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February 22, 2011
New Media, New Opportunities

CHICAGO — The year was 1977. I was 20 years old, creating advertising supplements for shopping malls, and I had the opportunity to use a new technology—the Exxon QWIP machine.

I would put a piece of paper into a small mimeograph-like machine and put a phone handset into a cradle; then, I would stand in amazement as the paper spun. Four minutes later, an ad produced in New Jersey was visible in Maryland. Wow—a technology that communicated printed matter through a phone!

September 9, 2008
Drycleaning Clerk Survives Gunshot to Head

MANNING, S.C. — A South Carolina drycleaning clerk suffered a gunshot wound to the head during a robbery last month and survived to tell the tale on NBC’s Today show yesterday. A nationwide manhunt for the gunman is underway.

According to police reports, the man walked into Manning’s City Laundry & Cleaners at about 11:30 a.m. on Aug. 22. He fired a shot into the ceiling and told 23-year-old clerk Heather Brammer to give him the money in the register.

November 29, 2007
´Today´ Show Dispels Drycleaning Myths

NBC’s Today Weekend newsmagazine offered consumers positive insights on the drycleaning process in a report airing last Saturday, just in time for them to break out their holiday best.

October 8, 2007
Maytag Schedules Centennial Celebration

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Maytag will celebrate its 100th anniversary this month with events including a public birthday celebration at Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry this Saturday.