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Voices from 2019 Labor Day Picnic sponsored by Tompkins County (NY) Workers Center

By Fred Balfour

On today’s Inquiring Socialist program, we’re reporting from the Labor Day Picnic on Sept. 2, 2019 at Stewart Park in Ithaca New York on the shores of Lake Cayuga. The picnic continues a 35-year tradition by the Tompkins County Worker’s Center inviting any and all to celebrate our labor tradition. The picnic’s theme was “Solidarity”.…

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Facing Climate Change: Ithaca’s Extinction Rebellion [AUDIO]

By WRFI News Staff

Art Weaver delves into his talk titled “Heading For Extinction (And What To Do About It)​” which is taking place Thursday at 7:30pm in the Borg Warner Room of the Tompkins County Public Library. The talk is part of Ithaca’s newly formed “Extinction Rebellion” movement, also known as “XR”. This interview first aired on August…

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2019 Ithaca Women’s Day Celebration [AUDIO]

By WRFI News Staff

WRFI reporter and Your Morning host Anna Lamb spoke to Sally Grubb from the League of Women Voters and Jeanette Knapp, President of the Ithaca Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW).

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NY Public Service Commission Hosts Hearing in Ithaca about NYSEG Proposed Rate Hike

By Esther Racoosin

New York State Public Service Commission hosts a hearing in Ithaca on a proposed NYSEG utility rate hike. Administrative Judge James Costello presides over the hearing. NYSEG representatives talk about why their utility company thinks the rate hikes are necessary. Tompkins County residents speak out about the reasons why they oppose the rate hike. This…

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