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Subjects in the Classroom and Life

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

A discussion on the utilitarian value of the subjects our schools teach. This editorial on education was one of the last pieces Shawn Olson printed as a Messenger writer.

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Using the Internet

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

This editorial on education was printed as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.

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The black, white and red of the colorblind society

Posted on Oct 25, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011

An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.

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Glassblowing at Columbus College of Art and Design

Posted on Jan 8, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 3, 2011
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Photos of Adam Beeler glassblowing at CCAD in 2002.

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Cringe Last Show II

Posted on Dec 19, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
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Cringe went on stage for the last time on December 19, 2003 at the Alrosa Villa.

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Locust Borer

Posted on Sep 29, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 7, 2011
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Photos of a yellow, black and red beetle called the Locust Borer.

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Cringe Last Show I

Posted on Dec 19, 2003 | Last Updated Nov 2, 2011
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Cringe went on stage for the last time on December 19, 2003 at the Alrosa Villa.

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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.

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Who is Shawn Olson?

Posted on Dec 19, 2002 | Last Updated Jan 14, 2023

Shawn Olson is a photojournalist and web designer.

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Mabi Ponce de Leon, Artist and Teacher

Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011

Bexley High School art teacher Mabi Ponce de Leon report was Olson's last article for the Columbus Messenger Newspapers.

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