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(Archive March 2016) Voting: Your American Right, and Responsibility

By Jamie Parker | News Editor

Every four years, The United States of America goes through the election process to inaugurate a new President. Most foreigners expect that since Americans are born with the right to help make this decision, that every eligible man and woman would. But in the past four elections, only an average of 58.6% of eligible Americans turned out to the polls. Now the funny thing about this, is that most people who decide not to vote, think it’s because their vote doesn’t matter. That, or they don’t know enough about politics to make an educated decision. But in fact, your vote does count. And it is very important that you, as a citizen take advantage of our most democratic right. read more

(Archive March 2016) Primaries and Caucuses Underway for 2016

By Stevie LaBelle | Assistant Editor

The 2016 Presidential primaries and caucuses have commenced. Both of Iowa’s caucuses, New Hampshire’s primary, Nevada’s democratic caucus, and South Carolina’s republican primary have been held as of February 20th.

The Iowa caucuses were held on February 1st. The Democratic caucus winner was Hilary Clinton with a close 49.9% to Bernie Sanders’s 49.6%. The Republican caucus winner was Ted Cruz with a 27.6% to Donald Trump’s 24.3% and Marco Rubio’s 23.1%. read more