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    Political evolution of adult-use cannabis
    Guest Columns
    Political evolution of adult-use cannabis
    CHRISTOPHER WOODS 
    Feb 11, 2021
    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...
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    Guest Comment: Trump honors this great nation
    Guest Columns, Opinion, Сolumns
    Guest Comment: Trump honors this great nation
    JOSEPH HOEHMAN 
    Sep 23, 2020
    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...
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    Funding crisis in EMS remains
    Guest Columns
    Funding crisis in EMS remains
    DEAN A. BOLLENDORF 
    Sep 09, 2020
    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...
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    BAEA takes issue with Lowry column
    Guest Columns
    BAEA takes issue with Lowry column
    ASHLEY JACKSON Bradford Area Education Association president 
    Aug 08, 2020
    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...
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    Guest Commentt: Dr. Akhtar’s career of service
    Guest Columns, Сolumns
    Guest Commentt: Dr. Akhtar’s career of service
    JEFF ZEWE, Special to The Era 
    Jun 18, 2020
    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...
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    Why is everybody talking about Sweden?
    Guest Columns, Opinion, Сolumns
    Why is everybody talking about Sweden?
    KARIN OLOFSDOTTER, Tribune News Service 
    May 08, 2020
    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...
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    Guest Comment: We’re treated like children
    Guest Columns, Opinion, Сolumns
    Guest Comment: We’re treated like children
    DON CUMMINS, Special to The Era 
    May 06, 2020
    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...
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    NPRC designed to address “education desert” in Northern Pa.
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    NPRC designed to address “education desert” in Northern Pa.
    DR. JOSEPH T. NAIRN 
    Jan 31, 2020
    Recent articles in the Washington Monthly (September/October 2018) and the Detroit Free Press (October 2019) have raised awareness about “education de...
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    State police, police state
    Guest Columns
    State police, police state
    DON CUMMINS, Special to The Era 
    Jan 30, 2020
    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...
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    No one needs a billion dollars
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    No one needs a billion dollars
    CHRIS STANLEY Special to The Era 
    Jan 07, 2020
    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...
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    What’s really at stake in the Chick-fil-A controversy
    Guest Columns, Сolumns
    What’s really at stake in the Chick-fil-A controversy
    EMILIE KAO Tribune News Service 
    Dec 12, 2019
    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 ...
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    Making a plea for civility
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    Making a plea for civility
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 27, 2018
    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...
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    Krauthammer and his skills a gift to the nation
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    Krauthammer and his skills a gift to the nation
    WAYNE PEARSON 
    Jul 10, 2018
    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...
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    The fight for rural schools
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    The fight for rural schools
    REP. MARTIN CAUSER 
    Jul 06, 2018
    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...
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    Pay it forward
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    Pay it forward
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 05, 2018
    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 ...
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    More will have less with Senate Bill 2
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    More will have less with Senate Bill 2
    MATTHEW D. SPLAIN 
    May 24, 2018
    “Chronic low performance and abysmal graduation rates fail to prepare our students for college or careers.” — July 7, 2017 — State Senate Memoranda Se...
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    Public health includes all residents of Pa.
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    Public health includes all residents of Pa.
    DR. RACHEL LEVINE 
    Apr 03, 2018
    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...
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    Reflecting on women in my history
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    Reflecting on women in my history
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 28, 2018
    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,...
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    The real path to economic prosperity
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    The real path to economic prosperity
    MARC STIER Special to The Era 
    Mar 27, 2018
    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...
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    Pa. should learn from federal tax reform’s success
    Guest Columns, Opinion
    Pa. should learn from federal tax reform’s success
    BOB DICK 
    Mar 10, 2018
    Federal tax reform is having a positive impact on working people throughout the country, including right here in Pennsylvania. From Pittsburgh to Phil...
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    Helicopters, infrared tech to inspect power lines
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    Helicopters, infrared tech to inspect power lines
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    May 12, 2025
    Though significantly less nightmarish than the giant aerial chainsaw suspended from a helicopter that crews used to trim forest power lines last year,...
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    Gas prices down everywhere but here, Warren
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    Gas prices down everywhere but here, Warren
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    May 12, 2025
    Gas prices in Brookville, DuBois and Erie dropped an average of a dime apiece, while the average in Bradford and Warren — as usual — went essentially ...
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    TVTA cuts ribbon on new pavilion
    Local News, News
    TVTA cuts ribbon on new pavilion
    May 12, 2025
    Rick Lutz cuts the ribbon on Tuna Valley Trail Association's new Marilla Landing Trailhead pavilion Saturday. TVTA has been working since 2017 to cons...
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    Nice catch
    Local News, News
    Nice catch
    May 12, 2025
    An osprey got in on the action at the kids’ fishing derby held Saturday in conjunction with Tuna Valley Trail Association’s ribbon cutting and celebra...
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    ‘Top of the World’
    Local News, News
    ‘Top of the World’
    May 12, 2025
    Lily Raevy as Winnie and Owen Troisi as Jesse burst into the song "Top of the World" upon climbing a tree in Bradford Little Theatre’s presentation of...
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    Hearing highlights need to address hospital closures, staffing
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Hearing highlights need to address hospital closures, staffing
    May 12, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Sen. Frank Farry, R-Langhorne, chair of the Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee, led a public hearing May 7 focu...
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