parents recall good timesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:40PMThe dusty bottle has sat in the Corma home for 27 years.

Simcoe man's tropical island nightmare finally overFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:14PMA rollercoaster week of emotions has now ended on a positive upswing for the Flynn-Mercier family. On Sunday, their relative Roger died tragically after being pinned under his tractor-mower.[...]

Arcade Fire rocks its rootsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:11PMEven as they share stages with Springsteen, Bowie and U2, the Montreal rockers have always stayed true to their indie origins. But as he listens to their new album, The Suburbs, and talks with front man Win Butler, Carl Wilson sees a group that has moved beyond youthful tribalism as easy refuge – and is delivering some of the ravingest rock music ever

Benefit to help family of woman killed in crashFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:50PMFriends and family members of a woman who died recently in a Pontiac car crash are planning a benefit to help pay for her funeral expenses.

Mindful of Steinbrenner as Yankees Return to TampaFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:01PMThe Yankees arrived in St. Petersburg, Fla., to play the Rays, not far from the cemetery where George Steinbrenner is buried.

John Callahan’s FuneralFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:33PMThe irony of cartoonist John Callahan’s final wishes escaped no one. A few days before his death last weekend, Callahan told one of his brothers that he wanted a Catholic funeral. That surprised the family, given that Callahan devoted a good portion of his cartoons’ biting humor toward the church, even though he had been raised Catholic. [...]

Missions leader Avery Willis dies at 76Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:58PMRICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Avery T. Willis Jr., creator of the MasterLife discipleship series and former mission board executive, died Friday morning, July 30, after a seven-month battle with leukemia. He was 76.

Clearing up some issues with previous answersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:20PMRemember that exchange in last week's column about the word"irruption." Well, shortly after writing that piece, I cracked andirrupted myself.