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Hello? It’s India calling
Opinion, Сolumns
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jan 09, 2019
Ring, ring. “Hello?” “Hi, is Doris there?” Pause. “Well maybe you can help me. I’m with…” I get this call on my cell phone several times a week. I hav...
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Pennsylvania senators mourn loss of Sen. McCain
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Aug 27, 2018
Following the death of Sen. John McCain on Saturday, Pennsylvania’s senators have added their own words of support for those mourning his loss. U.S. S...
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Bradford airport gets federal EAS waiver
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FRAN DE LANCEY Era Correspondent delancey401@yahoo.com 
Aug 09, 2018
MOUNT ALTON — Members of the Bradford Regional Airport authority learned Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation that the airport is the ...
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Career, tech ed bill passes Congress
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 26, 2018
A bill to improve career and technical education in the nation has unanimously passed both houses of Congress and as of Wednesday, was awaiting action...
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Casey, Toomey speak out on Kavanaugh nomination
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 10, 2018
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators followed party lines Monday with reactions to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh t...
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Legislators respond to immigration crisis
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DANIELLA GRIESBAUM Era Reporter bradford.era.daniella@gmail.com 
Jun 21, 2018
It appears that no matter whether political views fall on the right or the left, when it comes to current immigration policies and child detention cen...
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ATA receives $2.6M grant
Local News, News
Apr 03, 2018
WASHINGTON — A $2,639,499 grant will help the Area Transportation Authority of North Central Pennsylvania build a transportation center in downtown Br...
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Local physician seeks protection for Rohingya Muslims
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Photo courtesy of M. Javed Akhtar, MD 
Mar 19, 2018
Dr. M. Javed Akhtar from Bradford went to Capitol Hill with the Burma Task Force to plead for sanctions against Myanmar Army to stop ethnic cleansing ...
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Pa. Lawmakers respond to government reopening
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SIDNEY PERALTA Era reporter erasidneyp@gmail.com 
Jan 23, 2018
With agreement reached Monday to reopen the government after a weekend of being shut down, Pennsylvania lawmakers reacted to the temporary measure to ...
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Lawmakers react to government shutdown
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 22, 2018
Federal lawmakers who represent the local area have mixed feelings on who is to blame for a federal government shutdown that came into effect at the s...
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Bradford doctor supports refugees in Rohingya crisis
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RUTH BOGDAN Era Reporter r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jan 11, 2018
Bradford physician Dr. M. Javed Akhtar found himself distraught for a week after returning from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. In the past sev...
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Local politicians react to tax code overhaul
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Dec 21, 2017
One side says that the lower- and middle-income taxpayers will see larger tax cuts next year, while the other side indicates that the reductions are n...
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Difficulties for voters not seen locally
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ALEX DAVIS Era Reporter a.davis@bradfordera.com 
Nov 03, 2017
A recent federal lawmaker report finds that senior citizens and individuals with disabilities have a difficult time voting ––consequences of identific...
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