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    State contractor exacerbates healthcare worker shortage
    Business, Local News, News, ...
    State contractor exacerbates healthcare worker shortage
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    May 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG — The healthcare workforce shortage is well-trod ground for the House Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, as the legislature seeks ou...
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    Beacon Light recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month
    Local News, News
    Beacon Light recognizes Mental Health Awareness Month
    May 08, 2025
    Every May, Beacon Light Behavioral Health System and Beacon Light Adult Residential Services, affiliates of Journey Health System, take part in recogn...
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    What’s next after Save Women’s Sports Act clears Senate? Likely nothing
    Local News, News, PA State News
    What’s next after Save Women’s Sports Act clears Senate? Likely nothing
    CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
    May 07, 2025
    HARRISBURG — A bill banning transgender athletes born male from competing in women’s sports cleared the Pennsylvania Senate with bipartisan support on...
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    Wentworth Nursing Scholarship presented to BAHS student
    Local News, News
    Wentworth Nursing Scholarship presented to BAHS student
    May 07, 2025
    Bradford Hospital Foundation (BHF), the fundraising organization of Bradford Regional Medical Center (BRMC), presented a scholarship to a local aspiri...
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    Plenty of reasons to reform Medicaid
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Plenty of reasons to reform Medicaid
    May 07, 2025
    Debates over entitlement programs bring out the worst in elected officials, who are typically more concerned with political survival than addressing d...
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    ‘Education establishment’ always resorts to fearmongering
    Opinion, Сolumns
    ‘Education establishment’ always resorts to fearmongering
    COLLEEN HRONCICH and TOM SMITH RealClearPennsylvania 
    May 07, 2025
    If the U.S. Department of Education suddenly went away, what would change for local families and communities? Not much. For starters, the Department o...
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    ANALYSIS: A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out
    Nation & World, News
    ANALYSIS: A law seeks to protect children from sex offenders − 20 years later, the jury is still out
    BOAZ DVIR Penn State 
    May 05, 2025
    (Editor's note: The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Before his sentencing...
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    Should we worry about American women having fewer kids?
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Should we worry about American women having fewer kids?
    May 05, 2025
    Americans are having fewer children, and the birth rate has dropped to historic lows — prompting declarations of aU.S.existential crisis, most notably...
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    The Guidance Center celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month
    Local News, News
    The Guidance Center celebrates Mental Health Awareness Month
    May 02, 2025
    The Guidance Center has joined the national movement in recognizing Mental Health Awareness Month throughout May. With a full calendar of events and i...
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    Yet another hit on gun rights
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Yet another hit on gun rights
    May 01, 2025
    California’s Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla have revived one of Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s worst ideas: a ban on so-called assault weapons...
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    ‘Round the Square: Memory care takes strength
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: Memory care takes strength
    May 01, 2025
    MEMORY: “Caring for someone with memory loss takes strength — and sometimes, a pause for laughter is just what’s needed. That’s why the National Comed...
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    Report: Waitlist long for services aiding individuals with disabilities
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Report: Waitlist long for services aiding individuals with disabilities
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    May 01, 2025
    HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is home to hundreds of Community Participation Support, or CPS, programs meant to assist those living with intellectual disa...
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    Journey Health System affiliates highlight Mental Health Awareness Month
    Local News, News
    Journey Health System affiliates highlight Mental Health Awareness Month
    May 01, 2025
    As Journey Health System (JHS) welcomes May, its affiliates are coming together to recognize National Mental Health Awareness Month. Their theme this ...
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    St. Bonaventure awarded Mental Health America Bell Seal for workplace mental health
    Business, Local News, News
    St. Bonaventure awarded Mental Health America Bell Seal for workplace mental health
    Apr 30, 2025
    ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — St. Bonaventure University announced it has been awarded a 2025 Silver Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health by Mental Health ...
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    Bill would increase access to free school meals, streamline school certification
    Local News, Nation & World, News, ...
    Bill would increase access to free school meals, streamline school certification
    Apr 30, 2025
    WASHINGTON, D.C. — On April 10, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., introduced the School Meal Modernization and Hunger Elimination Act, legislation that...
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    BASD teacher cited for harassment for alleged slap of student
    Local News, News
    BASD teacher cited for harassment for alleged slap of student
    Apr 29, 2025
    An art teacher at School Street Elementary School has been found guilty of harassment for allegedly slapping a 10-year-old student. At a hearing Tuesd...
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    Other Voices: Confronting reality of hunger
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Confronting reality of hunger
    Apr 28, 2025
    Food insecurity is another way of saying you don't know where your next meal is coming from. It can happen to anyone who has lost a job, is struggling...
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    Q&A with the DA: Part 2 — The law, open to interpretation?
    Headlines, Local News, News, ...
    Q&A with the DA: Part 2 — The law, open to interpretation?
    STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
    Apr 26, 2025
    (Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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    Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program to deter junk food moves to House floor
    Local News, News, PA State News
    Pennsylvania Food Bucks Program to deter junk food moves to House floor
    CHRISTINA LENGYEL The Center Square 
    Apr 24, 2025
    HARRISBURG— Some legislators have worried that Pennsylvanians who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits might b...
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    SAT, ACT scores predict success
    Opinion, Сolumns
    SAT, ACT scores predict success
    Apr 24, 2025
    Here’s an SAT-style question that college administrators should be required to answer: What is the best predictor of a student’s academic success at a...
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    Older Posts
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    ‘Round the Square: ‘Oh, I’m a robin.’
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: ‘Oh, I’m a robin.’
    June 18, 2025
    BIRDS: It had somehow escaped our attention that there is such a thing as "birth month birds." We've heard of astrological signs, flowers of the month...
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    Opening pesky plastic bags
    Lifestyles
    Opening pesky plastic bags
    June 18, 2025
    Dear Heloise: I've never seen this hint before, so I thought I'd share. My hands no longer work the way they should, and getting flimsy poo bags open ...
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    Ex-wife has held a secret for three decades
    Lifestyles
    Ex-wife has held a secret for three decades
    June 18, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband was found dead in his home three months ago. He was a bitter man who never forgave me for leaving him. We were divorced for 3...
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    Toss the bags, Break the Chains
    Local News
    Toss the bags, Break the Chains
    June 17, 2025
    Break the Chains (BTC) Coalition invites the public to its 9th annual BTC Festival on the town square in Coudersport on June 28. The cornhole tourname...
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    Cool down and connect
    Local News
    Cool down and connect
    June 17, 2025
    Port Allegany's Heart and Soul will host an Ice Cream Social for an opportunity to cool down and connect. This sweet summer gathering will be held Sun...
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    No Era edition Thursday
    Local News
    No Era edition Thursday
    June 17, 2025
    Due to the federal Juneteenth holiday, there will be no edition of The Era on Thursday, June 19. The paper will resume Friday. The newsroom can be rea...
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