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Editorial
Gage in defense of reason
  • July 30, 2004
Nick Gage, the celebrated author of the book, “Eleni” wrote an excellent Op-Ed article printed in the New York Times a few days ago, injecting some reason into the rush-to-condemn circus d...
Clergy-Laity Congress: A chance not to be missed
  • July 23, 2004

Has the situation in the Church improved in the past two years since the last Clergy-Laity Congress or has it worsened? This is the ultimate question that ought to be answered by the delegates of t...

George Tenet’s Tenure
  • July 16, 2004
Having served for seven years as the Director of the C.I.A., the second longest tenure ever held in that position, George Tenet stepped down last Sunday, July 7. Thus, a historic period in our communi...
Greece, permanent home of the Olympic Games
  • July 16, 2004
It is becoming more obvious by the day that the cost of the infrastructure needed to host the Olympics is way above the capabilities of most countries. Almost prohibitively so. Small countries simply ...
John Rigas guilty as charged
  • July 16, 2004
“John Rigas, the son of Greek immigrants was found guilty...” was how the story was led on the verdict rendered by the grand jury in many national publications, including the Wall Street J...
Greeks, Champions of Europe
  • July 09, 2004
What a moment: Greece, the Eurocup champion of Europe. When did Greece ever win a game in that contest. And now, against all odds, Greece shocked the world by winning in the final game against Portuga...
Iakovos’ verdict
  • July 09, 2004
Archbishop Iakovos is the kind of a rare man with the wisdom to ask questions and listen when someone else talks....
The NYT and the Games
  • July 09, 2004
The newspaper of record, the paper we consider a must-read every morning, wronged Greece in a big way. In a top front page article accompanied by a three column picture entitled, “Delays in Gree...
Bush’s opportunism
  • July 03, 2004
“These meetings today made clear that whatever the differences U.S. and Turkish governments had over Iraq, from this point forward—and both the Turkish president and the Turkish prime mini...
The Patriarch Visits the Pope
  • July 03, 2004
On the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholmaios I visited Pope John Paul II, ostensibly to establish the groundwork in solving differences between the two Churches....
No tolerance for sexual abuse, especially by priests
  • June 25, 2004
Sexual abuse cannot and should not be tolerated by anyone. It is one of the ugliest, most despicable crimes that can ever be committed, with long term, serious consequences to the victim....
Hellenic Chair at Columbia University in New York
  • June 25, 2004
The Tsakopoulos family of California is well known for their business success, as well as for their generosity, both in and outside of the Greek American community. ...
The Torch brings excitement to New York
  • June 25, 2004
It was with great joy and anticipation that Greek Americans from all over the country flocked to Athens Square Park in Astoria to view the Olympic Flame’s ceremonious welcome to New York....
The Summer of 2004
  • June 18, 2004
Summer has descended upon the city of Athens. And this is not an ordinary summer. This is the Summer of 2004. The Summer of the Olympic Games....
The Olympic Torch is visiting America
  • June 18, 2004
Meanwhile, the Olympic Torch is visiting America aboard a 747 airplane, bearing the legendary phrase: “Pass the flame, unite the world.”...
Saint Basil’s happy ending
  • June 18, 2004
The news that the decision for the closing of St. Basil Academy was reversed by the Appellate process of the Bureau of Special Hearings of the State of New York was the best news the Greek American co...
George Tenet resigns
  • June 11, 2004
“It’s a classic American story. George Tenet’s Greek immigrant parents arrived in the United States with nothing, but they taught their son the value of hard work. And, busing tables...
A dinner over Faith and Hellenic Culture
  • June 11, 2004
We hope we would be forgiven our asking, but somehow we thought that the project “Faith and Hellenism” was taken care of by generous pledges made by some of the wealthiest Greek Americans,...
The Clergy-Laity Congress in New York
  • June 11, 2004
The Clergy-Laity Congress, which convenes every two years and is meant to represent the decision-making body of our Church, is scheduled to assemble in New York the last week of July. For decades, it ...
The Mayor of Athens
  • June 11, 2004
Athens will be the safest place to be on August 13th, stresses the first female Mayor of Athens Dora Bakoyanni. When a place is as well guarded as Athens, she continues, terrorists know that and keep ...
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