November 2025
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Skill Games Avoid Regulation Again in Pa. as Gambling Lobby War Intensifies
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A dispute over the level of taxation and accusations of retribution derailed another attempt to regulate skill games in Pennsylvania.
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Gratitude With a Touch of Attitude
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Last Monday, I chanced upon an e-bike lying on its side on the strip of grass between the sidewalk and the street. Odd, I thought. I looked around, saw no one, continued on my way. The bike was still there that afternoon and the next morning and all the rest of the week. Stolen, then ditched?…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Wins Shootout Over Boston University
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Penn State welcomed Boston University for a Tuesday night clash in front of a sparsely-attended Bryce Jordan Center with students home for Thanksgiving break. After scoring a season-low 65 points last Saturday in a loss to Providence, the Nittany Lions took control early and shot well in a 96-87 win. “We watched that (Providence) game…
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Two Centre County Emergency Response Agencies Receive Nearly $2.2M in Federal Funding
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U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, on Tuesday announced $2.17 million in federal funding for two Centre County emergency services. Moshannon Valley EMS will receive $2,074,716 for its long–planned new ambulance station and training center, and Howard Fire Company will receive $98,653 for a new rescue jet boat. The money comes from the Community Project…
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Lawsuit Claims Centre County Breached Contract, Withheld $236K Payment for Work on Courthouse Retaining Walls
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A contractor’s lawsuit alleges Centre County has refused to pay $236,495 for its reconstruction of the retaining walls at the county courthouse in Bellefonte. JG Contracting Company sued the county on Monday for breach of contract. It claims that it completed the project “in a good and workmanlike manner,” but that the county has withheld…
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Inside/Outside State College: Downtown (and Nearby) Architecture
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Lots of people love the look of downtown State College, me included. However, as an architecture neophyte, I’m often at a loss to say why – or to describe it accurately.
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Op-Ed: We Are in a Dangerous Climate. But We Are Far From Helpless
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In July, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency’s intent to undo “the endangerment finding” on greenhouse gases. While other scandals, disruptions and divisions consume our attention, we cannot lose sight of the fact that human-caused climate change is a persistent and accelerating threat and that we are far from helpless against it. We have choices and…
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‘It’ll Continue to Slow Down.’ Ethan Grunkemeyer Details Improvement as Penn State Starter
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Penn State quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer was thrown into the fire as a redshirt freshman, earning his first career start just over a month ago in a hostile Kinnick Stadium, followed by a game at No. 1 Ohio State. Understandably, his stat lines weren’t pretty as he navigated his new role and got his first meaningful…
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Penn State Asks Pa. Supreme Court to Stop the Release of Internal Trustee Documents
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The move is the latest in a yearslong dispute over records that the secretaries of state agencies use in their roles of Penn State trustees.