Opinion

We all want to feel accepted and loved. But that’s not always easy when others consider us different in some way. Our LGBTQ+ neighbors can be left out or scorned by some people because they …

To the Editor: A Dec. 26 Cortland Standard article described how 69 million American families own mutual funds. Many of these accounts are in retirement savings. The article names several …

We can imagine a conversation like this all across Cortland County — mostly because we had this last week: Honey, is this recyclable? Is it crunchy? I don’t want to eat it, I want to …

A new year brings new hope for making personal and professional progress. That is true of the Cortland County Legislature, which had its annual organizational meeting Jan. 3. The legislators …

Two-faced

The two-faced Greek god Janus is the origin of the word January. Two-faced is not a deliberate insult here, but instead a bittersweet message, as a way to signify the month of January as being …

A little over a year ago, the Groton Central School District announced it would change its name away from the Indians, following a state ultimatum — to districts across the state — to …

We know a family not too far from the greater Cortland area: dream house, great job, beautiful neighborhood. An almost-wonderful quality of life. They’re looking to leave. Despite this idyllic …

To the Editor: We have the power to wipe out cervical cancer. Yet, a recent U.S. study shows that more cervical cancers are being diagnosed at a later stage, when the cancer may have already …

The health hazards of tobacco smoking are indisputable and we are glad to see the city of Cortland is considering a law to help keep kids from smoking. The city is considering restricting …

A couple of dozen county and local officials raised their right hands Dec. 28 in the main courtroom of the Cortland County Courthouse to take their oaths of office as they prepared to begin their …

To the Editor: The number of tobacco retail stores in a community is linked to increased smoking rates, increased smoking-related death and disease outcomes, and the normalization of tobacco …

To the Editor: It is weird that the terms slim chance and fat chance mean the same thing. Why doesn’t SUNY Cortland run a bus to and from Main Street in Cortland? If tomatoes are …

One doesn’t have to squint hard to see how scheduling local elections in odd-numbered years can be interpreted as a means of voter suppression. Think this out: Even-numbered years feature …

Be better

The new year offers us a symbolic reset button, an opportunity to reflect on ways we may have gone astray over the past year, or merely ways we’d like to improve ourselves. Whether you call it …

To the Editor: Are we headed for round two of the fracking fight? Clean Energy Solutions Company is leasing lands in Broome, Tioga, and Chemung counties. Touting a new, untested method of …

To the Editor: My Oct. 6 Cortland Standard letter entitled “Beware ‘hoax’ climate solutions” outlined a technology called “carbon capture and sequestration” (CCS), invented by Big Oil, …

Standing on the rooftop and extolling the increase in the minimum wage to $15 as either the greatest advance in labor rights since the 40-hour work week or the greatest threat to unfettered …

It takes a village to raise a child, we’ve often read. In Dryden, the business community has come together to raise the village, in the form of the Dryden Business Association. In March …

It stinks. We know. Nobody likes it but here we are. The number of cases of COVID-19 and influenza are climbing again in Cortland County. It was expected, as people gathered with family and …

Governments have gone crazy. New York state is looking to possibly pass a law making it mandatory for any restaurant operating on the thruway system …

Gardens grow

The quality of school lunches is often a punchline — although we suspect many kids aren’t laughing along. That’s not the fault of cafeteria workers, but rather limited funding, federal …

To the Editor: The article that appeared April 18 reported that there are 40 homeless people in Cortland. I understand the only shelter (one single room), at the Salvation Army (back …

Tax breaks arranged by the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency helped to create or retain 387 jobs this year, which does not include 350 that iSpice announced for the former Voyant factory …

To the Editor: This is a response to a letter written by Ruth Lewis. When I read your letter, I reacted to your situation since I was there until a kind friend reached out to help me. Since …

Yes, Virginia

Editor’s note: The following editorial written by Francis P. Church first appeared in The New York Sun in 1897. It …

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