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How important is casting accuracy? There are times when the ability to hit a 12” circle at 90 feet is of little importance, however, there are also ti...

WASHINGTON — At first, it seemed like an Internet hoax. A doctor, over a glass of wine and a salad, coldly describes the extraction and monetization o...

WASHINGTON — In South Carolina these days, no one speaks his name. The 21-year-old man-boy, who allegedly murdered nine people and incited unity inste...

WASHINGTON — Ask Sen. Lindsey Graham his greatest political accomplishment, and the South Carolina Republican does not point to any individual piece o...

WASHINGTON — As the world and the U.S. Congress examine the Iran deal’s fine print, the strategic large print is clear enough. “Obama wants this (deal...

Ever since his days as a four-sport athlete there, Nick LaBella has held his high school alma mater, Otto-Eldred, in special regard. With the Terrors,...

Katie’s time If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The jury is still out on that old chestnut and may c...

AVON, N.C. (AP) — It’s the golden hour, right before sunset, when the light is soft and pretty. The landscape looks like a postcard. Tourists stroll, ...

WASHINGTON — The past may not be past, as William Faulkner once put it. But it sure seems to be leaving. As I watched the broadcast of the Confederate...

WASHINGTON — Today’s most interesting debate about governance concerns a 110-year-old Supreme Court decision. Two participants in this debate are the ...

HARRISBURG (AP) — It’s almost time to get serious at the Pennsylvania Capitol. Almost, because this is only the second week that the state government ...

What do we know about lacrosse? We know the ancient sport is played with a hard rubber ball, a webbed stick called a crosse and you could suffer some ...

WASHINGTON — In that portion of the presidential field that does not view self-government as a stage for self-promotion, prejudice and blithering igno...

WASHINGTON — When Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras decided to call a referendum on a bailout offer from Greece’s creditors — an offer that expired before...

WASHINGTON — In the beginning there was Operation Overlord. Then came Operation Rolling Thunder, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom...

As most of you know by now, my five-year run with The Bradford Era is complete. Today marks my final day, as I am going back to the place where I wasn...

Today it’s pensions, liquor privatization and educational funding. These white-hot issues pervade the policy debate in Pennsylvania, sucking so much p...

WASHINGTON — “So, Mom,” he says. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Meet the Press’?” No. “Did you tweet that you were going on ‘Hardball’?” No. S...

WASHINGTON — Attempting to analyze political statements by Donald Trump is often a high dive into a shallow pool. But a number of conservative comment...

The best part of the Fourth of July celebration in Bradford this weekend was seeing the appreciation on the faces of older veterans who used walkers o...