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‘Constantinople’
“Constantinople” will have its world premiere on Sept. 27 BY GAREN YEGPARIAN For quite some time now I’ve wanted to reflect on Armenian theatre. Aram Kouyoumdjian’s latest play, “Constantinople”...
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Amulsar, It Keeps Getting Worse
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN If you’ve been following Armenian news at all, you’re aware that the proposed gold mine at Amulsar (which interestingly, coincidentally, translates to “Impotent...
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Normandy!? Really!?
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN On the first day or two of the current mess, we could watch, wait, and even snicker as the two biggest egomaniacs on the world stage, Erdoğan and Trump, proceeded to...
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What a Week!
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Turkey’s invasion of the Kurdish controlled northeastern part of Syria began, ended, and dominated the news of the last week. Demonstrations worldwide drew thousands...
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Great News For/From Artsakh!
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN An ultra-marathon is coming to Artsakh! I am thrilled to be the first person to bring news of this project, which has been brewing for some three years, to the...
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HofR Genocide Recognition, So…
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN The U.S. House of representatives passed “House Resolution 296” recognizing the Armenian Genocide. This has been all the rage in Armenian circles with everyone...
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Amulsar: Counter-Questions Raised
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN The recent success in Congress is plenty to crow about, but must not so consume us that we lose sight of other very important issues confronting Armenians. In this...
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Two To Dump
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN It’s time for two holders of public office, one in the RoA and one in the USA, to exit the stage of public service. First is Arayik Harutyunyan, Minister of...
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Resolution’s Responses
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Since H. Res. 296 passed, we’ve had quite the deluge of (mostly) positive publicity. Other than for the Genocide’s centennial, the last time we had this (though it...
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Hateful Turkeys Stuff Turkey
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Once again I am overcome with the irrepressible urge to toy with the coincidence of Turkey with turkey, right around the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. as opposed...
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Patriarchal Election
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Ever since the previous (84th) Armenian Patriarch of Bolis, Mesrob Moutafian died on March 8, 2019, conspiracy, gossip, intrigue, natural/normal competition,...
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Unanimous Senate, What’s Next?
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Unprecedented, exciting, unexpected, encouraging, positive, beneficial, hope-inspiring, satisfying, legitimating, wonderful, great, and countless other adjectives and...
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Impeachment or Monarchy
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN With apologies to Abraham Lincoln, I am going to plagiarize, permute, and adjust his Gettysburg Address to convey the depth of the breach President Donald Trump has...
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Oh, Woe Is Poor Turkey…
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN The year is ending, so why not end it laughing? A friend sent an article, “Must Turkey always stand alone in the world?” from a leading Turkish newspaper, “Hurriyet”...
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Energy in Armenia
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Let’s start the year off with some good news in an all-important aspect of daily life, energy. But you’ll have to read through the important buildup to appreciate the...
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Population Matters
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN The matter of how many people live on Armenian controlled land has been something I’ve wanted to address for quite some time. Yerevan’s recently enacted increase in...
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A Commemorable Week
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Reading Armenian publications this week brought me to the realization that this time in January seems to be one worthy of some note for our nation, though not...
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Worthy of Concern and Focus
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Four items worthy of some attention have hit the Armenian scene since the new year began. Let’s start with a positive topic. Catholicos AramI’s declaration of 2020 as...
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Primary Time! Part One
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN On March 3, “Super Tuesday,” 16 primary elections will take place in the U.S. – Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Democrats Abroad, Maine,...
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Primary Time! Part Two
Garen Yegparian BY GAREN YEGPARIAN Last week, the discussion focused on California and Los Angeles county. If you missed it and want to read about the major changes in the voting system, please see the...
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