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Robertson: fishing hole dangers
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 18, 2020
Fishing, like any sport, involves certain risks. Though slight, these dangers should be mentioned. Any trout fishermen has had encounters with the dre...
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Whetzel: One year later
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Apr 16, 2020
It’s been about a year since I moved to the Twin Tiers from my hometown of Romney, W. Va., and I found myself reflecting on that year during a drive t...
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Burchfield: Looking ahead to the seasons to come
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 16, 2020
The rays of the sun are growing stronger with each passing day. Yet the air was cool when I arrived at camp. But that’s to be expected. Since the buil...
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Coronavirus leaves sports ‘uncertainty’
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 13, 2020
As this period without sports, indeed any semblance of normal life, drags on, I’ve drawn some conclusions about the emotional effect of the coronaviru...
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Some numbers and odds for Bonnies, Bills
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 11, 2020
With all of us pretty much homebound, how about some numbers on St. Bonaventure’s aborted men’s basketball season and some odds on the Bills’ and NFL’...
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Pick your Bona starting five from these legends
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Apr 10, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The original story, one of my first on the beat, ran way back in August of 2008, and a revised version appeared seven years la...
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Burchfield: Exploring nature on foot
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 09, 2020
The outdoors has and continues to be an important part of my life. And yet there are times when I’m surprised to learn just how many folks today have ...
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The fat kid was always the catcher
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BILL ROBERTSON Special to The Era 
Apr 08, 2020
I weighed 100 pounds in fifth grade and had to wear “husky” clothes. Despite my size, I was a good outfielder in neighborhood pickup games, so I decid...
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Sager: Problems with handguns
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 08, 2020
My education regarding firearms and most things related to shooting began a long time ago. I’m pleased to say that after all these years, I’m still le...
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PGC shooting ranges closed; others remain open
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 07, 2020
In response to Gov. Tom Wolf’s March 19 updated guidance to help control the spread of COVID-19, the Game Commission closed its public shooting ranges...
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Beane talks free agents, Allen, Brady
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 07, 2020
In his one hour-plus teleconference with the team media last week, Bills general manager Brandon Beane fielded many more questions than those about th...
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Bills’ Beane adjusting to virus’ effect
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 04, 2020
The elephant-in-the-room question was coming, it was just a matter of when. Finally, late in Thursday’s one hour-plus session with the team’s media vi...
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PIAA needs to make a tough decision
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Apr 02, 2020
The writing is on the wall. Following a Monday announcement from Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, schools are closed indefinitely and on Wednesday the ...
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It’s too early for Bills to be named champs
Columns, Football, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 01, 2020
The reaction was near-instant. From the moment Tom Brady left the Patriots for the Buccaneers, via free agency, the mantra started. The perception was...
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Sambrotto: Even now, sports do serve a purpose
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Mar 31, 2020
You can set your watch to it. Read a story about an athlete or a local sports team on a newspaper’s website or on social media these days, and you’re ...
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Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer: Stay safe
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ROCKY HOLLAND Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 27, 2020
It’s now the last days of March 2020, and the whole world is in a lockdown due to a fast-spreading global virus called COVID-19. We all remember the d...
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