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Ithaca Media Notes: 20,000 views, zero donations

As the media feeding frenzy over this death at Cayuga Medical Center winds down (and thankfully, because I could feel the physical fraying of my nerves taking place as this week progressed), I’d like to bring the conversation back to where it all began: with a blog post and a scoop that lit the fuseContinue reading “Ithaca Media Notes: 20,000 views, zero donations”

Ithaca Media Notes: A Death In The Waiting Room

Several weeks ago I received a call from Anne Marshall (of recent note as the arrowhead of the effort to unionize Cayuga Medical Center’s nursing staff) with a huge tip: someone in the waiting room had died, understaffing was to blame and a nurse was fired over it. Knowing a legacy there and taking intoContinue reading “Ithaca Media Notes: A Death In The Waiting Room”

Coping With Change In A Small City

Over the weekend while taking a crack at some local history, I stumbled upon a book written about Ithaca’s EcoVillage, its planning and its construction. “EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture,” authored by the village’s executive director Liz Walker in 2005, is a comprehensive guide to building a community based around vision, a listingContinue reading “Coping With Change In A Small City”