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Nurses Trying for Union Representation

By WRFI News Staff

Nurses at Cayuga Medical Center have been working for over 8 months to gather signatures to force a union election at the hospital.  They feel the shortage of nurses, caused in part by low pay, is threatening patient safety.  We talked to Ananda Szerman and Anne Marshall to learn more

Scalia’s Death: Next Steps for the U.S. Senate

By WRFI News Staff

Lori Sonken talks with John Lawrence, former chief of staff to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, about the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the Senate’s reluctance to consider a nomination in an election year. This interview aired on February 19, 2016.

High Lead Levels in Ithaca City Schools

By WRFI News Staff

  Walter Hang speaks with WRFI’s Lori Sonken and Esther Racoosin about the high lead levels at Caroline and Enfield Schools in the Ithaca City School District.  This interview aired on February 23, two days before the superintendent announced that water is turned off at drinking water fountains in all district schools.   .  

Presenting the opera “Semele” at Ithaca College-February 22nd 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News talks to the cast and production staff about the upcoming production of Handel’s “Semele” at Ithaca College.  The rehearsal pianist, assistant director, vocalists and others talk about the plot of the opera, the staging, and what it is like to sing the challenging parts of the baroque oratorio.

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