The Post-Standard, July 17, 2011, Sunday

The Post-Standard

July 17, 2011, Sunday

The Post-Standard (full article)

Starting Young; 20-Something Ithaca Councilors Attend White House Summit

Last month, Eddie Rooker, 23, traveled to Washington, D.C., to visit now-President Barack Obama at the White House through the Young Elected Officials Network, a project of the progressive People For the American Way Foundation.

Eddie Rooker graduated from Weedsport Jr.-Sr. High School in 2006.

Rooker, who studied labor relations at Cornell, was elected last year. The council serves an area that supports three colleges.

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