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We’re going to curse. Maybe we forgot to turn right to take the most convenient detour, or got stuck waiting for people at the crosswalk. Maybe we just have to drive a little more slowly to …

To the Editor: The gap between the ultra-wealthy and middle-class Americans has been growing for decades, due to highly favorable tax policies for the ultra-wealthy (income and estate taxes) …

We hope Cortland County’s very first Restaurant Week, which ended Sunday, brought a nice uptick in business to local eateries. It’s a tough business, made tougher since the start of the …

PLEASE PUBLISH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE-ECG To the Editor: I’m writing to urge interested community members to complete our brief public survey about the possibility of TC3 expanding housing …

When the SUNY Cortland football team returned to campus Dec. 16, the day after winning its first Division III national championship, it was greeted by fireworks and more than 100 supporters. It …

To the Editor: In their March 15 letter, Tom and Judy Lickona use Canada’s Medical Aid in Dying law to show why MAID should not pass in New York state. As they stated, the 2015 Canada law …

Landlords and others have for years complained about zoning laws and their enforcement in the city of Cortland. The city’s lawyer has drafted amendments to the zoning and rental housing …

To the Editor: There are several points in Tom and Judy Lickona’s March 15 letter that need clarification or correction. First is the misrepresentation of Medical Aid in Dying as suicide. …

To the Editor: I am writing in regard to the homeless at the library. Let me say to Pam, Jim, Randolph and others that you are clearly kind and care about this issue. It is a blessing to know …

March 15, the Ides of March, is a significant date for the stock market I hear. Perhaps not as significant as it was for Julius Caesar, but Brutus is nowhere to be found these days. Today, for …

To the Editor: I read the article titled “SUNY approves club after lawsuit” (March 13) with interest. My interest came from not only the irony of the title, but also because I have …

What’s going on in Moravia? Is there something in the water? Or perhaps, the school simply has a talented cohort of young athletes and a couple of strong coaches — and a lot of …

To the Editor: Today, something to feel good about… Perhaps you’ve seen Dolly Parton on TV in recent months celebrating the Imagination Library’s milestone of having gifted 200 …

What’s going on in Moravia? Is there something in the water? Or perhaps, the school simply has a talented cohort of young athletes and a couple of strong coaches — and a lot of moxie. That’s …

To the Editor: Reference is made to an article in the Cortland Standard, “NY Republicans call for an end to Electric School Bus mandate,” dated Feb. 16. Summarily, a few school districts …

When the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency purchased the development rights for the Contento scrapyard off South Main Street in Homer in 2001, there were hopes that the property near …

A community’s health is based on so many little things, each contributing to, or undercutting, the other. A few years ago, Cortland County’s health and wellness leaders pointed out how lack of …

To the Editor: I have been thinking about public projects. Homer keeps coming up on the radio with things they are working on. I have been thinking of what we (Cortland) could do with the …

To the Editor: Gov. Hochul set up a commission to mull slavery reparations. Really? Al Sharpton, who never misses an opportunity to make just about anything a race issue, spoke at the …

For months, the Cortland Free Library has been embroiled in controversy surrounding the homeless people who tend to congregate there during the day when temperatures are low. As a result, Director …

To the Editor: According to the United States Interagency Council in 2017, the United States spends millions on temporary programs/assistance for the homeless. Temporary programs include …

County officials started noticing things soon after Danny retired. Danny Ferris, a cook with the Cortland County Area Agency on Aging, had a heck of a recipe for macaroni and cheese: Danny’s …

To the Editor: There are good reasons to urge our New York state government — in particular our governor and state Senate and Assembly representatives — to oppose adding a “Medical Aid …

The village of Groton — its government, the Groton Central School District and local business and property owners — had to invest tens of millions of dollars in their community order …

To the Editor: On March 6, news broke in regards to the McGraw superintendent being placed on administrative leave. This news shocked our small community and we all needed answers, and more so …

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