RTS (Round the Square)

IT’S TODAY: We live in a place where we’re most proud of what we don’t have: smog, traffic jams, crime, noise and commotion, strip malls and housing p...

CASE COUNTRY: To truly appreciate how revered Case knives are, you have to head South. Our knowledge of that was reinforced when we receiving a clippi...

IT’S TODAY: For those of a certain generation, today is the date that “will live in infamy” — the day President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Te...

COW TALE: No doubt, many readers will remember the Ayrshire dairy on Red Rock that was around for some 75 years. For complete stories, subscribe to Th...

WRONG ONE: There are three Randy Bishes in Pittsburgh. The one who taught at Bradford High is still a teacher and can’t draw to save his life. For com...

ON THE MOVE: The arduous cross-country trek of Kane lobo wolves is detailed in an article sent to us by Florence Rossman of Coudersport whose mother h...

REFLECTIONS: Tony Marzucco and Lewis Run, Pa., have starring roles in an essay by Bradford native Patrick Manning which appears in the just published ...

COW QUESTION: “I had to laugh when I saw the incredulous comment about the Ayrshire cow statue having both horns and an udder. It illustrates the woef...

WEATHER WORDS: A bit of tweaking is needed for a recent item we printed about local weather records. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford E...

RANDY BISH: When we ran an editorial cartoon Wednesday showing Penn State’s Nittany lion wearing blinders, we checked for the signature. Sure enough, ...

OUR COACH: “RTS recently featured a three-part article from Dr. Allen R. Remaley regarding ‘The Football Game’ in 1965. Coach Remaley gives us lots of...

IT’S TODAY: “To us in America, the reflections of armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s ser...

BIG COW: Anyone who grew up in the St. Marys area and is of a certain age will immediately understand what we’re talking about when referring to “The ...

BIG NUMBERS: Leaf peepers were at the new Kinzua Sky Walk in record numbers in October. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition....

ON THE HUNT: The Allegheny Highlands Bird Club has taken up our challenge: Finding a sandhill crane in McKean County. For complete stories, subscribe ...

GEN. KANE: While General Kane will always have a place in McKean County history, he is also a hero to people of the Mormon religion. For complete stor...

ONE BOOK: In 2007 Marilyn Richards asked Bradford Library Director Linda Newman, “Why doesn’t Bradford have a community read program?” Soon a committe...

SPECIAL THANKS: The Era’s Less Fortunate Fund has been the beneficiary of two big bags of felt quilts — wonderful gifts for our senior citizens — and ...

THAT SHIP: The sun served as a backdrop to an Associated Press photo we ran a week ago of a beautiful sailing vessel off the coast of the German Balti...

WOLF WORDS: One family had such a love of wolves they actually moved to Washington state to assist in caring for the Kane lobos. For complete stories,...