The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Trump is abusing presidential power

Trump is abusing presidential power

Talia Lissauer March 25, 2019

President Donald Trump’s main campaign promise was to build a wall, but so far that ridiculous promise has been fulfilled only with lies. Trump is the first president to request money from Congress that...

By: Maggie Klaers

Military transgender ban neglects American values

Maddie Schutte February 15, 2019

The Supreme Court recently voted in favor of President Donald Trump’s bigoted and disrespectful ban on transgender individuals from serving in our military, paving the way for more hate to thrive in...

Ramifications of a withdrawal from Syria results from an irrational decision

Ramifications of a withdrawal from Syria results from an irrational decision

Tamar Gewirtz February 7, 2019

In seven years of Syrian civil war, over 400,000 Syrians have been brutally murdered. Starting under the Obama administration, the United States’ presence in the country has helped the Kurdish forces...

Mining projects approved near Boundary Waters

Mining projects approved near Boundary Waters

Emma Yarger September 17, 2018

Picture the most beautiful nature landscape possible. Picture lakes and trees and sky that is untouched by light, sound and air pollution. Picture lakes so pristine when you canoe across them you can drink...

Trump declares he is not a feminist

Trump declares he is not a feminist

Emma Yarger February 12, 2018

The president is once again mistaken about an issue related to women. President Trump has incorrectly defined a subject that affects everyone: feminism. According to CNN during an interview with Piers...

First lady’s political presence proves minimal

First lady’s political presence proves minimal

Eli Curran-Moore November 10, 2017

Only the second first lady born outside of the United States, former model Melania Trump became an American citizen on July 28, 2006, which she called the “greatest privilege on planet Earth” in a...

Opinion: Trump attempts to evade legal action

Opinion: Trump attempts to evade legal action

Alexis Machoka March 7, 2017

I stand against the ban on immigration and with those that have been affected and for the action to reverse the ban. President Donald Trump signed a heartless executive order in January declaring all...

Opinion: Dakota Pipeline promotes unsustainable development

Opinion: Dakota Pipeline promotes unsustainable development

Jayne Stevenson March 6, 2017

The Trump administration’s decision to further the development of the Dakota Access Pipeline only perpetuates fossil fuel use and tension with Native American tribes. According to BBC, Dakota Access...

Protesters gather in downtown Minneapolis in opposition to President Donald Trumps travel ban. Teachers and students have shared their opinions of how to discuss politics during divisive times.

Park reacts to changing politics

Kirby Goodman February 13, 2017

When reflecting on the recent political climate, English teacher Julianne Herbert said she feels divisiveness in the school parallels the country as a whole. “I think what’s happened in the classroom...

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