Community Letters
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Letters: Support for School Board, PSU Trustee Candidates; Trump’s Real Agenda; Who Does GT Represent?
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Please join with me and endorse Jen Black’s candidacy for the School Board of the State College Area School District. Jen will bring to the SCASD Board a willingness to engage in open dialogue with the public on issues being addressed by the board. She listens. She researches the issues. She articulates clearly her reasoning…
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Letters: Trustee Candidate ‘All In’ for the ‘Soul of Penn State’; ‘Casino Chaos’; Judicial Retention
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Fellow Nittany Lion alumni, my name is Jeff Ballou ’90. We love to be in “all-in” for the Penn State family. We love it when we win. But what happens when our winnings aren’t spread evenly across the whole pride of lions? The headlines about our winning ways are now becoming overshadowed by the prospect…
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Letter: Nittany Mall Casino Will Be a ‘Blemish’ on Lubert’s Legacy and State College Area
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Happy Valley residents who drive past the long-vacant former Macy’s store at the Nittany Mall will notice a brand-new perimeter construction fence surrounding the future site of the Nittany Casino that Ira Lubert will build as a token of his appreciation to the Penn State community. When completed, his 24/7 casino gambling venue will stand…
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Local Clergy: Faith Calls Us to Love and Support the LGBTQ+ Community
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Our collective religious traditions remind us of the importance of treating others as we long to be treated. We know that this “Golden Rule” provides us with a template to be more loving and inclusive, to create places for people to belong. We include in our prayers and our holy places those in the LGBTQ+…
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Letters: Casino Still Not a Good Bet; Questioning Borough Handling of Protests; Supporting Fenchak
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It’s great to see College Township leadership planning to find a qualified consultant to conduct the new Local Impact Report for the Nittany Mall casino. Hopefully those elected leaders will find a consultant that has both the credibility and experience to determine sociodemographic factors involving gambling problems or addiction and trend analysis of possible gambling-related…
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Letter: Transparency, Accountability Urgently Needed for Penn State’s Board
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Penn State’s $4.57 billion endowment is invested under the supervision of a small group called the Penn State Investment Council. The council’s activities are very closely held, and most of Penn State’s Board receives only summary information about the endowment. According to Penn State, the university paid 1.86% in investment expenses and advisor fees on its endowment in 2022-23…
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Letters: Unwelcoming Homecoming for PSU Alumni; Wrong on Project 2025; Not Again, Glenn; Elect Womer
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With Penn State Homecoming weekend upon us, I am disgusted by our university’s hateful actions toward alumni. The board has recently ended our democratic elections for trustees, a practice established 149 years ago by our founders. On top of that, the board has muzzled trustees so that dissenting opinions cannot be expressed – a disgraceful…
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Letters: What Will Be Lubert’s Legacy at Penn State?; Project 2025 a Disaster for Public Education
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In the latest reader letters: Casino will be Lubert’s Penn State legacy if it moves forward; Project 2025 spells disaster for public education.
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Letter: Displeased with Decisions by Penn State Leadership
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Growing up in Pennsylvania I always admired Penn State for its emphasis on education. I am a longtime donor and football fan of the university. I am a 2014 graduate of Penn State through World Campus. I write this letter to express my displeasure over all the latest drastic changes taking place. The university recently…
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Letters: Last, Best Hope for PSU Trustee Accountability; Childless People Not Worthless
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Penn State Trustee Barry Fenchak is suing Penn State’s Board to obtain access to financial records necessary for him to provide proper oversight of the University’s activities. His court filing states the following: “While no active malfeasance, such as conflicts of interest or other impediments, is alleged, it is notable that any such issues would also be impossible to detect or…