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    RTS: COMMON SENSE
    News, Round the Square
    RTS: COMMON SENSE
    Jan 11, 2023
    COMMON SENSE, by Thomas Paine, was published January 10, 1776. Tuesday was its 247th anniversary. The 50-page pamphlet sold more than 500,000 copies i...
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    Compromise on reapportionment
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Compromise on reapportionment
    Sep 30, 2021
    A decision from a government body that raises questions is nothing new. That happens every day. But reversing course to do something that makes sense?...
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    ‘Move Over’ law is just common sense
    Opinion, Сolumns
    ‘Move Over’ law is just common sense
    Apr 30, 2021
    You are driving down the road. A flash of red and blue light catches your eye up ahead. A police car is stopped behind another vehicle. What do you do...
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    Dush cites ‘string of failures’ in Pa. response to pandemic
    Bradford, Local News, News, ...
    Dush cites ‘string of failures’ in Pa. response to pandemic
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Mar 23, 2021
    (Editor’s note: The Era sat down with Sen. Cris Dush last week and spoke about issues impacting the 25th District. The first of two, this story focuse...
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    Mills: ‘Disrespectful’ to ignore COVID safety precautions
    Bradford, Local News, News
    Mills: ‘Disrespectful’ to ignore COVID safety precautions
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 16, 2020
    Community spread of COVID-19 is increasing, just as medical experts predicted. Yet more people are shrugging off safety precautions like mask wearing,...
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    To putt or not to putt
    Letters to Editor
    To putt or not to putt
    Apr 22, 2020
    We need a some painless conversation about spacial distancing in the “clamp” — or is it “stomp”? — down of the personal right to exercise common sense...
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    Burchfield: Some common sense goes a long way
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Burchfield: Some common sense goes a long way
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
    Jul 18, 2019
    Nature can be captivating and even mesmerizing for some, but don’t throw caution to the wind and engage in stupid. A recent visit to the Grand Canyon ...
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    ‘Round the Square for June 10, 2017
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square for June 10, 2017
    Jun 10, 2017
    MEMORIAL: An Era reader shared some thoughts about the significance of Memorial Day. Our readers writes, “With regards to the article titled “To Many ...
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    ‘Round the Square for May 8
    Local News, News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square for May 8
    May 08, 2017
    RIDING: We can see why May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month: with the sudden burst of great weather, our excitement of spring sometimes overpowers...
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    No motorized bikes on hiking trails
    Letters to Editor, Opinion
    No motorized bikes on hiking trails
    Apr 14, 2017
    Kirk Johnson makes many common sense points concerning motorized mountain bikes in his recent letter to Other Voices. I agree they should not be allow...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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