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WEBWORMS: No, we’re not talking about young people who spend all their time on the Internet! We’re talking about those silky webs you see in many tree...

THOSE WEBS: The good news is, they don’t contain gypsy moth caterpillars. The bad news, they seem to be everywhere this year. For complete stories, su...

BIRD NEWS: Check this out: For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e-Edition is separate from this partial...

REMEMBER ME?: They called it “beaver fever,” the sickness that brought Bradford to its knees. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Ed...

AUG. 26, 1934: Our nippy weather Monday morning reminded one resident about an awesome event many decades ago. It snowed. For complete stories, subscr...

TREE TIME: Having written so much recently about the devastation of our forests at the turn of the 20th century, we couldn’t help but be interested wh...

FOREST PRIMER: “From Nature the people of the United States inherited a wealth of natural resources. Many of these we have spent recklessly because of...

TREES 101: The cover of The Forestry Primer, 1876-1926, says it all. On one side is a large pine tree; on the other, a bare tree trunk and several stu...

TRUE TREASURE: Marcia Shuman of Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania writes us: “Recently, a visitor to Bradford wrote about the friendly and ...

BIRDS, BEES: Today’s column is devoted to our favorite subject, the birds and bees. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Ple...

SPECIAL ZIPPO: After reading our columns about the Zippo lighter’s iconic status in Vietnam, Robert Longnecker stopped by to show us the lighter he bo...

NOT ST. ROCCO: Our column on other St. Rocco’s festivals in Pennsylvania brought a note from Tony Lombardi of Bradford who corrects one of our assumpt...

BIG BOYS: Look what the cat dragged in. Literally. Shirley Imerson of Summer Street stopped by the other day with two such bugs in a jar, telling us h...

THOSE EYES: It would have been hard to miss the bunny on Tuesday’s front page; Its eyes were like giant pools of darkness which made it unbelievably c...

ZIPPO STORY: The story yesterday about the Zippo story in the June issue of “Vietnam” magazine came to us from Jim Pascarella of Bethel Park after he ...

VIETNAM ZIPPOS: The fame of Zippo lighters in movies is well-documented, but a June 2011 article in “Vietnam” magazine reminds us of its iconic place ...

APPLE TREES: “Years ago, I would walk the railroads from Mount Jewett to Mount Alton to Lewis Run. There were many apple trees along the way,” writes ...

THINK LOCAL: Thinking small and local, not big and global, may help communities ignite long-term economic growth. For complete stories, subscribe to T...

WELCOME: If you’re in town for the annual Festa Italiana, welcome home. While this annual affair celebrates the town’s Italian heritage, it also serve...

TODAY’S CAT: While we’ve always believed residents who claim to have seen a mountain lion in McKean County — despite absolute denials from Game offici...