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$What the Grateful Dead can show a fractured America$

An attendee waves a flag during a public memorial for Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

January 23, 2026

What the Grateful Dead can show a fractured America

By J. PEDER ZANE RealClearPolitics

After the last key member of the Grateful Dead, guitarist Bob Weir, died last week at the age of 78,...

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Thompson is Student of the Week

January 23, 2026

Jay Thompson of Northern Potter High School, in the Homeland Security program at Seneca Highlands Career and Technical Center, has been named Student ...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Why America should take the lead in Greenland — before our adversaries do

By PAUL McCARTHY InsideSources.com

January 23, 2026

WASHINGTON (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in Greenland has triggered the predictable chorus of elite disbelief. Pundits scoff. Euro...

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Crime, PA State News

More than 530 Illegal guns, 56 million fentanyl ‘doses’ seized across state in 2025

January 23, 2026

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced significant progress in removing fentanyl and illegal firearms from Pennsylvania communities durin...

Local News

SMETHPORT: Hubbers post second-quarter honor rolls

January 23, 2026

SMETHPORT — Douglas Dickerson, principal of Smethport Area Junior-Senior High School, announced the Hubbers’ honor rolls for the second marking period...

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Business, Local News

ECCSS names Lanzel director of marketing, enrollment

January 23, 2026

ST. MARYS — Elk County Catholic School System has named Melinda Lanzel as its new director of marketing and enrollment. Lanzel currently serves as ass...

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