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Body cams for all police
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 19, 2021
In recent years, more and more police departments have been choosing to strap their officers with body cameras — a move that boosts transparency in an...
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Bradford man jailed for terroristic threats
Crime News
Marcie 
Jun 19, 2021
A Bradford man was arraigned Thursday before District Judge Dominic Cercone on allegations that he told a woman on the street he was going to kill the...
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RTS for April 30
News, Round the Square
Apr 30, 2021
VOTER TURNOUT RECORD: Despite unique challenges to voter registration and voting created by COVID-19 and heightened concerns about turnout as a result...
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NKorea’s cyber kleptomania is a threat
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 26, 2021
Sometimes missed on North Korea’s voluminous list of human rights abuses are its serial cyber kleptomania and global criminal schemes to rip off the w...
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Guest Comment: Sign petition to save our hospital
Opinion, Сolumns
REP. MARTIN CAUSER, Special to The Era 
Jan 13, 2021
For more than a century, Bradford Regional Medical Center has been an anchor in our community, providing an array of health care services to generatio...
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Today is ‘First Responders Day’ in McKean County
Local News
FRAN DE LANCEY delancey401@yahoo.com 
Oct 28, 2020
SMETHPORT — Recognizing the essential work emergency service personnel perform daily, the McKean County Commissioners adopted a proclamation Tuesday d...
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A failed experiment in Minneapolis
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 02, 2020
Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender was one of the leading proponents of dismantling the city’s police force. In early June, she told CNN t...
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PennDOT opens new Safety Citizens program
Local News
Marcie 
Sep 15, 2020
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is asking Pennsylvanians to participate in its new Safety Citizens program, which encourage...
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Kenosha writes another sad US chapter
Aug 31, 2020
Another Black man is shot by police — this time in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Another night of mostly peaceful protesting devolves into violent damage to pro...
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Citizens United ruling 10 years later
Opinion, Сolumns
Aug 22, 2020
American politics is the most expensive game in the world. You have to pay to play. Private interests with the means to pay are uniquely positioned to...
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McDonald elected mayor of Bradford
Local News
Nov 08, 2019
The count is in, and James A. McDonald will be the new mayor of the City of Bradford. Friday afternoon, Tom Riel conceded. “After reviewing the votes ...
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Commissioners launch online survey
Local News, News
Dec 06, 2018
SMETHPORT — Commissioners in McKean, Cameron and Potter counties have opened an online community survey for the Northern Pennsylvania Tri-County Compr...
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Counties to hold focus groups for new comprehensive plan
Local News, News, Online Features
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Oct 13, 2018
The commissioners of McKean, Potter and Cameron counties are looking for some folks with opinions on what they need to do better. Five focus groups ar...
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