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MORE ON EELS: We should have learned by now to be careful what we wish for. We asked a few weeks ago if anyone had a recipe for cooking eel, and we go...

BIRDER CALL: Don Bickford of Emporium sent us an essay he wrote titled “Birders Are a Crazy Lot.” He admits to being a birder, but he contends he does...

MAIN STREET: In response to our call earlier this week for ideas on what businesses could be successful in any of the 15 empty storefronts in Main Str...

PATIO GARDENING: It’s close to the time of year when locals start planting their vegetable gardens. The taste and freshness of home-grown veggies is t...

BLANK WINDOWS: We sometimes lament the number of vacant storefronts there are along Main Street in Bradford. Many of our readers tell us of bygone day...

THEY’RE BACK: Francis Rovito of West Branch reminds us that the black bears are back and that there is no bird feeder safe from their grasp. Francis s...

CAMPFIRE TROUT: Maybe it’s because we’re finally going to get out trout fishing this weekend, but a recipe we ran across sounded awfully good. The rec...

PUDDLE JUMPERS: The latest of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” books, this one subtitled “Parenthood, 101 heartwarming and humorous stories about the j...

FLOWER FRUSTRATION: If you’ve spent much time on Main Street, you’ve probably noticed Nancy Graham sweeping the sidewalk between PNC Bank and Pine Str...

EEL UPDATE: Rocco Camas of Bradford called to give us a little more background on eels after a caller last week sought a recipe for how to cook them s...

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Karen Disney would rather not be in the news. She’d rather just do her job. She works four hours a day, five days a week, loopin...

TAX DAY: If you’re a little tired today, we understand. The federal and state income tax filing deadline is today, and all that creative accounting ca...

MEMORABLE POEM: Leroy Hartzel of Kane wrote us about a poem he learned in school and has remembered ever since he graduated in 1973. He thought we mig...

RECIPE SEARCH: It’s no secret that food and unusual critters are among our favorite subjects here at RTS. This item combines both. Andy Heffner of Orm...

WHERE BUFFALO ROAM: It turns out that Max Spindler’s recollection of some buffalo roaming on Interstate Parkway in the early 1930s was right on target...

POTHOLE PATROL: It’s the season that comes after winter — pothole season. We all know what causes them, the old freeze-thaw-freeze cycle that crumbles...

FIRST HUMMER: Lee Taylor alerted us to the arrival of the first hummingbird he’s spotted this year at his home in Eldred. It’s also the first sighting...

MORE TALK: Kent Smith of Farmers Valley adds another perspective to our discussion of regional pronunciations and sayings. Kent grew up in the area, s...

TIME’S TOLL: The time hasn’t been right on the clock at the top of Bradford’s Old City Hall for quite some time. It’s either noon or midnight, accordi...

ROUGH LANDING: It was a cold day in January 2004 when Steve Jackson took his daughter and a flight instructor on a flight to Syracuse, N.Y. There, he ...