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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 Comment & Opinion Our View: Why we love sports in the USA

Team USA celebrates after winning the final match between United States and Switzerland at the ice hockey world championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday, May 25, 2025.

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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

February 24, 2026

Our View: Why we love sports in the USA

Some people tend to think of sports as a diversion, and plenty others don’t think much of them at ...

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United Way to host Red Feather Awards Dinner April 30

February 24, 2026

The United Way of the Bradford Area Inc. will host its annual Red Feather Awards Dinner on April 30 at The Bradford Club. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The ...

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Dispatch from Oct. 2029: The debt crisis that destroyed America

By RYAN CLANCY RealClearPolitics

February 24, 2026

The kindling for catastrophe was piled high. It only needed a match. The 2020s began with a pandemic that shut us in and shattered our shared reality....

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McKean County commissioners address hospital changes

Proclaim Feb. 28 Rare Disease Day

Sara Furlong

February 24, 2026

SMETHPORT — McKean County Commissioners said they’ve received a lot of feedback from citizens concerned about Kaleida Health’s recent announcement tha...

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End the filibuster — or stop pretending to govern

By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics

February 24, 2026

So what has Congress done for you lately? Big Beautiful Bill? Sure. I’ll give you that one. And it covered a huge amount of ground, from tax cuts to b...

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Elk County trash train worries taxpayers

By LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square

February 24, 2026

(The Center Square) – A community is fighting to stop a proposed rail line in Elk County that would move trash through Horton Township to a landfill i...

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