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Bradford Regional Medical Center submits closure notice; transitioning to outpatient care center

Transitioning to outpatient care center

By SARA FURLONG news@bradfordera.com

February 17, 2026

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information available from hospital officials and state Rep. Martin Causer Tuesday afterno...

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Home News Federal government issues guidance on prayer in schools

The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance on prayer in public schools, outlining requirements that are tied to federal education funding.

The Center Square

Nation & World

February 20, 2026

Federal government issues guidance on prayer in schools

By ESTHER WICKHAM The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education has issued guidance on prayer in public sch...

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PORT ALLEGANY: Gators stage NHS inductions

February 20, 2026

PORT ALLEGANY — The Port Allegany Chapter of the National Honor Society held its 2025–26 induction ceremony Feb. 17 at Port Allegany High School. NHS ...

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

With manufacturing poised for recovery, layoffs will turn into new hires

By E.J. ANTONI

February 20, 2026

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For three years, the manufacturing sector has been beaten up badly, the result of failed public policy on regulation, energy and in...

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RIDGWAY: VFRA audit has no findings

February 20, 2026

HARRISBURG – Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for volunteer firefighters’ relief associations (VFRAs), incl...

Business, Nation & World

Everyday Economics: The jobs report mirage: Hiring looks fine until revisions hit

By ORPHE DIVOUNGUY The Center Square

February 20, 2026

(The Center Square) – Last week’s jobs report said the U.S. added 130,000 jobs in January. But the more consequential news landed in the fine print: t...

Comment & Opinion, Opinion

America at 250: A miracle at Philadelphia

By GENE PISASALE RealClearPennsylvania

February 20, 2026

“It appears to me, then, little short of a miracle, that the Delegates from so many different States … should unite in forming a system of national Go...

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