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Friday, May 07, 2021
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Even before the effects of COVID-19 ravaged the nation, care providers and social service organizations were putting increased effort into addressing people's most basic needs including healthcare, food, shelter, childcare, counseling, transportation, and education. This was due, in part, to increased awareness of the reality that community conditions and social needs largely influence health outcomes.
Technology company Unite Us has created...
Friday, July 09, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
If you had 15 minutes to walk from your front door, where could you walk to? And would you? Many American cities are built around the convenience of cars, with public transit and bike infrastructure taking a back seat to road...
Tuesday, July 06, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
There's roughly a billion dollars in federal aid coming to governments in Cuyahoga County as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The funds are supposed to be used to respond to the COVID emergency and its negative impacts....
Friday, June 25, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence
In the fall of 2017, the #MeToo movement became a national force, outing men who for sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. At the time, artist and film producer Tanya Selvaratnam was dating one of the movement’s most vocal and effective...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
Ohio District 11 Democratic Primary Debate
Earlier this year, U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge − the Warrensville Heights Democrat who represented Ohio's 11th District since 2008 − was confirmed as the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The vacancy allows voters to...
Friday, June 18, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
From Incarceration to Advocacy: A New Approach to Criminal Justice Reform
After spending more than 44 years working to support and advocate for people returning to community from incarceration, Charles R. See retired from Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) in 2017. A native Clevelander, See is known for his leadership in addressing...
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Beyond Pride: Why LGBTQ+ Visibility Matters
It's vital that there be accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ people in the stories we tell. Are the right people telling these stories? If not, why? Earlier this year, the LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD released its annual Where We Are...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
No More "Snake on the Lake:" The Future of Redistricting in Ohio
In May, the U.S. Census Bureau announced population statistics following the completion of the 2020 census. Ohio, for the sixth consecutive time, will lose a seat in the House of Representatives, bringing the number of representatives from 16 to 15....
Friday, June 11, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Judicial Crisis?: Dark Money, Court Capture, and the Future of American Democracy
In May, 2020, Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), released a report examining a decades-long effort by conservative interests to remake the federal judiciary. The 54-page report, Captured Courts: The GOP's Big Money Assault on...
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