John Hook
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College Sports Scholarships: Is There a Better Way?
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As I stand next to a soccer field in Alexandria, Va., watching a group of high-school age boys run through a series of warm-up drills, it reminds me how many young people enjoy sports and want to continue participating in them when they go to college as young adults.
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Health Care and Soccer: How I Softened My View of Pitt
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Oh, does the passion of youth look different in the rearview mirror of life.
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On Scrapple, Baby Boomers and Immigration
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My generation grew up with immigrants comprising less than 5 percent of the population. But today the immigrant population percentage is more in line with the late 19th century, and it’s a bit of a change for Baby Boomers.
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How Centre Region Grows Is Unique in Pennsylvania
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State College and the Centre Region are growing because people are moving here for an industry – education – that’s based here, something that is uncommon in the entire commonwealth of Pennsylvania. What limited growth Pennsylvania is experiencing outside of Centre County is often a result of
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Into the Great Wide Open
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After every presidential election, there are those who threaten to move to another country. But state and local governments yield much more influence on daily life, and people can change a lot about how they live by changing where they live within U.S. borders.
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Big Bias
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As someone who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 230 pounds, I know that society has a bit of a bias against big folks, from airline seats to clothing availability to BMI measures.
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The Holiday Closeout
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As we approach the end of 2016 I thought I would share a few of the holiday season thoughts sugar-plumming through my head…
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College Football Playoff Should Take a Page from Division I Hockey Post-Season
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If the powers-that-be just took a page from one of their other Division I sports, I believe they could quickly provide a lot of their football fans with the comfort of a more certain, consensus national champion.
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Thanksgiving in the Valley
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For those of us who are staying here in Happy Valley for the Thanksgiving holiday, as we sit around our dinner tables full of food and fixings, we can be thankful for our opportunity to live in this wondrous, remote outpost in the center of Pennsylvania.
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Polls, Polls, Polls
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If you trudge to your appointed polling place today so you can say you took part in this wonderful experiment called democracy, I have some good news and some not-so-good news for you.