Lisa Hoeschele always had a passion for helping people, but when her daughter Margaret was born 10 weeks premature, she saw first-hand how important community supports can be. “We …
Cortland has tried and failed twice to get state funding to build 53 units of affordable senior housing – and come late summer, it will try again. The Cortland Housing Assistance Council, …
Cortland County legislators approved a 29-year lease Thursday for land at and near the county airport for a 2.8-megawatt solar project. “Our attorneys have to fine tune the lease agreement …
A year-round shelter might work; so could transitional housing. Maybe a solution is less concrete than that – maybe a change in perspective could help. Most likely? It’s a combination.
While the call-to-action to stop climate change is urgent, poetry, as a vessel, can deliver the important message in a gentle way, said author Nancy Avery Dafoe. Cortland native Dafoe has …
A single mother who works full time says that when she gets home from work and asks her 16- and 14-year-old daughters for help with dinner, they respond, “That’s your job.” A …
It’s easy and mindless to watch a film at the movie theater or on your couch. Watch it with the filmmaker, director or actors sitting right by you; you’ll connect with the material on a …
Watching my wife’s family get together is like watching performance art. But feeding them is the greatest challenge in easy eating that I can imagine. They actually like each other. My …
