The development of the American car industry led to the national rail industry’s decline. Columnist Zaid Khan argues the United States should invest in a national railway system to create more efficient travel, to cut back on carbon emissions and to commit to America’s future.
The root of being a conscious consumer is to understand how the way we consume goods and services affects our lives and environments. Columnist Zaid Khan argues we need to make a transition back to a more localized and sustainable lifestyle for farming, manufacturing and retail.
Across the globe, climate scientists have observed a rapid change in urban environments. Columnist Zaid Khan argues even though pollution has stagnated, climate change will continue if we don’t use this time to proactively change our way of life.
Minnesota and the Twin Cities metropolitan area is in the midst of a housing crisis. Columnist Zaid Khan argues the issue has been exacerbated in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative effects on the already burgeoning issue of housing markets and homelessness.
Traveling outside your comfort zone is important and an experience with no equal. Columnist Zaid Khan argues people’s comfort zones should not keep them from traveling or seeking experiences they have always thought about.
Americans shouldn’t forget the protesting vigor of the past. Columnist Zaid Khan argues college students should get involved in the causes they believe in and understand the change they can make.
The St. Thomas men’s hockey team will play Concordia-Moorhead for a MIAC playoff championships after defeating St. John’s 4-1 Saturday in St. Cloud and both St. Thomas men’s and women’s indoor track teams won the MIAC championships Saturday. Columnist Zaid Khan has today’s Sports in :60.
The gift wrapping and ornaments have been put away, the tree has been brought out to the curb, and Kool 108 (KQQL) is back to playing classic rock. These are the signs that say the holiday season is over and, with it, the going of Christmas. Columnist Zaid Khan argues the holiday season should be about bringing people together, not dividing them.
