Yegparian: Pensions
Issues concerning pensions are getting a lot of publicity these days. In the popular mindset, pension plans persist mostly in the public sector. To the extent that’s true, it’s because private companies have largely been […]
Issues concerning pensions are getting a lot of publicity these days. In the popular mindset, pension plans persist mostly in the public sector. To the extent that’s true, it’s because private companies have largely been […]
In a highly informative book, Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and Century-long Struggle for Justice, Michael Bobelian has exposed important but little known facts about the long history of attempts to get the Armenian […]
Sometimes I wish I were poor. Not to the point of being destitute and on welfare, but a little financially unstable. That way, people wouldn’t bug me as much about donating my money. Along with […]
The Nov. 2 elections were a referendum on President Obama. He had disillusioned most Americans by his failed economic policies and disappointed Armenian Americans by breaking his promise on the genocide. Despite record Democratic losses […]
Double Vision To have another language is to possess a second soul. …Charlemagne From the Trivia File The sunflower does not turn to the sun. On the same stem may be seen flowers in […]
November 2 was a decidedly mixed bag as far as election results go. Some states stood firm while others fell to the Republican/Tea Party assault on rational, self-interest defending voting— more on this later. From […]
Like many Armenian Genocide survivors, my mother would stand tall at April 24th commemorations with a red carnation in hand, recite her prayers, and sing her songs with conviction. The fact she was into her […]
Armenians worldwide were scandalized last week by Vice President Joe Biden’s revelation that Pres. Sargsyan had told him: “look, do not force this issue [Armenian Genocide recognition] now, while we are in negotiations [with Turkey].” […]
Athens and Truth The virtue of the ancient Athenians is very remarkable in the case of Euripides. This great tragic poet, though famous for the morality of his plays, had introduced a person who, being […]
I’m sitting on top of my Armenian world today. That’s because something I might have said to some students resulted in positive action. Youth must be served. In this case, it’s youth who’s doing the […]
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