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Friday, October 21, 201610/21/2016

Women were asked to fill in the blank: I wish my man didn’t have ____.

A:  Golf Clubs!

Monday, October 17, 201610/17/2016

Redhead’s do this in their car more the anyone

A:  Sing!

Thursday, September 22, 201609/22/2016

Who Is That Singing in “Forever Country”?

So Who is in “Forever Country” by “Artists of Then Now & Forever”? Thanks for asking…. [Brad Paisley]  Almost heaven,…

Thursday, September 15, 201609/15/2016

“A Walk In The Country” Donation Stops!

We’re coming up on Step 2 of our “2 Steps to Fight Hunger” “A Walk in the Country” is on…

Wednesday, September 14, 201609/14/2016

Chrysler offered these in their cars for 2 years. They dropped them ’cause they didn’t work.

A:  Record Players It was 1956 to 1958.  They malfunctioned so often that they dropped them

Monday, September 12, 201609/12/2016

A Firefighter Tribute to 9/11

This is an interesting tribute to the first responders who died on 9/11.   Because it’s unique, and because the guy…

Wednesday, August 24, 201608/24/2016

According to a survey by American Express, the typical parent spends about $1,800 per year on this.

A:  Allowance for their school age child! Yup, that works out to $35. per week!!! The American Express survey found…

Thursday, July 7, 201607/07/2016

Good Stuff: 7-year-old BEATS Cancer!

Warning:  You may need a moment after this.

Tuesday, July 5, 201607/05/2016

Good Stuff: An Elephant’s adventures.

A little boy lost his elephant. His Stuffed elephant. A family friend decided to help and turned to reddit for…

Monday, June 13, 201606/13/2016

27% of women and 47% of men say their online date didn’t do this.

A:  Look anything like their profile photo.

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Headlines

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD arrests 4 in months-long drug, weapons probe

Ithaca Police arrested 4 people on Jan. 9 in a lengthy investigation into drug sales and weapons.

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

Arrests made in large police operation on Ithaca’s West End

On January 9, the Ithaca Police Department conducted a coordinated operation at Arthaus, which IPD initially referred to as narcotics-related.

3 days ago in Sports

Jalen Hurts’ resilience and big-game prowess to be tested in NFC wild card game

Jalen Hurts pointed at A.J. Brown — and just showed everyone watching, including a hapless defense — where he would throw the ball. Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.

3 days ago in Sports

Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl

Miami's return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn't belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game.

3 days ago in Sports

Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’

Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline midway through the fourth quarter against Cleveland on Thursday night.

3 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.