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RTS for Thursday, May 29, 2008
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May 28, 2008
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, ...
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RTS for Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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May 27, 2008
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 ...
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RTS for Tuesday May 27, 2008
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May 26, 2008
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...
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RTS for Monday May 26, 2008
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May 25, 2008
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 ...
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RTS for Saturday, May 24, 2008
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May 23, 2008
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...
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RTS for Friday, May 23, 2008
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May 23, 2008
MEMORIAL DAY: " 'What's worth remembering about a war, anyway?' " was the challenge of a cynical high school student to his American history teacher. ...
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RTS for Thursday, May 22, 2008
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May 22, 2008
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, ...
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RTS for Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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May 21, 2008
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 ...
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RTS for Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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May 20, 2008
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...
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RTS for Monday May 19, 2008
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May 18, 2008
AL CAPONE: Jim Pringle of Vineyard Heaven, Mass., writes, "Recently, while visiting Alcatraz prison, I noticed on an informational display about Al Ca...
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RTS for Saturday, May 17, 2008
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May 16, 2008
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...
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RTS for Friday, May 16, 2008
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May 16, 2008
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...
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RTS for Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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May 14, 2008
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...
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RTS for Thursday, May 15, 2008
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May 14, 2008
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...
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RTS for Tuesday May 13, 2008
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May 12, 2008
SPECIAL PLACE: While it no longer exists as a specific place in the Allegheny National Forest - the structure itself has been razed - Camp Cornplanter...
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RTS for Monday May 12, 2008
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May 11, 2008
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...
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RTS for Friday, May 9, 2008
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May 09, 2008
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...
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RTS for Saturday, May 10, 2008
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May 09, 2008
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...
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RTS for Thursday, May 8, 2008
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May 08, 2008
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...
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RTS for Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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May 07, 2008
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 ...
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