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    Cheney’s tortured logic
    Editorials, Opinion
    Cheney’s tortured logic
    RUTH MARCUS 
    Dec 17, 2014
    WASHINGTON — Does Dick Cheney matter? Are the former vice president’s comments on the torture report worth dissecting? Some friends, as I mused the ot...
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    Spending bill a triumph of divided government: AP news analysis
    Editorials, Opinion
    Spending bill a triumph of divided government: AP news analysis
    DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent 
    Dec 17, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — After drawing opposition from both ends of the political spectrum, the $1.1 trillion spending bill cleared for President Barack Obam...
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    Top Pa. officials’ salaries grow with inflation
    Editorials, Opinion
    Top Pa. officials’ salaries grow with inflation
    PETER JACKSON Associated Press 
    Nov 24, 2014
    HARRISBURG (AP) — No one at the state Capitol has advocated pay raises for hundreds of Pennsylvania’s top elected and appointed officials since the 20...
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    Buffalo snowfall reverberates to Twin Tiers region
    Editorials, Opinion
    Buffalo snowfall reverberates to Twin Tiers region
    Nov 20, 2014
    Residents of the Twin Tiers have plenty of experience with rough winter weather, but even the hardiest here have to be grateful we have not been smoth...
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    Say thanks to veterans today — and always
    Editorials, Opinion
    Say thanks to veterans today — and always
    Nov 11, 2014
    Veterans Day gives Americans everywhere the chance to celebrate the commitment, bravery and sacrifice of generations of United States servicemen and w...
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    A heckler’s reasoning
    Editorials, Opinion
    A heckler’s reasoning
    RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. 
    Oct 15, 2014
    SAN DIEGO — When someone puts herself at risk to make a point, the rest of us might ask why she stuck her neck out. But she could just as well turn th...
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    The worry you can conquer
    Editorials, Opinion
    The worry you can conquer
    RUTH MARCUS 
    Oct 15, 2014
    WASHINGTON — If you are worried about contracting Ebola, I have two suggestions. First, stop. Second, get a flu shot. On the first: If you live in the...
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    Progress being made in downtown Bradford
    Editorials, Opinion
    Progress being made in downtown Bradford
    Oct 01, 2014
    Can you feel it? The momentum is building. Bradford and the surrounding region is coming back — one new storefront, sidewalk, home and organization at...
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    Only college graduates need apply
    Editorials, Opinion
    Only college graduates need apply
    CATHERINE RAMPELL 
    Sep 12, 2014
    You’ve heard of grade inflation? Welcome to the world of degree inflation. A new report finds that employers are increasingly requiring a bachelor’s d...
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    A tale of two years, two men and two elections
    Editorials, Opinion
    A tale of two years, two men and two elections
    G. TERRY MADONNA and MICHAEL L. YOUNG 
    Sep 12, 2014
    He had never held an elective office; yet, he won the Democratic primary against formidable opposition, even though hewas not endorsed by his own poli...
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    A legacy in question
    Editorials, Opinion
    A legacy in question
    RUTH MARCUS 
    Aug 26, 2014
    WASHINGTON — I’ve thought for some time that the Obama administration could look better in the rearview mirror of history than it does in the bumpy ri...
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    Too detached to lead?
    Editorials, Opinion
    Too detached to lead?
    MICHAEL GERSON 
    Aug 26, 2014
    WASHINGTON — Having once served a president, I don’t begrudge any president a vacation. There is, in fact, no escape from this relentless job. A chang...
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    Into a new void?
    Editorials, Opinion
    Into a new void?
    GEORGE F. WILL 
    Aug 14, 2014
    WASHINGTON — This far into the human story, only the historically uninstructed are startled by what they think are new permutations of evil. So, when ...
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    A’s for everyone
    Editorials, Opinion
    A’s for everyone
    CATHERINE RAMPELL 
    Aug 13, 2014
    WASHINGTON — Grade deflation is dead. Long live grade inflation! Starting around the mid-20th century, a pandemic of meaninglessly high grades swept t...
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    Ideas abound on how to balance Pennsylvania budget
    Editorials
    Ideas abound on how to balance Pennsylvania budget
    PETER JACKSON Associated Press 
    Jun 01, 2014
    HARRISBURG (AP) — As Pennsylvania lawmakers prepare to reconvene Monday after a four-week break around the primary election, there is no shortage of i...
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    An AP News Analysis
    Editorials
    An AP News Analysis
    CHARLES BABINGTON 
    May 28, 2014
    WASHINGTON (AP) — In gridlocked Washington, what’s increasingly striking is that both parties are nearly unanimous in their positions. Each seems cert...
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    Students Given Bad-Tasting Civics Lesson
    Editorials, Opinion
    Students Given Bad-Tasting Civics Lesson
    May 23, 2014
    "Thanks, Michelle Obama." That's the sarcastic message schoolkids are sending the first lady about the new, supposedly healthier school lunches she ha...
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    Unending Search for Sept. 11 Closure
    Editorials, Opinion
    Unending Search for Sept. 11 Closure
    May 23, 2014
    The line "never forget" has often been used as a way to ensure that catastrophic, cataclysmic events aren't just stuffed away, out of mind, in history...
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    Warning: Literature happening
    Editorials
    Warning: Literature happening
    KATHLEEN PARKER 
    May 21, 2014
    WASHINGTON — Just when you thought American higher learning couldn’t get any more ridiculous, along come demands for warning labels on provocative wor...
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    Shedding light on dark money
    Editorials
    Shedding light on dark money
    RUTH MARCUS 
    May 21, 2014
    WASHINGTON — Big money is destined to remain part of American politics, absent a legislative revolution or constitutional amendment. But there is a cr...
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    Final NY players for 2025 Big 30 announced
    Local Sports
    Final NY players for 2025 Big 30 announced
    Jo Wankel 
    June 7, 2025
    The final 11 players for the NY roster for the 2025 Big 30 have been announced, bringing the total players to 41. Organizers noted that other players ...
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    God’s Country Marathon set for today
    Local Sports
    God’s Country Marathon set for today
    Jo Wankel 
    June 7, 2025
    There was a time not long ago when the future of the God’s Country Marathon was very much in jeopardy. Participation was falling. Endurance events wer...
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    Unverdorben to Lead Pitt-Bradford Volleyball
    Local Sports
    Unverdorben to Lead Pitt-Bradford Volleyball
    Jo Wankel 
    June 7, 2025
    The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has hired Kelly Unverdorben, longtime successful head coach at Portville (N.Y.) High School, as the sixth hea...
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    Q&A with the DA: Forfeiture of property
    Local News
    Q&A with the DA: Forfeiture of property
    By STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER  McKean County District Attorney  
    June 7, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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    Check out these spray-paint tips
    Lifestyles
    Check out these spray-paint tips
    June 7, 2025
    Dear Heloise: May I share some spray-painting tips? We love to rejuvenate our yard seesaws with spray paint as rust and fading from the sun does happe...
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    Discover 10 fun facts about this summer’s new FIFA Club World Cup coming to the United States
    Articles, Travel
    Discover 10 fun facts about this summer’s new FIFA Club World Cup coming to the United States
    Brandpoint (BPT) 
    June 7, 2025
    (BPT) - On June 14, the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™ will kick off at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. The new tournament is coming to the U.S. ...
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