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On December 5, 2013, activists for the Tompkins County Workers' Center and Cornell Organization for Labor Action (COLA) gathered at McDonald's for a flash mob in protest of low wages.

Protest for Living Wage at Ithaca McDonald’s

By Stephen Adams, Multimedia Reporter • December 6, 2013
Cornell University students and activists from the Tompkins County Workers’ Center were told to leave the McDonald’s located on Triphammer Road after holding a “flash mob” Dec. 5 to protest low worker wages.

Public Safety officer passes away

By Sage Daugherty, Online News Editor • August 23, 2013
Master Patrol Officer Jay VanVolkinburg passed away Wednesday night at the age of 51.

Deadline approaches for New York fracking

By Mary Slack, Staff Writer • February 21, 2013
The decision on whether fracking will be allowed in New York has state residents divided, putting Governor Andrew Cuomo between a rock and a hard place while deciding whether to approve regulations and allow fracking as the state approaches its Feb. 27 deadline.
Felix Ramat, a volunteer at the Salvation Army, hands Brian Brigs, an Ithaca resident, a meal Sunday afternoon at the organization’s soup kitchen.

Food banks face strain due to higher demand

By Nicole OgryskoPatrick Feeney, Senior Writer and Staff Writer • November 29, 2012
As the holiday season approaches, local food charities are facing more shortages, rising costs and increasing demand for services this year than in previous years.
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