To the Editor: In 2020, the community of Satartia, Mississippi was unprepared for the calamity that was about to hit, as fog enveloped the area, fog caused by carbon dioxide emissions (also …
For nearly four months, the Cortland County Legislature has been seeking a new public defender. Thus far, officials say, they haven’t had much luck. County legislators last week decided to …
High school offers many opportunities for students to participate in academic activities that introduce them to the skills that will be important in their lives. For two Dryden High School students, …
Lime Hollow at 30 years — some reflections Charles Yaple William Shakespeare once observed that “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women …
Finally, seven months after the Cortlandville Town Board decided it wanted to eliminate a town justice position, it has deigned to tell its constituents what was passing through its collective mind. …
To the Editor: The phrase “All politics is theater, and all theater is political’’ is hardly tongue-in-cheek. It aptly describes the newest trend among political candidates in 2023 — …
To the Editor: Elected federal representatives know their responsibility is to run our government. Being aware of timelines doesn’t even give them incentive to do that. Keeping government …
Giving in the service of others is a universal moral imperative, whether religious, moral or civic. We feel that it’s important to give back to the greater Cortland area community, our home. …
One year ago, we thought practical artificial intelligence was a sci-fi conceit. We read about it and knew researchers were making progress in tech start-ups and university labs, but it was like …
To the Editor: Regarding the future of Parker School: there will be a Ward 2 meeting in the Parker School gym from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Although this meeting is for Ward 2, all are welcome. I …
The greater Cortland area needs a clinic that dispenses methadone. People addicted to opioids — and trying to kick the addiction — need all the support we can muster. Making them travel …
To the Editor: I’d like to respond to your editorial on the Cortland area opioid problem. I am not an expert, nor am I a representative of any organization addressing this matter. I am …
Football. Anyone? Karla Alwes With the arrival of September come school, autumn, and for some, the obsession of football. I watched my token game of football …
For small businesses, major outlays of capital are risky. Tens of thousands of dollars for new equipment or technologies could also be socked away to help weather a slow season, or hire another …
Symptomatic treatment: When medical care is focused on the symptoms, rather than the underlying cause. For example, treating a persistent headache with aspirin when the real problem is a brain tumor. …
To the Editor: A history professor from Cornell University said that The Central New York Living History Museum is “The best little museum in America, and it is not so little.” …
Opioid addiction has became a significant threat to the well-being of a growing number of Cortland County area residents, harming them, those who love them and the community. Cortland County is …
If you think about it, an awful lot of people plunk themselves down in a friend’s living room every February to watch the biggest game in football, the Super Bowl. So why not help them plunk …
On the surface, a decision to switch Cortland County government’s retirees to a private health insurance plan from Medicare seemed like a no-brainer. It would save taxpayers $800,000 a year …
To the Editor: Despite the fact that I will be 63 at the end of the year, I can still vividly remember when I was three years old, my sole sibling patiently teaching me how to read. My big …
America has 62 National Heritage Areas, including four in New York. Soon, if all goes well, Cortland County will be part of the 63rd, and the fifth in New York: the Finger Lakes National Heritage …
To the Editor: Concerning the Cortland County retiree health plan switch to the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan: Just the facts, as this retiree understands them to be. Speaking …
To the Editor: Once again the complete idiocy of a Hitch cartoon pollutes the pages of the Cortland Standard (Sept. 7). Hitch depicts John Kerry holding two signs: “Save the Planet” and …
During this time of year, as fall arrives, we often find ourselves rooting for college teams playing football, soccer or cross country. But when it comes to Tompkins Cortland Community College, …
As the school year begins, families with children attending Cortland and Homer public schools did not have to go through the annual chore of shopping for school supplies because the district took …
