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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Steps beyond me
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poetic advice from father to son to be brave, good, kind; to make something out of life.
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Music Ceased
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on lost inspiration, passion and motivation.
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A Vandal's Life
Posted on Jan 19, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
A cartoon on vandalism by Shawn Olson.
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My Phantom Greed
Posted on Feb 27, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem on selfishness disguised as faith and charity.
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Longnose Gar
Posted on Nov 18, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011
Photos of the Longnose Gar, a large pike-like fish found in Ohio rivers.
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Frost on Glass
Posted on Jan 23, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
Poem about staying positive when times are dark.
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Who is she
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
A poem about a father who abandoned his daughter almost 30 years ago.
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The Happy Worker
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
An essay on the coomon person's role in the workforce.
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Blood of unshackled love
Posted on Feb 6, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
Poem by Shawn Olson.
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