Dorpat
Americannoun
noun
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To quote “Now & Then” column founder Paul Dorpat, “In the moment it might take an exhausted barrister to mouth a monosyllabic indecency, the old embarrassment was leveled.”
From Seattle Times
On the road “We don’t know how to drive,” insists “Now & Then” founder Paul Dorpat’s friend Pam Heath, “particularly at four-way stops.”
From Seattle Times
We also are grateful that David voted with his feet on our behalf, choosing to break bread with a jolly group at Ivar’s Salmon House to celebrate column founder Paul Dorpat’s 81st birthday in 2019.
From Seattle Times
The award to Dorpat honors his recent donation of a vast collection of historical photos, videos and printed materials to the Seattle Public Library so that they eventually can be accessed by anyone free of charge.
From Seattle Times
Dorpat, the author of many local history books, originated “Now & Then” in the Sunday magazine of The Seattle Times in January 1982.
From Seattle Times
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