Word: proprietor
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...semi-robotic citizens gradually come to life, splashes of color begin to permeate the black-and-white world--not all at once or to everyone, but by steps and degrees, delightful in their unpredictability. The process is best represented in the paintings of Jeff Daniels' inarticulate soda-shoppe proprietor, whose self-expression increases in richness and assurance as his palate of colors expands. But just as you think you know where the story's going, it takes a darker turn and the allegory deepens, as the conservative forces of Pleasantville, led by the town mayor (the late J.T. Walsh...
...some I.D.?" a proprietor behind the counter asked apologetically "I'm used to it," the woman smiled...
...know. I don't make them," said Jason Cai, 12, stand proprietor...
...added that the business had difficulty because proprietor Jeong W. Kim "couldn't speak English, which was unfortunate...
...completely dismayed at the way Joshua Quittner showed an Internet success story in "Boogie Sites" [TECHWATCH, May 18] without reporting the consequent carnage. Quittner said of Scott Hirsch, proprietor of DoMeLive.com "It was easy to find customers--Hirsch just trolled Usenet for e-mail addresses." Quittner didn't mention what Hirsch leaves behind while building his business--the problem of unsolicited commercial e-mail, most commonly known as spam. Right now I have more than 1,000 spam messages in my e-mail In-box folder. Those of us who detest spam support the right of porn websites to exist...