The loving neighborhood – For Residents Only
Communites want to stop teenage crime, but continue to take away legitimate outlets for youthful activities.
The Call for Religion in Schools
An unpublished editorial on religion in the classroom.
Discipline in School
A strict look at the need for strong discipline in the classroom.
Scams to make you feel cool
Scams I almost fell for... Poetry.com and Manchester Who's Who
The Public Disdain for Science
An essay about common public opinion towards science.
Information Overload
An Over-Abundance of Information in the Information Age
An essay on the trends on the Internet that cause an explosion of information that is often antithetical to the ideals of democracy and progress. This essay cautions parents, teachers and community leaders to be wary of every emerging media outlet.
Smart Kids in Distress
Advice for young artists and free thinkers struggling in high school.
John Hart Dies at 69
Former Prairie Township Trustee John Hart died on May 14, 2003.
Going bald like a man
An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
Get a Form Element's Label with JavaScript
This JavaScript finds the label for a form element, which is helpful for dynamically highlighting or changing a label based on user input.
