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A non-profit news organization, bringing coverage to underserved communities since 1932
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor When Lillian Taylor, our new Art & Graphic Director, joined the Northeast News staff last fall, one goal she wanted to tackle was updating our webpage, where…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainAssistant Editor Soothing vapors that can travel in your pocket wherever you go were developed by a pharmacist to aid his sick child. In 1894, Lunsford Richardson, a pharmacist…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Assistant Editor Now in its fifth year, donations collected at Kansas City Public Library locations help fill bags of hygiene products that will be passed out during the rest…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainAssistant Editor When Independence Boulevard Christian Church members shelled out thousands of dollars to repair a sagging floor, they thought the issue was resolved. While the top layer of…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainAssistant Editor No need to stay home when it’s time to feed the baby. Baby bottle warmers hit the road in this handy combination hot pot and bottle…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor Is it “out of date” to use a datebook? With the advent of smartphones and an array of apps to keep track of dates and make notes, the…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor There may be brown paper covering the storefront’s windows, but the space at 4432-34 St. John Avenue is full of ideas and dreams that are taking shape for…
Dorri PartainDorri PartainContributor “Feliz Navidad, amigos!” Taco Bell restaurant’s most popular ad campaign was also one of its most controversial, leading to a boycott of the brand. An unnamed pooch, only…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor On December 5, 1873, the Kansas City School Board decreed the development of a public library for officers, teachers, and students in the district. The first collection available…
Dorri PartainDorri Partain Contributor “You’ll shoot your eye out, kid!” That’s the response Ralphie gets everytime he mentions that he wants a Red Ryder Range BB gun for Christmas in the classic…
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