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Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Candy is dandy, especially at Halloween, but making sure you have enough for thousands of trick-or-treaters is a task that takes months of planning. After a two-year…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Look for the union label, it says we’re able to make it in the USA. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) was founded in New York…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Party on with the original party animal! As the official mascot of Budweiser’s Bud Light beer, Spuds MacKenzie was a bull terrier that was the Hawaiian-shirt-and-sunglasses-wearing life…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Built atop Siloam Spring, Excelsior Springs’ Hall of Waters was the site of bottling operations for several decades. Completed in 1937, the Art Deco building replaced several…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Who ya gonna call, when you need to go back in time? Joe Pace, that’s who. Pace, a long-time Northeast resident, once owned and operated Pace’s Body…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Who you gonna call, when you want to decorate your wall? Ghostbusters! Movie posters have long been an easy way to cover empty walls or as a…
Dorri PartainBy Dorri Partain The pure spring waters of San Antonio, Texas, were used for decades to produce a variety of locally-available beer brands. Founded in 1883 as the J. B.…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Hi, neighbor! Hi, neighbor! What do you know, and what do you say? A catchy tune from the 1941 film “San Antonio Rose” became the long-time theme…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution caused breweries to devise new products to stay in business. Known alternatively as the Volstead Act or the National…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Clay brick is a durable and fireproof building material that has been used to build permanent structures for centuries. Ancient Romans used bricks to build the roads…
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