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    Give peace a chance in America’s culture wars
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Give peace a chance in America’s culture wars
    LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
    Nov 21, 2024
    I have a confession when it comes to the culture war our society is mired in: I consider myself a pacifist on this front. As the battles rage on betwe...
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    4 deals McCarthy made to become speaker
    Opinion, Сolumns
    4 deals McCarthy made to become speaker
    KWASI GYAMFI ASIEDU and JON HEALEY 
    Jan 10, 2023
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy won his 15th bid to become speaker of the House, but only at great cost. To win the votes he needed to secure t...
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    Pa. politicians’ NY state of mind
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. politicians’ NY state of mind
    Dec 05, 2022
    Billy Joel wasn’t talking about Pennsylvania politicians and their assorted supplicants and benefactors when he crooned that “some folks like to get a...
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    Congress, no last-minute shopping at taxpayer expense
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Congress, no last-minute shopping at taxpayer expense
    E.J. ANTONI - Tribune News Service 
    Dec 04, 2022
    It’s happened to all of us: The holidays are here before you know it, and you’re scrambling for that last-minute gift. Maybe you procrastinated, but a...
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    If Trump 1.0 was chaotic, just wait
    Opinion, Сolumns
    If Trump 1.0 was chaotic, just wait
    RICH LOWRY 
    Dec 02, 2022
    Donald Trump’s allies praised him for his discipline during his announcement speech, when he mostly stuck to the script as written by his staff. Then,...
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    Other Voices: QAnon nonsense rejected
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: QAnon nonsense rejected
    Nov 18, 2022
    The goal of QAnon is to destroy the United States from within by creating chaos and dissension among Americans. Who is behind QAnon? Is it foreign int...
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    Gift giving policy hits bad note
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Gift giving policy hits bad note
    Nov 04, 2022
    Musicians regularly oil their instruments' valves to reduce friction and ease play — much as private interests regularly oil some state politicians fo...
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    Did the Jan. 6 committee make a difference?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Did the Jan. 6 committee make a difference?
    PAIGE MASTEN Tribune News Service 
    Oct 18, 2022
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TNS) — The biggest issue in the 2022 election might be the fact that we haven’t moved on from the last one. We’re still living in the...
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    Why political activists rarely make good politicians
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Why political activists rarely make good politicians
    LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
    Aug 03, 2022
    There’s a reason people repeat the adage that “half a loaf is better than none,” coined in 1546 in John Heywood’s collection of English proverbs. It i...
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    Abortion bullies stumble around the truth
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Abortion bullies stumble around the truth
    GENE LYONS 
    Jul 21, 2022
    You’d think they’d be ashamed, these self-infatuated pundits and tin horn politicians who made bogus pronouncements on Fox News and elsewhere about th...
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    Leave trial locations to courts
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Leave trial locations to courts
    Jun 20, 2022
    Given the state’s political structure, it’s natural to think of the Legislature in terms of the major political parties. But that’s just part of the s...
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    Biden is an old man overwhelmed by events
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Biden is an old man overwhelmed by events
    RICH LOWRY 
    Jun 10, 2022
    Joe Biden has rarely seemed as fully 79 years old as he did sitting down with Jimmy Kimmel for a late-night interview that was supposed to showcase hi...
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    As ‘race porn’ captures young minds, media shout encouragement
    Opinion, Сolumns
    As ‘race porn’ captures young minds, media shout encouragement
    GENE LYONS 
    May 19, 2022
    Chances are, deluded mass murderer Payton Gendron doesn't actually know any Black people to speak of. According to the 2020 census, his hometown of Co...
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    Someone had to say it
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Someone had to say it
    GENE LYONS 
    Mar 31, 2022
    In Michael Kinsley’s immortal definition, “A gaffe is when a politician tells the truth — some obvious truth he isn’t supposed to say.” By that standa...
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    RTS – Vaccinated Politicians
    News, Round the Square
    RTS – Vaccinated Politicians
    Mar 23, 2022
    VACCINATED POLITICIANS: Two in three Pennsylvanians believe politicians should be required to publicly disclose their vaccination status, reveals a re...
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    RTS
    Round the Square
    RTS
    Marcie 
    Mar 16, 2022
    TROLLS: We’re not talking about the toys with the crazy hair here. We’re talking about one of the reasons that many people have turned away from socia...
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    Settlements call for reform
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Settlements call for reform
    Mar 15, 2022
    Nationwide, local and state politicians often resist reforms to reduce violence committed by police, even though sensible reforms would serve officers...
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    In politics, like sports, teamwork wins the game
    Opinion, Сolumns
    In politics, like sports, teamwork wins the game
    LYNN SCHMIDT Tribune News Service 
    Feb 17, 2022
    Jan. 10 marked the 40th anniversary of my favorite football memory. The San Francisco 49ers pulled off an 89-yard drive with an impressive play pass, ...
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    It was never about the science
    Opinion, Сolumns
    It was never about the science
    NOAH FINLEY 
    Feb 11, 2022
    DETROIT (TNS) — When the first COVID-19 mandates were issued in hopes of turning back a mysterious pandemic, there wasn’t enough science or data avail...
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    Disgraced Pa. treasurer’s suicide still shocks after 35 years
    News, PA State News
    Disgraced Pa. treasurer’s suicide still shocks after 35 years
    JOHN LUCIEW PennLive 
    Jan 22, 2022
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — An unhinged politician. A room full of reporters and photographers. And a .357 Magnum tucked in a manila envelope. These three vola...
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    Pa. fish commissioners amend rules on stocking Class A trout waters
    Local News, News, Outdoors
    Pa. fish commissioners amend rules on stocking Class A trout waters
    July 30, 2025
    After tabling the issue in April, the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission voted earlier this week on changes that could allow stocking ...
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    Cosper wins Junior AAA singles, receives scholarship
    National Sports, Outdoors
    Cosper wins Junior AAA singles, receives scholarship
    July 30, 2025
    SPARTA, Ill. — After 3,100 miles, 80 hours in the truck, and 1,700 competitive targets Brayden Cosper finished participation in national shooting even...
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    Laughter, illusions, local musicians
    Local News
    Laughter, illusions, local musicians
    Added to Kinzua Rocks the Wake lineup
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    July 30, 2025
    Kinzua Rocks the Wake is leveling up this Labor Day weekend, adding comedy, magic and beachside tunes to its already jaw-dropping lineup of water stun...
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    Preserving the past
    Local News
    Preserving the past
    July 30, 2025
    The Annual Allegheny Mountain Engine and Implement Association Engine Show, always held the fourth weekend in July, staged its 47th edition July 25 to...
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    Dog days of summer
    Local News
    Dog days of summer
    July 30, 2025
    High heat and humidity in the area lately has been hard on pets and people alike. Spying lots of panting pooches? That’s because dogs pant primarily t...
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    National Night Out set Tuesday in Bradford
    Local News
    National Night Out set Tuesday in Bradford
    By MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER marcie@bradfordera.com 
    July 30, 2025
    Firetrucks, police dogs, a caricature artist, bounce houses, a bevy of emergency responders — National Night Out in Bradford will be a dream come true...
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