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WEIRD WORLD: We’ve had Batman, several nude men strolling the neighborhoods, and a round from a grenade launcher. For complete stories, subscribe to T...

MARTY: A spotted lizard in someone’s front yard. Passenger pigeons in Bradford. The original Texas Hot Sauce Recipe. For complete stories, subscribe t...

DEC. 25, 1968: "The medieval notion of the earth put man at the center of everything. The nuclear notion of the earth put him nowhere - beyond the ran...

DEC. 25, 1968: "Men's conception of themselves and of each other has always depended on their notion of the earth. When the earth was the World - all ...

KANE-OPOLY: A limited edition board game - "Kane-opoly" - has been manufactured as a way to raise money for Kane's 150th anniversary in the year 2014....

SANTA'S HELPERS: We admit it: We did "throw down ‘the gauntlet' when we suggested Bradford might be able to have it's own Santa's Helpers to make wood...

TRAIN TIME: The excursion from Olean, N.Y., via the "loop-de-loop" and on to the metropolis of St. Marys was a grand success. For complete stories, su...

TRAIN TIME: More today on another architectural marvel constructed by a railroad company in McKean County more than 100 years ago. For complete storie...

TRAIN TIME: We spent part of November reporting on a magnificent arch culvert on the old Erie Railroad grade near Big Shanty but, turns out, that’s no...

TODAY'S TIPS: The clock is ticking loudly as Christmas approaches. How many days are left? We all know what that means: swiping the plastic and waitin...

THANK YOU: “I am writing this letter out of gratitude. I wanted to bring to light to those readers the love and care of the people of Bradford. Believ...

TRAIN TIME: Just as we've been on a train "kick" lately, the 2013 calendar published by the Salamanca Rail Museum arrives in the mail. For complete st...

SANTA'S HELPERS: In our recent coverage of the Era's Less Fortunate Fund, we told readers about a group of retired men in Erie who make toys for child...

LUCKY DAY: If she has a lucky number, it would have to be 12. Mary "Mickey" Ryan, who has won contests all her life, is 90 years old today - 12-12-12....

FIRST DEER: We have to extend congratulations to one of our young newspaper carriers, Anthony Reed, who bagged a nice doe in his first hunting season ...

GO WILD: If Black Friday shopping and Cyber Monday found you hibernating, you still can find dozens of "wild" holiday gifts for that hunter, trapper o...

LAST DAY!: This is the absolutely last day the ELF Fund can accept gifts for this year's Christmas program. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bra...

IT'S TODAY: The Date of Infamy that launched an epic conflict with Japan took place in the early morning hours of Dec. 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. The US...

BE THANKFUL: John Droney of Bradford writes, "After reading Dana Haven's comments in 'Round the Square on being thankful and celebrating Thanksgiving,...

WAR HEROES: The upcoming anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., should be marked in McKean County for the number of men killed and wounded ...