What’s in a name? If it’s James Smith, arguably the most common name in the United States, there are some common hassles. James Smith gets stopped at air security checkpoints, he gets knowing looks at motels, he gets angry calls for other James Smiths.
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Bricks and mortar 
Matthew Slick said it straight. The 56-year-old Slick, who works as a data processor for a Pearl District law firm, wrote a letter to the Portland Tribune in response to a recent story that surveyed local architects and city planners on the citys ugliest and most beautiful …
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Students study school’s namesake 
Sure, sure it’s Election Day across America. But for the faculty and students at one Fort Benning school, it’s “Curious About Morrie Day” — a time set aside to learn more about the school’s namesake, Capt. Morris Ralph McBride.
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Open to the Whole World 
“Spanish Painting From El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth, and History,” which opens tomorrow as the main attraction at the Guggenheim, is one of those rare, exhilarating shows that lets painting speak of and for itself. Curated by Carmen Gim nez and Francisco Calvo Serraller, the show is about Spanish painting between the 16th and the 20th centuries. Transcending geography, the exhibit gives us
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“Harsh Times”: There’s a reason it’s not called “Happy Times” 
Like a feature-length dramatization of a suicide note, David Ayer’s “Harsh Times” appears to be aimed at gluttons for punishment. Audiences with entertainment in…
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After Grammy’s surgery, two are joined 
With his grandmother stuck in a Williamsburg-area hospital, a local groom brought his wedding to her. She combed her gray hair neatly and carefully applied pink lipstick.
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