To the Editor: The history of public schools in New York state is a proud one. Once, every locality had its own local school. Even today, the public school system is often the largest employer …

To the Editor: The Cortland Rural Cemetery appreciates the coverage of the very interesting C.W. Sanders mausoleum renovation project now in process (“Cemetery gets $500K bequest to restore …

State Senator Lea Webb New York has always been a safe haven when it comes to maternal and reproductive healthcare, particularly in the Wake of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. …

To the Editor: Gov. Hochul, your New York State Police, aided and abetted by local sheriff’s departments, behaved disgracefully and belligerently on what should have been the joyful occasion …

Karla Alwes While out of town recently, with no Cortland Standard in sight, I read an article titled “Ginsburg Award Ceremony Canceled After Backlash” (Wall Street Journal, March 20). The …

To the Editor: I’m asking our Governor, Kathy Hochul, to sign A8866/S8357 into state law, which will ban carbon capture and sequestration from our state’s energy policy, one of the first …

To the Editor: In response to Mr. Stokoe’s March 19 letter to the editor about reparations, I have one suggestion: Read the book “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson. It explains clearly why, …

To the Editor: Our landfill is getting full — far faster than we anticipated, as the Cortland Standard reported in June 2023. Thirteen years left and we’re already almost full. Right now, …

Library remains a treasure To the Editor: Jen Graney, director of the Cortland Free Library moved me with her eloquence in her March 4 resignation letter. “As we find ourselves in the midst …

To the Editor: The gap between the ultra-wealthy and middle-class Americans has been growing for decades, due to highly favorable tax policies for the ultra-wealthy (income and estate taxes) …

PLEASE PUBLISH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE-ECG To the Editor: I’m writing to urge interested community members to complete our brief public survey about the possibility of TC3 expanding housing …

To the Editor: In their March 15 letter, Tom and Judy Lickona use Canada’s Medical Aid in Dying law to show why MAID should not pass in New York state. As they stated, the 2015 Canada law …

To the Editor: There are several points in Tom and Judy Lickona’s March 15 letter that need clarification or correction. First is the misrepresentation of Medical Aid in Dying as suicide. …

To the Editor: I am writing in regard to the homeless at the library. Let me say to Pam, Jim, Randolph and others that you are clearly kind and care about this issue. It is a blessing to know …

March 15, the Ides of March, is a significant date for the stock market I hear. Perhaps not as significant as it was for Julius Caesar, but Brutus is nowhere to be found these days. Today, for …

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: Today, something to feel good about… Perhaps you’ve seen Dolly Parton on TV in recent months celebrating the Imagination Library’s milestone of having gifted 200 …

To the Editor: Reference is made to an article in the Cortland Standard, “NY Republicans call for an end to Electric School Bus mandate,” dated Feb. 16. Summarily, a few school districts …

To the Editor: I have been thinking about public projects. Homer keeps coming up on the radio with things they are working on. I have been thinking of what we (Cortland) could do with the …

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: 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 …