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    Pa. senators go home for summer with no budget
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. senators go home for summer with no budget
    Jul 20, 2023
    What is happening — or, rather, not happening — in Harrisburg can be briefly explained in playground terms. The Democratic governor made a decision th...
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    Michigan’s hate crime law is unconstitutional
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    Michigan’s hate crime law is unconstitutional
    SARAH PARSHALL PERRY 
    Jul 20, 2023
    Last month, the Michigan House passed Bill 4474 — legislation that would expand the state’s existing Ethnic Intimidation Act beyond current protection...
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    Eldred awarded state funds for water, sewer projects
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    Eldred awarded state funds for water, sewer projects
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jul 20, 2023
    It really is like Christmas in July for the Eldred Borough and the borough’s water authority, both of which received news of millions of reasons to sm...
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    Democrat in Pa. House resigns, leaving even split in chamber
    News, PA State News
    Democrat in Pa. House resigns, leaving even split in chamber
    FORD TURNER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Jul 19, 2023
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — State Rep. Sara Innamorato resigned from the House on Wednesday, a move which will give her more time to focus on her campaign for ...
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    Don’t reduce anti-violence grants
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Don’t reduce anti-violence grants
    Jul 19, 2023
    A long, cold state budget impasse marks the long, hot summer at the state Capitol. Lawmakers will beat the heat by taking off the rest of the summer —...
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    Politicize US defense?! Never!
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Politicize US defense?! Never!
    BYRON YORK 
    Jul 19, 2023
    There has been a highly political battle on Capitol Hill — actually, that’s the only kind of battle they have on Capitol Hill — over U.S. defense poli...
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    Military doesn’t need diversity, equity and inclusion
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    Military doesn’t need diversity, equity and inclusion
    RICH LOWRY 
    Jul 18, 2023
    House Republicans voted to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs and personnel at the Pentagon, and one wonders whether the U.S. military will ...
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    Pa. Senators’ bill ensures health care for vets exposed to PFAS
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    Pa. Senators’ bill ensures health care for vets exposed to PFAS
    Marcie 
    Jul 18, 2023
    WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s Democratic U.S. Senators, Bob Casey and John Fetterman, introduced the Veterans Exposed to Toxic (VET) PFAS Act to require...
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    Mr. Success finally confronts failure
    Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
    Mr. Success finally confronts failure
    BRANDON McGINLEY 
    Jul 17, 2023
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It isn’t hard to imagine Gov. Josh Shapiro as one of those children who preferred “The McLaughlin Group” to “Sesame Street;” who to...
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    Ignoring the Bill of Rights
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Ignoring the Bill of Rights
    Jul 17, 2023
    A federal judge last week held that the federal government tried to skirt the First Amendment when it pressured social media companies to suppress “mi...
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    Court shows failings in records law
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Court shows failings in records law
    Jul 17, 2023
    A state appellate court struck a strong blow for government transparency last week and, in the process, illustrated why the state’s Right-to-Know Law ...
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    Pass bill to ban book bans
    Pass bill to ban book bans
    Jul 16, 2023
    Book-banning has endured since Gutenberg's invention of movable type in 1450 enabled mass production of printed material. Multiple European monarchs b...
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    (Capitalist) pigs…in…spaaaaaaaace!
    Opinion, Сolumns
    (Capitalist) pigs…in…spaaaaaaaace!
    NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
    Jul 16, 2023
    If there’s one thing that defines the Biden Administration and the modern Democratic Party (and the modern Republican Party too, but who’s counting?),...
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    Blocking military promotions is unpatriotic
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Blocking military promotions is unpatriotic
    Jul 16, 2023
    Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville misses few chances to tout both his career as a college football coach and his love for the military. It’s all the more ...
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    Thompson votes in favor of defense bill
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    Thompson votes in favor of defense bill
    Marcie 
    Jul 15, 2023
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. ...
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    End per diems for lawmakers
    Opinion, Сolumns
    End per diems for lawmakers
    Jul 14, 2023
    Taxpayers, who employ Pennsylvania legislators, should reimburse those employees for the expenses that they incur while conducting the public business...
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    The man who governs Gov. Shapiro
    Opinion, Сolumns
    The man who governs Gov. Shapiro
    MATTHEW J. BROUILLETTE 
    Jul 14, 2023
    Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks a big game. He claims to be “competitive as hell,” and he campaigned for governor boasting that he “takes on big ...
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    Fetterman introduces bill to expand organic agricultural research
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    Fetterman introduces bill to expand organic agricultural research
    Marcie 
    Jul 14, 2023
    WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic senators has introduced a bill that would provide support to the organic farming industry. The Organic Science and ...
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    Confused about the kerfuffle over the Pa. budget?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Confused about the kerfuffle over the Pa. budget?
    JEFFREY BARG The Philadelphia Inquirer 
    Jul 13, 2023
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — You can be forgiven for being confused aboutPennsylvania'sbudget. Gov.Josh ShapiroandSenate Republicanshave gone out of their way...
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    When investigators won’t investigate Joe Biden
    Opinion, Сolumns
    When investigators won’t investigate Joe Biden
    BYRON YORK 
    Jul 13, 2023
    One of the murkier aspects of congressional Republicans’ investigation of President Biden’s financial history concerns an allegation that Biden, when ...
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    Steelers beat Panthers 19-10 in preseason finale, but lose 1st-round pick Harmon to sprained knee
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    Steelers beat Panthers 19-10 in preseason finale, but lose 1st-round pick Harmon to sprained knee
    By STEVE REED - AP Sports Writer 
    August 21, 2025
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Skylar Thompson completed 11 of 13 passes for 152 yards including a 24-yard touchdown strike to Lance McCutcheon, rookie Ben Sa...
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    HS Roundup: Bradford Tennis shuts out J’burg; ECC, Owls Golf record wins
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    HS Roundup: Bradford Tennis shuts out J’burg; ECC, Owls Golf record wins
    Jo Wankel 
    August 21, 2025
    Girls Tennis Bradford 5, Johnsonburg 0 JOHNSONBURG - The Bradford Lady Owls Tennis team picked up their first win of the season, defeating Johnsonburg...
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    Lady Owls return four letterwinners for 2025 season
    Local Sports
    Lady Owls return four letterwinners for 2025 season
    August 21, 2025
    The Bradford Lady Owls cross country team returns 4 letterwinners as they start their 2025 season. “We didn’t lose any seniors from last year’s team b...
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    Back on campus
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    Back on campus
    August 21, 2025
    First-year students moved into residence halls at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford on Thursday. The 384 students will begin orientation Friday...
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    Still no state budget as students return to classes
    Local News, PA State News
    Still no state budget as students return to classes
    By SARA EDDY FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
    August 21, 2025
    Students are set to return to classrooms all over Pennsylvania this week and next, yet the legislature remains at an impasse on a state spending plan....
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    Bradford students welcomed back with community support
    Local News
    Bradford students welcomed back with community support
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    August 21, 2025
    Bradford Area School District will welcome its students back with style during the 13th annual Back to School Rally, to be held from 10 a.m. to noon S...
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