$1.5 million winning scratch-off sold at Chestnut Street Uni-Mart
Breaking News, Local News
Sara Furlong 
January 6, 2026
Bradford residents, check all your pockets, wallets and glove compartments — a $1.5 million-winning Scratch-Off ticket was sold in the city. The Penns...

Opinion

Protecting from ‘extraterritorial overreach’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 08, 2026
President Donald Trump has devoted much energy during his second term to undoing the damage caused by his predecessor’s economic paternalism. His late...
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Government shouldn’t steer the economy
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 07, 2026
Federal mandates drove automakers into a financial ditch. Ford Motor Co. has announced a dramatic shift away from producing electric vehicles. That in...
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Report lists $1.6T in wasteful spending
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 07, 2026
Americans have already turned the calendar to 2026, but it will take years to pay back the debt incurred by the federal initiatives listed in Sen. Ran...
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What Pennsylvania lawmakers must prioritize in 2026
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By MEGAN MARTIN and STEPHEN BLOOM RealClearPennsylvania 
Jan 07, 2026
Pennsylvania stands at a pivotal moment. Families are stretched thin by higher costs, and employers are weighing whether to invest here or elsewhere. ...
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Don’t miss life’s ‘glimmers’
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 07, 2026
PORTVILLE, N.Y. — Sometimes, I learn new things through a simple reading of daily devotions. If you aren’t familiar with a devotion, these can be a si...
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Grants for heating bills are missing
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 06, 2026
The nonprofit New Opportunities, Inc. used $2.8 million in taxpayer funds meant for low-income families’ heating bills on its own operating expenses, ...
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Advice to Democrats on Maduro: Resist reflexive opposition
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By LANNY DAVIS RealClearPolitics 
Jan 06, 2026
During high-profile crises or controversies in business, politics and life, the rule I have preached over the years of experience is to get the full t...
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What Pennsylvania can learn from America’s 250th
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By KEVIN SUNDAY RealClearPennsylvania 
Jan 06, 2026
In December 1776, Gen. George Washington led a ragged crew of patriots from the Pennsylvania shoreline and across the Delaware River in a bold strike ...
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Federal loans and conflicts of interest
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Jan 05, 2026
There is no “reasonable assurance” that Department of Energy loans are being approved impartially and without conflicts of interest, according to a De...
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Yes it’s about oil, but it might not be about Venezuela
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By DAVE MASTIO The Kansas City Star 
Jan 05, 2026
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — Donald Trump’s decision to snatch Venezuela’s illegitimate president Nicolas Maduro and, in his vision, take control of the o...
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Social Security still works, but its future is up to us
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By ROBERT CROPF The Fulcrum/TNS 
Jan 02, 2026
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (TNS) — Like many people over 60 and thinking seriously about retirement, I’ve been paying closer attention to Social Security, and rec...
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Has the West given up protecting its citizens?
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By SIMON HANKINSON 
Jan 02, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Two centuries ago, gentlemen routinely carried swords or pistols to protect themselves, their families and their property. On the u...
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SBA may ignore erroneous grants
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 31, 2025
The Small Business Administration won’t try to recover most of the potentially improper grants it gave to restaurants during the Covid-19 pandemic, ac...
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Setting up the 2026 midterms
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By J.T. YOUNG RealClearPolitics 
Dec 31, 2025
Ten months ahead of November’s midterms, political and economic crosscurrents are colliding. Which of these conflicting trends prevail will greatly sh...
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A not totally serious forecast for 2026
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Dec 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Last year’s not totally serious predictions were as forgettable as President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address. Undaunted, we...
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Blue states learn expensive lesson
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 31, 2025
In recent years, a handful of deep-blue states have aggressively tried to offer “free” health care to those in the country illegally only to develop a...
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12-time evictee gets rental assistance
Comment & Opinion, Opinion
Dec 30, 2025
A Massachusetts man who had already been evicted from 12 apartments for refusing to pay rent received $23,000 in taxpayer-funded rental assistance in ...
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