CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TEN YEARS
Madeline Unger can’t believe it has been 10 years. Time can be tricky that way. “I know he’s dead,” she said earlier this week. “When you’re gone, you’re gone. It’s over. It’s done. But not a day goes by when someone doesn’t mention him to me.... CLOSING IT OUT
Ten thoughts from closing ceremonies at the Bird’s Nest. 1. There are Chinese children playing the drums. I assume they all passed the "Cute enough to be seen by millions of people on television" test given by local officials, which a 7-year old singer failed for... THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
I sat next to a student on the bus ride over to the U.S.-Spain gold medal game. Janna is 20 and studying computers at a local Beijing university. Like many students I have met the past few weeks, Janna hopes to finish her degree here and... REDEEM, NOT DREAM
The U.S. basketball team was impressive in winning a gold medal Sunday, beating Spain 118-107. But no matter how well the Americans played and acted here in Beijing, there remains just one Dream Team. Just ask Spain forward Pau Gasol. "That team was something special, something unique,”... DON'T BELIEVE IT
The USOC tried to put on a happy face about the fact China will win more gold medals than the Americans at these Games. "This is our most successful engagements in Olympic Games ever," said USOC CEO Jim Scherr. "We are succeeding in virtually every team...