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VETERANS: Veterans Day is coming up, and Bradford Publishing Co. is putting out a call to readers to share their veteran’s story and photos with us fo...

FUZZY: What’s orange and black and, according to folklore, can tell us how bad winter will be? A wooly bear caterpillar of course! Farmers Almanac has...

WHO YA GONNA CALL? Do you know who to call for various incidents you see or run into across the region? Sometimes it is difficult to determine which o...

CORNY: The peak period for home consumption of popcorn is in the fall, said the website Popcorn.org . Hey, it’s a healthy snack, and we’re big fans. T...

PENNSYLVANIA SLANG: A recent article from pennlive.com reported a study has found that other Americans can’t understand Pa. slang. That’s some jawn. I...

FIRST NEWSPAPER. Reading through the section “Today in History,” on the Library of Congress website ( https://www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/septem...

READ A NEW BOOK. September is almost over, believe it or not. But it is not too late to celebrate Read a New Book Month. Choose anything you want. It ...

POPCORN : Autumn is almost here, and we’re hearing “pumpkin spice” everything. We’re thinking cinnamon spice instead. The Popcorn Board has so many re...

DRY: We came across a small story about the Sons of Temperance back in 1850 — on microfilm that is, written word is the only way we know how to time t...

LETTER 5: Today we have the last of the letter we’ve been sharing from Paul P. Lyon, who wrote to The Era in 1923 to share his insights about the Domi...

LETTER 4: We’ve been sharing a letter from 1923 from a Bradford resident, Paul P. Lyon, who was working in the Dominican Republic. He wrote to The Era...

LETTER 3: Here is the third part of the letter from Bradford resident Paul P. Lyon in December of 1923, as he was working in the Dominican Republic. I...

LETTER 2: Part 2 of the letter from Bradford resident Paul P. Lyon, who was working in the Dominican Republican in December of 1923. We left off with ...

LETTER: Over the years, The Era has been a conduit for Bradfordians who have moved away, or are working elsewhere, to stay in touch with folks back ho...

PATRIOT DAY. The attack happened 22 years ago today. American flags, from sea to shining sea, are lowered today. A moment of silence, first at 8:46 a....

GRANDPARENTS: Pennlive.com shared the following report ahead of National Grandparents Day, which is Sunday. From “granny” to “nana,” there are plenty ...

TOMATOES! Is your garden overflowing with beautiful red orbs this summer? Have you already given away as many as your neighbors and co-workers will ta...

WE PROCRASTINATE. School has begun, everyone is racing here and there, and now there is barely time to breathe. Are the little things getting left by ...

ADVERTISEMENTS: There’s something to be said for a clever or attention-drawing advertisement. Even back in the early days of the M’Kean Orbit, ads wer...

PUBLIC LANDS DAY: The National Environmental Education Foundation, an organization devoted to connecting the environment to everyday life and creating...