We’re rooting for the little bit of snow still clinging to the ground, but the outlook for a white Christmas this year isn’t promising. From Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” to …
To the Editor: Thanks to the Cortland Standard for its extensive coverage of the recent COP28 Climate Conference. After weeks of heated confrontation and debates a consensus statement was …
To the Editor: While Donald Trump continues to recite, in a kind of mangled paraphrase, passages from ‘Mein Kampf’ at his rallies, we hear that he is becoming even more popular. So was the …
To the Editor: Saturday Night Live had a skit some years ago that distinguished “funny ha ha” from “funny strange.” Saturday’s cartoon in the Cortland Standard Opinion page would fit …
For the past five years, the state has been pressing municipalities to create plans to share services in an effort to create more efficient governments and save taxpayer dollars. As an incentive, the …
To the Editor: In 2006 I was diagnosed with post surgical Hypoparathyroidism. Due to this I must be medicated daily as my body does not produce enough calcium. Throughout the years I began …
Landlords have a responsibility to provide safe properties for their tenants. Yet, more than 50 years after New York banned lead-based paints, nearly 60% of homes with high lead levels in Cortland …
To the Editor: I am sure by now most of you have seen the expansion of those solar installations around the county. So my questions are as follows: Has anyone seen a reduction in their …
To the Editor: As county legislator-elect representing most of Homer (LD 10), I feel compelled to respond to a letter to the editor from Nov. 29, which voiced strong opposition to the Homer …
Every parent has had to deal with this: the eye-watering, stomach-turning stench that burns the hair out of your nostrils, accompanied by a substance that, as Robin Williams once said, is part …
To the Editor: Given all the problems in the world right now, this one is pretty paltry. On the other hand, in my world and that of others in similar circumstances, it’s a big deal. In my …
There is often more than one way to approach a problem, especially a complicated one. That is the case for mental health issues that have traditionally brought a response by a police officer. In …
We believe in the importance of arts in education, which can expose young people to ideas and concepts they won’t necessarily receive in science or math class and inspire passion and creativity …
To the Editor: My husband and I could not disagree more with Mr. Doring’s opinion, printed here Nov. 29, criticizing the Homer School meal program. Mr. Doring myopically suggests that public …
We watched the crowd Saturday on Central Avenue in Cortland. We heard the cheers as the SUNY Cortland Red Dragons scored their fourth unanswered touchdown against Randolph-Macon College. Then a …
To the Editor: I have a service dog. He is licensed as a service dog and is individually trained for my needs. I’ve lately been having issues: accessibility to a local store, harassment, …
To the Editor: The other night in a town hall with Sean Hannity, former President Trump was invited to confirm that he would not be a dictator. He kinda sorta did, but did not really address …
The world dodged the bullet again and again. Swine flu. Avian flu. The dire warnings came, we got anxious, then the spread was limited. It always seemed like the next pandemic would be prevented by …
To the Editor: The county Legislature’s decision to abandon plans to change health insurance coverage for retirees from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan is welcome news. …
Bonnie Carlson Concerning the recent passing of Rosalind Carter, I have no doubt that she had only the best of intentions for using her station in life to promote Mental Health Reform and the …
Karla Alwes I met a woman recently who kindly told me she is a reader of this column. She tells me that she enjoys my writing about “little” things. I can understand how reading a column …
It’s worth remembering that winter takes a little more effort than the other seasons. Between low temperatures, hazardous conditions and the relative lack of sunlight, it can be easy to find …
To the Editor: Chronicled in this paper, on Nov. 29 Jim Doring’s statement cast himself as Ebenezer Scrooge: “It is not the responsibility of the Homer School District taxpayers to feed …
To the Editor: Two classic art forms converge to produce the Metropolitan Opera’s “The Magic Flute,” to be shown on PBS, at 2 p.m. on Dec. 10. It is sung in German with English …
History: It’s dusty books on the shelf, right? Wrong. At the Cortland County Historical Society, it’s a TikTok video, and a candlelight event showing off the stuff and style it has collected …
