A Marvelous Mondegreen When our neighbor went to sign up for use of the township tennis courts, the clerk on duty asked, “Name?” Thinking to make it easy for him, our neighbor replied, “Kristian, with […]
That’s how the Sierra Nevada range of California is referred to. I don’t know why. I was there last weekend, as I am a few times a year. This time, it was an attempted climb […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to have fallen into the bad habit of periodically accusing various countries of committing genocide. By doing so, the Turkish leader is inadvertently creating new opportunities for the […]
Incredible, but true! Eilian Williams, a shepherd in Wales, has done more in support of the Armenian Cause than most Armenians have, despite the fact that he is not related to Armenians by heritage or […]
Ben Franklin on Humility To be humble to superiors is duty; to equals, is courtesy; to inferiors, nobleness. Personally Speaking Professor: Can anyone tell me what the greatest achievement was of the Romans? Student majoring […]
My daughter-in-law wanted to be a role model for her kids. So she went out and lost 100 pounds. It didn’t occur overnight, but gradually over time—like two years. Today, she’s a new person after […]
So, we’re told there’s a big revolution, or at least the beginnings of one brewing in Iran, stemming from the questionable results of the June election there and the popular movement those have ignited. I’ve […]
I happen to be the last of the big-time spenders, especially when it comes to my family. The reason I know I’ll never get rich is because people think I’m always out to create a […]
That’s what she might better be named, our Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Marie Yovanovitch to the Republic of Armenia. I’d heard enough Turkish to come up with this interlinguistic pun, though I verified the meaning. […]
In an earlier column I wrote about the special conference held at the British Parliament on May 7, organized by the British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group. Dr. Israel Charny and I were invited as guest speakers. […]
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