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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
    News
    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
    News, Round the Square
    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
    News, Round the Square
    RTS for Sept 20
    Sep 20, 2021
    NATIONAL LITERACY MONTH: September is National Literacy Month, and according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, reading proficiency by third grade...
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    RTS for Sept 14
    News, Round the Square
    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
    News, PA State News
    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
    News
    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
    News
    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
    Opinion, Сolumns
    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
    Entertainment
    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
    News
    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
    Entertainment
    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
    News
    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
    News
    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
    News
    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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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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