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Guest Comment: Pa. budget — it matters to you
Opinion, Сolumns
REP. MARTIN CAUSER, Special to The Era 
Jul 15, 2021
While many of us are focused on our household budgets, we should also be paying attention to the annual state budget because it has a big impact on bo...
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Insult to unemployment fraud injury
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 12, 2021
Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation program has been a problem for years. While some states have struggled under the burden of a massive increase...
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RTS for June 16
News, Round the Square
Jun 16, 2021
SCAVENGER HUNT INVITE: Misha Collins, an actor best known for his long-standing role as Castiel on Supernatural, which recently ended after 15 years, ...
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RTS for May 14
News, Round the Square
May 14, 2021
DOLLARS FOR HAPPINESS: They say you can’t put a price on happiness, but a survey conducted recently by Solitaired.com showed that Pennsylvanians can, ...
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The dollar sign president
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Apr 03, 2021
So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who portrayed himself as a moderate, old-school, bipartisan dealmaker during t...
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Will Pa. gas tax really die?
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 18, 2021
Taxes are one of those things that seem as permanent as a scar, indelible as a tattoo. It is one of the reasons we bristle when one is proposed. We ha...
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Other Voices: Thompson votes no
Opinion, Сolumns
Mar 18, 2021
Rep. Glenn Thompson, you let me down again. You are my federal representative in Congress. You are supposed to advocate for me. Why didn’t you vote fo...
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RTS for Feb 25
Bradford, News, Round the Square
Feb 25, 2021
MISSING THE BAR: Almost half of Pennsylvanians admit they’ve missed bars more than gyms since the start of the pandemic. According to a survey conduct...
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Wolf, don’t hike income taxes
Opinion, Сolumns
PAUL MUSCHICK The Morning Call 
Feb 05, 2021
ALLENTOWN (TNS) — With less than two years left in his term, Gov. Tom Wolf is running out of time to implement his agenda. That’s the only reason I ca...
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Gambling’s good pandemic odds
Opinion, Сolumns
Jan 26, 2021
Fewer people gambled in casinos in Pennsylvania in 2020. Is anyone surprised? The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently issued a report that deta...
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Memoranda
Bradford, Entertainment, Lifestyles
Jan 19, 2021
FRANCES SHERMAN VFWA will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the VFW club rooms at 94 Barbour St. Those who did Secret Santa gifts are asked to bring their e...
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RTS for Jan. 12
Round the Square
Marcie 
Jan 12, 2021
SAVING : We’re into January a bit, and wondering how those New Year’s resolutions are going. Here’s a few tips to help with a common one — saving mone...
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OECD discusses plans for 2021
Local News, Online Features
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Jan 06, 2021
A new year often means new beginnings. The Era reached out to the City of Bradford Office of Economic and Community Development to see which projects ...
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Curb standardized testing
Opinion, Сolumns
ANDREA GABOR, Tribune News Service 
Dec 28, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for education secretary, Miguel Cardona, will face a host of pandemic-related challenges that have disproportionat...
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Fretz students help others with passion projects
Local News, Online Features
CHRISTINE HOLTZ erachristineh@gmail.com 
Dec 11, 2020
When Tina Slaven, principal of Floyd C. Fretz Middle School, came to Aimee Emerson, librarian, to develop a 7th grade library course, she wanted to de...
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