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101 Spot News - "Snow Summit Syracuse"
Well over one hundred Syracuse residents turned out yesterday evening at Doctor Weeks School for a “Snow Safety Summit” aimed at finding a long-term solution to keeping sidewalks clear of snow. W-A-E-R’s Scott Willis reports the Walsh Administration hopes to turn the feedback into legislation.
101 Spot News - Parkland School Shooting Insopires Local High School Students to Organize March Against All Gun Violence
The students organizing a Syracuse march to protest recent school shootings are trying to make sure their message includes ending all local gun violence. The young people behind Saturday’s ‘March for our Lives’ also plan to keep their activism going long after it’s over.
103 News Feature -- A Ride Sharing Solution to Fight Poverty
For many of us, getting in the car and going to work is something we take for granted. But for others struggling to get by, that trip to work can be a barrier between a decent paying job that could lift them out of poverty. WAER’s Scott Willis takes a look at one solution that seems to be working for a handful of residents.
104 Human Interest Feature -- "Undefeated" (Tim Green Story)
Last month, Syracuse football legend Tim Green announced he has ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. ALS is a terminal illness, there is no known cure and only a handful of medical options available for patients. But as I found, Green has done the remarkable, turning a death sentence into, of all things, an opportunity.
104 - Human Interest Feature - Hunger Cause to Benefit from Tom Chapin, Chapin Sisters' Music
When Tom Chapin does a benefit concert in Syracuse later this week to help Food Bank of Central New York, it turns out he's carrying on a decades-long tradition for him and his family. The concert will benefit Food Bank of Central New York ... and allow Chapin to share the stage with his daughters, who are buildng their own musical legacy.