Garen Mouths Off
Yegparian: No Guarantees
Much is being said about, and made of, the “Arab Spring,” and rightly so. It was, and is, quite breathtaking what happened in a matter of weeks earlier this year, though the bloodshed in Libya […]
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Sassounian: Council of Europe not Deceived by Erdogan’s Double-Talk
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made an embarrassing appearance before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) last month. Erdogan was invited to the podium after lavish praise by Mevlut Cavusoglu, who […]
Tom Vartabedian
Vartabedian: Old Age No Cause for Regression
Let’s hear it for the 90-year-olds of our society. Louder please. They deserve every applause they can get as they count down the years toward their golden centennial. My city just lost one of its […]
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Yegparian: Irritants XIV
Let’s start this set of blood-pressure-elevators with a brief Anti-Defamation League (ADL) encounter. You’ll remember the ADL won my “coveted” SpitRain Award for its shamelessness in denying the genocide. This outfit is truly debased. Now, […]
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Sassounian: There Is a Time to Sue and a Time to Settle
It is unfortunate that the noble and sacred concept of establishing an Armenian Genocide Museum and Memorial (AGM&M) in Washington, D.C. had to end up in court. But contrary to popular belief, the issue was […]
Tom Vartabedian
Vartabedian: Grads—and Graduations—Need Humor
It’s that time of year again when sheepskins and diplomas are stocking our communities. Graduations can be fun and entertaining, provided it’s one of yours. If you know everyone in the neighborhood, you had better […]
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Sassounian: Sarkozy Joins Obama in Deceit: Neither Should Be Reelected in 2012
Armenians in France and the United States have a common challenge in 2012: to do everything in their power to block reelection of their deceptive presidents. Neither Nicolas Sarkozy nor Barack Obama kept their promises […]
Tom Vartabedian
Vartabedian: Beware of the Bearer of Gifts
It’s getting to the point where holidays and special occasions are excruciating to handle. It isn’t so much the day that bothers me as the side effects. I hate buying gifts to commemorate the moment. […]
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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 […]
Tom Vartabedian
Wilmington Students Lobby for Armenian Genocide Stamp
WILMINGTON, Mass.—If the United State postal authorities ever get to mint a postage stamp commemorating the Armenian Genocide centennial in 2015, much of the credit could very well go to a small class of world […]