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May 09, 2013, 04:31 PM

Human beings have a deep, heartfelt need to attend church, especially during Holy Week. The source of this powerful need is not to be found only in our upbringing, although that is an important elemen...

year of the cat?

May 09, 2013, 04:31 PM

John Catsimatidis’ campaign for mayor of New York received a boost this week in the form of a front page article in The New York Times and the endorsement of the Liberal Party of New York. At first g...

pascha in new york: celebration and prayers for the people of greece and cyprus

Constantine S. Sirigos
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May 09, 2013, 04:24 PM

NEW YORK – The bells of Pascha began tolling after midnight on Manhattan’s Upper East Side following the service of the resurrection on May 4. If the neighbors had asked a Greek, or a Russian, or a co...

the orthodox in detroit, mi glorify easter

May 09, 2013, 04:24 PM

By Niraj Warikoo Detroit Free Press For the thousands who attend about 140 Orthodox churches in metro Detroit, the observance of Easter today is tied to cultural traditions that highlight their fa...

christ is risen in the united states and throughout the world

Theodore Kalmoukos
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May 09, 2013, 04:24 PM

BOSTON, MA – Easter, which is the Feast of Feasts for the Orthodox Church, was celebrated with piety and huge attendances throughout the world, especially the resurrection Service on Holy Saturday nig...

onassis foundation’s on truth (and lies) series examines mathematics

Constantine S. Sirigos
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May 09, 2013, 04:24 PM

NEW YORK – On May 7, the “On Truth (and Lies)” conversation series of the Onassis Foundation (USA) presented “Mathematics: A Quest for Truth.” The series’ moderator, Simon Critchley, author and Hans ...

rock singer tim lembesis is arrested for hiring a hit man

May 09, 2013, 04:27 PM

OCEANSIDE, California (AP) — The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire an undercover detectiv...

miracles are possible: head of 2004 olympic committee of greece

Constantine S. Sirigos
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May 09, 2013, 04:22 PM

NEW YORK - “I could never have imagined the life that I have actually lived, and I wouldn’t change a thing about it.” That is what Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki said near the end of her conversation w...

fighting maverick: catsimatidis’ mayoral run

Andy Dabilis
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May 09, 2013, 04:22 PM

NEW YORK - Billionaire Republican businessman John Catsimatidis, a free-speaking maverick who hopes his deep pockets and humble background from a Greek immigrant family will win over voters, has picke...

tick tock diner murder case sounds surreal, but is real

Kate Zernike
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May 09, 2013, 04:22 PM

New York Times CLIFTON, NJ – Explaining the success of Greek diners to an interviewer 15 years ago, Alex Sgourdos talked about “kerdos” — profit — and family. “To show you’re Greek, all you have to...

nato's stavridis named fletcher school dean

May 09, 2013, 04:22 PM

NATO's top military commander Admiral James Stavridis, who oversees all American forces under the U.S. European Command, has appointed Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, the nation's old...

greek american stories: the afterlife

Phyllis (Kiki) Sembos
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May 09, 2013, 04:29 PM

Yiannis’ melancholy mood was evident when he sat among his friends in Dixon cafeteria. “O.K. Yiannis! What’s up?” asked Dimos when everyone had settled with their coffees that Sunday. “I had a very t...

glamorous entertainer jeffries: still “frantastic” after all these years

Steve Frangos
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May 09, 2013, 04:27 PM

CHICAGO- By the early 1970s, Fran Jeffries was a much sought-after singer with an image problem. She was being hampered by a kind of cognitive dissidence, which in today’s media environment simply no ...

special church plate for greece’s children

May 09, 2013, 04:29 PM

To the Editor: It was indeed upsetting to read and learn about the now-disheartening news of the children in Greece that are going hungry in part due the ongoing economic crisis that is creating su...

the first proposed cyprus bailout might have been better

May 09, 2013, 04:29 PM

By Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. Wall?Street Journal A couple months ago Cyprus sent a quake through the world financial system. What has Cyprus done for us lately? Given us an example of what a "bail-i...

greek jobless rate is 27%, and is 64% among youth

TNH staff
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May 09, 2013, 04:29 PM

ATHENS – As Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said he plans to find ways to get more people back to work during a crushing economic crisis, the country’s statistics agency reported that the jobless...

greece on a roll, and pm prepares for trip to china

Andy Dabilis
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May 09, 2013, 04:22 PM

ATHENS – Flush with incoming rescue monies, a recommendation from Morgan Stanley that Greeks bonds are a good investment again, and Parliamentary approval of more austerity measures, Greek Prime Minis...

eu blames anastasiades’ communist predecessor for cyprus’ downfall

May 09, 2013, 04:29 PM

As the Cypriot government of new President Nicos Anastasiades struggles with an economic crisis and awaits the first disbursement of a 10 billion euros ($13 billion) bailout from international lenders...

recent cyprus crisis inspires a look back: that nation’s october 1931 riots

Stavros Stavridis
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May 09, 2013, 04:27 PM

This is a brief examination of the political and economic factors that contributed to the riots of October 1931 in Cyprus. The British obsession of balancing the budget, increasing taxation, and using...

peter j. stratis, 91, maritime industry veteran, is mourned by community in virginia

May 09, 2013, 04:27 PM

POTOMAC FALLS, VA (From the Culpeper Times, published on Apr. 30) – Peter Jacob Stratis, of Potomac Falls, Virginia, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, April 26. He was 91. Peter was born on the i...

death notices

May 09, 2013, 04:27 PM

n ANTONELOS, JAMES SPRINGFIELD, MA – (From The Republican, published on Apr. 10 ) – Charles (Costa) James Antonelos, 79 years old, of Springfield, MA passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, Apr...

goings on

May 09, 2013, 04:24 PM

n MAY 11 TARPON SPRINGS, FL – On Saturday, May 11, from 6 to 11 PM the City of Tarpon Springs presents Night in the Islands – a free event on the Sponge Docks. Enjoy Greek music, dancing, and dining!...

olympic riddle

Antonis H. Diamataris - Publisher/Editor of The National Herald
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May 09, 2013, 04:31 PM

There is something to Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki’s credit that no one can dispute. She accomplished something the whole world believed it was impossible: she organized brilliant Olympic Games in At...

obama and bush a lot alike; it’s okay to like them both

Constantinos E. Scaros
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May 09, 2013, 04:31 PM

The opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, TX a couple of weeks ago created a rare opportunity for all of the living presidents – Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, G...

the glow of pascha’s light illuminates hellenism’s path

Christopher Tripoulas
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May 09, 2013, 04:31 PM

Life is frequently described as a journey – both figuratively and literally. And the Church, which enables us to exist according in the mode of God, (and the one cataphatic description of God in the G...

the case for outlawing greece’s nazi party: golden dawn

Andy Dabilis
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May 09, 2013, 04:32 PM

If the assault on Athens Mayor George Kaminis by a full-fledged psycho-with-a-gun Golden Dawn Member of Parliament, Giorgos Germenis, didn’t convince you that the neo-Nazis have no place in a civilize...

examining cyprus’ ancient history: in particular, her contribution to the copper age

Katerina Maramveliotaki
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May 09, 2013, 04:33 PM

TETHYS OCEAN AND PALEOLITHIC AGE It has been many million years, at a time and distance that challenge the imagination that a big ocean was extending from Antilles to the Pacific Ocean. It cut in two...

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