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  1. Laurel: Eatery aids fundraiser for Ithaca girls' team

    • Feb. 3, 2012

    From Mary and Bernie DePalma: Many thanks to Applebee's at 2300 N. Triphammer Road for recently hosting a Flapjack Fundraiser in conjunction with the Ithaca High School girls' basketball team. Applebee's commitment to our local schools and community is both commendable and much appreciated.

  2. Laurel: Donations brightened local holiday season

    • Feb. 3, 2012

    From the American Red Cross of Tompkins County: Thanks to all the people and organizations that stepped forward this holiday season and donated food, clothing, toys and gifts to make life brighter for those in need.

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  1. 25th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art & Poetry Competition

    Here are the poetry and art winners of the Tompkins County Human Rights Commission's 25th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art & Poetry Competition, …

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  1. Guest Viewpoint: Giving time as a mentor can change kids' lives

    Not long ago, I was watching CNN's annual tribute to heroes from around the world and thought what tremendous sacrifices these people make to aid and comfort others. Wouldn't we all like to think ourselves capable of making these sacrifices, with no...

      5:10 PM, Jan. 20, 2012
  2. Letter: Deer problem needs the Carlin solution

    I do enjoy reading all the opposing letters on the Cayuga Heights deer problem. ...

      4:00 PM, Jan. 23, 2012
  3. Guest Viewpoint: Amendment would halt 'personhood' of corporations

    On Jan. 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission that corporations could spend unlimited amounts of money on elections and that they have rights that the framers of the Constitution guaranteed to "we the people....

      7:33 PM, Jan. 25, 2012
  4. Kirkwood native is Marine staff sergeant

    Sgt. Grant Kyle Jones graduated from the Marines’ Staff NCO Sergeant Academy Course in Quantico, Va. ...

      8:43 AM, Jan. 27, 2012
  5. Guest Viewpoint: Heights officials don't listen, so vote them out

    As a regular attendee at meetings of the Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees, I have spoken against their "deer management" plan, which entails annual backyard killings of virtually all the deer that inhabit the village. I feel compelled to comment on the...

      2:59 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  6. Guest Viewpoint: Tier protests sowed seeds of N.Y. drilling moratorium

    It's easy to associate the organized movements that characterize the shale gas impasse in New York — now heading into its fifth year — as forces responsible for the state's drilling moratorium. The most recent chapter of this saga ended earlier ...

      7:40 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  7. Cornell among top for Peace Corps

    Ithaca -- Cornell University produced the fourth most Peace Corps volunteers among alumni of its size in 2011, according to the Peace Corps. Currently 58 undergraduate alumni serve overseas with the volunteer program....

      9:11 PM, Jan. 29, 2012
  8. Guest Viewpoint: Signing a gas lease could end homeowner insurance

    I asked an insurance agent about the effect that signing a gas lease will have on one's homeowner insurance. She said insurance companies have adopted a variety of approaches, but all insurers want to avoid the risks associated with hydrofracking, which...

      7:47 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  9. Guest Viewpoint: Occupiers' ideas mesh with church's

    Since its inception last September, the Occupy Wall Street movement has sparked an overdue debate about equity and economic privilege. We should be grateful that conversations about the soaring economic inequality have moved from the quiet rooms of...

      7:47 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  10. Charity names new officers

    The Children’s Charity of Greater Binghamton has named its officers for 2012: President Jim Worhach, Vice President Liz Bucci, Treasurer Christopher Hutchings and Secretary Katie Geller. ...

      8:01 AM, Jan. 30, 2012
  11. Guest Viewpoint: Don't forsake city's historic buildings in future plans

    Fifty years ago, the late, great planning author Jane Jacobs came to Ithaca. She had just published the book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," which would become an urban planning classic. ...

      4:23 PM, Jan. 30, 2012
  12. Letter: Parents have role in kids' education, too

    There has been much discussion of teacher evaluation. Having been a successful teacher for more than 30 years, I feel as though my opinion might count for something. It's true that some teachers need careful evaluation. At my school, we had incompetent...

      4:24 PM, Jan. 30, 2012
  13. Births

    FALISE: Matthew Michael and Alexis Cefaratti Falise, Dryden, a son, Jonathan Waylon, Jan. 15....

      4:53 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  14. Guest Viewpoint: Many factors play a part in physician recruitment

    Regarding the Ithaca Journal's Jan. 26 article dealing with Cayuga Medical Center's recruiting practices: ...

      3:56 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  15. Letter: Face reality: Deer herds out of control

    As a member of reality, a fee-paying sportsman and an overburdened taxpayer, I feel the need to pass on a few thoughts from the sick-of- being-silent majority. ...

      3:59 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  16. Letter: Corporations aren't only ones benefiting

    Will Fudeman's Jan. 26 Guest Viewpoint in the Ithaca Journal ("Amendment would halt 'personhood' of corporations") may have a good goal, but his history is flawed and his villain selectively picked (thereby ignoring the rest of the set of beneficiaries)....

      3:58 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  17. Letter: Stick to writing about the outdoors

    What does Dave Henderson's column about the protest of Starbucks' gun policy have to do with "Outdoors," which is the name of his column? How exactly does bringing handguns into a coffee shop relate to what his column is supposed to be about? ...

      4:00 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  18. Guest Viewpoint: U.S., Israel are 'terrorists' against Iranian people

    When is terrorism not terrorism? When undertaken by the U.S. and Israel. ...

      6:28 PM, Feb. 1, 2012
  19. Guest Viewpoint: Big Brother provides boy a fine example

    Garrett was almost 4 when I became a single mom. Although his dad was still an active part of his life, after a while I could tell he needed more. I looked into and tried different groups and activities, but I finally decided to call Big Brother Big...

      6:28 PM, Feb. 1, 2012
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