Tuesday’s Links Worth Sharing

• WRVO: Laurie Halse Anderson: Queen Of The Elephant In The Room (2010-10-19)
  As her latest book, “Forge,” reaches bookstores, Mexico, New York young adult novelist Laurie Halse Anderson sits down for a conversation with WRVO’s Joyce Gramza.
• Consultant hired to begin Manlius fire departmet consolidation study
  The villages of Manlius, Minoa and Fayetteville along with the towns of Manlius and Pompey have selected a consultant to study the possibility of consolidating fire departments in the town of Manlius.
• New York’s stature on the line
  Matt Mulcahy blogs about the loss of stature for New York. The debate among the candidates for governor set the Empire State back another notch. Voters deserve better.
• News: Debate: Minor-party candidates steal show from Cuomo, Paladino
  The big guns got outshot by the minor party candidates who have little hope of becoming Governor, but who press ahead with their issues.
• Feds: People can snap photos outside courthouses
  Federal officers who patrol the perimeters of federal courthouses across the country will be reminded that members of the public can shoot pictures and videos in public spaces outside the buildings
• Facebook users’ information may have been leaked – NewsChannel 9 WSYR
  A security alert for Facebook users: Those who use certain applications or play games on the site, could have had their personal information leaked.
• On Our Radar: Nascar to Use Biofuel Blend – NYTimes.com
  Starting next season, NASCAR will use a 15 percent ethanol blend from Sunoco for its three national touring series. The Sunoco plant in Fulton will fill NASCAR’s order.
• Gas prices surpass $3.00 at some pumps – NewsChannel 9 WSYR
  Michael Wasylenko, an economist at Syracuse University, says gasoline prices are directly linked to crude oil, which is also on the rise
• Lawyer: Octuplets’ mom was implanted with 12 embryos
  You try to ignore this stuff, but it’s like not looking at a car wreck.
• Parents want Regents to keep AIS in school
  Parents across the state are fighting for education as a new proposal could deny more than 300,000 students academic support.
• Owens raised most in 23rd, but has similar balance to challenger
  Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, has far outpaced his Republican rival in campaign fundraising but the two are more less neck and neck in cash on hand

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