Posts by Jimmy Jordan
Ithaca Black Town Hall Responds to Reimagining Public Safety Draft Report
Southside Community Center hosted a Black Town Hall to talk about the Reimagining Public Safety draft report. It was held on Thursday, March 4th, and titled, “The Future of Public Safety?” Mayor Svante Myrick, and County administrator Jason Molino attended the meeting, presenting the recommendations of the report, and gathering input from members of…
Read MoreIthaca College Finalizes Faculty Cuts, Faculty Critical of the Administration’s Process
The Ithaca College Administration finalized a strategic plan that calls for making dramatic cuts to it’s faculty. But the process that led the college administration to make this decision, as well as the other associated with it, are being criticized by faculty and students.
Read MoreA Proposal for a Galvanizing Plant moves along in Romulus. What does the Community Think? [AUDIO]
A project proposal for a galvanizing plant in Romulus has captured the attention of many in the town, and in Seneca County. The proposal comes from Earl Martin, the owner of Seneca Dairy Systems LLC. The galvanizing plant, also known as hot-dip galvanizing, will mean over a hundred jobs for the area, but is being…
Read MoreStamping Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill at the Watershed [AUDIO]
Though the release for a revised $20 featuring Harriet Tubman has been delayed, there are some who won’t wait until 2028. Harriet Tubman’s face is being stamped on the 20 at the Watershed by Ashley Cake, an owner of the bar located in Ithaca, New York. We speak with her about the delay, the stamp…
Read MoreThe City is Asking what you think about the Waterfront Neighborhood Plan [AUDIO]
The City of Ithaca displayed it’s Waterfront Neighborhood Plan at two open houses on July 11th. Presented at the Ithaca Farmer’s Market, city planners prepared poster boards to explain the vision the city has for the Waterfront’s development. The public was able leave comments right on the displays and ask questions directly to city planners.…
Read MoreHow to Manage the County’s Forests? [AUDIO]
Tompkins County has a looming question. There over 550 acres of county owned forest in the towns of Newfield and Caroline, but about 300 acres of this have an abnormal ecology for the area. They’re filled with red pine trees planted back in the 1930s and these trees are beginning to fail and fall over.…
Read MoreStories of El Salvador with Reverend Cameron Miller [AUDIO]
This piece comes from a conversation with Cameron Miller, a poet, fiction writer, and preacher living in Geneva, NY. In April 2019, Reverend Miller published an article titled Authentic Desperation in the Finger Lakes Times, detailing an experience he had in one of his many trips to El Salvador. He discovered a group of activists…
Read MoreLaura Flanders Speech at Izzy Award [AUDIO]
Laura Flanders is an independent English journalist living and working in the United States. Her career extends between broadcast and television, and she is the author of six books. Her show, “The Laura Flanders Show“, explores alternative models and movements in the economy, culture, and politics often overseen by the mainstream media. Laura Flanders is…
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