Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (March 12, 2011)
Classic Taunt Float like a butterfly Sting like a bee. Your hands can’t hit What your eyes can’t see. …Muhammad Ali From the Internet This year we will experience four unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, […]
Classic Taunt Float like a butterfly Sting like a bee. Your hands can’t hit What your eyes can’t see. …Muhammad Ali From the Internet This year we will experience four unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, […]
NOTH ANDOVER, Mass.—Ten-year-old Meline Almasian doesn’t have the perfect remedy to saving the Armenian language from extinction in America. But she does offer a solution on how to preserve the Mother Tongue and keep it […]
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. […]
At long last, I have something in common with actor John Travolta. Certainly not our looks, nor our acting ability, though I wasn’t too bad on both those accounts in my day. And definitely not […]
Two recent documents from Istanbul shed new light on violations of minority rights in Turkey. The authors of these reports make cautious, yet accurate assessments of the problems facing the Armenian, Greek and Jewish communities. […]
A Minor Moralist Wealth is like water. He who does not open up a gate to carry off its overflow drowns in it. …Al-Siqilli Armenian Alliteration One thing the Western Armenian language has which […]
I have five grandchildren who are absolute angels—until they visit my home. Then they turn into bulldozers and raise havoc with my belongings. That’s when the devil in them surfaces. Okay, so the 7-month-old has […]
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 […]
From the Word Lab Arguri (in Russian Armenia). Here, according to tradition, Noah first planted the vine. (Argh urri, “he planted the vine.”) *** The Reader’s Handbook by E. Cobham Brewer Legends about Noah naturally […]
Turkey’s ambassador to the United States, Namik Tan, spoke at the University of Southern California’s Center on Public Diplomacy on Feb. 16. His topic was: “Public Diplomacy: The Turkish Experience.” The Turkish ambassador assumed his […]
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