Government
High Lead Levels in Ithaca City Schools
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. .
Read MoreSupreme Court to Hear Case on Obama’s Authority to Implement Immigration Reforms
WRFI’s Lori Sonken talks with Cornell professor Shannon Gleeson about what communities around the country are doing to invest in programs to benefit immigrant communities and local economies. This interviewed aired on January 22, 2016.
Read MoreConsolidation efforts in New York State- January 26th, 2016
Esther Racoosin speaks with Kent Gardner and Paul Bishop of the Center for Governmental Research, a nonprofit consultation firm based in Rochester, New York. They discuss the results of different municipal and school district consolidation efforts, as well as what the upcoming police consolidation study between the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County might include. …
Read MoreVictor Pickard – America’s Battle for Media Democracy
On December 22, 2015, we interviewed Victor Pickard, associate professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Victor is the author most recently of America’s Battle for Media Democracy – The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform. We discussed the American media system and the parallels between…
Read MoreRich John-Write-In Candidate for Tompkins County Legislature
Lori Sonken speaks with Rich John about his candidacy for the fourth legislative district in the Tompkins County Legislature. The interview aired on October 19, 2015.
Read MoreNate Shinagawa, Candidate for Tompkins County Legislature (October 12, 2015)
Lori Sonken interviews Nate Shinagawa about his candidacy for the 2nd District in the Tompkins County Legislature. This interview aired on October 12, 2015.
Read MoreElie Kirshner, Tompkins County Legislature Candidate (October 2, 2015)
Lori Sonken speaks with Elie Kirshner about his candidacy for the 4th District in the Tompkins County Legislature. This interview aired October 2, 2015.
Read MoreWhistleblowers are Essential to Democracy (September 14-15, 2015)
“If we don’t stir things up, then we get this clumpy status quo and the imposition of continued power from the top down. That’s not democracy,” said Columnist Norman Solomon speaking with WRFI’s Lori Sonken on September 14-15, 2015.
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