Texting Isn’t the First New Technology Thought to Impair Social Skills When Alexander Graham Bell introduced the telephone, skeptics worried about how it might affect people’s interactions ...

Summary Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates his telephone for Secretary Joseph Henry and his daughters at the Smithsonian, and at a meeting of the Philosophical Society of Washington that evening. Bell ...

The name Alexander Graham Bell has become indelibly tied to the telephone (so much so that I'm surprised we don't call those handheld lifelines Bell phones instead of cell phones). It was 100 years ...

Continuing last week’s letter from Alec to Mabel, legal matters had progressed exceedingly well with the telephone patent suit against Western Union. As Alec wrote, their lawyer had opted to base the ...

Oops! The planned National Garden of American Heroes accidentally serves to highlight the importance of welcoming ...

I have officially entered the realm of the cynic, that curious place between fantasy and reality that even Rod Sterling would find uncomfortable. It started with my telephone. That cool invention of ...

In A View, From a Bridge a person on a bridge picks up a phone and shares their view with the world. It's compelling viewing.

1868 – The U.S. Congress enacted legislation granting an eight-hour day to workers employed by the Federal government. 1868 – ...

The drummer for a headlining act is stoked to be performing at this year’s CallHome Music Festival in Brantford. Joel Cassady ...

In the grand scheme of things, there has been Michigander who shaped impacted the presidency more than any other. Even more ...

History Knox Mark Sebastian Jordan authors a column each Saturday reflecting on the community's historic legacy. MOUNT VERNON — The possibilities that new technology offers are so exciting, it could ...

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take ...