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Quick Help Resource Links during COVID-19

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • April 5, 2020
Assistance for Individuals CERB Funding (Canada Emergency Response Benefit) The CERB provides $500 a week for up to…
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Thursday, September 12th is going to be big for the future of the DNC and more

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • September 11, 2019
As Canada prepares for the launch of its national campaign season (the writ drops today!), the US sits…
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When You’re Only 50… It’s Really Like 20-Something with Experience.

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • June 12, 2016
Everyone has something to contribute… and humans are not meant to be in cubicles, or to be “yes…
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Ari Freed, NOT Business As Usual
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Shifting from Good Intentions to Intentional Living – A video recap of my 1st launch with OJC MasterClass

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • November 27, 2015
An Inspirational Breakfast… with these guys :) [avatar user=”nancyduffyshow” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Nancy Duffy, Host/Producer[/avatar] I know I’ve been away…
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Veterans rights
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A Patriotic Shame

  • ByErin Drushel
  • May 14, 2014
By Erin Drushel The recent revelations at an Arizona Veterans Administration (VA) hospital serve to highlight an underlying…
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Education in the U.S.
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An Education in Education – A Comparison of Systems Between Canada and the U.S.

  • ByErin Drushel
  • May 2, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] Here in Ohio, the end of the academic year is…
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Elections Canada Fairness
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Keeping Elections Fair – Much Bigger Issues Than Voter ID

  • ByErin Drushel
  • April 16, 2014
Fair Elections Act assures Elections Canada ‘a longer reach and freer hand’ – Harper Government By Erin Drushel…
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Keystone XL: Reaffirming Relationships Since 1812

  • ByErin Drushel
  • April 3, 2014
By Erin Drushel I’ve been holding off on writing about the Keystone XL underground pipeline for some time…
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Cleveland, OH
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For Conventions and Short-Term Gain, “Cleveland Rocks!”

  • ByErin Drushel
  • March 20, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] I live in the largest Democratic stronghold in Ohio; the…
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Today’s Social Defender: The NFL

  • ByErin Drushel
  • March 5, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”right”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] Last week Arizona’s Governor, Jan Brewer, vetoed legislation that would…
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“Dear America: Sorry We’re So Awesome” – Love, Canada

  • ByErin Drushel
  • February 24, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] …with apologies to my American friends who aren’t jerks.  Everyone…
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football and education
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The Dis-“Union” of College and Football

  • ByErin Drushel
  • February 6, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] I love NFL football.  Of all the quintessentially American things…
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State of the Union Address -Obama
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Putting the “Union” Back in the State?

  • ByErin Drushel
  • January 29, 2014
By Erin Drushel A Recap on President Barack Obama’s 2014 State of the Union Address [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail”…
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Road to Sochi
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2014 Olympics: Road to Sochi… and Beyond?

  • ByErin Drushel
  • January 22, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Everyone’s invited… but check your protests…
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Traffic Back Log - Gov. Chris Christie
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Governor Christie: Still a Contender?

  • ByErin Drushel
  • January 15, 2014
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar]Last week it became apparent that aides to Republican Governor Chris…
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Senators, run-around
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Canada’s New Age?

  • ByErin Drushel
  • November 13, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] Last week the Canadian Senate voted to suspend Sens. Patrick…
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The thing about Reddit
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Censorship vs. Idealism: Reddit’s Mistake

  • ByErin Drushel
  • November 6, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] At a time when internet giants such as Google are…
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Problems with Online Healthcare? “Blame Canada!”

  • ByErin Drushel
  • October 23, 2013
[avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”right”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] Last week the U.S. Congress finally reached an agreement to not only end…
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Does America Need a Revolution?

  • ByErin Drushel
  • October 16, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] There appears to be a lot more activity toward ending…
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Preserving democracy
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Preserving American Democracy

  • ByErin Drushel
  • October 9, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] A notion that has really solidified for me this week…
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Government Stalemate
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I Miss My Canadian Politics: Something American Politicians can Learn From

  • ByErin Drushel
  • October 2, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] Who said the manufacturing industry is dead?  It’s clearly alive…
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Ted Cruz
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The U.S. Congress on ‘Cruz’ Control

  • ByErin Drushel
  • September 25, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] The U.S. Congress has until midnight September 30 to make…
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healthcare
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I Miss My Canadian Healthcare

  • ByErin Drushel
  • September 19, 2013
By Erin Drushel A Canadian Perspective on American Health Insurance [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] The first official…
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Going postal
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Congress: ‘Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman!’

  • ByErin Drushel
  • July 24, 2013
By Erin Drushel What’s Keeping the U.S. from Going ‘Postal’ on Rates and Services? [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”right”]Erin…
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A Verdict on America’s Legal System

  • ByErin Drushel
  • July 17, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] …Not Guilty. That was the verdict for the killing of…
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US immigration
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Immigration Reform vs. A Divided GOP

  • ByErin Drushel
  • July 10, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] The great hope for a bipartisan solution to reforming the…
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American Voting Rights: Erosion or Modernization?
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American Voting Rights: Erosion or Modernization?

  • ByErin Drushel
  • June 26, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck…
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Conflicting Expectations

  • ByErin Drushel
  • June 13, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar]It was a two-for-one sale on privacy last week when a…
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Equality
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The Long Road to True Equality

  • ByErin Drushel
  • June 5, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar] We are witnessing history in the making.  The U.S. Supreme…
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Disaster Politics

  • ByErin Drushel
  • May 27, 2013
By Erin Drushel [avatar user=”ErinDrushel” size=”thumbnail” align=”left”]Erin Drushel[/avatar]The last thing anyone needs to worry about following a natural…
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Photo: From the “Safe Here” video, featuring Amber LeBlanc (left) and Amy Ward (right). Photo by Clare Siobhan. 2020.
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  • The Podcast

Ep 81. Ten Speed Bike and the Summer of Clare Siobhan.

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • August 20, 2020
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  • The Podcast

Ep. 80 Where We Live: Walking Home During and After a Crisis. A talk with Urban Planner, Ken Greenberg

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • May 19, 2020
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  • The Podcast

Ep. 79. Essential Work During and After a Crisis: When We Need Radio… And When Radio Works from Home

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • April 28, 2020
Canada’s Emergency Response Benefit We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
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  • The Podcast

Ep. 78. We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat – CERB Expected to Expand. A talk with Irek Kusmierczyk.

  • ByNancy Duffy
  • April 7, 2020
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