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January 10, 2010 Media / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

TheGeorgetownDish starts up: Hyperlocal newspaper war ahead? Or a friendly buyout?

A new online newspaper, the TheGeorgetown Dish, is starting up right in the neighborhood of Ben Bradlee, Sally Quinn and

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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 5, 2010 Washington area life

The Jewish grocers of D.C. (and suburbs)

Jew were once the Koreans of D.C.-area commerce, the owners of hundreds of small food-related stores. Sy Solomon, the builder

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January 4, 2010 GSA / Sen. Ribicoff / Skyline Plaza / The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

A tale of two obituaries—plus wisdom from J.Y. Smith, first official editor of the W. Post obit desk

You regulars already know my complaint. For whatever the reason, Washington philanthropist Robert H. Smith enjoyed a free ride from

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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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January 2, 2010 The Solomon Scandals / Washington area life

When you die, how many people will sign your Legacy.com page? Six for Robert Smith, so far

Why all the old jokes about unlucky newspaper people being condemned to the obituary desk? I can understand when the

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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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