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EndNotes archive for June 21, 2011

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011

Louis S. Zamperini, 86, who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and was a World War II POW, attends the Armory Collegiate Invitational at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003.  (AP)

Who or what determines the unbroken?

Just finished Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand, author of the bestselling "Seabiscuit" made into a well-loved movie. Here's a summary of Unbroken, from a New York Times review: In late May 1943, the B-24 carrying the…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.