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The piece can be heard by clicking on "Listen to Part Three" at the Current's web site for Oct. 9. Such programs are rare, virtually nonexistent on private radio, and remain a solid argument for public broadcasting.
Childcare issues are being shoved to the back of the bus in this election, writes former Maclean's writer Sue Ferguson, as the news media let political leaders decide what is important and how those issues will be covered. 
In the final weeks of the campaign, the economy is settling
in as federal election 2008’s ballot box issue. But in our rush to define “the”
issue, what happens to those other issues? The week’s Big Issue offers a little
variety of voice on what matters:
None of the above, not in my opinion. I think the biggest story is a Canada-Europe trade deal...
"If we are serious about allowing each member of our community to achieve their dreams, we need to support the access agenda," she writes. "We need to ensure that young children are not afraid to pursue higher education due to debt aversion and unrealistic costs of education."
Sharma asks readers to question parties about their student loan programs and the steps they would take to help wipe out student debt.
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Opinion: The National Newspaper Awards don't reflect journalism in the digital era
Melanie:
Years - decades - before he NNAs found itself in a quandry about new media, it...
Neil Reynolds remembered
Very sorry to hear about Neil Reynold's death. We need more of his kind in journalism --...
Opinion: Media's latest stories on Toronto's Mayor Ford a challenge for a court fight
Thank you, Thomas, I'll check it out.