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End co-pays for prison health care
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 22, 2022
Over the last 40 years, the nation’s courts have consistently ruled that health care is a constitutional right for the country’s 2 million prisoners. ...
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Red flag law could save lives in Pa.
Opinion, Сolumns
JENICE ARMSTRONG The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Jul 22, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Scott Spoor began struggling with depression and anxiety in 2008. Around the same time, his wife, Jennifer Lugar, was busy raisin...
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Joe Biden’s bogus climate emergency
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jul 22, 2022
Word has come down from on high that it is now mandatory to refer to climate change as an “emergency.” Democrats and climate activists are urging Pres...
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Bradford loses another iconic football coach
Columns, Football, High School, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 13, 2022
It’s not without irony that two beloved Bradford High School football coaches, who led the Owls for 26 consecutive seasons, passed away within five mo...
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Kolosvary, tennis woes, dog racing
Baseball, Basketball, Columns, ...
Special to the Era By CHUCK POLLOCK 
Jul 11, 2022
Some random thoughts from the past week: — Last Friday night, I was watching highlights on the MLB Network, waiting for the Dodgers-Cubs to start. The...
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History-makers through Karsh’s lens
Opinion, Сolumns
DAVID M. SHRIBMAN 
Jul 10, 2022
MONTREAL — Winston Churchill, determined. Albert Einstein, ethereal. Eleanor Roosevelt, engaging. Andy Warhol, whimsical. Pablo Picasso, intense. Geor...
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Celebrate independent US manufacturing
Opinion, Сolumns
JOHN FLEMING 
Jul 01, 2022
American Independence Day, celebrated each July 4, reminds us of the heroic efforts of our forefathers, and every generation since, to free ourselves ...
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Ignoring women after the Roe v. Wade decision?
Opinion, Сolumns
CHRIS STANLEY Special to The Era 
Jun 29, 2022
Whatever one thinks about the Supreme Court’s recent decision to nullify the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision, the reality is that we now live in a ...
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Other Voices: The untold story
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 28, 2022
One-hundred percent green energy could destroy human existence. The untold story about green energy is that it can’t possibly provide nearly enough en...
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Other Voices: The right decision
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 28, 2022
On the decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court did the right thing. I will never understand how a woman can go out and “lay” with any man ...
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Pollock: Evert offers transgender perspective
Columns, Local Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jun 28, 2022
Full disclosure, I’m totally prejudiced about the subject of this column. My all-time, undisputed favorite female athlete is Chris Evert. To be sure, ...
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Walking and chewing gum at the same time
Opinion, Сolumns
LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
Jun 27, 2022
Democratic President Lyndon Johnson is reported to have said that then-Republican Rep. Gerald Ford “is so dumb that he can’t walk and chew gum at the ...
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Myths about amateur sports
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 22, 2022
Going for gold has taken on a different connotation since the Supreme Court ruled college athletes can be paid by parties not directly affiliated with...
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Loophole a revolving door for cops
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 22, 2022
After a Minneapolis police officer with a long history of disciplinary problems murdered George Floyd in May 2020, state and local governments around ...
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Could nursing home shortage be next in Pa.?
Opinion, Сolumns
PAUL MUSCHICK The Morning Call 
Jun 22, 2022
ALLENTOWN (TNS) — As Pennsylvania’s population grays, nursing home owners should be rubbing their hands together in anticipation of an increasing stre...
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