Elvis Presley died 33 years ago today.

ALFRED G. CORRADO, Beloved husband of Inez B. Corrado (nee Brinsfield), of Shaker Hts., OH; dear father of Mark W. Corrado (Natasha) of Shaker Hts., OH, Jane C Biggar (William V.), of Chagrin Falls, OH and Ann E. Corrado, of Cleveland Hts., OH; dear grandfather of Allison Biggar, Megan Fulton (Sam), Sarah Biggar and William V. Biggar, Jr. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, traveling around Europe as an MC in soldier shows. Al was the former CEO of his family business, Leading Lady, Inc., which was started by his father, in 1939 and continues today, under the direction of his son, Mark. He was an Ohio University graduate and a member of the OU Foundation Board of Directors. The family prefers, that those who wish may make contributions, in his name, to the Animal Protective League, 1729 Willey Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113 or Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd., Shaker Hts., OH 44122, where a Memorial Service will be held, Friday, July 30th, at 11 a.m. Family interment services will be held in Lake View Cemetery. For additional information, directions, complete obituary and to sign the guestbook, please log online to www.Brown-Forward.com. BROWN-FORWARD SERVICE 216 752-1200

The notice, with a link to the guest book, is here.

We are saddened to learn that Al Corrado, PSS advisory board member and long-time Cowan family friend, passed away over the weekend.

We will post the arrangements when we receive notice.

“Nearly five years after a federal judge ordered the City of Detroit to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act by installing curb ramps at intersections, several streets still have not been fitted with properly constructed access ramps.”

We would think most major cities would be well beyond this.  

Read the entire article here.

From  http://hotair.com/archives/2010/05/31/the-price-of-freedom/ 

This is the 2nd serious work zone accident in the Chicago area in the last 4-5 weeks. (See our March 17th post.)

This most recent accident, fortunately, did not result in a fatality, though it too involved a driver impaired by alcohol.  And like the previous accident, the police caught the driver.

Construction worker Roger D. Sandler suffered head and leg injuries. We wish him well.

A story of road rage in a work zone in Calgary.  But there is justice.  Read the article here.

The “swatch” position.  We’ll ship this to Intertraffic next week.

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