Take the school backpack, for example. Its invention can be traced to one man, Murray McCory, who died last month. McCory ...

Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

After the death of Murray McCory, a founder of the outdoors equipment company JanSport, readers recalled how their backpacks served them on life’s journeys.

But JanSport became better known for its school backpacks than its alpine gear. The company was widely credited with helping ...

Properly executed that visit to the sickroom could be dragged out to cover two periods. Then there was the ‘bag search’. Unless they were School Prefects, girls were not considered particularly ...

Learn more As a high school teacher, I've seen school backpacks in all states of disrepair, so I know how important it is to find a bag that is durable enough to be used day in and day out.

To help you out choosing the best school bags for girls, we have curated a list. Carry all your essentials for school in this modern look bag by Polestar. The polyester material is said to make ...

The girls first tackled the project as kindergartner Girl Scout Daisies, using funds from their cookie sales to purchase the items to make 10 birthday kits, packing the items insi ...

The best bag for work isn’t one-size-fits-all. Sometimes, I need a work bag to do everything at once: look professional but not too stuffy, accommodate gym sneakers and a laptop, and organize ...

Her dad subsequently checked her bag daily so she would take knives to school in her pocket, she said. The girl denied saying she wanted to kill Ms Elias before the attacks. "I would say stuff ...

Murry Bergtraum (Manhattan) won twice over the weekend, moving its win streak to 53 games and finishing No. 1 in the ESPN HIGH Elite 25 girls high school basketball rankings. It was a quiet ...