CONTENTS THE CHALDEAN NEWS VOLUME 5 ISSUE VII AUGUST2008 departments on the cover 35 BLOOMING BUSINESSES BY JOYCE WISWELL What makes some survive this dry spell? 37 BANKS FEEL THE SQUEEZE BY MIKE SARAFA Tough times for borrowers features 29 A FILL-UP AND A SIX-PACK BY KEN MARTEN Retailers cry foul over gas station loophole 30 EARTH FIRST BY JENNIFER T. KORAIL Two women share passion for the environment 33 DOONESBURY ‘REPORTS’ ON IRAQI CHRISTIANS BY SUSAN WUNDERINK Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist lampoons media coverage 38 WISDOM OF AGES BY CAROLINE M. BACALL Seniors share tales of the homeland sports 40 PLAY BALL! BY JOEY JONNA Handicapping the Chaldean Football League 42 SPORTS ROUNDUP BY STEVE STEIN 35 10 FROM THE EDITOR 11 YOUR LETTERS 11 GUEST COLUMNS Keep beer and wine out of gas stations BY MIKE SARAFA 13 It’s the dog days of August, so open your heart to puppy love BY JOVAN KASSAB 14 Charting the possibilities of the future BY BISHOP MAR BAWAI SORO 16 NOTEWORTHY 18 CHAI TIME 20 HALHOLE 24 RELIGION 24 OBITUARY 27 IRAQ TODAY 44 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Sourath Singing Strong: New CDs feature ancient Chaldean language BY OMAR BINNO AND JENNIFER T. KORAIL 46 Disc Jockey David B: Branching out BY OMAR BINNO 49 MAKING A DIFFERENCE Stones rock Mazzin Najor’s world BY JOYCE WISWELL 50 THE DOCTOR IS IN Don’t take insomnia lying down BY IMAD M. MANSOOR, M.D. 51 THE DENTIST IS IN Brush that bad breath away BY BADEE GEORGE NASSOURI 52 ECONOMICS AND ENTERPRISE Detroit grocers join forces for quality BY JOYCE WISWELL At Suzanne’s, all the world’s a stage BY NATASHA DADO 55 FASHION Fall Fashion: A girl’s best friend BY KONNIE BINNO 56 THE CHALDEAN PALATE Hartland Express Pizza and Grill, Sizzl-In BY CRYSTAL KASSAB JABIRO 57 BOUSHALA The Perfect Picnic BY SEHAM HADDAD ZOMA 59 KIDS CORNER Rain, rain go away … BY VANESSA DENA-GARMO 61 CLASSIFIED LISTINGS 62 EVENTS St. George Picnic Chaldean Cultural Day Summer at Shenandoah AUGUST2008 CHALDEAN NEWS 9
