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participate in during Ithaca’s long winter season.

In response to these concerns, DPW issued a statement saying, “DPW strives to balance the needs of the public. e City considers numerous and o en con icting suggestions, complaints, priorities, and opinions on the City’s snow removal activities. DPW will always prioritize safety rst, then convenience.” e statement continued saying, “Labor and equipment for additional snow removal capabilities are expensive, and the City must budget tax revenue to provide all important functions and services to the community throughout the year within that budget.”

DPW Superintendent Michael orne explained that “ e Building Department enforces sidewalk snow removal policies and will issue citations to property owners who don’t comply. If DPW has available resources, we will remove sidewalk snow and bill owners who haven’t cleared their sidewalk.” However, he continued saying that DPW sta ng is “currently very low” and that they haven’t done that “in recent years.”

Vicki told the Common Council that “improving snow and ice clearance is a very visible, tangible and serious way for residents to see how their city government is working to improve our lives.”

In response, Common Council member George McGonigal said, “Wintertime doesn’t play by anybody else’s rules except wintertime. It may be too big a li to clear every sidewalk in the city, but I think we do need to focus on plowed in corners and opening those up more quickly.”

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from their original Medicare — they were switched involuntarily to a private Medicare Advantage plan that the district promised would be equal to or better than the coverage retirees had as active employees.

While the district administration and Board of Education members who approved this change believed that the Medicare Advantage plan would provide coverage equal to or better than what we had as the active employees. Madeo said that “we are here to tell you that the experiences of many retirees have involved denials of coverage for prescriptions, procedures and therapy.”

WHIR sent out a survey that was completed by more than half of its 250 members which showed that while some retirees were satis ed with the advanced plan, 76% of the respondents rated the Medicare Advantage plan as not equal to or better than the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan they previously had from the district.

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all throughout ‘ ere’s Something About Mary’? He’s my favorite.”

I’ve seen JR twice since that lm came out, once at the Bug Jar in Rochester, and

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Ho in Boston in 1979. When did you rst realize that “one in three or four” joke ratio theory?

SW: Well, right from the beginning. First time I went on an open mic ever, I

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Opera Ithaca’s website, https://www.operaithaca.org/2022-festival.

“ is festival forges something brand new, o ering opera in a way that’s more accessible,” Robinson said. “Opera Ithaca uses our art to transcend people’s expectations, teaching audiences that opera isn’t as daunting as they believe it to be. It’s exciting to be in such a place [Ithaca] that’s accepting and curious about so many different types of art.” e Opera Ithaca Festival. Running Oct. 22 through Nov. 6. Festival passes and individual ticket options are available on Opera Ithaca’s website.

one last time at the late, lamented second Haunt on Willow Avenue. Both times I happened to be near the stage exit, and both times I was able to look him in the eye and thank him for coming through town.

I really appreciate that connection. Rock on, Jonathan.

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