We’ve always been inspired by the community of artists working in the greater Cortland area. Alone or in groups, via exhibitions in public spaces, institutional galleries or parks, our friends and …
Shakespeare’s villainous character Iago famously said that anyone who steals his purse “steals trash.” A recent ill-fated trip to Louisville, Kentucky proved the opposite to be true to …
To the Editor: I watched with horror and disbelief as the Supreme Court handed down their ruling on presidential immunity. Rather than address the actual facts presented by special counsel …
To the Editor: He sits on the couch watching TV while his house is burning. He smells smoke but he thinks it’s from a fire way across the town. He heard the old repairman tell him that the …
Distilleries and cideries in New York had been limited in the distribution of their products for years. There is good news and bad news for those producers. The good news is a change in state law, …
The COVID-19 pandemic was, generally speaking, awful. In addition to the all of the death, illness, suffering, confusion, anxiety, political chicanery and economic pain — indignity heaped upon …
To the Editor: I was notified July 2 that my son David had died in Germany where he was an employee of the Armed Forces Recreation Center in Garmisch. I called the Utica office of my …
Six months ago, the director of the Cortland Free Library resigned under pressure from users who were uncomfortable with homeless people using the library as a space to not die in the cold of winter. …
To the Editor: A scripture verse states “you will know them by their fruits,” which in secular terms means pay attention to behavior, not speech. It is ironic that while the radical left …
Things are heating up — and we don’t just mean the return of warmer weather following a cold, damp August. The city’s reconstructed Main Street is getting paved, SUNY Cortland is …
To the Editor: I recently marked my one year anniversary at the Cortland YMCA and I continue to be overwhelmed with support and stories of how important this building has been in the lives of …
Lower fares to users. Less cost to property taxpayers. Improved service that can take a bus patron from Marathon to Syracuse, Auburn, Utica and even Oswego (albeit with lots of …
To the Editor: Are the increases in sales tax and jobs from 2019 to 2023 due to the Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex? Richard Tupper’s letter to the Editor in the Aug. 22 issue suggests the …
With the beginning of the academic year at SUNY Cortland this Monday and the impending beginning next week for public school districts, traffic on Tompkins Street in the city of Cortland is …
Recently, a former Cortlandville town official who we both admire and respect took the Cortland Standard to task for not reporting positively on the development of Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex …
To the Editor: When I ran to represent Homer on our county Legislature, I promised to never cast votes which I felt would inhibit our taxpayers’ ownership over their local government. That …
To the Editor: It is my understanding that there have been several opinions expressed online regarding the back-in diagonal parking and that some downtown businesses have also expressed …
Expect a flood this weekend — the small trickle of college athletes returning to Cortland is swelling as SUNY Cortland’s freshman class and transfer students arrived in town Thursday and …
An informed electorate is crucial in a democracy. The public has a legal right to view the discussions that lead to public policy, with few exceptions. Shutting the public out of a public meeting is …
To the Editor: The Aug. 17 Cortland Standard article “What a summer” described some extreme weather we have experienced, including a microburst (93 mph wind) and a tornado. The stifling …
Downtown Cortland is a neighborhood like no other, with restaurants, bars, coffee shops, retail stores, performance venues, apartments, commercial office space, municipal buildings, the post office …
To the Editor: I was disappointed in your article on Aug. 16 on Gutchess Sports Park. A picture of an empty baseball field is deceptive to the reader. Your reporter Jack Lakowsky’s article …
Few people in the greater Cortland area have a better idea of what traffic on Tompkins Street in Cortland is like than us. We’ve been at the crux of one of the busiest stretches of municipal …
To the Editor: Brandon Williams saves his MAGA language for his campaign account, but it is right there for all to see (unless he has blocked you, which he often does). This week, he was …
To the Editor: The recent article, “SUNY Cortland pays Turning Point USA $42K, alters policies,” caught my attention. I have followed the Turning Pointers in their quest to ensure SUNY …
