Protect your freedoms To the Editor: November 2024 elections are coming. Promises, accusations, mudslinging and lying will be emerging faster than the speed of light and disappear as fast. …

To the Editor: Affordable housing has emerged as the central concern of this year’s elections, local and national. Mike Sigler remains silent on the topic. Lea Webb has made it a top …

The Homer Village Board of Trustees is seeking comment on its plan to set a six-month moratorium on new LED signs, a topic that has prompted debate in a community that prides itself on its historic …

To the Editor: Voting for District Attorney Patrick Perfetti is just plain good common sense. He has a strong work ethic wrapped up with a commitment and love for this county. He knows us and …

Homer Mayor Hal McCabe made an interesting point last week when he complained about Cortland County negotiating to take a greater share of sales tax revenue. But the point he makes doesn’t actually …

To the Editor: For all the GOP bleating about the Southern border, the danger is already here among us in CNY in the continuing threat to women’s health and reproductive autonomy posed by …

To the Editor: ICE just reported 13,099 “non-citizens” are here convicted of murder. There are 15,811 here convicted of sexual assault. There are 425,431 illegal immigrants convicted of …

To the Editor: Seems like city of Cortland retirees have been invited to the same health insurance dance that county retirees rejected in 2023. On Oct. 3, a front-page story in the Cortland …

We are now less than three weeks from the Nov. 5 general election. The race to pick the nation’s president has been going on for what seems like eternity in a contest of mind-boggling cost …

For the last four months, the Cortland County Housing and Homelessness Coalition, comprising over 40 local organizations, has worked to create a daytime space for people experiencing homelessness or …

Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. We love that old saying. And as winter begins to peek its head into the greater Cortland area in recent days as …

It’s said that whether a person returns a shopping cart once the vehicle is loaded is a good indication about what kind of person that is. After all, there really aren’t any consequences …

To the Editor: When Nixon committed far less serious crimes that former President Trump, Republican statesmen marched into his office and told him that he had lost the support of the Republican …

To the Editor: When I moved to Cortland, I hoped for a peaceful life, but instead, I’ve been met with harassment from neighbors and city officials alike. As a Black woman in an interracial …

While a rising homeless population has been met with criticism from some people, the leaders of several local groups have been working behind the scenes to provide them not only services, but some …

To the Editor: Although many of us have opinions about specific values and traditions, a central principle of our government is the neutrality of the courts. We need the court system to be …

To the Editor: Think very carefully about your next presidential vote. A candidate (convicted felon) with total immunity who promises: to be a dictator, revenge on those perceived as …

To the Editor: I’d like to air a pet peeve; i.e., the theft of shopping carts. Contrary to a belief held by certain members of the public, shopping carts are not free. Why, dear thieves, …

To the Editor: “If we do not maintain justice, justice will not maintain us.” Across our country, and especially in New York, we’ve witnessed a deliberate and cascading erosion of our …

We aren’t Italian, but we proudly and happily celebrate Cortland’s Italian community. We love learning about the traditions, the stories and the people, and seeing the ways Italian-Americans …

To the Editor: I am writing in reference to the issues of character and integrity that have been raised in the district attorney race. Over nearly 20 years, I moved from student, to junior …

Look at the sign at the Homer Elementary School playground. We wish we had thought of it. The sign is simple: a carefully organized chart of pictographs, each conveying meaning. It’s …

To the Editor: For four- and one-half years, I had the honor of serving the people of LD 5 as their legislator. In May, I took on another job that required me to resign from my position. I had …

To the Editor: Cryptocurrency, a fad, benefits only a few financial gamblers, produces no useful products and adds financial instability to the banking sector. One recent study shows that …

If the village of Marathon wants to win a NY Forward grant — either $4.5 million or $2.25 million — it helps to understand what the grant is meant to do. It’s just a ball to chase. The NY …