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Tue, September 28, 2021 | 01:05

A mountain of waste in the heart of a village

Passing by a small village on my way to an open-air driving range from home, I can see a tall mountain of waste. The ugly mound of debris dominates the center of the tranquil village.

2021-09-27 16:58

Climate politics for all

This summer, we realized that developed countries are not safe from the impacts of climate change either. Unprecedented floods caused by heavy rains greatly damaged Western Europe including Germany and the Netherlands. On the other hand, in the Western part of Canada, where it wasn't that hot even in summers of the past, the temperature went up to about 50 degrees Celsius.

2021-09-26 15:23

Chaos, heartbreak and disgrace

On Monday, Aug. 16, 2021, the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, was absolute mayhem with huge crowds of people - Americans, coalition forces and their families and Afghan allies who were desperate to escape from the advancing Taliban forces moving to occupy the country. It was a hell of confusion when I saw the images in the media

2021-09-23 16:52

Witness to Korean miracle evacuation

I recently read an excellent story carried in The New York Times that compared the Afghanistan refugee evacuation to our part in saving almost 100,000 civilians from the North Korean port of Hungnam at Christmastime, 1950. Merl Smith and I, the ship's officers mentioned in the article, were recent graduates of King's Point, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Our ship, the SS M...

2021-09-22 17:00

Reflecting on my tutoring days

My very first job was as a tutor when I was in high school. Throughout my college years, I spent my time as a tutor to pay for my living and school expenses. Along the way, my career goal may have been shaped as a teacher almost a half century ago. Among my students were primary schoolers, a middle school student and senior high school students. I remember their faces, names,...

2021-09-16 17:00

Quadruple failures in Afghanistan

The Doha Peace Agreement struck between the U.S. and the Taliban once was hailed as “historic” in Washington at the time of its signing. But now President Joe Biden has been forced to withdraw American soldiers in a chaotic manner. The chaotic military withdrawal has helped the Taliban to take a tight grip on power.

2021-09-15 17:00

'Again into the Light'

“Creating a just world is the mission of the Catholic Church. It is the way to establish the kingdom of God on this earth. A world where there are no people above people, a world where everyone lives as human beings! It is the world that God wants…” Those are the words of Bishop Daniel Ji Hak-soon, who did his best to be the light and salt of the world.

2021-09-14 17:00

Lessons from Churchill for Afghanistan

The recent debacle in Afghanistan shows that strong political leadership is essential for a nation's self-defense. Unlike Afghanistan, which, after twenty years of war, appeared to fall in a few days back into the hands of the Taliban, Britain was able to defend itself against German aggression during World War II thanks to Winston Churchill's coherent leadership. How he led ...

2021-09-13 17:00

State-approved crimes

Self-defense is punishable in Korea. And criminalizing victims, secondly, for speaking up in "violation" of the infamous defamation law just adds insult to injury.

2021-09-12 15:09

Sept. 11, 2021

The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center twin towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and in the skies over Pennsylvania, demands considered reflection.

2021-09-09 17:00

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