• Issue 4, May 2000 • Volume 24 •

The State of the Republic — and Her Future

Pres. Valdas Adamkus
The state of the republic address.

What NATO can do for Russia

Jan Nowak
How Russia can benefit from NATO.

The Status of Charity and Sponsorship for Lithuania

Irena Degutienė
Lithuania reacts to years of service for her needy.

An Orchard Filled With Children

Jeanne Dorr
A family blossoms.

Move Over, Žalgiris! The Bicyclists are Coming!

Rimas Gedeika
Lithuania’s women bicyclists are going to the Olympics.

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Kasparaitis and Skudra: Names to Remember

From the Lithuanian Citizens’ Society Newsletter
Hockey fans — look for this dynamic Baltic duo.

Donatas Zavackas is Making His Mark at Pitt

From the Lithuanian Citizens’ Society Newsletter
Another basketball player on the rise.

Steel Wolf: Friendly, Lithuanian, and Rock and Rollers

Mark Vytas Adomaitis
A Lithuanian-American rock group revs up with a new recording.

The Prodigy

Lisa Verrico ... from Ramunė Kubilius
A popular Lithuanian performer releases a new album after a lengthy hiatus.

60th Anniversary of The Lithuanian Room at the University of Pittsburgh

From Frank Ziaukas and the Lithuanian Citizens’ Society Newsletter
A nationality room reaches its 60th year in service

Lithuanian Pilgrims in Rome

Sister Ona Mikaila
Specially designated days for Lithuania celebrated in Rome.

On the cover:
Aušros Vartai (The Gates of Dawn) in Vilnius. The Gates were part of a wall surrounding Vilnius in the 16th century. In the late 18th century, the wall was destroyed, leaving the Gates. It had already become a religious shrine housing a miraculous painting of the Blessed Mary.

Photo by Bernard V. Narušis

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