The two-faced Greek god Janus is the origin of the word January. Two-faced is not a deliberate insult here, but instead a bittersweet message, as a way to signify the month of January as being …

To the Editor: We have the power to wipe out cervical cancer. Yet, a recent U.S. study shows that more cervical cancers are being diagnosed at a later stage, when the cancer may have already …

To the Editor: The number of tobacco retail stores in a community is linked to increased smoking rates, increased smoking-related death and disease outcomes, and the normalization of tobacco …

To the Editor: It is weird that the terms slim chance and fat chance mean the same thing. Why doesn’t SUNY Cortland run a bus to and from Main Street in Cortland? If tomatoes are …

To the Editor: Are we headed for round two of the fracking fight? Clean Energy Solutions Company is leasing lands in Broome, Tioga, and Chemung counties. Touting a new, untested method of …

To the Editor: My Oct. 6 Cortland Standard letter entitled “Beware ‘hoax’ climate solutions” outlined a technology called “carbon capture and sequestration” (CCS), invented by Big Oil, …

Governments have gone crazy. New York state is looking to possibly pass a law making it mandatory for any restaurant operating on the thruway system …

To the Editor: The article that appeared April 18 reported that there are 40 homeless people in Cortland. I understand the only shelter (one single room), at the Salvation Army (back …

To the Editor: This is a response to a letter written by Ruth Lewis. When I read your letter, I reacted to your situation since I was there until a kind friend reached out to help me. Since …

To the Editor: Thanks to the Cortland Standard for its extensive coverage of the recent COP28 Climate Conference. After weeks of heated confrontation and debates a consensus statement was …

To the Editor: While Donald Trump continues to recite, in a kind of mangled paraphrase, passages from ‘Mein Kampf’ at his rallies, we hear that he is becoming even more popular. So was the …

To the Editor: Saturday Night Live had a skit some years ago that distinguished “funny ha ha” from “funny strange.” Saturday’s cartoon in the Cortland Standard Opinion page would fit …

To the Editor: In 2006 I was diagnosed with post surgical Hypoparathyroidism. Due to this I must be medicated daily as my body does not produce enough calcium. Throughout the years I began …

To the Editor: I am sure by now most of you have seen the expansion of those solar installations around the county. So my questions are as follows: Has anyone seen a reduction in their …

To the Editor: As county legislator-elect representing most of Homer (LD 10), I feel compelled to respond to a letter to the editor from Nov. 29, which voiced strong opposition to the Homer …

To the Editor: Given all the problems in the world right now, this one is pretty paltry. On the other hand, in my world and that of others in similar circumstances, it’s a big deal. In my …

To the Editor: My husband and I could not disagree more with Mr. Doring’s opinion, printed here Nov. 29, criticizing the Homer School meal program. Mr. Doring myopically suggests that public …

To the Editor: I have a service dog. He is licensed as a service dog and is individually trained for my needs. I’ve lately been having issues: accessibility to a local store, harassment, …

To the Editor: The other night in a town hall with Sean Hannity, former President Trump was invited to confirm that he would not be a dictator. He kinda sorta did, but did not really address …

To the Editor: The county Legislature’s decision to abandon plans to change health insurance coverage for retirees from traditional Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan is welcome news. …

Bonnie Carlson Concerning the recent passing of Rosalind Carter, I have no doubt that she had only the best of intentions for using her station in life to promote Mental Health Reform and the …

Karla Alwes I met a woman recently who kindly told me she is a reader of this column. She tells me that she enjoys my writing about “little” things. I can understand how reading a column …

To the Editor: Chronicled in this paper, on Nov. 29 Jim Doring’s statement cast himself as Ebenezer Scrooge: “It is not the responsibility of the Homer School District taxpayers to feed …

To the Editor: Two classic art forms converge to produce the Metropolitan Opera’s “The Magic Flute,” to be shown on PBS, at 2 p.m. on Dec. 10. It is sung in German with English …

To the Editor: The county’s mean-spirited plan to force their retirees off Medicare has come to an end — for now. After voting, Mr. Fitch unfortunately discussed ways to rekindle the …