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 …
To the Editor: The county’s mean-spirited plan to force their retirees off Medicare has come to an end — for now. After voting, Mr. Fitch unfortunately discussed ways to rekindle the …
We’ll admit we’re a little disappointed that state Supreme Court Justice Mark Masler has declared moot a suit that Cortland County retirees brought against the county over its plan to switch …
To the Editor: I don’t know Jim Doring well, but thought I knew him well enough that I would never consider him to be a mean spirited person. So I was surprised at his letter to the editor …
A Cortland Standard editor, vising family along a major body of water recently, saw a bald eagle wheeling around at the end of the bay one morning as he drank his coffee. When the editor mentioned to …
To the Editor: When we were young, health insurance was something for old folks. As time goes by and retirement happens, health insurance becomes a preeminent consideration, not only to address …
We work hard for the money we earn, and expect governments to keep that in mind as they go about the people’s business using taxpayer dollars. Most of us don’t have a lot to spare, and …
To the Editor: Main Street is paved and open for business! Main street has been paved. You can now drive down Main Street without risking losing your car in a hole. Actually, it feels very …
To the Editor: Many gems are located in Cortland and Homer. I visited Area 51 at the Cortland Corset Building on Central Avenue and found Fran, the owner, was very friendly and enthusiastic …
To the Editor: It has been almost 4 years since the law banning flavored vapes and e-liquids in New York came into effect, but you would never know that in Cortland. The law, which targets …
We expect Fred Forbes Sr., to go out the same way he has worked in Homer for 20 years: quietly, consistently, transparently. We’ll be sorry to see him go. When Forbes was first elected Homer …
To the Editor: Regarding the Nov. 21 article, “Homer Schools to provide students free breakfast, lunch”: When I was growing up my parents provided breakfast in the morning. My mother …
To the Editor: What an insulting letter to the editor penned by Maxine Cleveland in the Nov. 24 edition. She referred to herself as a liberal who is very happy with the preponderance of the …
The city of Cortland’s request for proposals early this year to redevelop the former Parker Elementary School drew a single offer from Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services. That plan has been …
When a community invests in a business through a microenterprise grant or loan, it — like any other investor — seeks a return on its investment. But it calculates the return differently. …
The signs of homelessness are more apparent in Cortland County. Look at the number of people hanging around Cortland Free Library or Courthouse Park. Peak in at the county’s warming centers. …
Thomas Lickona Want to extend the spirit and practice of giving thanks well beyond our upcoming national holiday? This Thanksgiving, commit to ways to make “an attitude of gratitude” a …
