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Bringing the family to Cortland

Jack Hazen, 44, of Lafayette comes to the Cortland County Family YMCA with his family often. He has two kids, Hannah, 15, and Nathan, 12. Hazen works for Department of Children and Family Services …

A letter to you, from those you care Know we will love you everywhere. No more mortal distance Can sway my insistence. No matter how far away you roam If you have us, we’ll be your home. How …

morning

ba-BUM ba-BUM ba-BUM heartbeat pounding finally waking up smelling sage wafting to the window from the herb garden below pushing aside the tissue-thin curtains revealing the purple mountain majesties …

Remembering

Sitting alone in my favorite chair I remember things I’d like to share. Remembering when we were young. We could dance, we could sing. Going places, sharing our dream. Shopping for high heel …

‘It’s such a miracle’

Lee Miller always wanted to tame a woodchuck. Now she has Muffy. As a wildlife rehabilitator in Cortland County, she will finally get to keep one, because Muffy is unreleasable. “I grew up with …

I get all kinds of stuff on my Facebook feed. I don't know where a lot of it comes from or why I get it. The other day, I got an odd and memorable one. I don't think I took the moral as …

Guthrie Cortland Medical celebrates award-winning nurses

From a young age, she watched her mom get ready for work – putting on the white dress, shoes and hat. Sarah Brown knew then she wanted to follow in her mom’s footsteps and become a …

College Corner

This person has been honored by their respective university: Brooke C. Tillotson of Marathon, freshman biology major at SUNY Cortland has been placed on the President’s List for fall 2022. …

She was like a dealerpushing drugsthree first periods a weekat teens still half asleepand boredWe started where the sidewalk endsand then took roadsthat bend a brainthis way and thatuntil it …

In Memory

Rosie was my devoted pup. Ten pounds of curly white fur. When I rescued her she had had A tough start in life. Missing teeth, deaf, But soul of a human. Early years she ran, jumped and hiked with me. …

Morning Coffee

The smell — caffeine cologne — reaches me first. Dark, rich aroma filling my nostrils. Replacing that cool morning air. I am drawn to the kitchen pot. From the hallway, I hear the coffee …

Quiet Time

In the morning stillness, I sit seeking the spirit. A single candle flickers In the darkened space Causing tall shadows To dance on the walls. In my solitary silence, I say prayers of petition, Not …

Goodbye March

Goodbye March, you evil month. Always fickle, always unsettling Though I do get to don My entire wardrobe, From heavy winter coats To shorts and sandals. There’s that old chestnut: “March …

Change The World

We can change the world, it’s not so hardSend someone an encouraging cardMake some cookies and give them awayThere are things you can do to help todaySadness is everywhere, but you can keep it …

Sleepaway campAt the edge of a lakeIn the middleOf a dense pine forest,The dirt roadPotholed and foreboding.To the young mind,It appearedWorlds away from home.A sprawling complex ofCabins and …

Clouds give chase across a brilliant blue sky.A medley of yellow, red and orangePerforms on surrounding hillsides.The air is crisp, with just a hint of apples.Cortland rests in the exact centerOf …

Freeville’s Earthship gets upgrades

FREEVILLE — After a decade of living in his Earthship, a sustainable house made with upcycled materials, Chad DeVoe plans to partially go on the grid, adding an electric vehicle charger to the …

Checking online streaming services for a movie to watch on TV recently, I came across my favorite love interest in film.She was in one of my favorite movies, “Top Gun.”It was not the …

What’s new in May at your library

Whether you are celebrating May Day, May the Fourth Be with You Day, or Mother’s Day, May offers some good new reads. Here are some new titles coming out in May: “The 23rd …

First off, I can’t spell it. That pesky “e” Always spoiling the attempt. My theory: you should be able to spell What it is you do. Secondly, I suck at math. My patient father Who …

Hazel Smith, kindergarten“I like when I wasplaying outside withmy friends in winter.We were [sledding]on the hill and thenwe were sitting onthe snow and slidingdown.”Logan Hotaling, 1st …

'It's the most accepting group'

ink-netted manes and tails along with shiny vintage jackets will fill the stage as one of the acts for Who Framed Jessica Rabbit Bur- lesque Show.The burlesque show will take place at 7:30 …

Working it out

My mom worked as a school nurse for many years. When she got home from work, she usually took a nap on the sofa in the family room of our home. I remember thinking, as a child, how could mom be so …

Session to cover Alzeheimer’s Cortland County Area Agency on Aging will have an education program presented by the Alzheimer’s Association of Central New York 2 to 3:30 p.m. April 26 at …

My daughter, who will end her teenage years later this year, asked me the other day if I had a problem if she and her friends went out for a bike ride. I looked at my watch. It was nearly 10 …

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