Subjects in the Classroom and Life
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.
Education in Debt
The assumption that a diploma means educated is not well founded.
Meteor Crater
Photos and links for Meteor Crater in Arizona.
The Value of Art
An essay on the value of art.
A Perspective on Patriotism
Essay about patriotism, nationalism and America.
Artists come a dime-a-dozen
The plight of artists trying to make a living in the 21st Century.
Reflections on the precariousness of life
Philosophical essay on life and death sparked by a family trip where a pigeon collided with the car and we had a flat tire.
Barry Childs-Helton
Pictures of a Minstrel-at-Arms
A short profile of Barry Childs-Helton from a fan.
Winners on Wheels
A feature about disabled students involved with sports. Originally from the Westside Messenger.
Hole in my Heel
The story of how I survived a wound that killed legendary Achilles.
