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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 MoreEsther Racoosin speaks with Elizabeth Stilwell, interim co-director of the Family Reading Partnership about her organization’s recommendations to parents and adults who read e-books to children. She describes how babies and young children react to being read conventional books, and how they might respond differently to e-books. This interview initially aired on the January 19th,…
Read MoreEsther Racoosin speaks with local author Aimee Lehmann about her recent editorial in the Ithaca Journal regarding a reported increase in students experiencing school-related stress. This interview initially aired on the January 12th, 2016 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreYour donations help us air national and regional shows like Democracy Now! and the Capitol Pressroom. Your donations also help us maintain our facilities and train local people to make radio. Our volunteers are entering their fourth year of creating valuable local programming like WRFI News, the Morning Show with Jim Murphy, Eco-Defense Radio and the Forecast as well as a…
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