Yegparian: What Happened This Year?
I was puzzled and disappointed by the overall lower turnouts for our April 24th period events this year, especially compared to last year. This was across the board, at all events. The number of events […]
I was puzzled and disappointed by the overall lower turnouts for our April 24th period events this year, especially compared to last year. This was across the board, at all events. The number of events […]
In my year-end piece last year, I predicted we’d be seeing a lot more action on the judicial front of our struggle. Little did I realize how right I could be. We’ve had, on the […]
Yup, that’s what’s going on in American society, with its natural impact on Armenian communities in the country. Thanks to the efforts of corporations, the very rich, and their lackeys, many, if not most, private […]
Vote, vote, vote! That’s the theme this time around. Participation in civic life’s culmination, elections are a very important measure of our communities’ political maturity. Unfortunately, things have not been good on this front. I […]
Who knew? Who knew that being a KGB operative during the Soviet era qualified someone to be a Christian? Who knew that having political opponents killed during the war for Artsakh’s liberation qualified someone to […]
It was moving, inspiring, and dizzying. It allowed me to be present at what may come to be recognized as a turning point in U.S. history, a moment when the three-decade tide sweeping over and […]
March 8 is Pasadena’s and Los Angeles’ Primary Election Day. As I wrote in my ealier piece, turnout is critical. Unfortunately, in Burbank’s primary election, held February 22, the numbers were low for Armenian turnout. […]
A little over a year ago, I realized it was time to start looking at options to refinance the mortgage on my place. I followed the rates and loan packages with some regularity for a […]
The biggest thing going on, of course, is the explosion of pent-up indignity in the Arab and broader Muslim worlds. First Tunisia, then Egypt, removed nominally “elected” despots. What comes next will not necessarily be […]
Last year it was the decennial U.S. Census; this year it’s the redistricting that follows. All levels of government from local to federal will go through this highly charged, politically loaded process. This piece will […]
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