John Hook
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Candy Karma
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The broad social rule is: give out candy. Raisins do not count as candy. However, as adults, the great conundrum for this candy spectacular holiday comes not from what kind of candy to hand out, but how much to spend on the candy?
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New Beaver Stadium Entry Procedures in Need of Obvious Fixes
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Beaver Stadium’s new security measures are well-intentioned, but long, slow-moving lines signal a need for some obvious improvements and better implementation.
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Oh Deer: The Fascinating Facts Behind Pennsylvania Hunting
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Guns. Bows-and-arrows. People. The expectation is that’s a mixture for a nasty cocktail. And somehow it’s not.
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Penn State-Pitt Shows How Familiarity Breeds Contempt, and Rivalries
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Penn State’s proximity to and alumni populations around universities like Pitt, Rutgers and Maryland make for more enthusiastic rivalries than many of the Big Ten programs to the west the Penn State plays each year.
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For the Future That We Wait: A Penn State Class of 2020 Crystal Ball
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Last week some 8,000 freshmen started attending classes in Happy Valley. The Class of 2020 is now in the house! And they have their hopes and dreams of what they want to do. So let’s look in the future – what will this disparate group of young individuals do with their lives after they graduate?
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From Rome to Paris to Venus Without Leaving Pennsylvania
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As we trekked back and forth across Pennsylvania, we noticed our journeys took us to towns and villages with interesting names. Lots of interesting names.
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Conventional Wisdom
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Having had the convention experience 10 times now, and with both of this year’s fresh in everyone’s minds, I thought I would pass along some interesting observations I’ve made over the years while attending them.
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Getting Older in Happy Valley
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Retirement. Having these conversations got me to thinking how that concept applies in our beautiful Happy Valley, because the conversations about it that I have with people who live and work outside of our favorite hometown are decidedly different from the conversations I have with fellow Valley fol
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The Happiness Tax
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Every desirable place to live comes with its own extra financial cost. In Happy Valley and other places, it is local income tax.
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Is the Tide Turning at Last for Soccer in the U.S.?
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Around our house lately a good bit of soccer has been viewed on the television, and a similar scenario is playing out in many households all around the world.