TACOMA, Wash. — Dorothy Eleanor Olsen, a member of a group of civilian volunteers who flew planes across the country during World War II, has died. She was 103. The News Tribune reports that Olsen died July 23 in University Place, Washington. She flew about 60 missions as part of the 6th...
Dorothy Olsen, Pilot in World War II, Dies at 103
TACOMA, Wash. — Dorothy Eleanor Olsen, a member of a group of civilian volunteers who flew planes across the country during World War II, has died. She was 103. The News Tribune reports that Olsen died July 23 in University Place, Washington. She flew about 60 missions as part of the 6th...
Zakaria: Assessing George Bush and WASP Culture
Memorials marking the passing of former president George H.W. Bush have prompted commentators to reflect on the American establishment of old. Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria is among them. In his Dec. 6 post, Zakaria notes that Bush was a product of the white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture that dominated life...