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Cessna jet will have sturdier battery than Boeing

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Business

While Boeing and federal safety regulators ponder why flames and hot electrolytes shot out of lithium ion batteries on the company's flagship 787, prompting a grounding order that's now in its third week, business jet-maker Cessna is testing a new design for such batteries -- one that can contain a… Read story

Pay rose ahead of deal on fiscal cliff

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Business

NEW YORK -- As 2012 ended and businesses and employees alike waited for Congress to resolve the crisis over the so-called fiscal cliff, many did what any good businessperson would do. Not knowing how much tax rates would go up, or whether Congress would allow a temporary payroll tax cut… Read story

Sharon Rospo, left, Ruby Winter and Joyce Berkenstock, all of the Portage Lakes, Ohio, celebrate their November and December birthdays during a lunch in North Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Ruby has a lot of friends and spends time with as many of them as possible.

Resolve to make friends, renew ties

Sharon Rospo, left, Ruby Winter and Joyce Berkenstock, all of the Portage Lakes, Ohio, celebrate their November and December birthdays during a lunch in North Canton, Ohio, on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Ruby has a lot of friends and spends time with as many of them as possible.

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

AKRON, Ohio -- It was the first day of school. You slid into a molded plastic chair in Mrs. Miller's classroom and tried not to vomit. Read story

J.J. Abrams is set to direct the next installment of &quot;Star Wars,&quot; which Disney has said will be &quot;Episode 7&quot; and due out in 2015.

Director J.J. Abrams good fit for ‘Star Wars’

J.J. Abrams is set to direct the next installment of &quot;Star Wars,&quot; which Disney has said will be &quot;Episode 7&quot; and due out in 2015.

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

LOS ANGELES -- This may sound sacrilegious to the legions of hardcore "Star Wars" fans, but having J.J. Abrams direct "Episode VII" will be a vast improvement and the best thing to happen to the franchise in a very long time. Read story

An early morning fire destroyed Crestline Elementary School in east Vancouver on Feb.

Fire displaces 500 Crestline Elementary students

An early morning fire destroyed Crestline Elementary School in east Vancouver on Feb.

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

More than 500 Crestline Elementary students and staff may learn Monday what will happen to the rest of their school year after a three-alarm fire destroyed their building early Sunday. Read story

Greg Jayne: NFL experience too raw for some

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

You see, NFL fandom on any given Sunday has become a tribal ritual. Go to a game at any stadium in the league and you can witness a Lord of the Flies mentality. Read story

Bridge traffic didn’t grow with county

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

In a decade of growth in Clark County, a bedroom community where a third of the workforce commutes to Portland, you'd expect to see traffic on the bridges crossing the Columbia River to worsen. Read story

Advocates push ‘common sense’ CRC alternative

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

As the Columbia River Crossing lurches forward, a small group of advocates is making a renewed push to promote an idea they say could work better for a lower cost. Read story

‘Epic’ fail: Disney shuts game studio as ‘Mickey 2’ fizzles

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Business

Walt Disney Co. has shut down the game studio behind "Epic Mickey," the Burbank, Calif., media giant's unsuccessful attempt to reinvent Mickey Mouse for the interactive age. Read story

To predict the weather, watch clouds or watch critters

February 2, 2013, 4:00pm Clark County News

Well, Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow, so an early spring is on the way. ... Or is it? It was a winter-defying feat for the poor critter anyway, as it was only about eight degrees outside. Who would want to go out in that to look for a shadow?… Read story