The Greek Star

Several years ago, when writing for the Chicago Tribune, Kelly Haramis shared her journey to adopt a child from China. She spoke to The Greek Star about her Greek roots, becoming a parent and her new one-woman show.

Editor’s note: Last month Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass was assigned by his editors to visit Greece and Turkey and report on his experiences, a series they dubbed Kass’s “Odyssey.” He interviewed the Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church, paid a visit to his father’s ancestral homeland of Rizes, went to Athens and Istanbul, and wrote an entire week’s worth of commentary in his page 2 front section column. Last week the Tribune hosted a sold-out public forum where readers joined Kass and editor Gerould Kern to discuss the experience. The Greek Star caught up with John after the post-trip forum and he graciously expounded on a number of related issues of interest to Greece, Greek Americans, Chicagoans, and Americans in general.

Northwestern University grad Aristea Brady,who has many relatives in the Chicago area, recently began as a reporter on the weeknight 10 pm news at WCCO Channel 4, the CBS affiliate in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. For the previous two years, she was weekend anchor/reporter at KUSA Denver. While at NU, Aristea worked at WYCC Chicago, CAN-TV, and Evanston Community TV.