Marie Scott vividly recalls the horrifying sounds of D-Day as she relayed orders down the line to the troops storming the Normandy beaches. She was only 17 and one of nine women transmitting critical ...

These or similar words are used many times daily by an attractive brown eyed, brown haired young lady named Joan Cox who is a switchboard operator at Goodwill Industries of El Paso. What’s unusual ...

(Editor's note: Before dawn on March 9, 1916, the Mexican revolutionary leader, Pancho Villa raided the village of Columbus, New Mexico. Many businesses were burned and 18 U.S. citizens were killed.

Before smartphones, landline telephones were the way most people kept in touch. And until direct dialing became common, a switchboard operator's assistance was often needed to help with long-distance ...

Before smartphones, most people kept in touch using landline telephones. And before direct dialing was common, some calls were handled by switchboard operators. During the 1950s, more than 220,000 ...

The Mirror’s oldest employee called it a career last week. Shirley Beck, the newspaper’s switchboard operator who began in 1952, was feted with a retirement cake and good wishes on her last day. “I ...

Mary Immaculate classes inspire Anna Vogtsberger to become an operating room aide. When Anna Vogtsberger talks about touching a human bone, her eyes light up and she rubs her finger on a wooden table ...