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  • Letter: Two Popes? No Big Deal!

    Mar 12, 2013 No Comments">No Comments

    Dear Editor, In February, Pope Benedict announced his intention to resign the Papacy. As the month ended, he officially stepped down. The College of Cardinals is convening shortly to choose the next Pope. The intent is to have the new Pontiff in place before Easter, this holiest time in Christendom....

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  • Olympics Memories

    Nov 09, 2012 No Comments">No Comments

    From AYF Olympics 2012 Special Issue In August, I wrote an article in the Weekly asking for people to send me their Olympics memories—of their first or most memorable time—for this article. I got a few responses before the games, and went to Boston with the aim of collecting more from as many pe...

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  • Letter: On Reading ‘The Sandcastle Girls’

    Aug 15, 2012 No Comments">No Comments

    Dear Editor, I have just finished reading Chris Bohjalian’s masterpiece, The Sandcastle Girls. I do not use the word masterpiece lightly. Whether or not it is a masterpiece in the general pantheon of literature, I cannot say. I am too close to the subject matter. For Armenians, it is nothing less...

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  • Gavoor: Share Your AYF Olympics Memories

    Aug 15, 2012 No Comments">No Comments

    The 79th Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Olympic Games will take place in Boston this coming Labor Day Weekend. In the great history of the Armenian people, 79 years is not a long time. It is a drop in the bucket. But, in the history of Armenians in the United States, this wonderful land, this melti...

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