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Doug Tompkins, the co-founder of The North Face and Esprit clothing lines, died Tuesday after a kayaking incident in Patagonia, Chile. He was 72. Tompkins appeared to have been with several other mountaineering legends from the U.S. outdoor clothing industry when he was fatally injured, names listed a statement from the Chilean Navy show. ... Tompkins had severe hypothermia after being in water under 40 degrees Fahrenheit, the New York Times reported. He was kayaking in Lago General Carrera, in Patagonia, when he went into the water, according to a statement from Tompkins Conservation. The Maritime Authority rescued three kayakers,...

An Abington woman was sentenced for hosting a teen drinking party at her home for up to 50 middle school youths. An Abington "party mom" will be grounded for 10 three-day weekends next year. Kathleen Tompkins, 46, of the 900 block of Woodcrest Road, Wednesday was sentenced to one to 23 months in jail for hosting a teen drinking party at her home in February 2009 for some 30 to 50 middle school youths primarily between the ages of 14 and 16. Montgomery County Judge Paul W. Tressler, who issued the sentence, agreed to let Tompkins serve her jail time...

ITHACA, NY--The City of Ithaca, Police Chief Ed Vallely, Deputy Chief John Barber, Deputy Chief Pete Tyler and the Tompkins County District Attorney's office discriminated against Ithaca Police Officer Chris Miller and other white male officers, Miller is alleging in a $17 million lawsuit filed in federal court May 20. The lawsuit alleges they increased their discrimination against Miller after he filed human-rights complaints and retaliated with baseless accusations, threats of indictment and termination, harassment, greater scrutiny, and unjustified and unlawful discipline, including a bogus investigation of him in 2009. The suit also names the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association and...

ITHACA -- A Tompkins County legislator is facing a misdemeanor charge related to an outstanding traffic violation. Martha Robertson, who also is the chairwoman of the legislature's public safety committee, said her arrest last week was the result of a paperwork mix-up and that the Ithaca Police shouldn't have taken her into custody, "They could've issued me a ticket right there," she said, adding that police refused her request to go to her house and see the paperwork. At the station, Sgt. Andy Navarro told her they were waiving her bail based on her community connections, and Patrick Kimmich --...

Gannett News, so link only: http://www.theithacajournal.com/article/20091015/NEWS01/910150392/Stimulus+creates+only+3.5+jobs+in+Tier+s+10+counties But the headline says it all.

ITHACA--According to the Ithaca Journal (which cannot be reposted here thanks to the cretins at Gannett news), the City of Ithaca and the rest of Tompkins County is considering imposing a local income tax.According to the article, the democrat-controlled legislature is looking at a 10 percent surcharge on top of the amount of state taxes county residents pay. They are also considering an additional 1 percent surcharge on income of more than $100,000, and 2 percent added for incomes of $200,000 or more.Recognizing that a lot of people drive into the county to work at Cornell from outlying (red counties),...

<p>This space normally contains the article posted by a particular user. This time, it does not.</p> <p>There is a website called the PalmettoJournal. At one time, it was almost like a South Carolina centric DrudgeReport. Apparently, they have recently had a change of ownership. The new owners seem to want to use it to push Democrat propaganda. I guess they decided that the several thousand visitors the PalmettoJournal generally attracted would be a nice audience to purchase access to. Of course, the fact that the audience will flee them probably never dawned on the new owners.</p>