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1 — A single joke gets Ithaca national, then international, recognition
Ithaca tourism bureau’s joke makes national news – “That’s it. We surrender. Go to Key West instead,” the message says. Ithaca Voice
2 — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer brings federal resources to local truck safety push
5 takeaways from Sen. Schumer’s truck safety push in Ithaca – What can the federal government do to help local officials improve truck safety in the city of Ithaca? Ithaca Voice
3 — DA: Pedestrian’s death in Ithaca forces charges to be reduced
Prosecutors drop predatory sexual assault charges after accuser dies in Ithaca crash – “There was no evidence outside the victim … She was the crux of the case.” Ithaca Voice
4 — Ithaca, losing 600 gallons of water per minute, searches for explanation (and finds one)
The mystery of Ithaca’s disappearing water has been solved – The “sleuth game” is over. Ithaca Voice
5 — Scary incident at the mall closed Party City and a few other stores for a day
Cayuga Mall closed after partial roof collapse – Nobody was injured. Ithaca Voice
6 — A guilty plea in a 2012 attack at Cornell University
Police: Former Cornell law student admits guilt in 2012 attack on 2 female students – A California man who attacked two female Cornell students in 2012 pleaded guilty to six separate charges in the Ithaca City Court on Wednesday. Ithaca Voice
7 — Photo gallery of icicles in Ithaca
They hang by the wall: 21 photos of icicles in Ithaca – Annotated with a stanza from William Shakespeare’s “Love Labour’s Lost.” Ithaca Voice
8 — What’s possible — and impossible? — in mayor’s new drug push
Why Mayor Myrick can’t just make Ithaca into ‘Hamsterdam’ from HBO’s The Wire – Mayor Svante Myrick has frequently and publicly criticized America’s drug policy as being both inhumane and ineffective. Ithaca Voice
9 — The Great Bomber Debate of 2015
Who deserves credit for Ithaca College’s most popular sandwich ever? – “Give credit where credit is due,” said Joe Scalice, a former Ithaca College All-American football player. Ithaca Voice
10 — And dueling columns on Ithaca vs. the Keys, inspired by story #1 on this list
Why Ithaca is, by far, a better place to live than the Florida Keys – Upstate New York is a demonstrably better place to live than South Florida. Ithaca Voice
