Finding Ulysses

What are the ethical considerations Earth Firsters ought to take into account in their anti-drilling activities in our area?

The La Leche League meets in Trumansburg on the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Ulysses Philomathic Library, at 7:00 in the evening. Pregnant women and mothers of breastfeeding chilren are encouraged to attend.

Currently natural gas prices are at multi-year lows because supply is so plentiful. We are NOT in a natural gas crisis in this country. There is no earthly reason to drill for natural gas in Tompkins County except greed. But we are inviting a health crisis in Tompkins county and other residential and agricultural areas where natural gas companies are gobbling up land leases if we don’t attempt to regulate natural gas drilling now!

Fracking requires the use of large amounts of fresh water, usually taken from local sources. Much of that water, contaminated by toxic chemicals, remains in the ground. The rest has to be recaptured and then disposed of as industrial waste.

The Trumansburg Central School District Foundation is looking for people to help them in their work, by volunteering, through donations, and by spreading the word about the work of the Foundation.

Tuesday, January 15, 2008 is the deadline for submitting comments to NYS Parks about their proposed plans for the Black Diamond Trail.

The Black Diamond Trail’s BIG MOMENT has arrived! NYState Office of Parks has announced PUBLIC HEARINGS on the adoption and implementation of the Master Plan for the trail. This is a MILESTONE. We’ve been waiting 30 years for this day. Please mark your calendars and make it a personal priority to show up for one of the hearings:

Takin’ Care of T’burg The Main Street Project has brought new life to T’burg’s Main Street. The new sidewalks encourage walking and wagon pulling. The wonderful new children’s park has become a gathering place for all ages. The memory bricks bring a sense of history and family to the village. We are so fortunate to [...]

If you have been looking for an opportunity to register your opinion on the federal issues of importance to you, or get help with a federal-government problem, you need to get some one-on-one time with the staff of your Congressman. Here comes another good chance. Bob Messinger will be bringing a field office of Congressman [...]

The Black Diamond Trail now has a web site. With state approval, the trail could be a completed reality before too long.