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Rachel Kaufman of the Ithaca College Part-Time Faculty Union-April 11th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin speaks with Rachel Kaufman, a part-time faculty member at Ithaca College and member of a new adjunct and part-time faculty union that formed last September.  She serves on the committee that is negotiating terms of a contract with the Ithaca College faculty.  This interview originally aired on the April 11th, 2016 edition of…

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Opera Ithaca’s Production of “Billy Blythe”-April 7th, 2016

By WRFI News Staff

Esther Racoosin of WRFI Community Radio News talks with Bonnie Montgomery, the composer of the opera “Billy Blythe”, which is making its world premier this week, performed by Opera Ithaca.  Dawn Pierce, who plays Bill Clinton’s mother, Virginia, also talks about her role.  This interview originally aired on the April 7th, 2016 edition of WRFI…

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Interview with David Sassoon – Inside Climate News

By WRFI News Staff

Dan Apfel interviews David Sassoon, founder and publisher of Inside Climate News, winner of this years Izzy Award for their story “Exxon: The Road Not Taken” about how Exxon scientists knew about and acknowledged climate change in the 1970’s and 1980’s. According to their research Exxon decided to cover up this information rather than publicizing.…

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Congratulation Ithaca High School’s Code Red Robotics Team!

By WRFI News Staff

Lori Sonken speaks with Ithaca High School students, Elliot Richards and Karina Burbank, about the Code Red Robotics team’s recent victory and their plans to attend the world championship in April in St. Louis. This interview aired on March 28, 2016.

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