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Author: Haley Wadsworth

Maine’s first state-wide use of the rank-choice voting system leads to controversy, lawsuit

30 November 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Maine recently enacted a new voting system – moving from the traditional plurality, where the candidate with the most votes wins, to a rank-choice process,…

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Opinion: Turkey attempts to regain dominance in the Middle East through death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

2 November 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has for some time desired for Turkey to replace Saudi Arabia as the dominant force in the Middle East.…

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Opinion: Gun raffles benefit rural communities

26 October 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Gun raffles have often been a fundraising tool for numerous groups. However, in light of recent gun violence, gun raffles have come under heavy scrutiny…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Kavanaugh, innocent until proven guilty?

12 October 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Nobody should be considered guilty until proven innocent in the United States. However, this is exactly what occurred during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process. Kavanaugh…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: Mollie Tibbetts and why immediate politicization needs to end

21 September 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Hours after the announcement of the death of Mollie Tibbetts, politicians began to politicize the horrible event. Unfortunately, this has become the normal response in…

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Opinion: Nike – Just doin’ it for the social justice and slavery

14 September 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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Despite Nike’s long history of using slave labor to produce their products, the company has become the face of social justice for the political left…

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2 Takes, 1 Issue: President Trump’s trade policy of ignorance

7 September 2018
Haley Wadsworth
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President Trump’s threat of tariffs on imports of Chinese goods began at midnight July sixth. Immediately thereafter, China imposed their own steep, retaliatory tariffs on…

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