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Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) Seeks Participation

March 06, 2010

To the Editor: Thank you for publishing the review of George Matsoukas's very timely and insightful book "A Church In Captivity". Unfortunately, the review by Constantine E Scaros has two glaring err...

Give Patriarchal Requests Their Due Consideration

February 26, 2010

To the Editor: Patriarch Bartholomew has made an admittedly challenging request, one with enormous and far-reaching implications on our Church in America and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The reque...

Bravo Teachers, Parents, Students, Re: Greek Letters

February 12, 2010

To the Editor: I wanted to commend you for your excellent, annual coverage of our Greek American teachers, who clearly don’t get enough recognition for doing their part in promoting Hellenism in the ...

Science and the Leaders of the Church Have Already Spoken

February 04, 2010

To the Editor: Dr. Collis is one of hundreds of individuals who from time to time, have raised concerns about the use of the Common Spoon and by extension the Chalice in the Communion of the Orthodox...

Has the Greek Gov’t Figured Out The Price of Olympic’s Loss?

January 28, 2010

To the Editor: I read your paper daily. [Last fall we had the visit of] the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Pavlos Geroulanos. Has anyone raised the question to them: how does Greece expect to trans...

Turkish Plots’ Motives Debated, But Were Targets Greek?

January 28, 2010

To the Editor: Thursday, January 21, Reutersnet.org picked up news from a Turkish newspaper called “Taraf”. The headline was “Turkish Army Denies Plot to Clash with Greece.” According to this newsp...

Dabilis Was Right: 2009 Was a Year to Forget for Greece

January 15, 2010

To the Editor: This is the second time I have decided to congratulate [Andy Dabilis on his] column. The year 2009 was a disaster for Greece and I do not see any improvement for the future. The fir...

Pancretan Assoc. Condemns Attack on Chania Synagogue

January 15, 2010

To the Editor: After the attempt yesterday, January 5, 2010, to torch to the ground the historic Chania synagogue, in Crete, we Cretans in the United States, are outraged at all actions of anti-Semit...

Greek Language Schools Issue Deserves More Media Attention

January 07, 2010

To the Editor: I enjoy reading many of your informative articles concerning various aspects of Hellenic culture in the U.S. and around the world. The one about St. Basil’s Academy was heart warming...

Pancretan Association of America condemns attempted arson of Crete synagogue

January 07, 2010

DECLARATION To Media, PAA members, Greek Diaspora, and All Interested Citizens Cretans, Hellenes and Philhellenes castigate arson attempt against Chania Synagogue After the attempt yesterday, J...

Patriarch's Interview Raises Interesting Questions

December 31, 2009

To the Editor: I really enjoyed your editorial, “A Dramatic Cry to the World”. But something strange is going on. A week before the CBS “60 Minute” program on the Patriarchate, Channel 13’s “World Fo...

Greek American Community of N.Y. Must Work for Museum

December 25, 2009

This letter is written in reply to one published recently from Joanne Kalipetsis regarding the fact that we do not have a Greek immigrant museum in New York like the one in Chicago. As the Co-Fo...

Cutting Off Economic Nose to Spite Face: Hurting Tourism

December 17, 2009

[Christopher Tripoulas’] article on Greek credit rating cuts is good reporting.
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Of Pipelines and Presidents: ‘Why Are We In Afghanistan?’

December 12, 2009

Of Pipelines and Presidents: ‘Why Are We In Afghanistan?’
To the Editor:
Your editorial, “What is the policy on Afghanistan?” Should be changed and called “Why are...

What New York Needs Today Is a New Greek ‘Boite’ Scene

December 12, 2009

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading the article on Greek American Boites, written by Mr. Maninakis. I was not a part of the boite "scene" of the 1980s, but I often long for a place where I can li...

Dr. Pattakos Responds to Letter Of Emmanuel Karavousanos

December 03, 2009

As always, thank you for your kind feedback to my LOGOS column. I greatly appreciate the time and effort that you take to share your viewpoint. As I write in my book, “Prisoners of Our Tho...

Modesty Over Greek Pride May Be Best; We Are all Humans

December 03, 2009

I read [Dr. Pattakos’] LOGOS column, "Giving Thanks For Our Hellenic Heritage: We Are All Greeks!" I'm always rather dubious about projecting too much love for one's own culture or religion and ...

What is to be Done About the Greek Economic Mess Now?

November 26, 2009

While I’m very thankful for The National Herald’s extensive coverage on the Greek economy and Greek government in general, I am as equally mortified to read about all the off-putting finan...

Greek Artists Remind World of Hellenisn Outside Museums

November 26, 2009

I am always pleased to see Greek American newspapers covering cultural events. The National Herald does its share and all I can say is keep it coming. I know that other readers need their fix of news ...

Three Cheers for Chicago Greeks And a Bronx Cheer for New York

November 20, 2009

I was very impressed by the efforts of the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago in raising a substantial sum of money for their institution with their annual gala.
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