election

Texas Dems insult voters
Opinion, Сolumns
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Jul 20, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Based on the fawning national media coverage, you’d think that Texas Democratic legislators are nothing short of civil-right...
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Biden’s sermon on voting rights
Opinion, Сolumns
MICHAEL McGOUGH Tribune News Service 
Jul 15, 2021
In his speech about voting rights on Tuesday, President Joe Biden told the audience at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia that he wasn’t...
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A politicized Justice Department
Opinion, Сolumns
BYRON YORK 
Jul 08, 2021
The Democratic Party’s No. 1 priority is to pass a voting “reform” bill that would federalize elections under rules favorable to Democratic candidates...
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Republicans vow to keep pushing for voter ID
News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 01, 2021
Despite a veto by Gov. Tom Wolf, the push for voter ID isn’t over, said state Rep. Martin Causer Wednesday afternoon. “There is broad bipartisan suppo...
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Causer supports voter ID, election reforms
News
Marcie 
Jun 23, 2021
HARRISBURG— Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, on Tuesday joined a majority in the state House in supporting the Voting Rights Protection Act, a compr...
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HR 1 is a travesty
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jun 12, 2021
HR 1 has achieved sacrosanct status on the center-left, such that the nation’s democratic future is said to depend on it. If so, it is time to weep fo...
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The key to changing the Senate is elections
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Jun 08, 2021
The Democratic-led Senate is heading toward showdowns on two critical pieces of legislation: President Joe Biden’s ambitious infrastructure plan and a...
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Voting bill isn’t Jim Crow 2.0
Opinion, Сolumns
CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
Jun 08, 2021
FORT WORTH, Texas — Count me among the cohort of conservative writers who tired quickly of the claims that the 2020 election was illegitimate. It wasn...
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United Way to meet
News
Marcie 
Jun 08, 2021
The United Way of the Bradford Area Inc. will hold its annual meeting of the membership at noon June 22 via teleconference. The call-in information is...
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Dush continues push for election audit
News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jun 05, 2021
Sen. Cris Dush made a trip to Arizona this week, but it wasn’t to bask in the desert sun. He, Sen. Doug Mastriano and House Judiciary Chairman Rob Kau...
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Trump, allies not done
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
May 22, 2021
Donald Trump’s campaign to steal the 2020 election after clearly losing at the ballot box failed for a couple of reasons. His baseless claims of fraud...
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Precincts see normal turnout for primary election
News, Online Features
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
May 19, 2021
Election officials in the Bradford area reported seeing an average turnout for a primary election. “It was just a standard primary,” said Michelle Fly...
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It’s the math, stupid
Opinion, Сolumns
GENE LYONS 
May 14, 2021
There’s a word to describe political movements that emphasize ethnic, racial and religious solidarity over citizenship and pluralistic values, but it ...
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Recount fiasco imperils elections
Opinion, Сolumns
May 12, 2021
The far right’s undermining of American elections is an ongoing threat to the nation’s future. An Arizona state Senate-commissioned “audit” of Novembe...
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RTS for April 30
News, Round the Square
Apr 30, 2021
VOTER TURNOUT RECORD: Despite unique challenges to voter registration and voting created by COVID-19 and heightened concerns about turnout as a result...
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Memoranda
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
Apr 20, 2021
AUXILIARY OF THE BRADFORD ECUMENICAL HOME will meet at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Francis of Assisi social hall on St. Francis Drive. Attendees are as...
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Georgia and partisan falsehoods
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 17, 2021
Democrats are decrying Georgia’s new set of laws tightening the mechanics of the state’s voting process as restrictive and racist, with some prominent...
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