During my Labor Day Weekend visit to College Town USA, I stayed at the tony, centrally located, and pink-themed Langham Hotel, a former Federal Reserve Bank converted into a Renaissance Revival masterpiece that my late GOP mother would have adored.

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Sandinista will always be my favourite - a sprawling masterpiece.

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But in my defense, I counterbalance my Downton viewings with at least one hour spent with my chainsaw for every hour tuned into Masterpiece Classic.

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