Recently, I purchased an alarm clock that wakes me up using light instead of noise. It increases the amount of light it shines over a 30 minute period ending during my set wake up time. After that,...
Talon Articles
Criminal trial exposes larger problem of human trafficking
Human trafficking and its global impact 50% of US trafficking victims are girls under the age of 18 Girls as young as 5 are trafficked into sexual slavery -- sometimes sold by their own...
Struggling to Stay Strong
Adolescent mental health issues hit crisis levels during pandemic Three hundred and seventy students attend Minnehaha's upper school. Based on recently released research finding that one in five...
Cryptocurrency’s contribution to climate change
How the rise of crypto is harming the environment Combine the yearly energy consumption of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Microsoft-"mining" Bitcoin consumes more. Calculate the electricity expended...
King of hearts
From Virginia to New Delhi, what molded a beloved senior The warm sun fell behind the walls of the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India. A herd of children's shoes, kicking up dust while trampling the...
Maxwell conviction raises questions
How Epstein's associate used her womanhood to sex traffic young girls On Dec. 29, 2021, a jury in New York City convicted Ghislaine Maxwell on five of six counts of grooming minors for sexual abuse....
Crime in MPLS and STP
2020 sees rise in crime across country, including the Twin Cities, as cities debate police reform It was October 2nd,...
Masks and winter sports
Balancing science and common sense On January 4, high school teams were allowed to begin practice for a heavily...
Paying College Athletes?
Supreme Court agrees to hear NCAA on athlete compensation On December 16, 2020, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a...
Covid vaccines become available
CDC approves multiple COVID-19 vaccines The Covid-19 pandemic has continued on and vaccines have been approved in...
Uighur Muslim repression called a ‘genocide’
Chinese re-education camps continue to mistreat Uighur Muslims Since 2017, more than 1 million Uighur Muslims have...
Opinion: Trump’s social media ban
Inflammatory remarks just kept coming, bringing down accounts A vast number of media outlets have banned President...
Are ‘snow days’ a thing of the past?
A Minnesota tradition could be replaced with distance-learning days Snow days have long been an iconic piece of...
Owning a small business during a pandemic
Small business owners in Minnesota face big challenges due to the pandemic Small businesses across the country are...
Small businesses reel from racial unrest
Rioting adds to setback of pandemic; personal connections to Floyd's death felt strongly "I didn't know...