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Category: Charles Smith

October 24, 2010 Charles Smith / Media / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / Washington area life

Odd omission: Charles E. Smith family missing from Washingtonian list of movers and shakers

The Charles E. Smith family built the giant Crystal City complex near Ronald Reagan National Airport and donated hundreds of

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January 16, 2010 Charles Smith / Washington area life

‘Conversations with Papa Charlie’ book review: Thumbs up—and toes, relax

The Schmidoffs’ windmill burned down in 1908 in Lipnick, Russia. An upshot was a real estate empire half a planet

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January 13, 2010 Charles Smith / Washington area life

‘Papa Charlie’ book review is still set for this week, Jefferson quote included

The review of Conversations with Papa Charlie is still set for this week—most likely Thursday or Friday—along with some related

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January 10, 2010 Charles Smith / Washington area life

‘Papa Charlie’ review: Perhaps Monday rather than today

Housekeeping: The review of Conversations with Papa Charlie, the David Bruce Smith book, about his grandfather, Charles E. Smith, may

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January 8, 2010 Charles Smith / Washington area life

On David Bruce Smith, Lewis Mumford and sons vs. fathers

“The commonest axiom of history is that every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.” So

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January 6, 2010 Charles Smith / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Google neighbors: A few words on David Bruce Smith and me

“Google neighbors”—is there such a thing? Perhaps. The Solomon Scandals Web site uses the words “David Bruce Smith” only once.

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January 3, 2010 Building collapses / Charles Smith / Politicians / Sen. Ribicoff / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Robert H. Smith death editorial—and the need for the Washington Post to tell the whole story

Robert H. Smith, philanthropist and Crystal City developer, gets another paean today from the Washington Post—this time an editorial, which

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December 31, 2009 Charles Smith / The Solomon Scandals

Robert Smith’s death as the W. Post covered it: Nothing on Skyline or secret Ribicoff investment

How did the sprawling Crystal City complex, near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, get its name? In the 1960s, developer

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December 30, 2009 Charles Smith / Sen. Ribicoff / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

Robert H. Smith dead: Son of the builder who helped inspire the Solomon character

Update, 2:05 p.m., Dec. 31, 2009: Just-posted commentary on the Washington Post’s less-than-complete obit of Robert Smith. – D.R. Robert

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