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Stories from Bosnia
Bosnians
rebuild town in shadow of massacre
LJESKOVIK, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- It will
stand solidly on the edge of a steep decline, with a breathtaking
view of the valley. The plans are drawn, and construction on what
will be the largest building in the village has been in progress
for two weeks now. But one thing is missing: The new schoolhouse
in Ljeskovik doesn't have a name.
Local
classrooms learning about Bosnia through O-D trip
The arms of eager schoolchildren shoot up fast
to ask questions about the O-D team in Bosnia and what they are
discovering there.
Editorial:
Our stories are recipe for freedom
It is difficult, if not impossible, for most
of us to imagine the emotional drain on Utica's Ifeta Bektic as
she opened body bags that she suspected might contain the remains
of family members left behind 11 years ago half a world away. Few
of us have ever faced such pain.
Bosnian
town draws Catholics seeking visions of Virgin Mary
MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Every day,
scores of people make their way up the jagged rocks of Apparition
Hill just outside this small town in southern Bosnia.
Utica
Bosnian seeks IDs of family remains
GORAZDE -- When Ifeta Bektic of Utica entered
the room in the abandoned factory, she found the white body bags
she'd come so far to see.
In
Sarajevo, soccer passions run high
SARAJEVO -- If you want to understand fully the
level of intensity among Bosnian soccer players in Utica, you must
pay a visit to Olympic Stadium here in Bosnia's capital city.
Bosnia
trip affords peek at past, look into future
About quarter to nine Thursday night, an enormous
Lufthansa jet lifted off from John F. Kennedy International Airport
in New York City, carrying on it five Mohawk Valley residents committed
to increasing understanding among cultures in Utica.
REUNITED:
'All of my memories came through'
SARAJEVO -- Eleven years of longing gave way
to tearful hugs Friday when Ifeta and Amela Bektic of Utica met
relatives who never left Bosnia.
Refugees,
O-D staffers head to Bosnia
Destination: Bosnia. Three O-D journalists and
two members of the Mohawk Valley's Bosnian population leave today
for a 2 1/2 -week stay in the country that has sent more refugees
Utica's way than any other.
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