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WASP: Women With Wings In WWII

About 1,100 young women flew military aircraft stateside during World War II as part of a program called Women Airforce Service Pilots — WASP for short. These civilian volunteers ferried and tested planes so male pilots could head to combat duty. The groundbreaking program lasted only two years and nearly fell through the cracks of history.

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Campaign Finance Activist Granny D Dies At 100

Doris Haddock of New Hampshire walked across the country at 89 to promote campaign finance changes.

WASP: Women With Wings In WWII

All Things Considered

Sparklehorse Singer Mark Linkous Remembered

By Joel Rose

The singer-songwriter's often pretty melodies contrasted with lyrics that were sometimes dark.

A. Raymond Tye, Massachusetts Patron, Dies

March 11, 2010, 11:43 AM

BOSTON — A Massachusetts philanthropist who gave away millions of dollars to meet medical expenses for needy people and paid for the separation surgery of conjoined twins has died. A. Raymond Tye was 87.

He Knew Which Way The Wind Blew: Weatherman Don Kent Dies

March 02, 2010, 10:14 AM

By STEVE BROWN

BOSTON — Former Boston TV meteorologist Don Kent has died. He was 92. The Quincy native worked on radio and television for 50 years as a meteorologist, including more than 30 years with WBZ radio and television.

The Howard Zinn Perspective On History

January 28, 2010, 4:02 PM

Howard Zinn takes part in a panel discussion about "The People Speak", a mini-series based on his 1980 book, Jan. 9, 2008 at Emerson College in Boston. (AP)

BOSTON — In all of his many roles — World War II bombardier, liberal activist, historian, professor, playwright — Zinn possessed an inimitable perspective and voice on past and present affairs. He appeared on WBUR’s airwaves several times over the years to share that perspective on a range of topics.

For Challenging The History Books, Zinn Found His Place In Them

January 28, 2010, 2:40 PM

By DAVID BOERI

BOSTON — “Think. It’s patriotic,” a bumper sticker once noted. That was Howard Zinn’s challenge to his students and readers. Because once people start thinking, they start asking questions.

‘Catcher In The Rye’ Author J.D. Salinger Dies

January 28, 2010, 1:08 PM

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — J.D. Salinger, the legendary author, youth hero and fugitive from fame whose “The Catcher in the Rye” shocked and inspired a world he increasingly shunned, has died. He was 91.

Howard Zinn: Lessons from History

January 28, 2010, 8:56 AM

By WBUR NEWS & WIRE SERVICES

BOSTON — Author, liberal, political activist and longtime Boston University historian Howard Zinn died Wednesday at 87. In an interview with WBUR in 2009, Howard Zinn reflected on the lessons Americans should take from history.

Historian Howard Zinn Dies At 87

January 27, 2010, 7:15 PM

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — Howard Zinn, an author, teacher and political activist whose leftist “A People’s History of the United States” became a million-selling alternative to mainstream texts and a favorite of such celebrities as Bruce Springsteen and Ben Affleck, died Wednesday. He was 87.

Lehane: Parker Was ‘King’ Of Boston Crime Fiction

January 20, 2010, 11:27 AM

By ALEX ASHLOCK

Author Dennis Lehane attends the screening of the Boston-based "Gone Baby Gone" Oct. 16, 2007 in New York. Lehane grew up idolizing the late Robert B. Parker. (AP)

BOSTON — “He was the king of Boston. We were all kind of princes at best,” said author Dennis Lehane of the late Robert B. Parker.

Interviewing Mary Daly, Unapologetic Feminist Theologian

January 06, 2010, 3:47 PM

By MONICA BRADY-MYEROV

BOSTON — I’ve interviewed hundreds of people in my more than 10 years as a reporter at WBUR. Today alone I’ve interviewed three. But some people stick in my memory and Boston College professor and feminist Mary Daly is one of them.

Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist, Dies At 94

December 13, 2009, 7:57 PM

By MEGHNA CHAKRABARTI

BELMONT, Mass. — Nobel prize winning economist Paul Samuelson died Sunday at his home in Belmont. He was 94.

‘Charlie On The MTA’ Folklorist Spoke To Riders’ Frustrations

December 01, 2009, 6:05 PM

By ANDREA SHEA

BOSTON — Fare hikes are not unique to contemporary rail riders. Folklorist Bess Lomax Hawes, who died this week at 88, spoke to the frustrations of money-conscious commuters back in the ’40s with the now-legendary song “Charlie on the MTA.”

Thousands Hold Vigil For North Attleborough Marine

November 06, 2009, 5:42 AM

By FRED THYS

North Attleborough, Mass. — Funeral services are being held this morning for Marine Captain Kyle Van De Giesen, killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan last month. Van De Giesen was from North Attleborough, where Thursday night, thousands of people, including his daughter and pregnant widow, crowded the football field for a candlelight vigil.

Jesuit Educator Thomas O’Malley Dies In Boston

November 05, 2009, 5:39 PM

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Rev. Thomas P. O’Malley, who served as president of two Jesuit universities, Loyola Marymount and John Carroll, has died. He was 79.

Brother Blue, Cambridge’s Street Storyteller, Dead At 88

November 05, 2009, 4:23 PM

By ANDREA SHEA

The City of Cambridge lost an icon this week: master storyteller Brother Blue. For more than a decade, Brother Blue and his wife Ruth produced hundreds of hours of storytelling on Cambridge Community Television.

Activist For Boston’s Poor, Robert Coard, Dies At 82

November 04, 2009, 8:26 AM

By FRANNIE CARR

Longtime Boston community activist Robert Coard, who suffered from heart disease, only officially retired from his post as chief of Action for Boston Community Development on Sunday. He had been with the anti-poverty agency for 45 years.

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