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Monday, December 24, 201812/24/2018

A Very Wake Up Q Christmas Special – Hear It Here!

This year’s Wake Up Q Christmas Special may have been the best ever! We had some terrific local musicians sharing…

Friday, December 21, 201812/21/2018

A Very Wake Up Q Christmas Special!

The 2018 Christmas Special is going to be better than ever! Each year we welcome in some wonderful local musicians…

Wednesday, December 5, 201812/05/2018

The average person forgets this at least once a day!

A:  What day it is!

Wednesday, November 21, 201811/21/2018

You talk to this person, on average, 6 times a day.

A:  Yourself!

Wednesday, November 7, 201811/07/2018

The sound of most of these is in the key of E flat.

A:  Toilet flushes.

Tuesday, October 30, 201810/30/2018

Oregon is the state that spends the most on this.

A:  Halloween candy! $41. dollars per household.  That’s 4 times the amount that the state that spends the least which…

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

76% have never, 18% have, 6% can’t remember if they ever tasted this.

A:  Pet food!

Friday, September 14, 201809/14/2018

This action movie character was originally named Smith.

A:  Indiana Jones!

Tuesday, September 11, 201809/11/2018

This animated character was originally named “Too Much”.

A: Scooby-Doo! There was also talk of making him a small, feisty dog instead of  a Great Dane.

Thursday, August 23, 201808/23/2018

You’ll find this in 58% of junk drawers.

A: Super Glue!

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Local students, officials, and organizations plant 70,000 daffodil bulbs at Stewart Park to bloom in the spring

Through fundraising efforts from Ithaca Garden Club's annual Daffodil Dash, 70,000 daffodil bulbs have been planted at Stewart Park this fall.

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Caleb Williams and Jeffery Simmons lead the Bears past the Seahawks 34-17

Jeffery Simmons ran out of the tunnel for the first time since joining the Chicago Bears with a new uniform, orange sleeves and a wide smile as he welcomed the move that put right into contention with important games on big stages.