Educational Drop-Outs
Observations on high school drop-outs and society.
School time
A word search that I made.
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.
Insurance Fraud: The True Story
While lawmakers are worried about prosecuting insurance fraud, are they looking in the right places?
A Yahoo Speaks Out
An unpublished editorial where Shawn Olson responds to a crankpot reader.
Mabi Ponce de Leon, Artist and Teacher
Bexley High School art teacher Mabi Ponce de Leon report was Olson's last article for the Columbus Messenger Newspapers.
We Need Science
Essays on the need to prioritize science in our everyday lives--and to focus on science in our schools.
IWA comes alive in Columbus
A feature on the International Wrestling Alliance in Columbus. Originally in the Messenger.
Void of Desire
A poem on shallow activities inspired by my participation in photographing rock concerts.