Forgive us, but it’s the last day of January and we have to ask: How is your New Year’s resolution going?We don’t mean to offend, and we’re happy to forgive any backsliders …

To the Editor: Mr. McCarthy made enough deals to rise to the speaker position he felt he deserved. Leadership should be earned not deserved. His acceptance speech remarked the concessions were …

The city of Cortland’s Wastewater Treatment Facility doesn’t come up often in casual conversation — it’s a decidedly unsexy part of city government. Nonetheless, over many …

To the Editor: In this new year I lift a glass for a toast: Here’s to the Cortland Standard Opinion page! May it continue to print all opinions on the issues of the day, whether liberal or …

Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, the legalization of cannabis in states across the country has caused a nationwide increase in the number of young children admitted to hospitals after inadvertently …

Rub a tomato. If it feels waxy, almost like you could leave a fingerprint without pressing, it’s overripe. At that point, you have a day, maybe two, before the tomato is unusable. For a …

To the Editor:Is the “No smoking” ban on absolutely necessary? Shouldn’t the real issue, which is garbage, be addressed instead?It’s proposed that the law doesn’t want …

What will Cortland County look like in 20 years? We ask that question often, and the prognosticators among us ask the next question in line: What should Cortland County look like? That comes to …

To the Editor:Thank you for two insightful articles on the solar project being developed in Homer, Cortlandville and Solon. I have been following this project for several years, and I continue to be …

To the Editor: Perfect timing. Did you happen to read the article in the Jan. 6 Cortland Standard? Local business are struggling to meet their IDA’s required PILOT staffing protocol. Mind …

Not long ago I noticed the Pomeroy Foundation history marker in front of the Homer Elementary School. It celebrates the long history of education on the Homer Village Green. As a retired teacher I am …

The statewide shortage of volunteer firefighters has been a smoldering problem for years without being extinguished. We don’t know if Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to throw money at the …

To the Editor:Kudos to the City of Cortland Environmental Advisory Committee and to Bruce Adams for his role in keeping the group alive. I had the privilege of being one of the EAC’s founding …

To the Editor: I notice with regret that as a nation we are getting further away from understanding what an argument is. In fact, argument is not a “rant,” as a letter writer recently …

When you thinks of an old industrial city in upstate New York, the environment does not typically come to mind.But Cortland officials are looking to restore the city’s beauty and address …

To the Editor:In the Jan. 10 Cortland Standard in the “Good Old Days” there was an article from Jan. 10, 2013 about a company wanting to install a wind farm on land in Homer, Solon, …

We learned a new term this week, and given how long we’ve been doing this journalism thing, we’re impressed with both the concept and the dedication it takes to make it work. That term: …

Solar bonanza really a money grab To the Editor:I had a chance to watch the video of the Cortland County Legislature’s October 2022 meeting. My main reason to watch was regarding the PILOT …

The Cortland County Legislature has created a full-time grants administrator position, a move expected to cost tens of thousands of dollars a year but with the potential to bring in millions in …

To the Editor:In his Jan. 5 letter (“Enough already”) John Carroll described my criticism of a recent Hitch cartoon as a “rant.” What makes it a rant anymore than his letters? …

Central New York’s weather is always fertile ground for small talk, whether remarking upon the slip n’ slide in our driveway Tuesday morning, or the large swaths of green grass at area …

Into every life, a little rain must fall. One must plan for it. But when the rain causes a landslide, and that landslide buries a road — that’s hard to foresee, and we find no …

To the Editor: A recent article in this paper has compelled me to write today, to remind your readers all milk is safe, wholesome and antibiotic-free. How can I be so confident? The U.S. Food and …

To the Editor:I am responding to John Carroll’s letter of Jan. 5, in which he praises the editorial cartoonist “Hitch” and objects to the letters from Jim Weiss which have …

What a difference a half-mile makes. A month ago, we urged caution when the village of Homer began considering a law allowing, and regulating, LED signs following requests by the Family Health …