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Effort Against the US Military In Elementary Schools
» by GI Korea November 21st, 2009 at 7:17 am » Comments (6)
Here comes another effort to keep the US military out of public schools: How old is old enough for students to be approached by military recruiters? High school? Junior high? Fourth grade? ...more »First Snow (Where I’m At…)
» by USinKorea November 21st, 2009 at 1:35 am » Comments (0)
We had our first snow of the season where I'm teaching and living. I had told some students that morning that the sky looked like rain, but they said the ...more »Picture of the Day: Cheju’s Hallasan
» by GI Korea November 20th, 2009 at 1:05 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="466" caption="Jeju’s three UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites. Mt. Hallasan. Photo courtesy Jeju Provincial Govt."][/caption] Via Cheju Weekly. more »Korea Times Continues Faulty Reporting On English Teacher Issues
» by GI Korea November 20th, 2009 at 8:56 am » Comments (3)
Matt over at Popular Gusts has a couple of great posts up about the continuing AIDS testing of English teachers in Korea along with updates on the complaint made to ...more »Obese Man Tilmon Webb Dies After Living In His Recliner for 8 Months
» by GI Korea November 20th, 2009 at 4:15 am » Comments (31)
I don't think this is the best case to make for why the USA needs national health care: When an ambulance brought Tillmon Webb home from the hospital after he hurt ...more »Alledged Soldiers Busted for Smuggling 680 Pounds of Marijuana in Arizona
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2009 at 10:13 pm » Comments (10)
Unbelievable: Three soldiers in a rental car pulled over for speeding outside Phoenix have been arrested after authorities say they found 680 pounds of marijuana and $10,000 cash inside the vehicle. Maricopa ...more »GAO Reports $100 Million In Fraud with Veterans’ Program
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2009 at 5:00 pm » Comments (3)
This is pretty despicable but not surprising concerning how much of a cesspool military contracting is: Companies fraudulently collected at least $100 million in federal contracts from a $4 billion government ...more »Picture of the Day: Cheju’s Seongsan Ilchulbong
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2009 at 1:00 pm » Comments (3)
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="475" caption="Cheju's beautiful Seongsan Ilchulbong."][/caption] Via Cheju Weekly. If visiting Cheju I highly recommend climbing to the top of this volcanic crater early in the morning and watch the ...more »Presidents Obama & Lee’s Press Conference Statements
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2009 at 9:17 am » Comments (9)
Well it appears none of Chickenhead's recommendations for President Obama's trip to South Korea came about: South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama urged North Korea Thursday to ...more »Hines Ward Continues His Great Work With Biracial Kids
» by GI Korea November 19th, 2009 at 4:32 am » Comments (29)
I may not be a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, but I am a big fan of the off the field work that Hines Ward continues to carry out with his Helping ...more »
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