Features
Effective Ways to Influence Trump, U.S. Congress
Learn how to influence Congress and the Trump Administration. Listen to this interview with John Lawrence. He is the former chief of staff to Speaker Nancy Pelosi. WRFI’s Lori Sonken interviewed him on January 31, 2017.
Read MoreDeborah C. Hoard, about the Documentary Re:Thinking- February 1st, 2017
Deborah C. Hoard, President of PhotoSynthesis productions, talks about the new documentary film, RE:Thinking. She describes how three different schools used a concept called “systems thinking”, to help students build knowledge instead of consuming information. This interview was aired during the February 1st, 2017 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreFinger Lakes Climate Fund
Gay Nicholson, executive director of Sustainable Tompkins, explains how the Finger Lakes Climate Fund works. Use a calculator to estimate your carbon footprint when you fly across the country, drive downtown, or generate carbon another way. Then purchase an offset based on the carbon your activity emits. Funds raised by Sustainable Tompkins are funding energy…
Read MoreWomen’s March on Washington- Part Two- January 24th, 2017
This is part two of Esther Racoosin’s feature about the Women’s March on Washington. In this segment, she speaks with additional marchers who talk about their reasons for attending the march, why they are worried about the Trump administration, and how they will be taking action in the future. This feature aired on the January…
Read MoreWomen’s March on Washington-Part One- January 23rd, 2017
Esther Racoosin of the WRFI News team went to Washington DC on Saturday, January 21st, along with about 410 people in a group organized by RiseUp Ithaca. She spoke with a number of people attending the march about their reasons for going to the rally and protest, their thoughts about the election, and the future.…
Read MoreMaking Ithaca a Safe Harbor for Undocumented Immigrants
Ithaca Alderperson Cynthia Brock speaks on the Common Council’s plans to make Ithaca a safe place for undocumented immigrants. This interview with WRFI’s Lori Sonken aired on January 16, 2017.
Read MoreRunning to Places Production of “The Music Man”- January 10th, 2017
Joey Steinhagen, artistic director of the youth theatre company “Running to Places”, and Lynn Craver, artistic director of Opera Ithaca talk about their upcoming performances in “The Music Man”. The classic Broadway show is being performed the weekend of January 13th, and is the first production in “Running to Places” 10th anniversary season. This interview…
Read MoreDon Funke – Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation
We interviewed Don Funke, President of the Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation on Friday, January 6th. Don talked about his upcoming presentation at the History Center of Tompkins County on the early history of the Morse-Chain company and his group’s restoration of the World War I advanced training aircraft made in Ithaca, the Thomas-Morse S2B Scout.
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