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September 18, 2025

‘Round the Square: Does banning books achieve anything?

BANNED: Does banning books from schools achieve anything? The organization First Book did a study to...

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BASD administration hears parents’ concerns on consolidation

By JIM ECKSTROM news@bradfordera.com

October 2, 2026

With the Bradford Area School District considering closing School Street Elementary for 2027-28, many parents in the district are wary about how child...

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Love, Sophia: The hometown mission behind Sunday’s Bills flyover

By HENRY BUCHAN news@bradfordera.com

October 2, 2026

When U.S. Air Force Maj. Matt Blue's C-130 flies over Highmark Stadium on Sunday, he will do it with a mission central to the community that raised hi...

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The Steelers refused to give in to Porter Jr. The stand may cost them

By WILL GRAVES - AP Sports Writer

October 2, 2026

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr. spent the last three seasons becoming exactly who the Pittsburgh Steelers drafted him to be : an emerging shutdown c...

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DEP cites Catalyst after production water release at Cyclone injection well site

By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com

October 2, 2026

CYCLONE — A reported failure in surface filtering equipment at Catalyst Energy Inc.’s wastewater injection well site in Keating Township resulted in a...

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Social Security Matters: When will Congress repay money taken years ago?

By RUSSELL GLOOR

October 2, 2026

DEAR RUSTY: I seem to remember that Congress borrowed a total of $4 trillion from Social Security back in the 1980s and '90s. When will this be repaid...

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