The Korean Times,,

It will be remembered for many things, both good and bad..
Memories of the Beijing olympics will be mainly favorable, because the athletes' better-than-expected performance lifted the country to becoming the G-7 sports power with record 13 gold medals..
Shining brightest among them were..
No less valuable were the silver and broze medals won..
All the athletes performed greatly, overcoming injuries and other personal hardships..
U.S. way of deciding rankings by combing all medals regardless of color..
Those in unfamiliar events to Koreans deserve an equal amount of applause as the winners of more popular sports for their challenging spirit..
with an artificial leg..
swordsman struggling with blood cancer..
Who could have realized the Beiging Game's slogan of"one world, one dream" better than her?
If the organizers gave medals to non-athlete participants, Korea's cheering squad richly deserves one for their enthusiastic and systematic rooting..
to be elected to the International Olympics Committee Athletes' Commission..
the young athlete's achievement is hoped to sharply enhance Korea's waning status..
Some flaws couldn't help raising the eyebrows of global villagers..
For some-if not all-countries, the days when sports were nothing but sports seem far away..
These should be main agenda items at the Korea-China summit..
to relish the aftertaste of the last 17 days..

It was the time of anger and disappointment for the people who had harbored much hope and expectations in him..
Whether the trial and error in the first half-year will serve as harsh but good initial training or end up as just bad omen for the remaining four-and -a-half years depends on what lessons President Lee has learned and whether these will work to change him or not. Unfortunately the current outlook seems not so bright..
the much talked-about communication gap..
Nothing demonstrated this better that the wall of container boxes in the heart of the capital city..
Lee's approval rating bottomed out, after candlelit vigils peaked.
Nothing could be further from the truth..

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