2004 Election. No one wins.
Posted on Nov 2, 2004 | Last Updated May 15, 2006
Why the Mandate is anything but.
Bush, Kerry, Election
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
The Price of Learning: Gradecard Dilemma
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Aug 16, 2013
There is a paradox concerning a parent's push for good grades. The kids don't care about learning.
misplaced values in education, gradecard dilemma
Donna Olson died at 55
Posted on Aug 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Donna Olson, my mother, died on August 4, 2003.
donna olson died, death, donna marie olson, donna himes
A World Without Pain
Posted on Sep 2, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay in reaction to the New Orleans disaster following hurricane Katrina.
new orleans, hurricane katrina
Educational Drop-Outs
Posted on Feb 9, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
education, high school drop-outs,
Google Page Rank Woes
Posted on Oct 27, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011
Google has sliced and diced the page rank of many websites, including this one.
page rank, google, change, cuts, october 2007
Gun Issues
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 27, 2011
Looking at the gun control issue in America.
gun control, gun debate
Creative Discoveries
Posted on Mar 5, 2004 | Last Updated Nov 5, 2011
A design of a star burning through a nebula composed in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
creative discoveries, solar flare, digital art, computer graphics, corel photopaint
