Big tech companies out of California have transformed our economy over the past two decades. When we want a ride, we’re probably going to call an Uber or a Lyft. When we want delivery for …

Full speed ahead on internet With a fresh infusion of state grant funding, Cortland County may finally, FINALLY be able to connect the majority of the remainder of its households to high-speed …

The Cortaca Jug festivities downtown over the weekend were predicated on a couple of theories that experience now shows have merit, but might need a bit of tinkering: The city closed off part …

The bad news for the city of Cortland continues, with the announcement last week that its credit rating has dropped. While this isn’t a catastrophe for city taxpayers, it does mean the city — and …

Perhaps suffering from an acute bout of cynicism, a colleague said to us the other day, “Why don’t we think about giving and charity the whole year, instead of just around the holidays?” Well, …

If the isolation, fear, misery and grief of the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that the single most-effective way to keep our friends and loved ones healthy and safe was to stay …

It’s been eight days since the general election. Some people are still cheering; others are still wailing and gnashing teeth at the return to the presidency of Donald Trump. But many decisions …

Like a young child, eyeing the presents under the Christmas tree on Dec. 18, our patience is being tested. It’s been nearly three years already, but the reconstruction of the city of Cortland’s …

That Nicholas Renzi donated $1 million to help Guthrie open the Renzie Cancer Center in 2021 is cause to stand up and say thank you. That he did it again — donating $1 million to help establish a …

Once upon a time, not so very long ago, long-term health care consisted of nursing homes: Either you were in one, or you weren’t. Over the past 40 or 50 years, the approach to care has …

When hurricanes threaten Florida, we feel high and dry in landlocked Central New York. When tornadoes ravage the Midwest, we’re thankful that they’re so rare in the greater Cortland area …

Optimists see the glass as half full; pessimists see it as half empty. Curmudgeons see a thumbprint on the glass, and it bothers them. One such thumbprint is the state Department of Labor’s …

Few positions in public employment are so closely tied to the communities they serve than that of school district superintendent. Parents bundle up the kiddos and send them to school for 12 or 13 …

We know that most people are looking to vote for their preferred candidates on Tuesday, Election Day (or, perhaps they’re looking forward to voting against their least-favorite candidate). But …

As you get older, Halloween just isn’t that scary, anymore. Skeleton decorations, no matter how tall they are, don’t give us the creeps. Spooky sound effects just sound like noise. Even …

New Yorkers start voting today, the first day of early voting, which runs until Nov. 3. Election Day itself is Nov. 5, so we really are in the home stretch now (cue audible sigh of relief). Things …

The messages are a pretty simple poetry of death: “The store by my school made vaping seem cool,” and “Flavors hooked me, vaping cooked me.” The gravestones created by …

Some people think of history as a bunch of dusty old books with no relevance to our daily lives or a class they made us take in high school. While Homer Historian Martin Sweeney has added to the …

Hard decisions for a community that loves its animals The problems the Cortland Community Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has endured — leading it to announce last week it would …

Judging by what we print in the newspaper and what we see on social media, Cortland County residents have strong opinions about how we can improve the community. That’s a good thing — we want our …

The Homer Village Board of Trustees is seeking comment on its plan to set a six-month moratorium on new LED signs, a topic that has prompted debate in a community that prides itself on its historic …

Homer Mayor Hal McCabe made an interesting point last week when he complained about Cortland County negotiating to take a greater share of sales tax revenue. But the point he makes doesn’t actually …

We are now less than three weeks from the Nov. 5 general election. The race to pick the nation’s president has been going on for what seems like eternity in a contest of mind-boggling cost …

Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. We love that old saying. And as winter begins to peek its head into the greater Cortland area in recent days as …

It’s said that whether a person returns a shopping cart once the vehicle is loaded is a good indication about what kind of person that is. After all, there really aren’t any consequences …