Opinion
Opinions, columns, and editorials
Pro-life is anti-abortion at minimum
his opinion editorial article is a response to “If you’re pro-life, vote for Biden” by Rob McManus, which appeared in last week’s edition of the
A Biden presidency will improve healthcare
In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Throughout the remaining years of his presidency, the number of uninsured Americans was halved,
McGlynn’s burrito falls victim to tragic budget cuts
I write this understanding that there are many serious conversations taking place on these campuses and on this page. I do not intend to make
President and ordinary citizens must step up
I want to begin this piece by bringing to mind the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Many of us have driven past it on our way
Inconsistency with COVID-19 policy
Last week Friday, September 18, when we got the emails about the restrictions being enforced on campus, I was not happy about them but understood
Innocent until proven guilty
I write this as an alum and as a trial lawyer. The front page article (Record 9-18-20) anounced scholarships in the names of George Floyd
If you’re pro-life, vote for Biden
As a liberal, practicing Catholic, I often struggle with the issue of abortion. I fervently want to support and protect all life, BIPOC, women, the
Response to Roger Lindmark
The debate over whether to publish Roger Lindmark’s letter in this week’s edition of The Record was thoughtful and hard-won. In that same breath, as
“A conversation where all voices are heard does not start on a white board”
I was fourteen, a high school freshman, the first time I confronted an upperclassman about his flawed reasoning for flying a Confederate flag behind his
Narrow your scope, keep it local
Between the pandemic, controversial elections, racial justice movements, climate crisis, economic crisis and the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there’s a lot going on in