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Wed, July 18, 2018 | 06:12

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Let's make genius great again

As Albert Einstein astutely observed _ no problem can be solved by the same level of consciousness that created it. There are people who will tell you anyone can be a genius. I do believe that we need to differentiate between talent and genius. Talent hits a target no one else can hit, while genius hits a target no one else can see. Flexing one's mental muscles will certainly...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-18 17:15

Season of fresh green

May is the Queen of seasons for it is young and fresh. May this year carries the significant hope of turning the end of war into a permanent peace regime on the Korean Peninsula. The fragrances of lilac and acacia trees make the people feel relieved and comfortable, though only for a while.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-17 16:08

We all start somewhere

I have been a lifelong job-hopper, but not as a means of quick financial gain, but only to find my niche. I have worked in blue-collar, white-collar, and pink-collar positions. I'm very familiar with the 3Ds. I like to say that I've worked more jobs than Carl Sandburg before he settled into writing; over 52. Some of the things I did or was before leaving the failing highway t...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-16 17:03

Unsung heroes: farmers

Now that farms have shed their coverlets of snow, farmers are ready to implement the plans they made during the winter.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-15 16:55

Korea-Turkey relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid an official visit to Korea to boost bilateral relations on May 2.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-14 17:10

Fake news or truth?

Celebrating the 52nd World Social Communications Day on May 13, Pope Francis presented a message about fake news and journalism for peace. Appealing with the title, “The truth will set you free” (John 8:32), Pope Francis encouraged and promoted a journalism of peace that is truthful and faithful.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-13 16:12

British local elections reflect stability - and change

W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, the great British musical maestros, declared in their 1882 operetta Iolanthe that “every boy and every gal that's born into the world alive is either a little Liberal or else a little Conservative.” These were the dominant British political parties of the Victorian age.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-11 17:09

Changing the way we change

We tend to evaluate ourselves based on our current status. However, you can get a more accurate impression, and a fuller picture, when looking at how we have lived in the past rather than focusing only on the present. Accumulated history, then, is often a better explanation of who we are and how we need to change; focusing on our current status only may be misleading if decid...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-10 17:27

Dialogue and diplomacy

What the South and North Koreans have in common is a lot more than what they don't. The divide concerns itself with an economic philosophy, which in turn gives rise to a political system. Simply, if it weren't for a European named Karl Marx, and ultimately North Korea's bastardized version of communism, the two Koreas would be one. That's a big IF, I know, and there's no turn...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-09 16:40

Mystery of life

My cousin gave birth to a baby recently. I visited my cousin's house and met her baby for the first time. The baby, not yet two months old, touched me just the way she was. Everything about her _ keeping eye contact with me holding her, stretching her arms and legs, falling asleep peacefully _ was lovely. Every movement of the baby made us laugh. The baby showed the past of a...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-05-08 17:48

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