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7th Hospicare Swim a Financial and Community-Building Success

Three hundred women and over 150 intrepid kayakers took to the water, raising over $258,000 for Hospicare. Event organizers decided that due to rough waters, the swim would be conducted along the shore, with swimmers completing a 1.2 mile swim going from South to North.
Jill and I were in the lucky first wave, 4th [...]

Marcellus Shale Hydrofracking Discussed with Walter Hang on Democracy Now

Check out this video of Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now interview of Walter Hang about hydrofracking and the lack of adequate regulation in Governor Paterson’s proposed supplemental generic environmental impact statement:
It’s about 11 minutes and is riveting info for those of us concerned about the inadequacies of the proposed sGEIS on Marcellus Shale Hydrofracking.

With Gratitude

Dear  Neighbors,
Thank you for providing me with your vote, and another opportunity to serve you on the County Legislature. All residents are part of this community, and it is an honor to represent you.
I appreciate your willingness to share your views and opinions on the list serve, on advisory boards, in the community, and directly with [...]

Vote Tuesday November 3!

Info on Tompkins County Polling Places
Vote on Tuesday, November 3, Election Day 2009
Polls are open Tue Nov 3 from 6am – 9pm Eastern Time
Do you live in District 5 of Tompkins County New York?
Please vote “Kathy Luz Herrera” for County Legislature so that I can serve you and County residents for another term.
Tompkins County Polling [...]

My Recent Surgery

To constituents, colleagues and community members:
Thanks to those who have inquired and offered support regarding my temporary absence from work and meetings for medical reasons.
Due to working in highly physical jobs as an electrician at Cornell for over 20 years and for seven years at Southwestern Bell as a telephone installer, I developed severe osteoarthritis [...]