Jul
03
2009
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
 As Iran shut down traditional news media during the current election crisis western news anchors have been touting the only source of information they have: the Internet. Anyone can say anything on the Internet and this is how Iranians are geting the word out of an otherwise locked-down country. That freedom of communication that the Internet offers is exactly what attracted Lightlink 's Homer Smith and Jane Staller to the Internet over a decade ago, and to provide access to the Tompkins County community.
"I love getting people into communication with each other," Smith says. "It's very subversive. I love allowing them to be a publisher and empowering them."
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Jul
03
2009
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by Doug Levine
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
 The Tompkins County cost of living composite index for the first quarter of 2009 is 103.3% compared to a national average of 100%. To compare our region with nearby cities, Syracuse came in at 98.6%, Rochester at 99.5% and Manhattan at 219.3%. The component that is pushing our index up is utilities which account for 10% of the total.
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Jul
03
2009
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by Jay Biba
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri (NY-24) announced that $4 billion in Recovery Bill funding has been designated for rural broadband projects across the country, which will allow for communities across the region to apply and receive funding to address their broadband needs.
“Broadband access for all of Upstate New York is vital in ensuring that my constituents are well-informed and local communities are better suited to attract businesses and new residents,” Arcuri said, “I look forward to supporting the applications from our local communities and will fight to make sure that we can have access to as much funding as possible in our unserved and underserved regions.”
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Apr
29
2008
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by MortgageLoan.com
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Tuesday, 29 April 2008 |
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