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Comment & Opinion, Opinion

April 28, 2026

The folly of government central planning

The Spirit Airlines saga highlights the folly of government industrial policy — whether promoted...

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School Street house fire claims elderly man

By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com

April 28, 2026

Harry Nelson, 79, died early Monday as a result of a fire at his 106 School St. home. Bradford City Fire Department was dispatched at 5:41 a.m. for th...

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ELDRED: Step back in time during WWII Weekend

By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com

April 28, 2026

ELDRED — The past will feel close enough to touch Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Eldred World War II Museum, as uniforms, voices and stories from ...

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Spurned by Cora, Phillies turn to Mattingly in the interim after Thomson is fired

By DAN GELSTON - AP Sports Writer

April 28, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Alex Cora had barely been out of a job after the World Series champion manager was fired by the Red Sox when his old boss offered him a...

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Meet 2 of the 1 million independent Pa. voters shut out of next month’s primary

April 28, 2026

(Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account...

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Nation & World

Feds raid more than 20 sites in Minneapolis in fraud probe

By ELYSE APEL The Center Square

April 28, 2026

Federal authorities executed search warrants at more than 20 locations across the Twin Cities on Tuesday, including several connected to or offering c...

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