To the Editor: It is truly embarrassing that a pro-criminal candidate like Elizabeth McGrath is on the ballot for Cortland County district attorney. Working Families Party candidates have …

Pumpkin spice is back. We are reading October recipes that include the spice as its foremost ingredient, even though there is no actual pumpkin in pumpkin spice. Pumpkin spice is made up of cinnamon, …

To the Editor: Three weeks until voting for a new US president. The upcoming presidential election pits two candidates for election as our president. Donald Trump is a spoiled, weak, mindless, …

To the Editor: I am writing in support of Patrick Perfetti’s reelection as Cortland County District Attorney. I am thankful for his being such a great friend to me when I was the victim of …

To the Editor: Brandon Williams is using false advertising in NY-22 to scare us and mobilize Republican voters. That is because that is all he has going for him. He voted against every …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

To the Editor: What has happened to our justice system in New York? Career criminals are encouraged to continue committing the same offenses, being arrested repeatedly without repercussions or …

To the Editor: By now most of us have heard that JD Vance, Republican nominee for Vice President, admitted, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to …

To the Editor: I urge voters not to support Congressman Molinaro and Congressman Williams. These representatives have failed to condemn Project 2025, an extremist agenda that threatens …

To the Editor: Since fall 2007 at SUNY Cortland I have taught one or two sections of The Cortland Experience, COR 101, specifically for students entering as possible history or social studies …