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Still, the twelve-day papal visit to Brazil that ended last week was perhaps the most triumphal of the globetrotting Pope's seven journeys. From the prosperous southern metropolis of Porto Alegre to the impoverished agricultural lands of the north, the Polish-born Pontiff proved a spellbinding presence, drawing...
THE EARLY MODERN ERA of the Post was made possible by a grant from Meyer, about whom we learn little, except that he was a shrewd businessman. The highest exercise of his financial acumen came on St. Patrick's Day, 1953, when, according to Bray, he and his son closed...
The city of Seattle is one of the biggest draws that Boeing has to offer. Though its seasons seem perpetually drizzly and Puget Sound's reputation for rain, fog and cradle-to-grave mildew is widespread, Seattle actually has less annual precipitation than New York City, Atlanta and even...
Manners makyth man, according to the ancient English axiom. However, it is woman who makyth manners, a behavioral frontier that has traditionally been too sensitive to be guarded by men. From Chaucer's Wife of Bath through Godey's Lady's Book, Emily Post, Amy Vanderbilt and...
The easy winner was William Green, one of the city's Congressmen for seven terms. Green's father ran the Democratic machine for years in a metropolis where registered Democrats now outnumber Republicans almost 4 to 1. Ted Kennedy campaigned for him, and Green spent five times as...