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To the Editor: Gov. Hochul set up a commission to mull slavery reparations. Really? Al Sharpton, who never misses an opportunity to make just about anything a race issue, spoke at the …

To the Editor: According to the United States Interagency Council in 2017, the United States spends millions on temporary programs/assistance for the homeless. Temporary programs include …

To the Editor: I read the article titled “SUNY approves club after lawsuit” (March 13) with interest. My interest came from not only the irony of the title, but also because I have …

To the Editor: There are good reasons to urge our New York state government — in particular our governor and state Senate and Assembly representatives — to oppose adding a “Medical Aid …

To the Editor: On March 6, news broke in regards to the McGraw superintendent being placed on administrative leave. This news shocked our small community and we all needed answers, and more so …

To the Editor: We are deeply saddened by the news of the Cortland Free Library Director’s resignation. Her resignation underscores the need for an appropriate response to the escalating …

To the Editor: This is a rebuttal of what Major Corrine Hayes, Head of the Cortland Salvation Army reportedly said in an interview with the Cortland Standard (published Feb. 27). Because the …

To the Editor: Ring, ring, is anyone answering the solar update phone? Seems that no one is. So again, where are we with the EDF solar project? There has been no update from any of the towns …

To the Editor: Wow. I went to the Homer High School production of “Beauty and the Beast” on Friday night, and it was stellar. Having been a past Homer thespian, as well as president of the …

To the Editor: As the Access To Independence disability advocacy specialist, I have spent a lot of time working with community organizations and local government to increase accessibility and …

To the Editor: Yep, Jim, I too am putting words on paper, I sure am. However, I take issue with your statement that you have no way of taking independent action. You do, you most certainly do. …

To the Editor: So here we go again with the issue of trying to enforce (or whether to enforce) the city’s codes and preserve R-1 neighborhoods. Mayor Steve says that the “three …

To the Editor: I once again have sad news to relay for the overall attempt to reforest the city of Cortland’s residential streets. It has been brought to my attention that a tree at 17 Sands …

To the Editor: As head of the (College) Hill Neighborhood Association from the early 1990s through 2009, I was very involved in getting the zoning code’s definition of family — commonly known …

To the Editor: For several weeks we have seen articles, editorials and letters about the homeless people in the Cortland Free Library during the day. The library, as part of its mission (and also …

To the Editor: This letter is in response to Cortland Standard Publisher Evan Geibel’s piece in the Outlook 2024 section of the Feb. 17 paper. I wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Geibel’s …

To the Editor: How did the party of Reagan be ome the party of Putin?! The sight of Republicans supporting attacks against our allies by Putin is appalling, yet, there it is, proudly …

To the Editor: In her Feb. 27 diatribe about my recent letter concerning the library/homeless situation, Whitney Meeker condemns me for not taking “substantial action” to solve the …

To the Editor: The problem that some people do not like regarding the unhoused being in the Cortland Free Library might be solved by finding a site for a daytime warming center. Suggested …

To the Editor: I’m writing about Jim Weiss’s Feb. 22 letter to the editor. Jim, the comments in your letter mostly defy sensibility. You say it was uncomfortable for you to get to David …

To the Editor: The recent series on Cortland County’s early settlers and the Feb. 14 letter criticizing it are in agreement on one thing: Rhoda Beebe, one of the earliest settlers, has not …

Karla Alwes February and March, Black History and Women’s History months, respectively, are similar in many ways. Each month’s remembrance and celebration was originally shorter than a …

To the Editor: The Feb. 20 edition had two letters concerning the Cortland Free Library opening their doors to the homeless population of Cortland. Both letters were very negative about the …

To the Editor: Maybe this is a dumb idea but, there’s a lot of conversation going on about the homeless population in Cortland. Having gone to school in the building that’s now the County …

To the Editor: In my 40 year subscription to the Cortland Standard, I don’t recall any issue that has elicited such a rapid sequence of articles, editorials and letters as the homeless people …

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