Murray McCory, 80, Dies; JanSport Founder Created the School Backpack
He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.
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Wisconsin school staff hailed as heroes for stopping ‘suspicious’ teen with bags from entering elementary campus
A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after police said he entered a secure area of an Kenosha, Wisconsin, elementary ...
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Chicago’s First School Board Race Brings a Mixed Bag of Ideologies
Facing their first-ever election for school board, voters in Chicago on Tuesday delivered a decidedly mixed message, electing ...
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All Over The Map: Forgotten Seattle origins of the JanSport school backpack
Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.
Murray McCory, JanSport founder who created school backpack, dies at 80
Murray McCory, who founded JanSport while a student at UW and whose lightweight backpack, revolutionized school life for millions of students, died Oct. 7 in Seattle.
13-year-old arrested after 'heroic' staff stop possible school shooting in Wisconsin
"All the red flags ... were there," said Kenosha Police Chief Patrick Patton. "We narrowly missed a tragedy today." ...
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Teen is in custody after trying to enter Wisconsin elementary school while armed, police say
A 13-year-old boy who had researched school shootings online was arrested hours after he tried to enter a Wisconsin ...
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Fake guns found at home of 13-year-old who allegedly planned to scare students at elementary school: Police
Several replica guns have been recovered from the home of a 13-year-old who allegedly planned to scare students at an ...
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Time for First Grade: Back to School Shopping Haul
This video was sponsored by Amazon Fresh!The KIDS are going back to school! They are now in FIRST GRADE! We show a few things ...