To the Editor: Last week I received a questionnaire from the Commissioner Of Jurors Office in Cortland. I was able to answer all seven questions in a positive light, it’s my suspicion I …

To the Editor: Jacob Mack’s recent article “Competing Concerns: Development in C’ville balances growth, environment” suggests that striking the right balance between …

To the Editor:In her Jan. 19 letter, retired SUNY English Professor Karla Alwes explains that an argument is a structured debate, such as in legal arguments in a court case. It is not a street fight. …

To the Editor:On Dec. 13, the Cortland Standard published “Our Opinion,” “Let facts sway your feelings.” The opinion chastised politicians for “all the breast-beating, …

To the Editor:I am writing to correct some misinformation in your Jan. 30 article addressing Medicare benefits (Page 12, “Why do so many older adults pick Medicare Advantage?”).The …

To the Editor: Our county legislators just gave themselves a little raise. Thanks to an amendment to Resolution No. 258-15, legislators can now be reimbursed for mileage from their homes to the …

To the Editor: How did George Santos get onto the election ballot in the first place? Where were the party members of the committee that created the petitions for signatures? Where was the chairman …

To the Editor: A place in the country is no longer a place in the country. For many of us, the almost constant smell of the landfill, and a proposed solar farm in our community, the country life …

To the Editor: Jan. 23, was proclaimed “Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.” The hymn for that day was “O Lord the Giver of All Life.” The …

To the Editor: I’d like to gently respond to Ms. Habermehl’s declarations about liberals and conservatives. I could be wrong, but it has been my observation that certain …

To the Editor: I wish to offer some clarification to the opinion piece by John Hartsock in the Cortland Standard of Jan. 21. I applaud Professor Hartsock’s interest in local history. He claims …

To the Editor: I watched the Cortland County Legislature meeting of Jan. 26 and was surprised, and dismayed, to see that the motion to allow legislators to claim unlimited mileage reimbursement …

To the Editor: This letter is in response to the reader who defined herself as a conservative. She also managed to disguise her anti-liberal rant as a “non-rant” using tongue-in-cheek …

To the Editor: Saturday, Jan. 28, is the 37th anniversary of that tragic day on which the US Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in midair 73 seconds after lift-off, killing all seven astronauts on …

To the Editor: Mr. McCarthy made enough deals to rise to the speaker position he felt he deserved. Leadership should be earned not deserved. His acceptance speech remarked the concessions were …

To the Editor: In this new year I lift a glass for a toast: Here’s to the Cortland Standard Opinion page! May it continue to print all opinions on the issues of the day, whether liberal or …

To the Editor:Is the “No smoking” ban on absolutely necessary? Shouldn’t the real issue, which is garbage, be addressed instead?It’s proposed that the law doesn’t want …

To the Editor:Thank you for two insightful articles on the solar project being developed in Homer, Cortlandville and Solon. I have been following this project for several years, and I continue to be …

To the Editor: Perfect timing. Did you happen to read the article in the Jan. 6 Cortland Standard? Local business are struggling to meet their IDA’s required PILOT staffing protocol. Mind …

To the Editor:Kudos to the City of Cortland Environmental Advisory Committee and to Bruce Adams for his role in keeping the group alive. I had the privilege of being one of the EAC’s founding …

To the Editor: I notice with regret that as a nation we are getting further away from understanding what an argument is. In fact, argument is not a “rant,” as a letter writer recently …

To the Editor:In the Jan. 10 Cortland Standard in the “Good Old Days” there was an article from Jan. 10, 2013 about a company wanting to install a wind farm on land in Homer, Solon, …

Solar bonanza really a money grab To the Editor:I had a chance to watch the video of the Cortland County Legislature’s October 2022 meeting. My main reason to watch was regarding the PILOT …

To the Editor:In his Jan. 5 letter (“Enough already”) John Carroll described my criticism of a recent Hitch cartoon as a “rant.” What makes it a rant anymore than his letters? …

To the Editor: A recent article in this paper has compelled me to write today, to remind your readers all milk is safe, wholesome and antibiotic-free. How can I be so confident? The U.S. Food and …