civil law

Shot mandate an abuse of power
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 13, 2021
Two months after basically declaring the battle against COVID-19 was over, President Joe Biden is answering a resurgence of the virus with a vaccine m...
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The gift of Simone Biles
Сolumns
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ 
Aug 03, 2021
Is there anyone who has not voiced an opinion on Simone Biles stepping aside from Olympic competition by now? I’ll add to the deluge by saying: Thanks...
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Finding common ground
Opinion, Сolumns
KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ 
Jul 07, 2021
Sharonell Fulton and Toni Simms-Busch should be household names. Fulton and Simms-Busch were the plaintiffs in a recent foster-care and religious-libe...
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Bill Cosby might be home, but he isn’t home free
Opinion, Сolumns
ROBIN ABCARIAN - Tribune News Service 
Jul 02, 2021
Bill Cosby, who is accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over many decades, walked out of a maximum-security prison in Pennsylvania on We...
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When billionaires split up
Opinion, Сolumns
May 18, 2021
Lots of ink has been spilled over the announced divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates, the software billionaire couple who became two of the world’s most ...
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Will life get back to normal?
Opinion, Сolumns
DOUG BADGER, Tribune News Service 
Mar 08, 2021
Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will...
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McKean County SPCA announces March promotions
Local News, Online Features
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Mar 04, 2021
With St. Patrick’s Day soon approaching, the McKean County SPCA is inviting people to test their luck with the “Luck of the Paw” March adoption specia...
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JJ’s Saloon acquitted of violating state closure order
Local News, Online Features
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Feb 26, 2021
A local business has been acquitted of allegedly violating the state’s restaurant closure order in December. JJ’s Saloon, owned by Bob Skaggs, was fou...
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Don’t penalize landlords in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 18, 2021
The most recent COVID-19 relief package extended an 11th-hour national moratorium on evictions for certain tenants until Jan. 31. That announcement ar...
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Car robbery charges bound to court
Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Dec 17, 2020
A man accused of stealing a car from a man who was putting air in his tires was one of several cases scheduled for preliminary hearings on Wednesday. ...
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Eviction crisis weeks away
Opinion, Сolumns
Dec 16, 2020
A multitude of Pennsylvania families could be ousted from their homes within weeks if federal eviction protections expire. A federal order from the Ce...
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The gut-ACA dream just died
Opinion, Сolumns
NOAH FELDMAN Tribune News Service 
Nov 12, 2020
The Supreme Court signaled Tuesday during oral argument that it won’t be striking down the whole Affordable Care Act as the Trump administration has a...
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Court beat
Crime
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Nov 03, 2020
Coudersport pair charged in catalytic converter theft A Coudersport couple is facing allegations related to the theft of catalytic converters from a c...
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Duke Center man pleads guilty to theft
Local News
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Oct 30, 2020
SMETHPORT — A Duke Center man accused of stealing from a local oil & gas company pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court. Shane C. E. Lamberton...
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PennDOT Resumes Issuance of REAL ID
Bradford, Local News, News
Sep 18, 2020
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Wednesday that it has resumed issuing REAL IDs at reopened Driver Licen...
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