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• Looking Back
  May 1, 2024
  When Democrats Turned Blue by Carol Kammen Following my April essay describing “When Tompkins County Turned Blue,” County Legislator Mike Lane pointed out that Democrats have not always been represented by the color blue. It reminded me of a time when the Democratic Party was represented by red, the Republicans blue, following the British coding system of blue for conservatives and red for [more ...]
• Looking Back
  May 1, 2024
  When Local Clergy Went Underground: The Last Time Abortion Was Illegal by Carol Kammen In 1968, women with troubled pregnancies had no place to turn. Abortion was illegal, and, when available, often unsafe.That was the year local clergy stepped in to help, led by Rev. David Evans of the First Baptist Church in Ithaca. When the Clergy Went Underground is a readers’ script that I have developed [more ...]
• TCDC to Welcome New Volunteer Coordinator
  May 1, 2024
  At the June 4 TCDC meeting new members will be seated, including newcomer Mollie Leitzes. Mollie is already a member of the Town of Ithaca Democratic Committee. She served as Volunteer Coordinator with the Obama Campaign in New Jersey and was a journalist for the New Jersey Jewish News. Since TCDC’s Volunteer Coordinator position was open, Mollie has already begun working in that capacity. She [more ...]
• Rally Planned for Early June
  May 1, 2024
  TCDC organizers are working on plans for a rally on the Ithaca Commons in early June. The program will include remarks from a special guest and candidates for Congress, State Senate, Assembly and County and City Judge, music and general uplift. Be looking for an email with date, time and details![more ...]
• Message from the Chair, May 2024
  May 1, 2024
  The Presidential Election: Six Reasons for Optimism From time to time, TCDC Chair Linda Hoffmann will share this space with a member who wants to write about an issue of interest to Democrats. This month, the Message is from Communications Director Claudia Montague Wheatley. Rosenberg quotes are lightly edited for length. Simon Rosenberg is a Democratic political consultant and master of Hopium [more ...]