The Bradford Era

I’ve heard there were some pretty impressive fireworks displays (and other celebrations) in our area to mark our nation’s 250th birthday. I can hear t...

I would say it’s already been an adventurous summer — except in reality, it just started with June 21, the longest day of the year. I try not to think...

I have watched other people with their pets and their shared lives seem simple compared to mine! I suppose it’s not really true, because when you shar...

When we are older and we look back at our lives, we often zero in on the regrets. The challenges. The hard times. The often-overlooked truth, however,...

It’s not that I don’t like cats. Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE cats. Especially my own, Tate and Dory. They are five this year, and we’ve really en...

I first learned to read and write by tracing the carbons on my mom’s food order pads. She was a car hop at a local burger joint. This was before I eve...

I find myself lately agreeing with Meghan Trainor when she sang, “All About That Bass.” I was always about wanting to hear the bass. Like many teens, ...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — A statistic in a retirement magazine startled me a little. AARP the Magazine noted that 65.3 million U.S. adults are considered “phy...

PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Do you dream? Are they good, bad or ugly, comforting or even scary? Most have had some of each. A dream is defined as “a series of t...