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  • July 2, 2013
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Stars and Stripes lore

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News July 3, 2013 During the American Revolution, a number of patriots made flags for our new nation. Among them were Cornelia Bridges, Elizabeth (Betsy) Ross…

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  • June 11, 2013
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And the rains came

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News June 12, 2013 Seems fitting with the spring rains we’re experiencing that we run a photo postcard showing a scene in the West Bottoms during…

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  • April 23, 2013
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Kansas City’s convention hall

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News April 24, 2013 Dedicated on Feb. 22, 1899, Kansas City’s new Convention Hall was as state-of-the-art as you could get for that time period. City…

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  • April 9, 2013
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Town owes history to oil

By MICHAEL BUSHNELL Northeast News April 10, 2013  This early postcard shows the Sugar Creek Refinery, Standard Oil Co., near Kansas City, Mo. The Missouri River and the operations of…