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Letter to the Editor: We must never return to the status quo

Letter to the Editor: We must never return to the status quo

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
We must hold on to the memory of the modern-day lynching of George Floyd.
Letter to the Editor: An open letter to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey

Letter to the Editor: An open letter to Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
To charge Chauvin with third-degree murder is an insult to the people of Minneapolis.
Letter to the Editor: To lessen the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, you must lessen the one caused by tobacco.

Letter to the Editor: To lessen the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, you must lessen the one caused by tobacco.

by Letter to the Editor
Published June 2, 2020
Each year, tobacco kills eight million people globally. Almost a half-million of those deaths are in the U.S.
Scheffler: If cops were a product, it's time for a recall.

Scheffler: If cops were a product, it’s time for a recall.

by Nick Scheffler
Published June 2, 2020
Disclaimer: I have no idea what it's like to be a cop.
Morgan La Casse

Venkata: America needs to start actively listening to the Black community

by Uma Venkata
Published June 2, 2020
The rarest human trait is to admit when you’re wrong.
Sidney Clarke

Clarke: Nickels and dimes for workers’ rights

by Sidney Clarke
Published June 1, 2020
The pandemic evokes new safety practices, protections for hourly workers.
Hailee Schievelbein

Editorial: Minneapolis is on fire. We need justice and we need it now.

by The Minnesota Daily Editorial Board
Published May 29, 2020

On May 25, 46-year-old George Floyd was killed after an encounter with police officers in Minneapolis. Floyd was an African American man who had the Minneapolis Police Department called on him when he...

Letter to the Editor: A student’s response to the “Coronavirus tracker” presented by Apple, Google and other IT companies

Letter to the Editor: A student’s response to the “Coronavirus tracker” presented by Apple, Google and other IT companies

by Letter to the Editor
Published May 18, 2020
Will cell phone tracking extend beyond the COVID-19 pandemic? Will we continue to use trackers to identify geographic areas for other, less deadly illnesses and diseases, like the flu and lice?
Letter to the Editor: Why strong leadership is important

Letter to the Editor: Why strong leadership is important

by Letter to the Editor
Published May 14, 2020
University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel has exemplified clear and transparent communication.
Scheffler: Ventura 2020

Scheffler: Ventura 2020

by Nick Scheffler
Published May 7, 2020
The third party candidate is a conspiracy theorist and former professional wrestler.

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