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    Too much cover-up
    Letters to Editor
    Too much cover-up
    Mark Ivancic 
    May 15, 2014
    When the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi (Libya) came under attack in September, 2012, four Americans died, including two ex-Navy SEALs. Prior to the attack,...
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    End of a baseball era
    Letters to Editor
    End of a baseball era
    Mark Ivancic 
    May 13, 2014
    It was with great sadness that I read in the May 5th edition of The Bradford Era that the Pennsylvania Senior Little Tournament will no longer be held...
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    We need a moral compass
    Letters to Editor
    We need a moral compass
    Mark Ivancic 
    May 06, 2014
    Culture never determines what is right or wrong. Even when culture has noticeably shifted and it seems “reasonable” to shift with it, God’s word must ...
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    Obamacare numbers unbelievable
    Letters to Editor
    Obamacare numbers unbelievable
    Mark Ivancic 
    May 06, 2014
    The status of the Affordable Care Act is all good news if you listen to accounts from the White House. An Era article appearing on 4/18 stated the pre...
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    Keystone XL is no prize
    Letters to Editor
    Keystone XL is no prize
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 29, 2014
    Daniel Causer's April 23rd paean to the Alaskan/Keystone XL pipelines and the April 24th Copley editorial contain inaccuracies. Keystone XL will not a...
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    Build the Keystone Pipeline
    Letters to Editor, Opinion
    Build the Keystone Pipeline
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 23, 2014
    I see our current administration again has placed up a blockadeagainst this pipe line (Keystone Pipeline )that should have been built six years ago to...
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    Socialism didn’t start with this president
    Letters to Editor
    Socialism didn’t start with this president
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 22, 2014
    After reading an article in the Other Voices column about the 10 steps to socialism, when do any of you think this started — in 2008? That is a laugh....
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    Don’t expect free money
    Letters to Editor
    Don’t expect free money
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 22, 2014
    Recently I received a call from a woman who claimed I had $7,000 grant money to be sent to me from the federal government. The woman had a Haitian acc...
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    Clean and green punishment
    Letters to Editor
    Clean and green punishment
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 18, 2014
    Pennsylvania has a Clean and Green program that assigns two assessment values to a property, a fair market value and a use value if the property owner...
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    Where are community service hours spent?
    Letters to Editor
    Where are community service hours spent?
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 18, 2014
    I heartedly support the town’s program to have pickup/cleanup during the month of April. The tawny neighborhoods are fine, but much of the town is in ...
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    More details on ‘Clean and Green’
    Letters to Editor
    More details on ‘Clean and Green’
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 08, 2014
    Recent articles have been published in The Era concerning the issue of tax revenues from state-owned forest land and Pennsylvania Game Commission land...
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    Time for some serious climate action
    Letters to Editor
    Time for some serious climate action
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 08, 2014
    A paper appearing in Science magazine in 2003 entitled “Abrupt Climate Change” states, “Large, abrupt, and widespread climate changes with major impac...
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    Consumer Reports not the best hospital information
    Letters to Editor
    Consumer Reports not the best hospital information
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 08, 2014
    Recently, The Bradford Era published a story reporting on local hospital safety scores released by Consumer Reports Magazine. Upper Allegheny Health S...
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    Snowman misnomer
    Letters to Editor
    Snowman misnomer
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 02, 2014
    I am writing to comment on a picture The Bradford Era published in its April 1, 2014 edition. On page 7, there is a photo which discusses a “snowman.”...
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    Dogs were mistreated
    Letters to Editor
    Dogs were mistreated
    Mark Ivancic 
    Apr 02, 2014
    Saturday afternoon (March 22) it was 34 degrees with a bitter, cold wind. When I came out of Walmart at about 4:30 and loaded my car, it was all I cou...
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    Big government not the answer
    Letters to Editor
    Big government not the answer
    Mark Ivancic 
    Mar 26, 2014
    There is a major debate going on in our country about which group is better suited to run a business, government or a private enterprise. The country ...
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    Rural counties need legislature’s help
    Letters to Editor
    Rural counties need legislature’s help
    Mark Ivancic 
    Mar 25, 2014
    Thanks to the Bradford Era for the generous coverage of our growing movement for tax equity in rural Pennsylvania counties. As you pointed out in your...
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    Support the local SPCA
    Letters to Editor, Opinion
    Support the local SPCA
    Mark Ivancic 
    Mar 21, 2014
    Our dog Mandy got loose on Friday night, March 7, around 9 p.m., and ran into the woods behind Colonial Heights where we live. We would first like to ...
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    Thinking about Presidents’ Day
    Letters to Editor, Opinion
    Thinking about Presidents’ Day
    Mark Ivancic 
    Mar 21, 2014
    I was just thinking what the day means. It is supposed to be a celebration of the combination of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington’s birthdays. Wh...
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    Guns keep us safe from government
    Letters to Editor, Opinion
    Guns keep us safe from government
    Mark Ivancic 
    Mar 21, 2014
    Americans will never knowingly adopt socialism. But under the guise of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program without eve...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    Local News
    Programs today at Sizerville State Park
    August 2, 2025
    EMPORIUM — Educational programs are on tap today at Sizerville State Park. Tracks and Traces is set for 3 p.m. at the Environmental Learning Center. H...
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    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    National Sports
    Pirates’ trade deadline defined by rigid thinking and poor processes. What else is new?
    JASON MACKEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    August 1, 2025
    (TNS) — Four years ago, the Pirates eschewed a traditional draft strategy and instead took Henry Davis No. 1 overall, using the savings to sign other ...
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