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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 …

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 …

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