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Somehow, It’s Getting Even Weirder in Greece

It would be hard to make this up. Presented without comment and in toto from ekathimerini.com, Finance Ministry’s tax chief quits after charges; and, please read on to the additional news covered at the end of the article (esp. see bolded sentence):

The Finance Ministry official in charge of tax and customs affairs, Yiannis Kapeleris [...]

Athens Goes Detroit’s Way, While Greece’s Government Announces It Is (Very) Short of Cash

Having gone to college near Detroit, Greece and Detroit have been in linked in my mind for two reasons. One is that I was introduced to calamari in the district now known officially as Greektown Historic District in downtown Detroit. The other comes from a tale that a college friend, who grew up in a [...]