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I am proud of my newly-found fellow ithacans for their silent protest during former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s speech yesterday at Cornell (see 100 walk out on Ashcroft talk). This is one of the reasons we moved here.

The population here is aware of what’s going on in the world and is not afraid to disagree. We have lived in two places (both in California, sadly) where the majority felt that if something didn’t happen in the strip of land between the waves and the hills, then it just didn’t happen. This is a town where people stand up to be counted…

…except for one woman who really could have made a difference.

The awesome Ithaca dog park is gone. The Wednesday night vote sealed its fate. It didn’t have to be that way, but Robin Korherr (a council member who supported extending the site’s lease) decided not to show up for the vote. AGAIN! According to the Ithaca Journal "Had she been present, the resolution to extend the leash law exemption until April would have passed." It goes on to say that according to the minutes, she has missed at least 5 meetings this year.

Perhaps we dog park users should give Robin Korherr the same treatment that Ashcroft got if she ever shows up for a Common Counsel meeting again. Now that John Ashcroft has skedaddled from Ithaca, there are plenty of black shrouds available.