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To the Editor: What a joke! The joke is on us hard-working Americans. Republicans take control of the House and don’t even have enough respect to start out with some resemblance of an orderly …

Enough already

To the Editor: Mr. Weiss (Cortland Standard Dec. 30) has subjected the many readers of the Cortland Standard and in particular myself and Mr. Kabat to his ongoing rant. Whilst you find the cartoonist …

To the Editor: I read the article of Dec. 22, about the firefighter who rescued the man trapped in his truck. Thank goodness Mr. Alteri was near by and could act, or the outcome for Mr. Robinson …

To the Editor: The word “nun” is simply the letter “n” doing a cartwheel. If even/odd parking is ostensibly for snow removal, why does the city write tickets in the summer? …

To the Editor: On Nov. 30 I criticized the Cortland Standard editor for publishing another disgusting Hitch cartoon. This one was a perversion trifecta in which Hitch ridiculed all in one cartoon …

To the Editor:Thank you Gen Z for voting in large numbers in the mid-term elections. But according to AARP, the older generations also made a significant contribution to the outcome that will be …

To the Editor:I agree in part to the Cortland Standard’s Our Opinion of Nov. 3. I hope that we are “falling back” for the last time. I believe that standard time should be permanent …

To the Editor:Why, in order to pay school taxes for my local school, do I have to send my school tax payments to Albany? Why do I never get a paid receipt mailed to me after requesting one?For two …

To the Editor:This letter is in response to Karla Alwes’ guest column, “Safety first,” in the Dec. 10 issue of the Cortland Standard. While Professor Alwes adopts a joking tone to …

To the Editor:Those of us who heat with wood have hopefully put up the last measure of it that will take us through this coming winter.Like a lot of us, my thoughts have gone to Ukraine, where …

To the Editor: In the Nov. 30 edition of the Cortland Standard in the Opinion section, it’s quite obvious that Jim Weiss is all for “censorship.” I don’t agree with everything …

Why only haulers?

To the Editor:I read the article “County reviews policies it will send to trash haulers.” Why only haulers? Every single permit holder whether it’s resident, private business or …

Retirement and Parkinson's Disease

When I retired in 2016, I never foresaw what was ahead for me. Like most faculty I imagined an extended period of leisure and travel unencumbered with daily responsibilities. I think it began after …

To the Editor: Thank you, Mr. VanGorder for a very informative column on the current position of the IDA with regards to solar and the PILOT program. We can all rest easy now. My intention is to not …

To the Editor:I write to encourage readers to consider buying an electric car.Human beings are creatures of habit and find change difficult. However, we are the most adaptable species on planet …

To the Editor: I’ve been looking forward to seeing several of the shows at Cortland Repertory Theatre this summer — especially “My Fair Lady.” I received notice from CRT that the …

To the Editor: So, it happened again, this time at a high school in Georgia. Some of us probably sadly ask ourselves why. It was no surprise to learn, from the New York Times article, that the boy …

To the Editor: My wife Nancy and I are petitioning the town of Cortlandville to act on the items discussed at June’s town hall meeting at The Church of Blodgett Mills. This petition, written …

Behnke for LD5

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

As a 70 year old, this is what I think I want for America, my friends, and most importantly, my family. - I want America to be militarily and technologically strong - both at home and abroad, but …

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