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Friday, April 26, 201904/26/2019

Cornell Women’s Basketball’s New #23!

Karina Hill at just 7 years old was drafted into the Cornell Big Red Women’s Basketball Team this week.  A…

Monday, April 15, 201904/15/2019

If you drink coffee in Colorado, they will tax you for this. (2 answers)

A:  Coffee cup lid and the stirrers! They are considered “non-essential” and you get taxed 2%.

Wednesday, April 10, 201904/10/2019

20% of people make their new relationship partner wait 3 months to do this.

A: Drive their car!

Tuesday, March 26, 201903/26/2019

20 years ago we averaged doing this 3 times a day. Now it’s once (or less).

A:  Make a Phone Call!

Monday, February 18, 201902/18/2019

Who was the first president to have his mother vote for him?

A:  Franklin D. Roosevelt He was the 4th president elected after women got the right to vote.  Harding, Coolidge and…

Wednesday, February 13, 201902/13/2019

Which president ended the tradition of wearing a top hat to the inauguration?

A:  Gerald Ford

Thursday, February 7, 201902/07/2019

Seattle was originally named after another city. Which one?

A:  New York! That’s what they called it when people settled there in 1851.  They changed it to name if…

Tuesday, January 29, 201901/29/2019

Good Stuff: A Cancer Cure on the Horizon?

Here’s that article I spoke about this morning.  You’re smarter than me and may be able to understand the science,…

Monday, January 28, 201901/28/2019

72% of us have one of THESE tucked away in storage.

A:  Yearbooks!

Thursday, January 24, 201901/24/2019

1st time since 1901, it’s not likely you’ll find this candy this year.

A:  Conversation Hearts!

Headlines

11 hours ago in National, Trending

Storms cancel more US flights as TSA remains under pressure from partial government shutdown

Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Monday as powerful storms swept across the eastern half of the country and a partial government shutdown affecting airport security screeners dragged into a second month.

11 hours ago in Sports

Dominican WBC loss ends on called strike that appeared low, a week before robot umps arrive in MLB

Geraldo Perdomo watched Mason Miller's full-count slider appear to drop just under the strike zone and took a step toward his team's dugout on the third-base side, thinking he walked to put runners at the corners. Then plate umpire Cory Blaser emphatically signaled strike three, stranding the potential tying run at third base and giving the United States a 2-1 win Sunday night that advanced the Americans to the World Baseball Classic championship game against Venezuela or Italy.

11 hours ago in Sports, Trending

Duke heads into March Madness ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25, Purdue, St. John’s back in top 10

Duke is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and No. 1 in the final AP Top 25 of the regular season. The Blue Devils received 50 first-place votes from a 57-person media panel in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released Monday, a day after they were named the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

16 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

Cortland woman charged with apartment arson

61-year-old Jacqueline Rood is accused of intentionally setting a fire Sunday inside an apartment building on Main St.

22 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD looking at alternatives to Flock Safety

Despite the Common Council voting to end the city’s contract with Flock Safety, IPD Chief Tom Kelly says the search is on for alternatives. 

22 hours ago in Community, Local, National, Politics, Regional, World

AAA: Ithaca’s gas prices up 15 cents since Monday

Triple A says Ithaca’s average price jumped 15 cents in the last week to $3.55 a gallon.