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Dorri Partain
August 12, 2020
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Remember This? Yogi Bear

Dorri Partain Contributor Hey, hey, hey, it’s Yogi! Whether Yogi is a catcher with the New York Yankees or a bear snitching pic-a-nic baskets around Jellystone Park depends on your…

Dorri Partain
August 5, 2020
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Remember This? The Lone Ranger

Dorri Partain Contributor Who was that masked man? The Lone Ranger began his quest of law and order as a Texas Ranger, serving along with his brother, Captain Dan Reid…

Dorri Partain
July 29, 2020
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Remember This? Baseball Trading Cards

Dorri Partain Contributor When a nickel would buy six baseball trading cards and a stick of gum, a new collectable hobby was born. In 1938, four brothers purchased a candy…

Dorri Partain
July 22, 2020
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Remember This? Royals Stadium

Dorri Partain Contributor Everything was up-to-date in Kansas City when Royals Stadium opened to fans on April 10, 1973, as part of the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex. The process…

Dorri Partain
July 15, 2020
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Remember This? Astroturf

Dorri Partain Contributor Imagine a grass that never needs mowing or watering to stay green, but might need vacuuming. The field at the Astrodome was originally natural turf when the…

Dorri Partain
July 8, 2020
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Remember This? 1967 International Universal Exposition

Dorri Partain Contributor The most fashionable souvenir available during 1967 International Universal Exposition was a silk scarf showing various pavilions, designed specifically for the most successful World’s Fair of the…

Dorri Partain
August 30, 2016
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Local artists touch up recovered art panels

Northeast News KANSAS CITY, Missouri – When local artists created a series of “window dressing” art panels in 2011, no one would have imagined their work would suddenly go missing.

Dorri Partain
August 3, 2016
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Back to School 2016: New addition set to increase athletic activities at Frontier STEM High School

Northeast News KANSAS CITY, Missouri – After nine months of construction, students at the Frontier STEM High School (6455 E.

Dorri Partain
April 12, 2016
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Gladstone students celebrate area hero

Northeast News Since 2010, students at Gladstone Elementary are assigned an annual local community leader to study and commemorate through their “Heroes Project.” This year’s selection, Landon H.