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Obama's Health Care Reform

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 1, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

A skeptical view on the political debate on health care reform in America. This article questions the entire premise of forcing health care insurance on the public.

health care, reform, insurance

Return to Norton Middle School

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 4, 2007 | Last Updated Nov 11, 2011

Short essay recounting a day I spent at Norton Middle School with Gary Sigrist.

school

Evolution of a Shutterbug

Posted by Shawn Olson on Apr 20, 2006 | Last Updated Nov 9, 2011

Some tips on photography and an overview on my education with cameras.

photographers history, shutterbug, cameras, pictures

A Day at the Dentist

Posted by Shawn Olson on Nov 25, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

A weird and horrific story about a trip to the dentist gone wrong.

day dentist, dentist horror, dentist fiction

Self

A Collection of Self-Reflections

Posted by Shawn Olson on Jun 4, 2003 | Last Updated Apr 24, 2013

Poems analyzing myself.

self, myself, self-reflection

The Mask of Rogue 7 - Chapter 1

Posted by Shawn Olson on Dec 9, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011

Part one of the Mask of Rogue 7 science fiction series by Shawn Olson.

mask rogue 7, rogue seven, science fiction

Subjects in the Classroom and Life

Posted by Shawn Olson 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.

educational subjects, subject relevance in education

Filter XML Data Based on Dates in ActionScript

Posted by Shawn Olson on Oct 12, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011

You can filter your XML data based on dates in ActionScript to limit results in a component's data provider to one that is relevant to the given task.

flex, flash,xml, dates, e4x, as3, actionscript