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    Some songs understand Christmas can be mix of joy, melancholy
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Some songs understand Christmas can be mix of joy, melancholy
    JOHN BIEMER 
    Dec 23, 2022
    CHICAGO (TNS) — The older I get, the more I find myself drawn to the Christmas songs that have a touch of melancholy to them. Songs that acknowledge t...
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    For pro-lifers, Roe ruling isn’t cause to gloat
    Opinion, Сolumns
    For pro-lifers, Roe ruling isn’t cause to gloat
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Fort Worth Star-Telegram 
    Jun 26, 2022
    FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — It has finally come. The day that many people, especially those who have been fighting for decades to defend the lives of th...
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    ‘Postcard man’ seeking more cards
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    ‘Postcard man’ seeking more cards
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 01, 2022
    Lowell Joerg has spent the last 30 years “redistributing happiness” to people he’s never met. And now he’s hoping people could return the favor with O...
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    Celebrate Christmas by counting blessings
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Celebrate Christmas by counting blessings
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 24, 2021
    This holiday season has seemed a bit strange to me. We haven’t had a lot of snow so far, which is good … but also bad, because I think that helps me g...
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    Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
    Editorials
    Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
    Marcie 
    Dec 24, 2021
    Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus The following Christmas classic, written by Francis P. Church, was first published in 1897 by The New York Sun. ...
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    Local 6-year old spreads Christmas cheer to Pavilion
    News
    Local 6-year old spreads Christmas cheer to Pavilion
    DANIELLA GRIESBAUM dgriesbaum@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 24, 2021
    A Bradford family spread some holiday joy to residents of the Pavilion at Bradford Regional Medical Center recently. David Hendryx, a 6-year-old stude...
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    RTS for June 8
    News, Round the Square
    RTS for June 8
    Jun 08, 2021
    MEMORIES: Bradford resident Donald Neal shared a poem with us about remembering the past. I Remember As I look back through the days of my life I reme...
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    Bookworm
    Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Bookworm
    ?Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit? by Eliese Colette Goldbach c.2020, Flatiron Books $27.99 / $37.99 Canada 320 pages 
    May 09, 2020
    Strong as an ox. That’s you: a regular superhero, able to perform tall tasks in a single bound, powerful in both mind and body. Like a rock. Concrete....
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    RTW: Peace and joy to all in our communities
    RTW: Peace and joy to all in our communities
    BRUCE E. KENNEY Special to the Olean Times Herald 
    Jan 02, 2020
    The holiday season has passed and the days are beginning to grow longer. Shorter days and long dark nights have always weighed heavily on the human ra...
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    Destinations ministry to reopen Tuesday after flood damage
    Local News, News
    Destinations ministry to reopen Tuesday after flood damage
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 26, 2019
    Thanks to the overwhelming response from the community, the office of the Destinations-Bradford ministry that had been damaged by flooding this week i...
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    “Holiday in the Arts”
    Local News, News, Online Features
    “Holiday in the Arts”
    Era photo by Daniella Griesbaum 
    Dec 19, 2018
    Students experienced a bit of holiday joy early this year during the “Holiday in the Arts” event held Wednesday at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School. Accor...
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    ‘Round the Square for Dec. 3, 2018
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square for Dec. 3, 2018
    Dec 03, 2018
    ALMANAC : There are so many things to be learned from the Farmers’ Almanac. Maybe that’s why it’s been around since 1818. We received a copy of the 20...
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    Round the Square for 11/28/18
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    Round the Square for 11/28/18
    Nov 28, 2018
    ALMANAC : There are so many things to be learned from the Farmers’ Almanac. Maybe that’s why it’s been around since 1818. We received a copy of the 20...
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    ‘Round the Square for May 16, 2017
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square for May 16, 2017
    May 17, 2017
    KENAI FLIGHT: We shared tips a few days ago from a reader making time with elderly family members better. In response, Larry R. Fay of Anchorage, Alas...
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    Piano recital set for Monday
    Local News, News
    Piano recital set for Monday
    Apr 22, 2017
    Bradford Ecumenical Home Inc. will be hosting their finale, “Music Mayhem” piano recital Monday at 6 p.m. at the Ecumenical Home, and at 6:30 p.m. at ...
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    ELF Fund seeks volunteers for Festival of Trees
    Local News, News
    ELF Fund seeks volunteers for Festival of Trees
    Apr 09, 2017
    The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund is looking for people who enjoy planning holiday bashes and sharing Christmas joy to join its Festival of Trees Co...
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    ELF Fund seeks volunteers for Festival of Trees
    Local News, News
    ELF Fund seeks volunteers for Festival of Trees
    Mar 09, 2017
    The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund is looking for people who enjoy planning holiday bashes and sharing Christmas joy to join its Festival of Trees Co...
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    Archbishop Walsh to present Christmas concert
    Entertainment, Lifestyles
    Archbishop Walsh to present Christmas concert
    Dec 14, 2016
    OLEAN, N.Y. —Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy will present the Christmas concert “Joy to the World” at 6 p.m. Thursday. The ...
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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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