Joe Sacoco was a pretty decent basketball player. We teamed up together for many a senior foul-shooting competition and truth be told, he carried me to many a victory in our city. He was also […]
What I have in mind has been with me for quite some time now. It seeps into conversations. It’s convenient. No harm is meant by anyone using it. In its form, it’s common to most […]
Armenians are understandably distressed when they encounter statements that distort or deny the facts of the Armenian Genocide, and feel comforted when it is properly acknowledged. While they are quick to castigate the deniers, they […]
This is the campaign trail. Paul Krekorian’s—for LA’s second council district seat. Not the dirt kind (though by the time you’re done reading this you may wonder if there’s any difference)— my favored and favorite […]
I can’t fry an egg to save my soul. Every time I crack the shell, either the yoke gets broken or I make a big mess with the white. I’m better off boiling a three-minute […]
What does it take to form a successful relationship? Just ask Jack and Pauline Kachanian of Windham, N.H., or Aram and Alice Der Apkarian of Methuen, Mass. Together, they celebrate 125 years of marital bliss […]
President Serge Sarkisian quietly submitted the Armenia-Turkey protocols to the Constitutional Court on Nov. 19, without a public announcement. Under Armenian law, all international agreements have to be submitted to the Constitutional Court prior to […]
Day 9 A good day all the way around in Armenia. The weather was perfect. There was a clear view of Ararat. And the photography complemented the mood. After a week in Yerevan, off we […]
Pretty Strong Words Compulsion in religion is distinguished peculiarly from compulsion in every other thing. I may grow rich by an art that I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I […]
It’s Thanksgiving and guests are seated around the dinner table with their knives and forks in hand. Out comes the golden bird and appetites begin to soar. Who’s that lucky person ending up with the […]
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