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Dorri PartainContributor For centuries, books, documents, and letters were written with a simple quill pen that was dipped into ink. The first advancement by John Mitchell in 1822 was to…
Dorri PartainContributor For centuries, books, documents, and letters were written with a simple quill pen that was dipped into ink. The first advancement by John Mitchell in 1822 was to…
Dorri PartainContributor The development of flash photography was, quite literally, explosive. In order to get the lumens necessary for indoor portraits, early photographers achieved a bright flash of light by…
Dorri PartainContributor The handiest gadget in today’s kitchen drawer was invented several decades following the invention of canned foods. While the canning of food dates back to 1810, the first…
Dorri PartainContributor Whether wearing sneakers, playing a guitar, or donning a superhero cape, the cartoon cats drawn by artist B Kliban adorned a wide variety of goods through the late…
DORRI PARTAIN The Lykins Resource Center hosted their We love Lykins Valentine’s Day event Saturday afternoon, In addition to Valentine-making activities and a variety of cookies to munch on, everyone…
DORRI PARTAIN Spiderman stopped by the Pendleton Height’s home of Joe Cedillo on Saturday to pass out Valentine’s candy to area youngsters. Cedillo also donated 100 boxes of Valentine’s candy…
Dorri PartainContributor Whether one thought the embroidered logo was an alligator or crocodile, the Izod Lacoste polo shirt was the most popular brand worn as a status symbol during the…
Dorri PartainContributor Living 20 minutes into the future and tagging Coke drinkers as “Coke-ologists,” Max Headroom was developed as the first computer-generated TV presenter. The character, created by George Stone,…
Dorri PartainContributor Following a January 6 listening session about the protected bike lanes recently installed on Truman Road, the Kansas City Public Works Department hosted an additional session on Wednesday,…
Dorri PartainContributor Can you do “The Flake?” If you can, you know the “crazy new dance that’s the talk of the town.” In a cross-promotion offer between Liberty Records and…