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PICKUP’S DINER: Some readers undoubtedly remember Pickup’s diner in Olean, N.Y., a “double diner” that sat right along North Union Street for years. F...

BIG TURNOUT: Imagine voter turnout of 99 percent? And, yes, in this country! For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please not...

MAY 23, 1861: Virginia’s secession from the United States did not come easy. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please not...

NO CATS: “It is with sadness (a sorta smug sadness, I admit) that I accept the official declaration of the non-existence of felis concolor cougar, as ...

MAY 20, 1861: The delegates convening in Raleigh 150 years ago today voted unanimously to become a “free and independent state,” no longer a part of t...

BOOK SALE: It’s too wet to mow or work in the garden, you can’t play golf and it isn’t good weather to spring clean. For complete stories, subscribe t...

DINER DAYS: Two diners in McKean County — one in East Bradford and a second in Eldred — have their own claim to fame. For complete stories, subscribe ...

DINER DAYS: The old Congress Street diner is rare, indeed. We always thought so because of the fantastic homemade meals it used to produce on a daily ...

START NOW: More than a quarter of U.S. workers say they’re not confident about their ability to afford a comfortable retirement. Are you in that numbe...

IT’S EXTINCT: A lot of residents of this region will certainly dispute it, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the formal declaration ...

HIGH GROUND: With our typical whipsaw weather, it’s hard to remember that it was only a few short days ago when we were being pummeled by monsoon-like...

MAXINE WEIS: Every so often, out of the blue, we’d get a call from Mary “Maxine” Weis. One of her last calls was about the spring flowers she had bloo...

‘TREE ARMY’: A new work force of more than 1,000 young men descended on Elk State Forest — to build roads, fight fires, conduct forest inventory. But ...

A SURVIVOR: Judy Johnson of Eldred writes to tell us of another survivor of the fire at the Children’s Home in 1915. For complete stories, subscribe t...

HELP WANTED: Our Newspapers In Education Coordinator, Jane Larson, is looking for a few able-bodied people to help unpack and sort books on May 16 for...

IT’S TODAY: Two big events are on tap today — “something for everyone,” as they say. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Pl...

IT’S TODAY: When push came to shove, Arkansas went South. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-Edition. Please note that the e-Editio...

LOCAL ANGLE: It was St. Marys’ turn to get some good publicity from a major news organization. For complete stories, subscribe to The Bradford Era e-E...

TURTLE TIME: Our items about the “Turtles” club got Shirley Anderson of Coudersport scrambling to find her membership card. For complete stories, subs...

THE WALL: Anyone who has visited the Vietnam wall in Washington, D.C., probably realizes that the many items left there — dog tags, a pair of wine gla...