Month: July 2022

This Ontario town lost its local newspaper. But the stories haven’t stopped

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This Ontario town lost its local newspaper. But the stories haven’t stopped

Robert Washburn July 26, 2022

After 136 years, the weekly paper in Tilbury, Ont., closed its doors in 2020 Humphrey Rogers, 87,...

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This Ontario town lost its local newspaper. But the stories haven’t stopped

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This Ontario town lost its local newspaper. But the stories haven’t stopped

Robert Washburn July 26, 2022

After 136 years, the weekly paper in Tilbury, Ont., closed its doors in 2020 Humphrey Rogers, 87,...

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Medill Survey Shows Difficulty of Getting Some Local News Consumers to Pay

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Medill Survey Shows Difficulty of Getting Some Local News Consumers to Pay

Robert Washburn July 26, 2022

The diverse neighborhoods of Chicago’s South and West sides make a lot of news, and a survey...

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Opinion Pieces (Including This One) Are Ruining the Internet

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Opinion Pieces (Including This One) Are Ruining the Internet

Robert Washburn July 26, 2022

A woman looks at her phone screen. When choosing what headlines to interact with, our brains will...

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Northumberland CDFC helping businesses in tough economic times with new grant

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Northumberland CDFC helping businesses in tough economic times with new grant

Robert Washburn July 23, 2022

The show: The full interview with bonus material: Inflation in Canada is at more than 8 percent....

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Health unit plays key role in tackling the opioid crisis in Northumberland

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Health unit plays key role in tackling the opioid crisis in Northumberland

Robert Washburn July 23, 2022

The show: The full interview with bonus material: The recent tragic death of Kory Trenouth brought into...

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With nearly eight percent inflation, seniors in Northumberland are feeling pinch

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With nearly eight percent inflation, seniors in Northumberland are feeling pinch

Robert Washburn July 16, 2022

The show: The full interview with bonus material: Inflation is in Canada at 7.7 percent. The Bank...

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Growing number of seniors becoming homeless in Northumberland County

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Growing number of seniors becoming homeless in Northumberland County

Robert Washburn July 16, 2022

The show: The full interview with bonus material: As of last week, there was an 80-year-old senior...

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Advocating for homeless and affordable housing priority, not politics, says Beatty

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Advocating for homeless and affordable housing priority, not politics, says Beatty

Robert Washburn July 9, 2022

The interview: Cobourg Councillor Nicole Beatty is pushing hard to get the issue of homelessness addressed in...

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Transition House has empty beds, but more needed to solve homeless crisis, says executive director

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Transition House has empty beds, but more needed to solve homeless crisis, says executive director

Robert Washburn July 9, 2022

The show: The full interview with bonus material: Nothing is more fundamental than food and shelter. Today’s...

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