June 15, 2009 Newsletter
Newsletter including the retirement of Jack Buckingham. Discussion on teachers.
Protest and Support
War protestors and supporters both have serious flaws in their arguments.
Cultural Cataracts
A personal conversation about the challenges facing educational and cultural progress in the face of overwhelming ignorance and myopia.
Unicode Data with PHP 5 and MySQL 4.1
Internationalization is simple with a litlle advanced preparation.
CandleWatch - Rekindling the love for candlelight
CandleWatch is a new jar candle accessory that automatically extinguishes jar candles.
The Mask of Rogue 7 - Chapter 1
Part one of the Mask of Rogue 7 science fiction series by Shawn Olson.
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.
The Sunset and Spirits
A trip to a mountain top turns into a flight of irrational terror.
The idea of love
A philosophical look at the human emotion of love, originally printed in the Messenger.
