The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
The digital-first, student-run magazine of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Journalism Department

Amherst Wire
Harry Ortof

Harry Ortof, Politics/ Voices/ Op-Ed Editor

Email Harry at [email protected], or follow him on Twitter @HarryOrtof

All content by Harry Ortof
A sign outside First Church Amherst. (Harry Ortof/Amherst Wire)

Not Here, Not Now, Not This Family

Harry Ortof, Editor
March 25, 2020
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What happened in the Iowa Caucus?

Harry Ortof, Politics and Op/Ed Editor
February 6, 2020
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Almost 50 years later, the Pentagon Papers are still significant

Harry Ortof, Politics/Op-Ed Editor
January 29, 2020
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UMASS Amherst hosts Massachusetts Appeals Court hearings

Harry Ortof, Editor of Politics/Op-Eds
October 3, 2019
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Environmental rights defender Gloria Ushigua discusses her activism at UMass

Harry Ortof, Writer
September 30, 2019
(Patrick Kline/Amherst Wire)

UMass Dining: the price of being “number one”

Harry Ortof, Politics/Voices/Op-Ed Editor
April 18, 2019
Three reasons to vote yes on Question 3. Source: Harry Ortof/Amherst Wire

The state of legalization: Effects of marijuana dispensaries on state welfare

The state of legalization: Effects of marijuana dispensaries on state welfare

Harry Ortof, Assistant Politics/Op-Ed Editor
May 2, 2018
March 27th ballot for Amherst Town Election

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The kids are not alright: How the Parkland survivors are reshaping the gun control conversation

Harry Ortof, Contributor
March 23, 2018
“What Made Maddy Run” by Kate Fagan tells the story of a college student's struggles with mental health. (Image courtesy of Pesky Librarians via Flickr).

“Penn Face:” The ugly truth about mental health on college campuses

Harry Ortof, Contributer
December 12, 2017
(Bernard Goldbach/Flickr)

Is Amazon too big?

Harry Ortof, Contributor
October 17, 2017
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