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To the Editor: As a retired residential construction business owner, I relied on the strength of our local economy. I support Josh Riley’s policies to revitalize and strengthen our local …

My husband, Myron, and I are lifelong residents of Cortland County. We have owned and operated Cortland Sanitation since 1986, having it passed down from his father, who started in 1960. We have …

To the Editor: Paid parking in downtown Cortland? With an App? Really? When was this discussed? Did the Council consider this? Was the Downtown Partnership consulted? The Chamber? I think the …

To the Editor: With the midterm elections fast approaching, and if you are sick and tired of the direction New York state is going, then I want to take this opportunity to remind the great people of …

To the Editor: Election time. Isn’t it wonderful? The glossy mailers all start to fill our mailboxes, then our trash cans. They are basically all trash. If they tell you what they are going to …

To the Editor:Soon, we’ll elect our new member for the new 19th District of the House of Representatives. For 90% of the people in this district, Josh Riley is the right candidate. Who are …

To the Editor: When I seek to influence lawmakers, I have only my own voice. I don’t have a Political Action Committee with its 24/7 army of lobbyists advocating for me. It’s …

To the Editor:On Sept. 28, on NPR, I heard a reference to Kendra’s Law. It concerns a tragedy that happened in Manhattan in 2000. Kendra Webdale, 32, was pushed to her death in front of a …

To the Editor: Solar, Solar, Solar. How popular this seems to be within Cortland County and its neighboring municipalities. I suppose we need to get used to seeing the solar panels be erected at …

To the Editor: We often hear the phrase “No Farms, No Food” but don’t stop to think about the critical role farming plays in our daily lives. Farmers work every day in a challenging …

To the Editor: Solar, solar, solar. How popular this seems to be within Cortland County and its neighboring municipalities. I suppose we need to get used to seeing the solar panels be erected at …

To the Editor: In his Sept. 9 letter (“Woe is me”), John Carroll lists three persons to criticize: 1) President Joe Biden 2) NYS Governor Kathy Hochul, and 3) Jim Weiss — for his …

To the Editor: This letter is in response to the recent remarks made by the decrepit old geezer in the White House. I am a MAGA Republican and proud of it! He has said that we are extremists, well if …

To the Editor: I find the paper’s recent opinion piece about the Clinton Avenue bioretention areas a disappointment. It described two separate issues with the work done along Clinton Avenue and …

To the Editor: It was wonderful to see the article in Monday’s paper featuring the work that Mary Kimberly has done to share the history of McGraw’s remarkable New York Central College. …

To the Editor: Brad Moses was the only candidate endorsed to be Madison County Judge but on July 30 he overdosed on fentanyl. A few days later, he resigned as an Assistant DA. Despite a blood test …

To the Editor: A Republican senator tweeted in response to President Biden’s speech in Philadelphia, “With all due respect, Mr. President, there is nothing wrong with Americas …

To the Editor: I’d like to respond to John Carroll’s and Chris Kabat’s letters to the Editor in Friday’s newspaper. I’m tired of people complaining about President …

To the Editor:Well, I guess it was bound to happen, an EDF representative getting a guest column in the paper, having to defend what his company is doing. Having to have an editorial in the paper has …

To the Editor:The city of Cortland’s Landscape & Design Commission is now accepting applications for the planting of trees in the city’s right of way. The choice of trees is now …

To the Editor: The Groton Alumni Association has been blessed with three presidents of vision and tenacity: Alice Houston, Meredith Wells and Betty Conger. To accomplish the tasks needed to …

To the Editor: Many investors have lost their life savings in the crypto-currency market, which they don’t understand. The crypto market went into meltdown this summer and investors are …

To the Editor: Hydroplaning is when a vehicle skids on a wedge of water. It can be life threatening. You might think every driver is aware of this and would take care to avoid it. I am …

To the Editor: With all the challenges we’ve faced recently, our politicians must be ready for anything. That’s why I’m proud to endorse Leslie Danks Burke for state Senate …

To the Editor: The House wasted taxpayer’s money and their time creating and passing a gun bill, they knew darn well had no chance of making it through the Senate. They did it to make the …

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