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CONTENTS <strong>MARCH</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />
THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 9 ISSUE II<br />
27<br />
departments<br />
8 From the Editor<br />
10 your Letters<br />
12 Guest Columns<br />
By Michael Sarafa<br />
Setting Fire to the Rain<br />
By Stephanie Abbo<br />
A Fairy Tale Wedding or a Lifelong Marriage?<br />
By Junior Jwad<br />
Lent Demands Sacrifices<br />
16 Noteworthy<br />
18 Bulletin Board<br />
18 Post of the Month<br />
20 Chai Time<br />
22 Religion<br />
22 Obituaries<br />
24 From the Editor<br />
By Vanessa Denha Garmo<br />
Throwing Stones at Those Who Mourn<br />
54 10 Questions for …<br />
Lawrence Yaldo<br />
56 One on One<br />
By Vanessa Denha Garmo<br />
Shenandoah’s John Loussia:<br />
‘Our Future Looks Bright’<br />
58 Economics and Enterprise<br />
By Weam Namou<br />
Dreaming Big:<br />
Entrepreneur Reinvents the<br />
Dollar Store Genre<br />
60 Classified Listings<br />
62 Events<br />
Photos by David Reed<br />
Cultural Exchange<br />
Joseph Atchoo and<br />
Amanda Sleeper<br />
— who have known<br />
each other since<br />
they were both 15<br />
— celebrated their<br />
marriage on October<br />
2, 2011 at the Farmington<br />
Manor after a<br />
mass at St Thomas.<br />
on the cover: our annual wedding issue<br />
28 Past the Party<br />
By Crystal Kassab Jabiro<br />
Marriage classes seek to strengthen sacrament<br />
29 The Wedding Singers<br />
By Weam Namou<br />
Music men hit the right notes<br />
30 Beware Bridezillas<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
Some brides have to be seen to be believed<br />
32 Tips from the Pros<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
38 Chaldean on the Street<br />
By Anthony Samona<br />
What’s the most unique thing you’ve seen at a wedding?<br />
special section: chaldean chamber awards<br />
42 Driven to Succeed<br />
By Ken Marten<br />
Car dealer Joseph Sesi is Business Person of the Year<br />
43 Health Care with Dignity<br />
By Joyce Wiswell<br />
Chaldean physician group is Humanitarian of the Year<br />
44 ECRC Straightens Faith<br />
By Vanessa Denha Garmo<br />
Chamber pays special tribute<br />
features<br />
46 Building on Success<br />
By Harry Kirbsaum<br />
Religiously diverse teens ‘build community’<br />
48 Passion Play<br />
By Crystal Kassab Jabiro<br />
Living Stations makes a Lenten impact<br />
50 Sports<br />
By Steve Stein<br />
Roundup<br />
HHHHHHHHHHHHH<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Brittany (Sheena) and<br />
Justin Shina, July 31, 2011.<br />
Photo by AAVA Studio<br />
<strong>MARCH</strong> <strong>2012</strong> CHALDEAN NEWS 7
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