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Gina Coggio | July 31, 2006

Everyday An Adventure

by Gina Coggio | July 31, 2006 12:38 PM | Permalink

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Gina Coggio | July 10, 2006

Lucky Sevens

by Gina Coggio | July 10, 2006 1:14 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher/ waitress diarist reflects on a father's passing, by the numbers.

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Gina Coggio | June 29, 2006

The Last Good-Bye

by Gina Coggio | June 29, 2006 1:46 PM | Permalink

The Independent's Brazil-bound schoolteacher/ waitress diarist takes in the last smells, and reflections, of two years in the classroom.

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Gina Coggio | June 26, 2006

Keep Your Undergarments On While Dining

by Gina Coggio | June 26, 2006 3:44 PM | Permalink

Front-line advice from the Independent's schoolteacher/ waitress diarist after a torrid evening at Roomba.

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Gina Coggio | June 21, 2006

Look Out, Lula!

by Gina Coggio | June 21, 2006 9:21 AM | Permalink

Is this leader and his South American worker's paradise ready for the Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist?

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Gina Coggio | June 7, 2006

A Farm Team Is Born

by Gina Coggio | June 7, 2006 4:20 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist discovers a future teacher -- and makes her pitch.

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Gina Coggio | June 6, 2006

Thinking Globally

by Gina Coggio | June 6, 2006 3:26 PM | Permalink

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Gina Coggio | June 2, 2006

Mystery Patient

by Gina Coggio | June 2, 2006 1:47 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist knows she's not pregnant. So what explains these symptoms?

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Gina Coggio | May 30, 2006

Boulder Dash

by Gina Coggio | May 30, 2006 2:36 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher/ waitress diarist throws up, rests up, climbs some rocks, then wrestles with end-of-the-year 9th grade restlessness as she looks ahead to ... Thailand?

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Gina Coggio | May 26, 2006

Good Weary

by Gina Coggio | May 26, 2006 1:17 PM | Permalink

"Beowulf? With ninth graders? Good luck!" The Independent's schoolteacher diarist hears a challenge.

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Gina Coggio | May 22, 2006

A Race Case

by Gina Coggio | May 22, 2006 9:44 AM | Permalink

From afar, it looked like a clear case of racial discrimination. The apparent culprit? The Independent's schoolteacher diarist, working her second job at the restaurant.

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Gina Coggio | May 18, 2006

Mother Hen Finds Closure

by Gina Coggio | May 18, 2006 4:59 PM | Permalink

Brinn moves on -- to Wal-Mart. The Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist offers some final advice about her suicide-threatening ex.

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Gina Coggio | May 17, 2006

Brinn Calls

by Gina Coggio | May 17, 2006 8:47 AM | Permalink

For the Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist, talk of moms and heroes ends up cutting closer than you might think.

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Gina Coggio | May 8, 2006

Snitch? Or Life-Saver?

by Gina Coggio | May 8, 2006 2:42 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist follows a deadly drunk driver through Westville. She calls the cops. Did she do right?

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Gina Coggio | May 4, 2006

"That Boy Can Read Shakespeare"

by Gina Coggio | May 4, 2006 3:42 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist believed her kids could do it.

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Gina Coggio | May 2, 2006

Starbucks, Nice. Furniture-Grabber, Not Nice

by Gina Coggio | May 2, 2006 4:20 PM | Permalink

One foot still in New Haven, one foot now pointing toward Thailand, the Independent's schoolteacher/ diarist feels the love from a barista and a New Mexico school, but not from the woman who takes her printer.

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Gina Coggio | April 28, 2006

Tiffany Ears

by Gina Coggio | April 28, 2006 12:13 PM | Permalink

A birthday recollection about earrings, missed trips, and pierced memories.

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Gina Coggio | April 26, 2006

Ruby Tuesday

by Gina Coggio | April 26, 2006 12:00 PM | Permalink

A conversation with a student about a mother who battled with drug abuse and prostitution makes the Independent's diarist wonder: What must someone have experienced in her own life to make a good teacher?

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Gina Coggio | April 7, 2006

Spring Cleaning

by Gina Coggio | April 7, 2006 10:34 AM | Permalink

April 5, 2006

I can’t believe it’s April. I was just sitting here thinking about how much time has passed since November. I don’t know why I chose November, other than it seems like a long time ago. And I can’t begin to explain how thankful I am for the passage of time.

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Gina Coggio | April 3, 2006

"May Thou Get Some Sleep"

by Gina Coggio | April 3, 2006 12:08 PM | Permalink

The Independent's schoolteacher / diarist and her students wrestle with Shakespeare and modern language.

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