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    RTS: V-E Day
    News, Round the Square
    RTS: V-E Day
    May 08, 2024
    V-E Day: It was 79 years ago today that V-E Day was first celebrated in America and Great Britain — Victory in Europe Day. History.com gives a brief s...
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    ELDRED: Second-generation Holocaust survivor at WWII Museum
    Local News, News
    ELDRED: Second-generation Holocaust survivor at WWII Museum
    Apr 26, 2024
    ELDRED — Ellen Dubie, program administrator of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program at the University at Buffalo and second-generation H...
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    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
    Apr 02, 2024
    The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious — and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB. But what came next would h...
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    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Putin, Russia and what might have been
    MARTIN SCHRAM Tribune News Service 
    Apr 01, 2024
    The tip came from the enemy. So, of course, the president found it suspicious — and provocative. He was, after all, ex-KGB. But what came next would h...
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    RTS: Pearl Harbor
    News, Round the Square
    RTS: Pearl Harbor
    Dec 07, 2023
    TODAY: Today marks the 82nd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — Dec. 7, 1941, “a date that will live in infamy.” President Franklin D...
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    No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
    Opinion, Сolumns
    No, Henry Kissinger was not a war criminal
    RICH LOWRY 
    Dec 01, 2023
    Henry Kissinger, the great American statesman who has died at age 100, stands accused by his critics of many things, but perhaps the most outlandish i...
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    Was Napoleon really a simple dullard?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Was Napoleon really a simple dullard?
    RICH LOWRY 
    Nov 28, 2023
    The figure of Napoleon has long been an object of fascination, but the new Ridley Scott biopic makes one wonder why. The film, perhaps inadvertently, ...
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    Bookworm
    Lifestyles
    Bookworm
    ?Again and Again? by Jonathan Evison c.2023, Dutton $28.00 336 pages 
    Nov 20, 2023
    You’ve already seen this episode. It’s your favorite show, so of course you did. Still, though it’s a repeat, a rerun, a second-airing, an installment...
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    Generations of service to their country
    Daily Headlines, Local News, Online Features
    Generations of service to their country
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Nov 10, 2023
    Generations of the Giordano family have served in the United States military, all of them with pride. Antonio Giordano of Lewis Run was in World War I...
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    Club news
    Lifestyles
    Club news
    Nov 07, 2023
    The Women’s Literary Club met Friday at Hill Memorial Church. President Mary Lou Detweiler called the meeting to order and recognized members celebrat...
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    ELD: Paranormal investigators recount emotional night
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    ELD: Paranormal investigators recount emotional night
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Oct 23, 2023
    ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum is so amazing, no one wants to leave — including the veterans who are honored there. On Sunday, Spirit Hunters...
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    Hamas apologists plague Ivory Tower
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Hamas apologists plague Ivory Tower
    Oct 22, 2023
    Institutions of higher ed have long been known hotbeds of radical left-wing activism, both in and out of the classroom. In the aftermath of Hamas’ ter...
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    Living History weekend set for Eldred WWII Museum
    Local News, News
    Living History weekend set for Eldred WWII Museum
    Sep 29, 2023
    ELDRED — This will be Living History Weekend at the Eldred World War II Museum. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, meet and visit with World ...
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    RTS: BUFFALO SOLDIERS
    News, Round the Square
    RTS: BUFFALO SOLDIERS
    Jul 28, 2023
    BUFFALO SOLDIERS. No, the naming of the American Ninth and Tenth Cavalry Regiments post Civil War soldiers had absolutely nothing to do with the city ...
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    Is Hollywood still afraid of the truth about the atomic bomb?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Is Hollywood still afraid of the truth about the atomic bomb?
    GREG MITCHELL Los Angeles Times 
    Jul 23, 2023
    LOS ANGELES (TNS) — In 1945, Hollywood set in motion its first big-budget movie drama about the making and use of the atomic bomb. Almost immediately ...
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    Eldred WWII Museum to hold Living History weekend
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    Eldred WWII Museum to hold Living History weekend
    Jun 22, 2023
    ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum’s summer Living History Weekend is this Saturday and Sunday. Living history reenactor exhibits include Canada’...
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    Memorial Day Services held in Port Allegany
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Memorial Day Services held in Port Allegany
    Jun 01, 2023
    PORT ALLEGANY — Memorial Day Services were held in Port Allegany with a Bridge Ceremony for those lost at sea, followed by a service on the Town Squar...
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    Holocaust survivor tells crowd to stand up to hate
    News, Online Features
    Holocaust survivor tells crowd to stand up to hate
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 01, 2023
    ELDRED — Don’t be bystanders. Be up-standers. That was the emotional and important message imparted on the crowd of more than 170 people at the Eldred...
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    Eldred WWII Museum exhibit runs through Sunday
    News, Online Features
    Eldred WWII Museum exhibit runs through Sunday
    Apr 27, 2023
    ELDRED — The Eldred World War II Museum is hosting an exhibit and a speaker to further the public’s understanding of the horrors of the Holocaust. The...
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    Honor Flight participant thankful for experience in Washington, D.C.
    News, Online Features
    Honor Flight participant thankful for experience in Washington, D.C.
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 17, 2023
    The men and women who were selected for an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., have returned from their trip and are full of excitement about what they ...
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    Mobile food bank Aug. 12 in Smethport
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    Mobile food bank Aug. 12 in Smethport
    August 1, 2025
    SMETHPORT — A mobile food bank sponsored by St. Elizabeth Church and Second Harvest Food Bank of Erie will be held Aug. 12 at the church for McKean Co...
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    Community contribution
    Business, Local News
    Community contribution
    August 1, 2025
    Pennsylvania American Water recently donated $5,000 toward the Kane Area Community Center’s after school and summer lunches program. From left are Mic...
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    Nuclear is big in Pennsylvania, but so is worry
    PA State News
    Nuclear is big in Pennsylvania, but so is worry
    By CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    August 1, 2025
    HARRISBURG – Nearly half a century has passed since the partial nuclear meltdown at Three Mile Island which shook the commonwealth and the industry. R...
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    Cook, ‘versatile’ PA offense seek to strike balance
    Football, Local Sports, Sports
    Cook, ‘versatile’ PA offense seek to strike balance
    By J.P. BUTLER - Special to the Era 
    August 1, 2025
    It’s been a big last two years for Troy Cook and the Otto-Eldred football coaching staff. In the summer of 2023, the group was tabbed to lead the Nort...
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    Hill leads NY ‘D’: looking to defend with ‘energy’
    Football, Local Sports, Sports, ...
    Hill leads NY ‘D’: looking to defend with ‘energy’
    By SAM WILSON Special to the Era 
    August 1, 2025
    Aaron Hill remembers the camaraderie of former rivals teaming up to play one last game in the Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic. Hill played in 2003, ...
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    Local oil purchasers decrease prices
    Business, Local News
    Local oil purchasers decrease prices
    August 1, 2025
    Two local oil purchasers have decreased the price they will pay for Penn grade crude oil. Effective Thursday, American Refining Group and Ergon Oil Pu...
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