memorial for manorial

[Leslie Decker]

It's just lacking a capital letter.  Memorial is an area of Houston.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial,_Houston

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 6:46 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com>wrote:

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> Seen in this morning's Google News:
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> Houston Mayor Bill White's wife, Andrea, served the visiting ambassadors
> sandwiches in the living room of their spacious memorial-area home as
> several hours of discussion set the stage for Monday's announcement that
> White is considering switching from a run for the U.S. Senate to a bid for
> Democratic nomination for governor.
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> Or, is there some local significance to "memorial-area" of which I am
> obviously ignorant?
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> DKB
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> Barnhart at highlands.com
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