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Firefighters brace for a long, hot summer
A firefighter joins efforts to extinguish a blaze that broke out yesterday...
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EDITORIAL |
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No end to violence in sports
The deplorable events that took place during the basketball game between archrivals Olympiakos and Panathinaikos on Sunday are sure to be repeated in coming games as well.
Chances are that the outbursts will become more violent, because the people instigating them also want to propagate them.
The Greek sports press, in turn, has been whipping fanatics up into a frenzy with its incendiary commentaries, while club officials, rather than trying to bring the situation under control and softening the tones of discourse, are making the situation even worse. |
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A lesson from Aesop
Once upon a time, a wolf followed a flock of sheep, but he did them no harm.
The shepherd kept a wary eye on him at first, knowing that he was a bloodthirsty beast. As the wolf continued to behave himself quite properly, however, the shepherd began to trust him and even left him to care for his flock when he was faced with the necessity of going into town. Needless to say - and as so many old adages teach us - not a single living sheep was to be seen when he returned. |
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