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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
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    Chance for flash flooding this afternoon
    July 31, 2025
    The U.S. National Weather Service announced this morning that thunderstorms with especially heavy rain are possible this afternoon and evening. The he...
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    On masks for toddlers, US stands alone
    Opinion, Сolumns
    On masks for toddlers, US stands alone
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
    Oct 12, 2021
    FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — When I called to schedule an annual well-check appointment for my son, I was told that he would need to wear a mask in the o...
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    Mask opt-out bill for students clears Senate committee
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    Mask opt-out bill for students clears Senate committee
    MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press 
    Sep 28, 2021
    A bill that would allow parents in Pennsylvania to exempt their children from wearing a mask at school cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday as ...
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    RTS for Sept 27
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    RTS for Sept 27
    Sep 27, 2021
    LEARN WITH ORJAMES LAB : The OrJames Lab is pleased to provide a wonderful series of mini courses for all members of the life-long learning community!...
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    RTS for Sept 20
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    RTS for Sept 20
    Sep 20, 2021
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    RTS for Sept 14
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    RTS for Sept 14
    Sep 14, 2021
    AMERICAN PRIDE: Gerry Ford of Smethport shared a moment that gave him great pride recently. “I was at American Legion Riders DEC in Grantville with my...
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    Parents try home-schooling in face of endless COVID
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Parents try home-schooling in face of endless COVID
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
    Aug 31, 2021
    FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — Driving home Wednesday after our first day of co-op schooling, I felt overwhelmingly grateful. Many of my friends have spent...
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    Pa. lawmaker: Allow kids 14 and older to get vaccine without parental consent
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    Pa. lawmaker: Allow kids 14 and older to get vaccine without parental consent
    JULIAN ROUTH Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    Aug 27, 2021
    PITTSBURGH (TNS) — A state lawmaker in Allegheny County will soon introduce a bill to give teenagers the option to supersede the will of their vaccine...
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    Debating masks in schools
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Debating masks in schools
    Aug 23, 2021
    How is it that a commonsense health protocol — the wearing of a mask — has become a figurative hill to die on when refusing to wear a mask actually co...
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    Deniers and resisters and their attendant sorrows
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Deniers and resisters and their attendant sorrows
    GENE LYONS 
    Aug 21, 2021
    During the early days of the COVID-19 epidemic, my brother and I congratulated each other that we had little to fear. Descended from hardy Irish peasa...
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    Plenty of supplies and fun expected at Saturday’s Back-to-School rally
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    Plenty of supplies and fun expected at Saturday’s Back-to-School rally
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter 
    Aug 20, 2021
    Children at campuses in the Bradford Area School District will have a chance to pick up backpacks, get haircuts, have their pictures taken and enjoy s...
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    Virtual Academy available for BASD students who prefer learning online
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    Virtual Academy available for BASD students who prefer learning online
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter 
    Aug 13, 2021
    When classes begin at Bradford Area School District campuses Aug. 23, there may be some students who opt to do their lessons online through the Virtua...
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    Getting school buses rolling
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    Getting school buses rolling
    Aug 09, 2021
    As perennial and predictable as the start of school is the shortage of drivers needed to get students there. And it’s leaving us to wonder about the f...
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    Living with Chidren
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    Living with Chidren
    JOHN ROSEMOND 
    Jul 30, 2021
    Research finds that so-called “sippy cups” – spill-free cups used by most American preschoolers – are linked to speech problems as well as early denta...
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    Smethport schools will be mask-optional; mandate remains for buses
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    Smethport schools will be mask-optional; mandate remains for buses
    FRAN DE LANCEY frdelancey@yahoo.com 
    Jul 28, 2021
    SMETHPORT — Masks/facial coverings and social distancing will be optional for students and staff while in school this coming school year in Smethport,...
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    Story Hour resumes at Emporium library
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    Story Hour resumes at Emporium library
    Marcie 
    Jul 22, 2021
    EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library welcomed back some of its littlest patrons last Monday to morning Story Hour program at the 3rd ...
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    To mask, or not to mask, is the question facing the Bradford school district
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    To mask, or not to mask, is the question facing the Bradford school district
    KATE DAY SAGER kates_th@yahoo.com 
    Jul 20, 2021
    The question on whether children in the Bradford Area School District will be required to wear masks — or not — this fall still remains unanswered as ...
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    Story hour starts some in-person sessions in July
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    Story hour starts some in-person sessions in July
    Jun 14, 2021
    EMPORIUM — The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library is welcoming back its littlest patrons by offering a morning Story Hour at the 3rd Street Playgr...
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    Children should continue to mask up
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    Children should continue to mask up
    RUTH BOGDAN r.bogdan@bradfordera.com 
    Jun 14, 2021
    The number of Pennsylvanians eligible to be vaccinated has continued to grow, with now everyone age 12 and older eligible for the shot. But what steps...
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    Flores receives Carole Marie Moore Scholarship
    Entertainment, Lifestyle
    Flores receives Carole Marie Moore Scholarship
    Jun 14, 2021
    Elizabeth Flores, Bradford Area High School Class of 2021, was the recipient of the Carole Marie Moore Scholarship. She is the daughter of Elizabeth a...
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    Public health scolds should apologize over reopenings, masks
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Public health scolds should apologize over reopenings, masks
    CYNTHIA M. ALLEN Tribune News Service 
    Jun 02, 2021
    FORT WORTH, Texas — My parents, visiting from the East Coast, were surprised (but not so disappointed) to arrive in Texas and find so many people not ...
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    Kids and Cancer run a roaring success
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    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    July 31, 2025
    Sometimes, the loudest engines can carry the softest hearts. The 28th Annual Kids and Cancer Benefit Run returned to the area July 26, drawing nearly ...
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    Steelers training camp battles: Jaylen Warren, Payton Wilson hold on to roles; Yahya Black pushes for time
    Football, National Sports
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    CHRISTOPHER CARTER Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
    July 31, 2025
    (TNS) —At the start of Steelers training camp, we focused on five key camp battles we'd watch. Now that we're a full week into training camp with six ...
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    Losses for health care stocks help push Wall Street lower
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    Losses for health care stocks help push Wall Street lower
    By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA - AP Business Writers 
    July 31, 2025
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    Pitt, Penn State to renew basketball rivalry
    National Sports
    Pitt, Penn State to renew basketball rivalry
    Bill Hartlep The Tribune-Review, Greensburg 
    July 31, 2025
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    Appellate judges question Trump’s authority to impose tariffs without Congress
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    By PAUL WISEMAN and MATT SEDENSKY - Associated Press 
    July 31, 2025
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump’s legal rationale for his most expansive roun...
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