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    GOP, chart a path forward
    Opinion, Сolumns
    GOP, chart a path forward
    Dec 15, 2023
    Kevin McCarthy, recently deposed as House speaker, has urged Donald Trump to move away from a message of “revenge.” McCarthy was referencing a speech ...
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    Bill would support grandparents raising children
    Local News, Nation & World, News
    Bill would support grandparents raising children
    Dec 15, 2023
    WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced the Grandfamil...
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    Finally completed budget addresses rural issues
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    Finally completed budget addresses rural issues
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2023
    In a late-night ceremony Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the Fiscal and Education codes to finally end the monthslong feud over the Pennsylvania b...
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    House back to a 101-101 partisan divide with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker
    News, PA State News
    House back to a 101-101 partisan divide with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker
    Dec 14, 2023
    HARRISBURG (AP) — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is back to a 101-101 partisan split with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker Thursday...
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    Blue lights are special
    Local News, News
    Blue lights are special
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 14, 2023
    Have you ever wondered what the vehicles with blue flashing lights were doing? They are headed to a potential emergency situation. Pennsylvania legisl...
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    U.S. House approves Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
    Local News, Nation & World, News
    U.S. House approves Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
    Dec 14, 2023
    WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, along with 330 of his colleagues, voted in favor of H.R. 1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. T...
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    Private schools, child care legislation pass in Pennsylvania as lawmakers move past budget feud
    News, PA State News
    Private schools, child care legislation pass in Pennsylvania as lawmakers move past budget feud
    MARC LEVY and BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press 
    Dec 14, 2023
    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawmakers moved past a monthslong budget feud in Pennsylvania’s Capitol on Wednesday, advancing legislation to tie up loose end...
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    Regan Heart and Lung Bill heads to governor
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Regan Heart and Lung Bill heads to governor
    Dec 13, 2023
    HARRISBURG — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mike Regan, R-Cumberland/York, to expand the list of law enforcement entities covered under the Enforcement...
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    As Trump lead widens, prosecutors step up pursuit
    Opinion, Сolumns
    As Trump lead widens, prosecutors step up pursuit
    BYRON YORK 
    Dec 13, 2023
    Two things are true: One, former President Donald Trump’s polling — nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa — has never...
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    Pa. should reform its judicial selection system
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. should reform its judicial selection system
    CHRISTOPHER BROOKS 
    Dec 12, 2023
    Complaints about how Pennsylvania selects its appellate judges are nothing new. The January 1964 Citizens Conference reasoned that “the objective of a...
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    Pa. House passes bill on worker misclassification, with separate Senate version also at play
    Business, News, PA State News
    Pa. House passes bill on worker misclassification, with separate Senate version also at play
    ZACK HOOPES pennlive.com 
    Dec 12, 2023
    A bill cracking down on the misclassification of workers by construction contractors passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday, heading to the Senate wh...
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    Residents bid farewell to longtime Bradford Twp. supervisor
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    Residents bid farewell to longtime Bradford Twp. supervisor
    MANDY COLOSIMO m.colosimo@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 12, 2023
    Residents turned out for the regular meeting of the Bradford Township Board of Supervisors to bid farewell to longtime supervisor Steve Mascho. Mascho...
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    KANE: Kane fire ruled accidental
    Local News
    KANE: Kane fire ruled accidental
    Dec 12, 2023
    LEWIS RUN — Thursday’s fire at a residence on West Pine Avenue in Kane has been ruled accidental. Lewis Run-based state police said the fire, at 12:02...
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    POLICE LOG
    Local News, News
    POLICE LOG
    Dec 11, 2023
    MINOR INJURIES, 4-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FRIDAY Foster Township Police report suspected minor injuries following a Friday evening four-vehicle accident on D...
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    State seeking federal funding to improve internet access for all
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    State seeking federal funding to improve internet access for all
    Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 08, 2023
    Even in 2023, plenty of obstacles remain in the way of a reliable and affordable internet connection for many area residents. Cellular dead spots. Liv...
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    Water damage to close Pa. House chamber temporarily, push lawmakers elsewhere
    News, PA State News
    Water damage to close Pa. House chamber temporarily, push lawmakers elsewhere
    JAN MURPHY pennlive.com 
    Dec 07, 2023
    A ruptured heating coil above the ornate ceiling of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is forcing the chamber to be closed for business for the...
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    Pittsburgh considers banning fur sales, horse-drawn carriage rides, foie gras
    Pittsburgh considers banning fur sales, horse-drawn carriage rides, foie gras
    JULIA FELTON The Tribune-Review, Greensburg/TNS 
    Dec 07, 2023
    Animal-rights legislation being considered by Pittsburgh City Council would ban fur sales, horse-drawn carriages and the French delicacy foie gras in ...
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    For outdoors-loving non-hunters, here’s how to avoid getting shot during deer season
    For outdoors-loving non-hunters, here’s how to avoid getting shot during deer season
    AMY WORDEN pennlive.com/TNS 
    Dec 07, 2023
    In Pennsylvania, hunting is a 24/7, 365-day activity. In other words, on any given day — or night — it’s legal to shoot one wild animal or another, de...
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    Safety group gives Pa. a ‘yellow light’ and urges changes as traffic deaths rise
    News, PA State News
    Safety group gives Pa. a ‘yellow light’ and urges changes as traffic deaths rise
    JONATHAN D. SALANT Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Dec 06, 2023
    WASHINGTON — Fatalities in crashes on Pennsylvania highways rose an estimated 4.5% during the first six months of 2023 compared to the same period las...
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    Community colleges latest pawns
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Community colleges latest pawns
    Dec 06, 2023
    Pennsylvania has had trouble getting the job done with education this year. Funding for the various levels of schooling needs to be approved by the Le...
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    Country music stars team up to continue rebuilding iconic outdoors brand
    Lifestyles, Nation & World, Outdoors, ...
    Country music stars team up to continue rebuilding iconic outdoors brand
    August 21, 2025
    (TNS) — There seems to be a sizeable cross over market between country music fans and folks who appreciate hunting and fishing in the great outdoors, ...
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    Lengthy hearing brings no change to nuisance status of Jackson Ave. property
    Local News
    Lengthy hearing brings no change to nuisance status of Jackson Ave. property
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    August 21, 2025
    An appeal hearing for a public nuisance order for 243 Jackson Ave. turned into more than 90 minutes of covering the same issues before the Bradford Bo...
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    ‘Round the Square: Nature therapy
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Nature therapy
    August 21, 2025
    THERAPY: Where do you go for a bit of nature therapy? We're lucky here in McKean County with so many places to choose from — Kinzua Bridge State Park,...
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    Reading the tiny print
    Lifestyles
    Reading the tiny print
    August 21, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I, too, have an issue reading the small copy on containers at the grocery store, so I use my cellphone to enlarge the copy. At 5 feet, 1...
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    Grieving family doesn’t need a new challenge
    Lifestyles
    Grieving family doesn’t need a new challenge
    August 21, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My husband and I had two sons, "Seth" and "Jason," who were best buddies. Seth passed away a year and a half ago, which has been really har...
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    Fourth Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge set Sept. 20
    Local Sports, Outdoors
    Fourth Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge set Sept. 20
    August 21, 2025
    JOHNSONBURG — In memory of Phil Fitch, a consummate bird dog man, Rolfe Beagle Club will host the Phil Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge from 7:30 a.m. ...
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