VOL. 118 - NO. 26 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 27, 2014 $.35 A COPY Italy Left Licking Their Wounds Following Controversial Clash with Uruguay by Christian A. Guarino The 20th Quadrennial failed to generate a solid the diving grasp of Italian World Cup tournament is chance. The underrated goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon. over for Italy after just three Costa Ricans, led by a ster- “The technical set-up didn’t matches. Coupled with the ling defense and who ulti- work, and I take all respon- South African failure of four mately finished atop the sibility for that.” stated years ago, Italy has now gone Group D standings, domi- Coach Cesare Prandelli. two straight tournaments nated the second half, tak- Prandelli went all in without advancing from the ing the match 1-0. with striker Mario Balotelli, group stage, matching their All was not lost after this who aside from a goal in 1962 and 1966 counterparts embarrassment however as the opener was a major for futility. Italy needed only a draw to disappointment. After defeating England in advance to the knockout The second half versus their opening match, Italy rounds based on a better Uruguay was filled with subsequently lost their next goal differential compared to controversy. The first was a two matches, versus Costa that of Uruguay. questionable red card to Rica, and Uruguay without However what we watched Claudio Marchisio who was Marchisio looks on, stunned as Referee Marco Rodriguez scoring a goal. The Costa versus Uruguay was a con- guilty of a reckless chal- issues a red card. Rica match is one that the servative team that seemed lenge to midfielder Egidio lunged at defender Giorgio Rodriguez, a Mexican official Azzurri should have won, to be playing for a draw Arevalo, but a straight red Chiellini. Chiellini appealed whose own nickname is easily. Falling behind just rather than a win. This game card was not merited. The to Referee Marco Antonio Dracula because of his before the intermission of a plan nearly worked. How- ultimate injustice came when Rodriguez, motioning to his resemblance to a version of first half that Italy was push- ever, tied in the 81st minute, Luis Suarez, notoriously left shoulder, which revealed ing for the opening goal, but Diego Godin headed past referred to as “the vampire,” two bite marks. However, (Continued on Page 14) News Briefs Post-Gazette Goes to Washington by Sal Giarratani Congress Shall Make No Law Abridging the Freedom of the Press It was a proud, and profoundly moving moment Quote of the Week for Post-Gazette publisher Pam Donnaruma, to stand The world is a dangerous place to live, not be- in the Newseum in Washington, D.C., and see dis- cause of the people who are evil, but because of played a recent issue of her newspaper as well as the people who don’t do anything about it.” a photo and write-up about her grandfather, James — Albert Einstein V. Donnaruma, who, in 1896, founded La Gazetta Investors Business Daily del Massachusetts. The exhibit “One Nation with News for All,” a Must Newspaper mounted in partnership with the Smithsonian I love the op-ed pages of Investors Business Daily Institution, tells the dramatic story of how immi- newspaper, The commentaries and editorial car- grants and minorities used the power of the press toons are great. Recently, Michael Ramirez, the to fight for their rights and shape the American cartoonist won the prestigious Reuben Award for experience. editorial cartooning from the National Cartoon- “I was thoroughly moved and quite emotional,” ists Society. He has already won two Pulitzer said Mary N. DiZazzo, who viewed the exhibit Prizes. Congrats to Mike. earlier this month along with her husband David Speaking of this cartoonist, one of his latest Trumbull, also Post-Gazette columnists, and their showed an aide to the president coming into the publisher Pam and her friend Louie. Mary said she Oval Office to tell him, “We’re not going to send is proud to have been the beauty culture colum- the captured suspect to Gitmo. But we are going nist, All That Zazz, for almost a dozen years. “Being to charge him ... a hefty fee for not returning the Benghazi video.” (Continued on Page 2) Just too great for words, isn’t it? Why Do So Many Distrust President? Even the liberal mainstream media can no longer justify their denial that the Obama Fourth Annual St. Padre Pio Procession Administration is going nowhere and nowhere On Sunday, June 22nd the streets of the fast. It is sinking faster than quicksand in North End came alive as the fourth annual an hourglass. Read the poll numbers. More and St. Padre Pio Procession took place. more Americans have lost faith in President Attendees participated in an Italian and Obama to lead this nation in the many crises English mass at Saint Leonard’s Church we face both foreign and domestic. organized by the Friends of Padre Pio fol- He seems near useless with the news in Iraq. lowed by food and beverages and then went While heads were rolling on the streets of that on to walk the streets of the North End, car- country, the President was playing yet another rying the statue of St. Pio from St. Leonard 18 holes of golf. When he does speak with au- Church through the neighborhood, where thority, it is usually on global climate change devotees pinned donations on ribbons. Over which right now isn’t our highest priority issue. $ 7,000 was collected, which all will go Did he really believe that five Gitmo terrorists towards the church. It seems that every for one alleged Army deserter would go over well? year the procession becomes more popular (Continued on Page 4) as this year has been the biggest one yet, with approximately a thousand people fol- lowing the statue at the beginning. The pro- cession was accompanied by the North End THE POST-GAZETTE SATELLITE OFFICE Marching Band. Saint Pio was canonized by Pope John Paul AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON AT 35 BENNINGTON STREET, EAST BOSTON II on June 16 in 2002. He was born WILL BE CLOSED FOR TWO WEEKS Francesco Forgione and became known as BEGINNING TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH Natalina Tizzano, Anna D’Amore Sirignano and Maria Cuccinelli. (Continued on Page 8) Page 2 POST-GAZETTE, JUNE 27, 2014 • Freedom of the Press (Continued from Page 1) Stirpe by Prof. Edmund Turiello in the exhibit,” she contin- Nostra ued, “makes me feel part of history. I embrace my Italian A weekly column highlighting some heritage!” of the more interesting aspects of our Among all the “Little ancestry...our lineage...our roots. Italies” in America, the Post- Gazette, was the only news- SENECA paper chosen to represent the Italian-American exper- Lucius Annaeus Seneca ience. It was on display was more commonly called among newspapers serving Seneca The Philosopher. He scores of immigrant and was born in Spain about minority communities — 3 B.C., brought to Rome at an Chinese, German, Japa- early age, and educated by nese, Spanish, and other lan- some of the most eminent guages — too many to count. philosophers of the time. His “The plan from the begin- enthusiastic acceptance of ning was to publish in En- their teachings and life- glish,” explained Pam, when style caused him to emulate asked why the Italian-lan- their way of life. He also guage Gazetta early on became a brilliant lawyer. transitioned into the En- The Emperor Caligula soon glish-language Gazette. became jealous, and a severe Pam’s grandfather saw his critic of Seneca, and conse- role as publisher as encour- quently marked him for de- aging and assisting the new struction. Seneca was sub- arrivals from Italy in better- sequently spared because of ing themselves, and that Death of Seneca painted by ill health, and also because meant learning the language of rumors that he would soon Peter Paul Rubens of America — English. And die a natural death. Seneca We are told that Seneca better themselves they did! surprisingly rose to great was one of the most brilliant Most of the Italians who prominence under the suc- figures of his time, and equal came to America in the ceeding Emperor Claudius, to the greatest intellectuals 1890s through 1920s, arrived but he also made enemies of the Silver Age. with little money, limited The front page of the Post-Gazette is on display each of some powerful officials. His prose works were job prospects due to lack week at the Newseum ethnic exhibit. L-R: Luciano After being accused of inti- numerous and important. of English-language skills, Graffeo, Pamela Donnaruma, David Trumbull and Mary macies with a relative of the These included many and facing prejudice and DiZazzo. former Emperor Tiberius, speeches which were writ- mistreatment. Seneca was banished to ten for Nero, several trea- Early efforts, such as those World War I — German-lan- migrant and minority papers Corsica for about eight tises, a biography of his of the Gazetta/Gazette, years. Through the interven- guage papers served a com- serve their communities well father, a panegyric (praise) helped Italians in America munity big enough to sway and in so doing, they promote, tion of Agrippina (wife of of the famous Messalina, better themselves and paid Claudius) he was returned elections, which is why such each in its own way, the and a number of books of tremendous dividends. By office-seekers as Benjamin policy stated on Page 3 of ev- to Rome to tutor her son letters. the middle of the 20th century Nero.