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BUG NOTES: Perhaps there is a market for our vast quantities of ladybugs. Mary Ann Hannon of Grand Junction, Colo., writes: "Here in the high desert, ...

SMALL WORLD: Sandi Helander Camberg of Allegany, N.Y., had a touch of home on a recent trip to Florida. She writes: "On a recent trip to Disney World ...

HARRY GARVIN: Our inquiries about the school patrols has led us to wonder who started the annual trips to Washington, D.C., an obvious thrill for hund...

IT'S TODAY: As part of the Memorial Day observance, we pass along a poem sent us from Donna (Toothman) Newman of Leesburg, Fla. She writes, "It would ...

MEMORIAL DAY: "The pain of remembering lost buddies whom we might have saved from death - or who saved us from death by their actions - will always be...

MEMORIAL DAY: " 'What's worth remembering about a war, anyway?' " was the challenge of a cynical high school student to his American history teacher. ...

SPECIAL PLACE: We know there's two "camps" of people who hold Camp Cornplanter dear. This summer camp was used for special needs children for a time, ...

OLD GLORY: If you're getting your yard in shape for Memorial Day, you might want to give the once-over to your American flag. Is it a little tattered ...

STICKER SHOCK: "Supermarket check-out counters have never been places of undiluted joy, and last week shoppers who queued up at them were looking glum...

AL CAPONE: Jim Pringle of Vineyard Heaven, Mass., writes, "Recently, while visiting Alcatraz prison, I noticed on an informational display about Al Ca...

CONGRATS!: From one old timer to another, The Era tips its hat to Bisett Building Center on its 125th birthday. Its big celebration is today. Compared...

ON WING: Dave Sheneman of Bradford reports a recent sighting of an American bald eagle on East Main Street - ironically, the bird was soaring over the...

THAT SOUND: "While hunting this week in the Wetmore area, I heard the first Whip-poor-will I have heard in 35 years or more. It reminded me of times o...

LOCAL HEROES: Two bona fide heroes are part of a group of McKean County men who served in the 104th Infantry Division. And, in all, six local soldiers...

SPECIAL PLACE: While it no longer exists as a specific place in the Allegheny National Forest - the structure itself has been razed - Camp Cornplanter...

SPECIAL PLACE: Two words that carry a lot of meaning for Bradford folks - Camp Cornplanter - were brought back to memory in a note from Craig A. Stein...

YEARS AGO: "I recall in the late 1960s, located above McCrory's, now Performance Tool and Supply, was an office door lettered, 'Bradford Phillies.' Wo...

MOM'S DAY: "It was while Frank Hering was a young professor of history at Notre Dame University that he had the idea for which he is remembered as the...

MAYFLOWERS: This is that time of year when a walk in the woods can produce a great bouquet of flowers. Our favorites are trillium of any color, and th...

FLAG FARE: "Many of us are now knee deep in the process of spring cleaning. Many lawns in our area have been cleaned of the debris which, until a few ...