Joe Battista
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March Madness Indeed
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There is big news in Happy Valley sports these days and, no, I’m not talking about the new Beaver Stadium field naming rights. I’ll save that for another day. I’m […]
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Coach Paterno Changed My Life
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“What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence than anybody but their families. And, in a […]
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The Ties that Bind Us
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“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Relationships […]
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It’s a Winter Wonderland in SC — Both of Them
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Hey, State College, we’re back! Well, sort of. We recently made the trek north from the other SC (Sun City, South Carolina) up to Penn State, primarily for the annual […]
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Now What Do I Do?
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It’s been a tough few days in my sports world, folks. Last Thursday, with our Penn State flag proudly flying outside our home, our Nittany Lions lost a heartbreaker against […]
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Just One Thing…
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Happy New Year, y’all! This year I’m going to…Thrive in ’25! Survive in ‘25. Stay alive in ’25! Prioritize in ‘25. Be wise in ’25. Strive in ‘25. Be surprised in […]
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Finding the Joy
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How often do you hear people’s well-meaning advice to “just do what makes you happy”? Or do they say, “Do what makes you joyful”? Perhaps we need to be sure […]
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The Gutsy Calls That Could Change Everything
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Could Penn State football’s future under coach James Franklin be forever changed after one of the riskiest fake punts in program history in the 26-25 nail-biter victory at Minnesota on […]
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In Support of the ‘Good Doers’
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I thought it would be worth stirring the pot a little by giving a shoutout to a very special group of people who I will simply call “The Doers.” You […]
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Praying for Our Nation(s)
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“…that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the […]