Winners on Wheels
Posted on Jan 7, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A feature about disabled students involved with sports. Originally from the Westside Messenger.
wheelchair basketball, handicap, sports
The other end of life
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An emotional editorial by Shawn Olson about old age originally printed in the Messenger.
life and death, old age, nursing home, grandpa olson, grandpa himes, solitu
My Wife Likes it Hot
Posted on Dec 7, 2014 | Last Updated Dec 31, 2019
A little story about when my wife made things a little too hot.
Monster of Despair
Posted on May 5, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A poem by Shawn Olson on keeping life in perspective in rough times.
fighting, despair, personal loss, poem, poetry
June 15, 2009 Newsletter
Posted on Jun 14, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
Newsletter including the retirement of Jack Buckingham. Discussion on teachers.
The loving neighborhood – For Residents Only
Posted on Nov 5, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
Communites want to stop teenage crime, but continue to take away legitimate outlets for youthful activities.
The loving neighborhood – For Residents Only - social problems, urban decay, children and society, sports, athletic outlets
My failed faith
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics.
apostasy of shawn olson, ethics, morality, debate
Stalling Court Murders and Media
Posted on Feb 8, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Two people were murdered in Stalling Court and the media is swarming it.
media, sensationalism, murder
