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Local newspapers are here because of you
Opinion, Сolumns
HARRY HARTMAN Special to The Era 
Oct 06, 2022
“The newspaper does everything for us ... comforts the afflicted, afflicts the comfortable.” — Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936), American journalist and...
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In defense of Elon Musk
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Apr 19, 2022
A year after being named Time magazine’s person of the year, Elon Musk is attempting to acquire Twitter. To listen to Musk’s critics, you’d believe it...
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Disclosure for me, but not for thee
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 11, 2022
Frank Burns gets it! Not the bumbling doctor from MASH, but the Democratic state representative from Cambria County. Just like anyone else who has sou...
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Democracy and independent journalism
Opinion, Сolumns
DENNIS LYONS / The Daily Item 
Mar 22, 2022
SUNBURY (TNS) — Each year, journalists and others who care about a free and vibrant press mark Sunshine Week, which came around last week. It’s a time...
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Nobel and press freedom
Opinion, Сolumns
TRUDY RUBIN Tribune News Service 
Oct 14, 2021
The symbolism of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize goes far beyond its tribute to Maria Ressa and Dimitry Muratov, independent journalists fighting for freed...
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UNC tenure debate goes beyond academia
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY Tribune News Service 
Jun 28, 2021
As a onetime academic, I’ve always been of two minds about the institution of tenure. In theory, it protects intellectual freedom. In practice, howeve...
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Bradford grad to appear on 9/11 documentary
News, Online Features
RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
Jun 22, 2021
It’s the kind of assignment that changes a reporter. On Sept. 11, 2001, Bradford native Emily Longnecker had only been working in the field for about ...
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Why we need to protect a free press everywhere
Opinion, Сolumns
ELIZABETH SHACKLEFORD, Tribune News Service 
Jun 09, 2021
Catching up with a friend over Zoom, I wondered recently what might have happened if China had come clean about the presence and origins of COVID-19 b...
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No, there won’t be unity
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jan 25, 2021
Inaugural addresses are meant to be aspirational, so President Joe Biden might as well have doubled down on his call for unity in his address. After t...
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A buzz over ‘fake news’?
Editorial, News
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jan 21, 2019
A report by online’s BuzzFeed News, alleging that prosecutors had detailed evidence that President Trump directed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress abo...
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‘Round the Square –– 10/17/18
News, Round the Square, RTS (Round the Square)
Oct 18, 2018
WORDS: We found this in an old copy of The Era, and had to share it. It seems our journalists have a lot in common with folks who create signs. “Sign ...
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Region to be featured on French motorcycle website
Local News, News, Online Features
CALEB HUNTOON Era Reporter eracalebh@gmail.com 
Aug 27, 2018
La région locale sera présenté au premier site moto; or in English: the local region will be featured on the French motorcycle website. A pair of jour...
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Roem to visit Bonas
Local News, News
Mar 29, 2018
ALLEGANY, N.Y. — Journalist and Virginia Delegate Danica Roem will visit her alma mater April 5, for a public talk on her journey from Bonaventure to ...
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Social media influence spreading
Guest Columns, Opinion
PAT FRANTZ CERCONE 
Sep 01, 2017
Earlier this week, Era Associate Editor Marcie Schellhammer questioned the stories journalists choose to cover, citing the hullabaloo some reporters m...
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Much ado about shoes
Guest Columns, Opinion
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Aug 31, 2017
As I imagine many other journalists have done, I’ve watched the national attack on the news media with interest. What journalists decide to cover on a...
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Will the real journalists please stand up?
Opinion, Сolumns
SIDNEY PERALTA Era reporter erasidneyp@gmail.com 
Jul 09, 2017
If you haven’t been keeping up with the never ending war between CNN and President Trump, you may want to strap yourself in for the most recent debacl...
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