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TWO HANDER: Imagine grabbing this big feller in the chicken coop. "Recently on the Flexman Farm, one of our chickens hatched out a rather large egg. I...

GREEN THUMB: Amy Pierotti e-writes us: "I live in Irish Hollow, Smethport, and took this attached photo of Paul Comes, a neighbor in Irish Hollow. He ...

TODAY'S LAMENT: Kids in Bradford have already been in school for a week, but today's poem, "Lament of a School Bus Driver," seems appropriate for this...

OOPS!: We feel pretty embarrassed to learn that Pennsylvania never even had a governor named Bradford. The other day, we had wondered aloud how Bradfo...

LOOK UP: By all accounts, that plane Julie Petitt saw the other day behind Fretz was a C-130 military cargo plane - and others saw it, too. You may re...

JULYS PAST: Since we're about the mark the "official" end of summer, we thought we'd better hurry to publish some "noteworthy" July events as compiled...

LONG HAUL: One reader's son was among the first Marine to enter Iraq during the so-called "Shock and Awe" part of our ongoing war and, as such, she wa...

NICE JOB: For a while this summer, it's seemed like traffic was snarled in downtown Bradford no matter which way you turned. All that construction is ...

LOOK UP: On Thursday afternoon, Julie Petitt tells us, she saw a low-flying military-style plane in the vicinity of Fretz on Lorana Avenue. It was so ...

CROOK FARM: Always a great way to spend a day (or two) is the annual Crook Farm Fair being held today and Sunday at the historical location on Seaward...

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Without a newspaper to be the heart and soul of a community, the community loses its way," said William Dean Singleton, chief executiv...

OPTION HOUSE: "A true Main Street landmark, the Option House has been a part of Bradford since the early days of oil. Even the name 'Option' refers to...

STATE FLOWER: We can all vouch for the beauty of our state flowers, the mountain laurel. When it blooms in abundance in late June, particularly along ...

SPECIAL PLACE: "The mention of the McKean-Elk League in 'Another Era' stirred up some memories about the league and the date of the closing of the Bra...

BULL AND BEAR: We continue the story of the 1879 fight in Custer City between a bear and a bull as recounted in the Bradford Historical Society's July...

BULL AND BEAR: Forget rooster fights. How about a face-off between a bull and a bear? The Bradford Historical Society featured this long-ago match in ...

ITALIAN FEST: The world seems so much better after a meatball sandwich smothered in homemade sauce (heavy on the cheese), some cannoli - and maybe som...

STORE LORE: We know we've covered the old stores and restaurants of Bradford in many previous columns, but readers delight in returning to Bradford's ...

MORE MEMORIES: Dan Good of York, S.C., sends us his recollection about the staying power of a great meal: "After a night at the YMCA dance on Fridays,...

MEMORY LANE: "Whenever I see something about 'Little Chicago,' it brings back a few memories." So writes Bill McCloskey, whose remembrances we share b...