For the last four months, the Cortland County Housing and Homelessness Coalition, comprising over 40 local organizations, has worked to create a daytime space for people experiencing homelessness or …
Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. We love that old saying. And as winter begins to peek its head into the greater Cortland area in recent days as …
It’s said that whether a person returns a shopping cart once the vehicle is loaded is a good indication about what kind of person that is. After all, there really aren’t any consequences …
To the Editor: When Nixon committed far less serious crimes that former President Trump, Republican statesmen marched into his office and told him that he had lost the support of the Republican …
To the Editor: When I moved to Cortland, I hoped for a peaceful life, but instead, I’ve been met with harassment from neighbors and city officials alike. As a Black woman in an interracial …
While a rising homeless population has been met with criticism from some people, the leaders of several local groups have been working behind the scenes to provide them not only services, but some …
To the Editor: Although many of us have opinions about specific values and traditions, a central principle of our government is the neutrality of the courts. We need the court system to be …
To the Editor: Think very carefully about your next presidential vote. A candidate (convicted felon) with total immunity who promises: to be a dictator, revenge on those perceived as …
To the Editor: I’d like to air a pet peeve; i.e., the theft of shopping carts. Contrary to a belief held by certain members of the public, shopping carts are not free. Why, dear thieves, …
To the Editor: “If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.” Across our country, and especially in New York, we’ve witnessed a deliberate and cascading erosion of our …
We aren’t Italian, but we proudly and happily celebrate Cortland’s Italian community. We love learning about the traditions, the stories and the people, and seeing the ways Italian-Americans …
To the Editor: I am writing in reference to the issues of character and integrity that have been raised in the district attorney race. Over nearly 20 years, I moved from student, to junior …
Look at the sign at the Homer Elementary School playground. We wish we had thought of it. The sign is simple: a carefully organized chart of pictographs, each conveying meaning. It’s …
To the Editor: For four- and one-half years, I had the honor of serving the people of LD 5 as their legislator. In May, I took on another job that required me to resign from my position. I had …
To the Editor: Cryptocurrency, a fad, benefits only a few financial gamblers, produces no useful products and adds financial instability to the banking sector. One recent study shows that …
If the village of Marathon wants to win a NY Forward grant — either $4.5 million or $2.25 million — it helps to understand what the grant is meant to do. It’s just a ball to chase. The NY …
Moravia has its bathtub races. Preble has its Frog Pull. They are the offbeat events that have come to be beloved in the community. Last week we learned about plans for a new seasonal event and …
To the Editor: What has happened to our justice system in New York? Career criminals are encouraged to continue committing the same offenses, being arrested repeatedly without repercussions or …
To the Editor: By now most of us have heard that JD Vance, Republican nominee for Vice President, admitted, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to …
To the Editor: I urge voters not to support Congressman Molinaro and Congressman Williams. These representatives have failed to condemn Project 2025, an extremist agenda that threatens …
Imagine yourself in this situation: You need medical care. Now. But you do not need the services of a hospital emergency room. Your primary-care provider, a walk-in clinic, or someone else will do …
To the Editor: Since fall 2007 at SUNY Cortland I have taught one or two sections of The Cortland Experience, COR 101, specifically for students entering as possible history or social studies …
To the Editor: Let’s focus on some facts. In 2022, 73,654 people in the U.S. died from fentanyl brought across our southern border, made possible by Biden and “Border Czar” Harris. Under …
To the Editor: As I hear in the news about all the tragic and heartbreaking things that we human beings are capable of doing to each other, I am reminded of a certain quote from …
The death by suicide of a loved one is tragedy on top of tragedy, and survivors may blame themselves: “Why did this happen, and is there something that we should have done differently?” …
