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Ithaca Honors the Charleston Nine – June 26th, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Faith Meckley and Emma Rizzo speak with Dubian Ade, who organized a vigil on Wednesday, June 24th to honor the victims of the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. This interview originally aired on the June 26th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.

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Do We Need Dams? – June 24, 2015

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Lori Sonken talks with former commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Dan Beard about water policy, the environmental impact of dams, and his new book, Deadbeat Dams: Why we Should Abolish the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Tear Down Glen Canyon Dam. This interview aired on June 24, 2015.

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Knowing Mike Sigler – June 22nd, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

Samuel Whitehead speaks with Tompkins County 6th District Legislator Mike Sigler about the fate of the Cayuga Power Plant and the future of the former Tompkins County Public Library site.   This interview originally aired on the June 22nd, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.

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A Man who Biked Across the World – June 22nd

By WRFI News Staff

  Faith Meckley speaks with Jamie Bianchini, a man who spent eight years bicycling all over the world. He used a tandem bike and invited strangers to join him in the back seat along his journey. Now, he is touring the country with his family to promote his book, “A Bicycle Built for Two Billion.”…

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