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Legislation introduced earlier this month would establish local hiring requirements for publicly funded projects.

The Center Square

Business, Local News, PA State News

January 26, 2026

Proposal: Taxpayer-funded projects need local workers

By CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square

HARRISBURG – Publicly funded construction projects often hire workers from other states, who, rath...

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The Bradford Era

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Local Sports

Bradford sixth-graders punch ticket to state tournament

By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com

January 26, 2026

CLEARFIELD — The Bradford Youth Basketball League (BYBL) sixth-grade all-star team went 4-1 in Clearfield on Saturday to punch its ticket to the 20th ...

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Lifestyles

Reader sounds off on cursive

January 26, 2026

Dear Heloise: I just have to comment about the lack of needing to teach cursive writing in the letter as described by the retired educator from Montan...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

Other Voices: Cruel, callous illiberalism

January 26, 2026

The illiberal and liberal traditions have coexisted since the inception of the American nation. Illiberalism is when power is personal, direct, and ri...

Business, Local News

Local oil purchasers increase prices

January 26, 2026

Two local oil purchasers have increased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Friday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Purc...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

The greater discussion on immigration and ICE

By KENIN M. SPIVAK RealClearPolitics

January 26, 2026

Most of the recent vitriolic opposition to ICE is a feint by unrepentant open-borders progressives. They won the first round when Joe Biden was electe...

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