Government
Knowing Cynthia Brock – January 19th, 2015
Samuel Whitehead talks with Cynthia Brock, First Ward Alderperson for the City of Ithaca, about why she got into politics, how the Common Council is looking to improve the Community Investment Incentive Tax Abatement Program, and about her continued concerns over the Stone Quarry affordable housing development. This interview originally aired on the January 19th,…
Read MoreReacting to the standoff in Danby – January 15th, 2015
Samuel Whitehead talks with the Ithaca Times‘ Michael Nocella about what happened during the 61 hour standoff in Danby at the start of 2015 and how the community has reacted. This interview originally aired on the January 15th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreDiscussing race and psychology – January 13th, 2013
Aryeal Jackson talks with Nia Nunn Makepeace, Professor of Education at Ithaca College, about the intersection of race and psychology as it plays out in the lives of African-American youth. This conversation originally aired on January 13th, 2015 the WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreThe Struggle for Single-Payer Health Care in Vermont and New York – January 9th, 2015
A report on the struggle for health care as a human right in Vermont, the decision of Governor Shumlin to abandon his effort to find financing for the plan, and a comparison of Vermont’s path to single-payer health care and that in New York. Guests include: James Haslam, Executive Director of the Vermont Workers Center;…
Read MoreEvaluating Mayor Myrick’s first three years – January 8th, 2014
Aryeal Jackson and Samuel Whitehead speak with the Ithaca Voice‘s Jeff Stein about Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick’s first three years in office. This interview originally aired on the January 8th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreThe political odd couple – January 7th, 2015.
Lori Sonken talks with Stephen Hess, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Brookings Institution, about his book The Professor and the President, which tells the story of the relationship between President Richard Nixon and Daniel Patrick Moynihan. This interview originally aired on the January 7th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreRuling on public art – January 1st, 2015
Last summer, a piece of unsanctioned public art appeared outside of Ithaca’s Beverly J Martin Elementary School–a pink fairy spraypainted on the sidewalk. The artists were eventually caught and the case made its way through the city courts. But even though the perpetrators admitted to their acts, the case was recently dropped. To get more…
Read MoreTargeting fracking – December 30th, 2014
Lori Sonken talks with Toxics Targeting’s Walter Hang about his company’s work to fight fracking in New York State and about what they’ll be working on now that fracking has been banned. This interview originally aired on the December 30th, 2014 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
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