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Adjustments Expected to Ithaca Water Bills Ithaca property owners may face unexpected water bills starting this year.…
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This is the last of my three stories about freedom of expression at Cornell University this year. Here are links to the first and second stories. The academic theme at Cornell this year is “Freedom of Expression.” …
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The academic theme at Cornell this year is “Freedom of Expression.” A few weeks ago we reported on the general mood around free speech at Cornell. Today, we’re sharing students’ opinions about their free speech rights. WRFI…
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Cornell’s academic theme this school year is freedom of expression. It was meant to be a year of celebration of one of the university’s core values. Instead how freedom of expression is practiced or protected on campus…
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The Tompkins County Health Department has announced a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Clinic for youth ages 12-17. The clinic will provide the Pfizer booster, and will be open from 2:30 to 6:00 P.M. on Saturday at the Ithaca Mall vaccine site. Residents are eligible for the booster if they received their second dose of the Pfizer…
Read MoreThe Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a request from the Greenidge Generation facility to keep its Coal Ash Pond open. Greenidge had requested the EPA allow them to continue accepting waste past an April 2021 deadline. Seneca Lake Guardian, a local environmental group, commended the EPA’s decision saying the pond was contaminating Seneca Lake and…
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