Greek American News Digest Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members Greek-American Betty White, TV’s Golden Girl, Dies at 99 The National Herald (Dec. 31) Greek-American actress Betty White, whose saucy, up-for-anything charm made her a television mainstay for more than 60 years, whether as a man-crazy TV hostess on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” or the loopy housemate on “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 99. read more
U.S. Sees New Bright Spot in Europe: Greece The Wall Street Journal (Dec. 23) American tech companies, gas exporters and military expand activity in Greece, whose long-suffering economy bounces back. read more
More Parthenon marble fragments find home at the Acropolis Museum ekathimerini (Jan. 4) Ten pieces of sculptural decoration were added to the artefacts on display in the Parthenon Gallery on Monday. read more
US: Dendias, Sherman discuss Ukraine, Russia ekathimerini (Jan. 4) The State Department readout of the phone conversation between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman does not mention Turkey. read more
Greece: Remembering German war crimes, the Holocaust and the Civil War DW (Dec. 30) A virtual exhibition combines art and history to shed new light on the German occupation of Greece during World War II. read more
Opinion: In an acrimonious time, some welcome fresh attention to Socrates and the art of civilized arguing The Washington Post (Dec. 31) In 1985, two days shy of his 12th birthday, Roosevelt Montás came from the Dominican Republic to New York. He had, he writes, “a head full of lice, and a belly full of tropical parasites.” And a mind that was kindling, needing a spark to set it aflame. read more
Mediterranean diet named best diet for 2022 CNN (Jan. 4) It's a winning streak that just won't quit. For the fifth year in a row, the Mediterranean diet was first across the finish line in the annual race for best diet, according to ratings announced Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. read more
Greece launches new campaign to promote winter tourism in the country ANA-MPA (Dec.23) With the central message "Greece does have a winter" and the motto from the successful central campaign "All you want is Greece", the tourism ministry and the Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) launched a new campaign to promote the country's winter tourism destinations and mainland attractions. read more
Picture Gallery | Beyond Santorini and Mykonos: Explore the lesser-known Greek islands USA Today (Dec. 21) Beyond these two pearls in the vast Aegean Sea along with its nearby divulged Cyclades neighbors the likes of Paros, Ios and Naxos, there are anywhere from 112 to 227 impeccable islands to visit coming in all constellations with bustling port towns, others with serene village life. read more | 
