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Aug 19, 2015
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s immigration proposal rests on three assumptions: that immigration hurts American workers; that illegal immigration, in par...
Editorial, News, Opinion, ...
Aug 19, 2015
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Looking out at bumper-to-bumper Monday morning traffic crawling along the Philippine capital’s main avenue, taxi driver Ran...
Editorial, News
Jun 03, 2015
WASHINGTON — Not every bad act is a crime. Not every bad act that can technically be categorized as a crime should be pursued by prosecutors. And not ...
Editorial, News
Jun 03, 2015
WASHINGTON — It wasn’t quite “Call me Ishmael,” but “Call me Caitlyn” made a whale of a splash. One could hardly find a news channel the past couple o...
Editorial, News
May 10, 2015
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Once a democratic socialist, always a democratic socialist. Once a scold of big money in politics, still a scold. No one can ac...
Editorial, News
Apr 09, 2015
WASHINGTON — The new tell-all, “The Residence,” featuring intimate anecdotes collected from past and current White House staff members, is absolutely ...
Editorial, News
Apr 09, 2015
Choosing statewide judges: Going from bad to good enough Theory and practice are often at odds — no more so perhaps than in American government. In cl...
Editorial, News
Apr 02, 2015
WASHINGTON — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was born in 1970, six years after events refuted a theory on which he is wagering his candidacy. The 1964 theory was ...
Editorial, News
Apr 02, 2015
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Maine celebrates its Whoopie pies. North Carolinians proudly dance their Shag. In Kansas, even dirt is official: Harney silt loam...
Editorial, News
Mar 18, 2015
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ideas fly from Gov. John Kasich like sparks from a flint. While explaining his prison reforms, he interrupts himself midsentence — hi...
Editorial, News
Mar 18, 2015
SAN DIEGO — President Obama and his administration still play games with the immigration issue — and, consequently, with people’s lives. When handling...
Editorial, News, Opinion, ...
Feb 12, 2015
Indecision may not be the best quality in a columnist, but in the case of NBC News anchor Brian Williams, that’s what I find in myself: I doubt that t...
Editorial, News
Feb 11, 2015
WASHINGTON — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took his presidential campaign-in-waiting to Washington on Monday trailed by an unwelcome, unsavory and downr...
Editorial, News
Feb 11, 2015
WASHINGTON — These are tough times for NBC’s Brian Williams —and tougher times for journalism. The NBC newsman is off the air while the network is “ga...
Editorial
Feb 03, 2015
WASHINGTON — The measles outbreak at California’s Disneyland — which has spread like pixie dust — along with several other smaller flare-ups, has heal...
Editorial
Feb 03, 2015
I have been extremely fortunate to spend almost my entire career working in rural, largely farming communities. Just about every day, a student, paren...
Editorial, News
Jan 27, 2015
WASHINGTON — Any Republican event convened by Rep. Steven King — he of “calves the size of cantaloupes” fame — could easily have degenerated into a fe...
Editorial, News
Jan 27, 2015
Much chatter amid even more controversy has met the news that Mitt Romney may be running again for president. Whether he should or shouldn’t, whether ...
Editorial, News
Jan 21, 2015
WASHINGTON — This is a tale of two policies promoted by President Obama: one to make community college free, the other to provide for paid sick leave ...
Editorial, News
Jan 21, 2015
WASHINGTON — Forget E.F. Hutton. It’s P.F. (Pope Francis) these days who, when he talks, people listen. And then they get busy trying to figure out wh...
Local News, News
April 24, 2025
Due to incorrect information released by Pennsylvania State Police, an article in Thursday’s edition of The Era incorrectly reported that the driver o...
Local News, News
April 24, 2025
An artist works on a sculpture Thursday at the 24th Annual Ridgway Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous. The festivities continue from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today ...
National News, News, PA State News
April 24, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he is "more determined than ever" to work toward healing America's divisions and discouraging p...
Headlines, Local News, News, ...
April 24, 2025
It’s an Arbor Day update that is beyond be-leaf! Since its start two years ago, the local Tree Board has planted 81 trees in Bradford. Just this year,...
National News, News
April 24, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS)—A new study suggests that microplastics and nanoplastics might be interacting with the plaque that causes heart attacks and strokes. ...
Local News, National News, News, ...
April 24, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS)—Pennsylvania’s estimated 150,000 online poker players will now have more options starting Monday under an agreement signed by Gov. Jo...
