Campaign bumper stickers are part of a hallowed (if sometimes raucous) tradition, as Martha Teichner now tells us: It’s been said that Americans consider their cars extensions of their personalities, ...

A STICKY HISTORY: Consider the bumper sticker, that easy-to-apply accessory that gives others a glimpse into the vehicle owner's personality, tastes, hobbies, political affiliation or sense of humor.

People have been putting bumper stickers on their cars since the 1940s, when a Kansas City screen printer named Forrest P. Gill invented them. Gill got his hands on some adhesive-backed paper and ...

LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas librarian has developed new methods of making sure bumper stickers, which she says are a Kansas invention, stick around in the collections of libraries. Whitney Baker ...

Los Angeles has reached peak bumper sticker: It’s now common to see cars displaying a rainbow of decals. Today’s stickers often mimic classic formulations from bumper stickers past and declare loyalty ...