Guest Columns

There has been a seismic change in the country’s public opinion toward the legalization of adult-use cannabis sales, including here in Pennsylvania. A...

In the Sept. 10 edition of The Era, Dr. K. James Evans wrote a disparaging article about our president, Donald J. Trump, accusing him of “irresponsibl...

Imagine running a business where you are mandated by law to provide service to everyone who calls, whether you are paid for the service or not. Then c...

Bradford Area Education Association is our local teacher’s union in the Bradford Area School District. I write this information because I’m not sure m...

An article Friday’s edition of The Era spoke to the departure of Dr. M. Javed Akhtar, an ear. nose and throat specialist with Bradford Regional Medica...

Lately, my country has caught the attention of the media in the United States for an unexpected reason. As the entire world struggles to manage the sp...

Stand up, get out, defy this illegal, unconstitutional lockdown of our country, our states and our lives. From the beginning, I did not believe the CO...

Recent articles in the Washington Monthly (September/October 2018) and the Detroit Free Press (October 2019) have raised awareness about “education de...

A picture of a state trooper hiding in a car wash was on the front page of The Era, and still there are people who don’t believe the state police have...

Imagine that a distant relative died and left you $1 million. What would you do with it? Most of us would begin by paying off our bills, but then what...

The angry backlash against their belief that marriage is between a man and a woman started on social media. Soon activists called for a boycott. Then ...

When I was young, one of the highlights of my week was Sunday school. Growing up in Otto Township, I attended Rixford Evangelical Church. I remember h...

Rarely do we have a human cross our path who leaves such an impact on us as has Charles Krauthammer. He interacted in our lives in two very significan...

Recently, Gov. Tom Wolf called for a major change in how public schools are funded in the Commonwealth — a change that would have a devastating impact...

Gosh it’s hot. That’s certainly no surprise to anyone. It is July, after all. I want to share something that I found to be surprising. Last weekend a ...

“Chronic low performance and abysmal graduation rates fail to prepare our students for college or careers.” — July 7, 2017 — State Senate Memoranda Se...

April 2-8, 2018 is National Public Health Week. Ensuring that our public is healthy is one of the critical missions of the healthcare profession. As w...

March is National Women’s History Month. During this time, I’ve taken some time to reflect upon women in my own life. First and foremost is my mother,...

In the aftermath of the Trump-GOP tax cut enacted at the end of the last year, some legislators and advocates are calling for Pennsylvania to also cut...

Federal tax reform is having a positive impact on working people throughout the country, including right here in Pennsylvania. From Pittsburgh to Phil...