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GAS PAIN: Here we go again ... but with “bigger” numbers. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e-Editio...

BALLOON BOMB: Marjorie Dart of Bradford passed along an article about “balloon bombs” apparently launched during World War II by the Japanese, suggest...

APPLAUSE: Helen Crissman drops us a few lines, labeling it “Pipe Organ Extravaganza.” For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. P...

W.D. FISH: “There is no more revealing chronicle of a people’s history than their local newspapers.” For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford E...

W.D. FISH: “Many disappointments on the part of fisherman are being reported these sad spring days during which only an occasional cold is caught.” Fo...

SNOW TIME: Hilltoppers in McKean County often tell tales of major snow accumulations while the residents of the Bradford valley gets only a dusting, l...

LATE ONE: Did you have to dig out those boots, scarves and gloves on Monday morning? We did, having put them away over the weekend. Since we live in B...

BIRD NOTES: The Pennsylvania Game Commission has launched its periodic colonial nesting waterbird survey and is asking for the public’s assistance now...

GLOBE TROTTER: College is supposed to broaden your horizons, but Shane Close took that in the literal sense. For complete stories, subscribe to The Br...

SURVIVORS: When we left them yesterday, Bruce Perry’s distant cousin and her husband were among the very lucky people to wind up in one of the lifeboa...

SURVIVORS: “How Mrs. Chambers and her husband were saved from death in mid-ocean constitutes a thrilling tale of the sea.” For complete stories, subsc...

SURVIVORS: Two of the lucky ones who survived the Titanic sinking have distant relatives in Bradford. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford ...

EAGLE ALERT: Scoff at the old Tuna Creek, if you will, but it appears that an American bald eagle calls it home. For complete stories, subscribe to Th...

TITANIC NEWS: As the world solemnly marks the centennial of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, boaters and mariners alike can appreciate the vast improve...

RAIN BARRELS: Rain barrels are an excellent way to recycle water. Although people are “going green” to help the environment with these simple devices,...

WOLF WORDS: No doubt, there’s a fascination with wolves. We succumbed to it ourselves last year when we were writing about Kane’s lobo wolves. They ha...

WOLF WORDS: McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter counties are areas of Pennsylvania with enough “open range” to support packs of wolves, a new study shows....

NEW PHASE: For the most part, the American chestnut tree is a thing of the past. But it might be a thing of the future, too. For complete stories, sub...

WISE WORDS: What happens if you can’t pay your taxes? For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e-Edition is...

RAINY DAYS: Yesterday, we started a quiz about “April showers” provided by the Bay Journal, a publication about issues involving the Chesapeake Bay. F...