Celebrating Diversity

Summer is here and it’s going to be a hot one. While we enjoy our warm weather activities, our lakes and beaches and pools, we need to keep in mind the dangers that come with the season. Dr. Rena Daiza reminds us of the perils of sunstroke and heat exposure among other summer threats in this month’s Dr. Is In column. Things are also heating up politically, with more than one hotly contested election happening in our region. Writer Paul Natinsky spoke with the candidates and has given us a clear and concise outline of the issues each candidate will focus on in the races for the newly drawn 10th and the 20th Michigan districts.

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Reflections

The season of Lent is a natural time for self-reflection, a “spring cleaning of the soul,” if you will. From the photo essay of Tilkepe that reminds us of home to the Lenten meditations of Fr. Matthew Zetouna, this edition is all about reflections.

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Coming of Age

The Chaldean News is celebrating its 19th anniversary! Normally, the February issue is our “wedding” issue, since everyone plans summer and fall weddings early in the year; however, this year we have something special for our readers. Wilson Sarkis, photographer extraordinaire, the most popular wedding photographer in the area, went to Iraq and took pictures.

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Happy New Year!

Out with the old, and in with the new. Hopefully for us that means new treatments and a better handle on the coronavirus. This pandemic has put a serious damper on social activities for the better part of two years now, and we are so ready for it to be done running riot through our families and communities. We’ve done our part by masking up and social distancing, getting vaccinated, again, and then boosted to boot!

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Matthew Gordon
Remembering The Way It Was

As we wrap up 2021 with a big bow (and try our best to give it away), it is important to keep in mind how many good things happened this year. It is said that one of the worst things about living through a global pandemic is that life goes on, even while in crisis mode. Babies were born, people got married, and we celebrated the regular milestones like birthdays and anniversaries.

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Matthew Gordon
Season of Thanskgiving

This month’s edition celebrates all things Chaldean, from notable community members such as Judge Zina Daimi Ashourian, who ranks right up there as a Federal Supervisory Administrative Law Judge, Alexa Shouneyia, who is making a name for herself in the music industry, and Weam Namou, who is finally seeing her vision brought to life on the big screen, to Iraqi villagers who celebrate their uniqueness by dressing in their native village garb.

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Matthew Gordon
What Distinguishes and Unites Us

As Summer turns to Fall, we look back on the year only to see how far we’ve come. Yes, we are still dealing with COVID and all the ramifications of the pandemic, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel that we are moving towards.

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Matthew Gordon
Season of Change

Fall is typically a time of change, when one season gives way to another. Green mellows to yellow and orange; sunset comes earlier, and the air turns crisper. It is a great time to reflect and perhaps even correct your course. For many, it marks a move to a new way of life – retirement, a new business, or a new school.

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Matthew Gordon
Back to school

This month, we are going back to school. We’ve interviewed various school district representatives to find out just what you should expect when classes are once again in session. From masks to vaccines, what will the new year look like and what will be required of us as parents?

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Matthew Gordon
Grow to Change

Life is all about growth. Even during a pandemic, we grow, we learn, we change, or we stagnate – stuck in our old ways of doing things. There isn’t really a choice anymore.

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Matthew Gordon
A Mother's Role

The role of a mother has changed throughout the years. Maybe not so much ‘changed’ as ‘been added to.’ The traditional role of mother as nurturer, comforter, caretaker, protector and cheerleader hasn’t gone away – if anything, there’s more pressure than ever to get it right. But mothers are now also breadwinners, and two-income households are the norm. It’s a lot.

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Matthew Gordon
Courage and Grace

For those of us watching Pope Francis in Iraq this month, it felt like an overwhelming validation of our faith. The Pope’s historic visit to Iraq was more than a gesture, even more than a pilgrimage – it was a coming home.

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Chaldean News Staff