Round the Square

RAIN: With the treacherous amounts of rainfall that have ravaged areas of Texas, reader Larry Fay of Anchorage, Alaska, reminded us of a localized sto...

VICTORY: “In the summer of 1945, what most Americans on duty in the Pacific dreaded was the upcoming invasion of Japan. The atomic explosions at Hiros...

TAKE A DIP: School is back in session, and that often means the end of swimming. Not so throughout Pennsylvania state parks. Pools and beaches will re...

HARVEY: It’s hard to watch so many fellow Americans lose homes, a sense of security and even loved ones without wanting to offer your support. But it’...

BACK TO SCHOOL: Slowly but surely, students from all over the area –– if not already –– are making their way back to school. Some area high schools be...

AGE JUST A NUMBER: A reader shared a timely tidbit about the power a determined youth has to change the face of history. The reader referred to the re...

BRANDS: When is the last time you took some acetylsalicylic acid? Doesn’t the name ring a bell? Maybe you know it better under its more common name, a...

BIB: It’s been 73 years since Bradford native Anthony “Bib” DeLucia was killed in action during World War II. Elmer DeLucia called to remind us that h...

ROCK: Bonnie Himes of Bradford read about “Joy Rocks” — a.k.a. “Kindness Rocks” — in the paper on Tuesday. That same day, “I found one, and I thought ...

CRITTERS: Andy Heffner of Ormsby called with questions about critters he’s seeing — or not seeing — in his yard this year. First, he wondered what the...

SCHOOL: It’s that time of year again, when big, lumbering yellow buses are taking to the roads to carry students back to school. Today is the first da...

717/223: Starting Saturday, people living in south central Pennsylvania will start seeing a new area code creeping through their traditionally 717 ter...

ECLIPSE : Isn’t it great when things can come full-circle or happen at just the right time? For Monday’s eclipse, things are indeed coming around for ...

GRAVE ART: Bill Robertson of Duke Center wrote down some of his thoughts after a photo shoot last Sunday at Oak Hill Cemetery. Bill is the author of “...

LITTLE LEAGUE: Sometimes help comes from unexpected places. If you’re a parent or relative of a Little League player, or you’re just a big fan of base...

MISSION CONTROL: While we’ve all got our eyes to the sky this month for the solar eclipse, we thought it would be a good time to talk about another ti...

READY?: Is everyone ready for the Aug. 21 eclipse? That’s only one week away, folks, and if you want to view it, you’ll need to find some eclipse-view...

GLEN CAMPBELL: With the recent passing of musician Glen Campbell, Lisa Johnson, chief executive officer of Bradford Ecumenical Home Inc., recalled a t...

FALCON: We have another one for our readers. Walter Russell of Bradford stopped back in with another bird photo, but this time he knows what it is. Th...

GOLDEN EFFORT: The summer months are often a slow time for sports, but 25 years ago on Tuesday the world was captivated by the U.S. Olympic men’s bask...