Education
Ithaca College Harm Reduction Panel [AUDIO]
05/17/17: Ithaca College seniors organized a panel about the Ithaca Plan to reduce heroin use. They focused on how the plan’s harm reduction approach could save lives, including one of its recommendations to open a supervised injection site. Key leaders in Ithaca talked at the panel, such as Former Tompkins County DA and Interim Drug…
Read MoreHerebeorht Howland-Bolton & Aron Thiim Discuss Ithaca Plan to Curb Heroin Use [AUDIO]
04/19/17: WRFI’s Laura Rosbrow-Telem spoke with Herebeorht Howland-Bolton, a recovering heroin addict, and Aron Thiim, a Harm Reduction Technician at the Southern Tier Aids Program, about an Ithaca College panel on the state of the Ithaca Plan to curb heroin use. In the interview, she asked them about why they supported harm reduction. Herebeorht also…
Read More“25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” by R2P- July 3rd, 2017
Esther Racoosin of WRFI News interviews cast and crew members of Running to Places’ production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”. The performers talk about how they express the angst and the competitiveness of their characters while they try to win the bee. The performances will take place at the Kitchen Theatre from…
Read MoreHilary Lambert about the significance of the “US Waters” Act- June 30th, 2017
Hilary Lambert, Executive Director and Steward of the Cayuga Lake Watershed Network talks about the significance of the possible rescinding of the US Waters Act by the EPA and other Federal agencies. Listeners can find more information at http://www.cayugalake.org/. The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers is collecting comments on the proposal at this…
Read MoreLeslie Danks Burke about “Front Porch” Politics- June 7th, 2017
Leslie Danks Burke, local lawyer and President of Trailblazers PAC, talks about this past weekend’s meeting of the Democratic Women of the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes, and about her PAC. She discusses why it is important for politicians running for political office to meet their constituents face to face, to hear about their concerns,…
Read MoreFormer Vice President Joe Biden Speaks at Cornell Convocation Ceremony [Full Audio]
On Saturday, May 27th, the 47th Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Cornell University’s convocation ceremony, addressing the class of 2017. Biden spoke about racial inequality, working class fears of automation in their industry, and he urged graduating students to stop living in their screens. The following is Biden’s address in-full, recorded live by the…
Read MoreBen Greenberg, Executive Director of Ithaca Festival- May 29th, 2017
Ben Greenberg, Executive Director of the Ithaca Festival, talks about this year’s 40th anniversary of the event that everyone in the Ithaca area looks forward to. He describes the first festivals that took place in the 70’s, and what new features will make this year’s festival unique. This interview originally aired on the May 29th,…
Read MoreRosalyn Bandy about Energy Smart Communities- May 26th, 2017
Rosalyn Bandy of the Cornell Cooperative Extension talks about the concept of “energy smart communities” and why New York State Electric and Gas Company, or NYSEG, is planning on installing smart meters in Tompkins County. She also discusses how the adoption of renewable energy techologies, such as solar power, will require New York State to…
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