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LOCAL 5A ithacajournal.com Saturday, August 21, 2010 STUDENTS MOVE IN AT CORNELL Paladino: Lazio 'chicken' for not wanting to debate campaign funds than Lazio has raised. Lazio's spokesman said Paladino has only offered one date for debate, but wouldn't say ifLazio would debate drew Cuomo in November. But to do that, Lazio will first have to beat Paladino in the Sept. 14 primary. Paladino is rising in the polls and the millionaire developer has access to more Elise Zaremba helps her daughter, Regina, move into Hans Bethe House on Friday on the West Campus at Cornell University.

Friday was the first day for students to move in. Dormitories are scheduled to open Sunday at Ithaca College. SIMON WHEELER Staff Photo The Associated Press ALBANY Despite a guy in a chicken suit following him, Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio is refusing to debate Carl Paladino before the GOP primary. Paladino said that makes Lazio a chicken, and he's assigned "Little Ricky" the chicken-suited staffer to follow Lazio at his events until a debate is scheduled. Lazio said he's focused on beating Democrat An Correction Notiie: In our August 22nd Sunday insert distributed in this paper we erroneously advertised 'No interest financing storewide on purchases $399 and up if paid in full within 24 months'.

The promotion should hove been (and was intended to be) 'No interest financing on Home Theater I Appliance purchases $399 and up if paid in full within 24 We regret the error and sincerely apologize for any confusion or disappointment that it may cause. BRIEFLY tioning society and how sci-1 the club and sign up for almost 30 social and educational activity groups. Offerings include hiking, cross-country skiing, gourmet, book discussion, art and painting, birding, quilting, bridge and many more. To learn more, visit campusclub.cornell.edu. ence and technology create these connections.

Panelists include Bruce Lewenstein, Cornell science communication professor; Anke Wessels, Center for Transformative Action; and Peter Bardaglio, author, senior BREAKING NEWS AND NEWS UPDATES ithacajournal.com ITHACAJ0URNAL.COM ITHACA Panel discussion on empathy. "What Makes Ithaca Human: A Panel Discussion" will start at 6 p.m. Thursday, in the Borg-Warner Community Room at Tompkins County Public Library. Join Cornell University representative Gary Stewart and a group of community members for a panel discussion on the importance of empathy and just how empathetic Ithacans really are. This discussion will draw comparisons from "Do Androids Dream of Electric and touch on broader topics such as the need for empathy and human connections in a func lAil (tlMllB (NO INTEREST UimLAUGUSTlolr) fellow Ithaca.

Cornell Campus Club to hold fall coffee The Cornell Campus Club invites women in the Cornell community to its Fall Coffee from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Clarion University Hotel, 2310 N. Triphammer Road.

Employees, graduate students, alumnae, retirees or wives, partners and family members can become 2010-11 members of Hurry in for the Best Selection! CAMPAIGN NOTEBOOK 54TH NY SENATE DISTRICT Nozzolio backs special DNA testing in slaying State Sen. Mike Nozzolio, I R-Seneca Falls, is pushing I for the use of new touch 51ST SENATE DISTRICT Seward named 'Hero of Reform' State Sen. James Seward, R-Slst, has pledged his support to the "New York Uprising" reform agenda and has been named a "Hero of Reform" by the group. i DNA technology to solve a XJ' Wi At -rA V. fZZZ" tB'v I I -till 7 GOf AfG i LJ 5 rj mm lT ucT' zLJ intEHEsr! 25-year-old slaying.

Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch believes new evidence could be introduced in the case of Kristin O'Connell, who was killed in 1985 while visiting the They would like to analyze the DNA of skin cells left behind by an assailant, but the specialized testing is only performed in a few labs worldwide and the New York State Department of Health has refused to allow Porsch to use one of them. Nozzolio's district includes the Town of Lansing. In a letter to state Health Commissioner Richard Daines, Nozzolio asked that the request be reconsidered. family should ever have to go through what the O'Connell family has had to endure," Nozzolio said. "Our law enforcement officials need to be given every tool necessary to bring vicious criminals like Kristin's killer to justice.

I will continue to support Seneca County's efforts to utilize the best laboratories in the world to help bring this case to a close." 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Reed to appear on Independence line Steuben County Judge Marianne Furfure ruled that Tom Reed's name will appear on the Independence Party line of the ballot for 29th District seat of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Nov. 2 general election, Reed said in a news release. Reed also will appear as the candidate of the Republican Party and Conservative Party for the general election. Furfure validated 24 previously challenged Independence petition signatures, which put the Reed total at 889, more than the 870 required, the press release said.

The district includes Schuyler and Chemung counties, among other western New York communities. Reed also will appear on the Conservative, Republican and Independence lines for the special election for Congress, which is also scheduled to be held Nov. 2. In a Monday news release, Seward highlighted his views on the state budget, ethics reform and independ- -ent redisricting. Seward's district includes the eastern portion of Tompkins County- On the budget, Seward recently voted for a property tax cap on local governments.

On ethics reform, Seward voted earlier this year for a widely criticized ethics bill, which Governor David Paterson vetoed as too weak. Seward said he voted against overriding Paterson's veto because he agreed that the ethics law should be stronger. Seward said he supports creating an independent, bi-partisan commission to draw new district lines for the state legislature and Congress, rather than allowing politicians in Albany to draw their own districts, as is currently done. NYS COMPTROLLER Candidates debate pension fund work The candidates for state comptroller battled late last week over how best to run the state's $141 billion pension fund, a main responsibility of the job. During stops in Westchester County, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said New York remains a national leader in funding its obligations for retirees and that he has helped find $L8 billion in savings and waste for local governments through audits.

And he rebuked criticism from his Republican challenger, Harry Wilson, who said the incumbent Democrat is over his head and in denial about the state's fiscal crisis, which will "trigger massive tax increases." "New York is in a very strong position and we're going to weather this," DiNapoli said of the turbulent economy, citing reforms such as raising the age that public workers can retire and increasing the amount they must contribute. Wilson, however, said New York's fiscal situation is getting worse, not better, and that the first step in addressing it is "being honest about the size of the I III CI SVyiVJ LCVXdtj LCUtJ HA Vi 1 m' immmmmmmmmmmmm I I 0 'IB mmm- 9- 1 U'. -if "r- IJtM PLUSH ULTRA Hloik PILIOWTOP QUEEN SET FIRM VV QUEEN SET NOW QUJENSET NOW NOW twin Sat TWIn Sat Now $699 Full Sot Now $749 Now $599 Now $649 TwtnSat. Full Sat FullS -Now $599 -Now $649 $999 KingSat Sat Now $1099 $999 KingSt. Peter "-r 12 mile past Ithaca College, Rt.

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