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Come clean on tax error
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 17, 2021
The government is trusted with a lot just because it is the government. It is easy to balance your checkbook and figure out if the bank overcharged yo...
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Guest Comment: Pa. budget — it matters to you
Opinion, Сolumns
REP. MARTIN CAUSER, Special to The Era 
Jul 15, 2021
While many of us are focused on our household budgets, we should also be paying attention to the annual state budget because it has a big impact on bo...
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Necessary step in Pa. prisons
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 13, 2021
Pennsylvania has a prison problem, and it’s not the one most people think. Yes, like most states and like the federal government, the Keystone State h...
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Celebrate role of local libraries
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 09, 2021
Libraries frequently are underappreciated services. They shouldn’t be. The coronavirus pandemic was not the first time that public or community librar...
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RTS for July 3
Round the Square
Marcie 
Jul 03, 2021
PATRIOTIC: The Fourth of July is the time of year when patriotic films are popular with viewers, so says a study by the website Comparitech. They rese...
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An ominous prelude to the Fourth of July
Сolumns
JOHN M. CRISP Tribune News Service 
Jun 29, 2021
This year’s celebration of the Fourth of July provides a particularly apt occasion for considering the health of our republic. Opinions vary. One frie...
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Why GOP is reluctant to condemn political violence
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Jun 23, 2021
The Republican Party has a problem with political violence: It’s not sure whether it’s for it or against it. In the first days after a mob loyal to fo...
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PGC and Sunday hunting
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 18, 2021
Pennsylvanians headed out last year to rediscover the great outdoors in record numbers. From hiking to camping, to fishing and hunting, outdoor activi...
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HR 1 is a travesty
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jun 12, 2021
HR 1 has achieved sacrosanct status on the center-left, such that the nation’s democratic future is said to depend on it. If so, it is time to weep fo...
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COVID-19 disaster declaration terminated
News
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Jun 11, 2021
After one year and 96 days, the state of Pennsylvania has seen the end of the declaration that it is under a COVID-19 disaster emergency. State Rep. M...
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Second Amendment rally held in Harrisburg
News, Online Features
JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
Jun 08, 2021
Local legislators showed their support of the retention of Second Amendment rights Monday. The annual Second Amendment Rally was held in Harrisburg an...
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Be caretakers for Pa. parks
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 02, 2021
If you are planning on spending part of your summer camping or kayaking at any one of the numerous Pennsylvania state parks, you aren’t alone. The sta...
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Dozen more cases of COVID-19 noted
News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
May 26, 2021
There were another dozen cases of COVID-19 added to the local case count as of Tuesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. McKean Cou...
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Staying home when sick
Opinion, Сolumns
May 25, 2021
One of the lessons learned from the coronavirus pandemic is that the way to stop the spread of a disease is to keep sick people away from healthy ones...
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No, Israel is not an apartheid state
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
May 19, 2021
The charge of apartheid is the new blood libel. As Hamas rains rockets down on Israel, members of the Squad in Congress and other left-wing enemies ar...
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Recount fiasco imperils elections
Opinion, Сolumns
May 12, 2021
The far right’s undermining of American elections is an ongoing threat to the nation’s future. An Arizona state Senate-commissioned “audit” of Novembe...
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