We’ve had a front row seat to the efforts of friends and family to quit smoking or other tobacco products. It’s hard. Really hard. If you’re a smoker, chances are you want to …
For decades, the land sat festering across the Tioughnioga River near Homer, a former scrap yard. For even longer, 40 years, the Caswell Road landfill in Dryden sat vacant, of use to nobody …
To the Editor: Regarding the recent public hearing held by the Homer Town Board on the matter of the placement of electronic billboards along the northern entrance to the village of …
People who attended a Homer Town Board meeting May 8 overwhelmingly opposed a proposal by a local entrepreneur to install four billboards along Interstate 81 in the town. Twenty spoke against …
To the Editor: On the evening of May 8, I was witness to what happens when democracy is purposefully subverted, not in Washington, D.C but right in the town of Homer at the Homer Town Hall. …
We often use this space to tell our readers that we’re proud of a community member’s accomplishments. You’ll have to excuse us, because today we’re proud of our colleagues …
If $8 million to create housing for 14 people at a time over five years sounds like a lot, this project comes with a bit more than a two-car garage, a swimming pool, a fireplace or a Juliet balcony. …
Cortland’s Main Street looks a bit naked these days. The street looks a bit lifeless, despite the hustle and bustle of cars and people. With the street trees removed to facilitate the …
To the Editor: I want you all to know that the following is what I decided to put on the first page of my memoir/novel-in-progress: “For all the marginalized people who never got to tell …
To the Editor: A new rule of the Cortland Free Library forbids bottled water to patrons in the library, but staff are allowed bottled water anywhere in the library. Important to all, many of …
Those roughly 9,000 yellow rubber duckies bobbing and spinning Saturday morning along Dry Creek in Cortland’s Suggett Park carried more than the hopes of many on their wet backs. In addition to …
It’s May. The weather is warming. We’ve come to have more than a passing acquaintance with the sun. A lovely time of year. But the clock is ticking. In six months, the weather will turn …
Karla Alwes During the month of April I took part in not one, but two, “totalities.” Darkness was the result of both of them. One lasted for three minutes and everyone stood in awe; the …
To the Editor: As a union carpenter and young person in Central New York, I’m supporting Sarah Klee Hood for Congress. I’m committed to strong unions and the environment, and believe that …
The Dryden Town Board decided last week to expand its growing municipal broadband system into the neighboring town of Caroline to the south. While we appreciate the network is spreading south, …
One particular quote stands out from our interview of Lisa Hoeschele, this year’s recipient of the Zonta Club’s Woman of Achievement award: “I don’t think we have time to be gentle when …
To the Editor: In case you’ve been wondering when “real” spring was going to arrive rather than “fake spring” or “teasing spring,” I can tell you without doubt that it is truly …
To the Editor: Wow, where do we even begin on the topic of billboards in Homer? Honestly, it feels like most of us are on the same page here — billboards? In our beautiful town? Thanks, but …
We were surprised by Cortland County Sheriff Mark Helms’ decision to step away from a partnership with the Rural Health Institute of New York, formerly Cortland Area Communities That Care. The …
This week, the Cortland Standard published a six-part series about the many ways other communities have tried to address a burgeoning population of people who are homeless. Nobody else in the world …
It has become increasingly clear that traditional civics education is a complete failure. It has produced an unquantifiable number of individuals whose lack of civics knowledge is cause for concern. …
To the Editor: I take exception with the headline in the April 17 Cortland Standard regarding Riley Gaines, which stated “Anti-trans Swimmer Riley Gaines to Speak at SUNY Cortland.” And …
The time was 8:10 a.m. April 16. Early in the day, but well past dawn. The weather was mostly clear. The kids were on the side of the road — Route 90 in Locke. They wouldn’t be difficult to …
Don’t believe fossil fuels industry To the Editor: According to climate scientists, 2023 was the hottest year on Earth in 125,000 years. Are there adequate solutions to reverse this …
As Mother Nature finally tries to drag herself out from the chill of winter’s white blanket — which seems to take forever in Central New York — it’s time for spring cleaning, a time to …
