October 2012
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Penn State, State College Noon News & Features: Wednesday, Oct. 31
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State College, Penn State and Centre County are in the news all over cyberspace. We post links to the most noteworthy local stories every weekday in Noon News & Features.
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Kathleen Kane: I Want to Find the Truth for Penn State
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Candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has only six days left until the election, but her campaign bus isn’t slowing down yet.
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Holly Swanson: Give the Students a Break
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Not only do I support their decision on the We Are sculpture, I don’t think they need any criticism because of it. There are plenty of real issues for us to be upset about without creating controversy where there doesn’t need to be any, Holly Swanson writes.
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Faculty Focus: Paul Ruskin
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The Faculty Focus feature is a new, weekly question-and-answer spotlight on the administrators, instructors and all Penn State employees who keep the university running.
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Fire Causes Minimal Damage in Irving’s
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A few rags and some flame-retardant spray caused a small fire in Irving’s on Tuesday night, but the cafe’s owner said it will be open on Wednesday.
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Police Investigating Assault That Left Victim Unconscious
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State College Police are investigating an assault that was reported around 1 a.m. on Saturday on the 200 block of Locust Lane near the intersection of Highland Avenue.
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Penn State Football: Bill O’Brien Transcript on Big Ten Coaches’ Call for Purdue Week
in Altoona, Latest Penn State News, Local & Penn State Sports, Local News, Penn State Football, Penn State Sports, Sports News, State College, StateCollege.com, Williamsport—
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A transcript of Bill O’Brien’s 10-minute time slot on the weekly Tuesday Big Ten Coaches’ Teleconference, provided by GoPSUSports.com
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Centre LifeLink Assisting Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts in New Jersey
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Centre LifeLink EMS has been requested to go to Ocean County, N.J. as part of the Pennsylvania Strike Team to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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Jeff Byers: Tricks and Treats for Halloween
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Jeff Byers encounters a lot of costumes this Halloween season in this snarky piece.
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Elizabeth Smart: ‘Hope Helped Me Survive’
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In 2002, when she was 14 years old, Elizabeth Smart woke up to a nightmare – a knife was at her neck and she heard, ‘come with me.’