Turning the pages back... October 3, 1999 (10/08/00)

Turning the pages back...

October 3, 1999

Last year at this time The Ukrainian Weekly marked the 66th anniversary of its founding. Our regular columnist Myron B. Kuropas chimed in with some significant commentary about where The Weekly's been and its future - all in relation to the fate of our Ukrainian community in the diaspora. Following are excerpts from his column of October 3, 1999, titled "The Ukrainian Weekly: A tie that binds."

"... The Weekly has remained in the forefront of the Ukrainian freedom crusade, providing information for Ukrainian Americans that was found nowhere else. Among other events, The Ukrainian Weekly reported on the Polish pacification of Ukrainian Galicia, the Great Famine and other Soviet crimes, the establishment of the Republic of Carpatho-Ukraine, the growing dissident movement in Ukraine, and, eventually, the birth of the new Ukrainian state.

"Domestically, The Ukrainian Weekly focused on the younger generation. Articles on family life, sports, culture, political in-fighting, generational conflict, intermarriage, the language issue, the role of women in community life, Soviet-inspired defamation, and ethno-national preservation were and remain regular features of The Weekly ...

"Today, as in the past, The Ukrainian Weekly plays a vital role in our community. Roman Woronowycz keeps us informed about events in Ukraine at a time when the Ukrainian government appears to be suppressing Ukraine's press. It is not an exaggeration to suggest that The Ukrainian Weekly remains one of a diminishing number of Ukrainian newspapers that is still able to function as an independent voice on Ukraine. ...

"As with all publications, subscribers are the life-blood of their existence. And, like all publications, The Ukrainian Weekly needs more subscribers. If you're a friend of The Weekly, you can help by doing one (or all) of three things: provide a complimentary subscription for an American (or Ukrainian) friend; donate to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund; or purchase a UNA life insurance policy, which will help the organization that subsidizes this publication.

"... The Ukrainian Weekly is a tie that binds. If we lose it, trust me, there is nothing that can take its place."

Source: "The Ukrainian Weekly: A tie that binds" ("Faces and Places" column) by Myron B. Kuropas, The Ukrainian Weekly, October 3, 1999, Vol. LXVII, No. 40.

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