To the Editor: What if all the countries of the world who owed the US for World War I and World War II debts repaid those debts? We were there for them when they needed us and we were even …
The bad news: An eighth of the families in Cortland County are food insecure. The good news: This community steps up to help. Fouts Farm in Cortlandville hosted its first “Kiss the …
The bad news: An eighth of the families in Cortland County are food insecure. The good news: This community steps up to help. Fouts Farm in Cortlandville hosted its first “Kiss the Calf” …
To the Editor: According to the paper, people are grumbling and pouting about the parking downtown. Excuse me? Grumble? Pout? I haven’t seen any pouting. Some people who work downtown may …
In the youth service area of the Cortland Free Library, there is a little “brick” house. A colleague told us he took his child to pick out a book there recently, and he’d been …
Recent articles in the Cortland Standard indicate that the Cortland County Legislature’s Highway Committee is discussing ways to improve playground safety as they contemplate replacing …
To the Editor: Given the new Secretary of Education’s job to dismantle the Department — a task straight out of Project 2025 — be ready to defend our invaluable public schools. Public …
To the Editor: Over the years, the city of Cortland has done multiple studies on parking in the downtown core. These have shown that there is adequate parking (when have you ever seen every …
The Homer Central School District had to move its classes to remote learning on Feb. 4 because of a staff shortage in the district’s transportation department due to illness. Students were back …
To the Editor: For 105 years, the League of Women Voters has been a non-partisan organization dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy. Now as our democracy is being tested, it …
One must expect some confusion with parking in downtown Cortland. Part of the recent $12 million project to rebuild Main Street, and all the infrastructure beneath it, means that parking was …
The Cortland Standard’s reporting on TLC’s recent policy change to no longer respond to calls for lifting assistance has been superficial. The initial article on the subject titled, “Who you …
Do you have a healthy relationship with your smartphone? We know many people who don’t — always compulsively checking their messages, or mindlessly scrolling social media. So when we …
To the Editor: In the Dec. 5 issue of the Cortland Standard and on the front page above the fold is an article about the city adopting the budget. In this article it states the city officials …
While we’ve heard plenty of complaints about the seemingly non-stop snow and cold, we welcome the return of seasonal weather. Although it has its challenges, all this white stuff is good for …
To the Editor: There has been much media coverage about a felon, Daniel Ball, who had been convicted in 2017 for domestic violence by strangulation, and who recently received a pardon from Donald …
To the Editor: Mr. President, have you no sense of decency? On Jan. 29, an Army helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger plane and 67 people died. We needed you to mourn …
The administration of President Donald Trump, true to his campaign promises, is targeting illegal immigrants in raids around the country. The more aggressive tactics have already resulted in clashes …
We live in the greatest nation in the world. I can say that with authority having traveled and lived across the world in my nearly three decades as a naval officer. What makes America so great? …
The entire emergency responder system is stressed. Volunteer fire departments lack volunteers; ambulance squads get too many calls for too few buses. And any time a crew is dispatched to something …
With the opening of an opioid treatment facility on Euclid Avenue in Cortland earlier this month, some of our friends and neighbors have a better chance of kicking their addiction to this dangerous …
To the Editor: I wonder what plans the Becks (and other large dairy operations) have in place to protect their workers in the event of a raid by ICE? Suzanne Etherington Cortland
If you call 911, someone will help you. Many of us probably take that for granted until we’re dialing the number ourselves, worried and desperate. Then, the calm voice on the other end is …
To the Editor: Cervical cancer can be prevented! Screening tests can find the cells that lead to cancer. These cells can then be removed. This prevents cancer! Screening also helps to find …
With the impending renovation of facilities at Cortland’s Randall Park, the city will have upgraded its entire inventory of parks. This was a wise investment in the city’s quality of life, and …
