Patty Kleban
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You Got This
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I was driving back from an appointment in Danville last week and decided to make the return to State College via Lewisburg. It happened to be Wednesday which means the […]
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Axemann Brewery: Making Customers Comfortable and Keeping the Focus on Local
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Are we really stuck at home? Is there a place we can go to have a meal or enjoy a beverage that doesn’t put us at risk? One of the many local businesses that is working hard to keep their patrons safe is Bellefonte’s new Axemann Brewery.
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An Election Won’t Bring an End to Our Division. Only We Can, One Person at a Time
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I’ve stepped away from my keyboard for a few months, partly as I adjusted to the new challenges of teaching online and partly because 2020 has been such a challenging year.
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I Won’t Be Teaching in a Classroom, but I’m Ready to Make the Best of a Most Unusual Semester
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For the first time in 28 years, I am not starting the academic year in a classroom. Today is the first day of the 2020-2021 academic year and I will be at home. No stacks of syllabi to distribute on the first day. No new outfit or bag to carry my stuff to class. No…
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Looking Back on 25 (or 28) Years of Teaching at Penn State
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Somewhere deep in my personnel file at Penn State, is the date of August 5, 2020. That’s the day I hit 25 years. In just a few days, I will celebrate working at Penn State University for a quarter of a century. It’s actually 28 years, but who’s counting?
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The Stages of Pandemic Grief
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This is definitely grief, regardless of how it fits into the tidy boxes or stages. We as a society are grieving. The future holds so many questions and unknowns. We long for the days when getting together with friends or a hug was something we took for granted. Each of us, on our own path,…
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Lessons Learned During ‘The Great Pause’
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I reached out to my social media network in a totally non-scientific way to ask about the lessons learned for each of us in our unique situations. It turns out good, some not-so-good and some downright funny has come from this landmark time in history.
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Thank a Teacher
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I reached out to some teachers to find out: What is it really like for elementary or middle school or high school teachers thrown into an unprecedented environment in which to teach young people? I could not have found a better example of the goodness in the hearts of people.
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Stormstown Neighbors Group Creates Community Connections, Even from a Distance
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As Stormstown Neighbors shows us, social distancing isn’t really social. We can still connect with each other – we just need to do it another way.
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With Increasing Demand for Service, Centre Volunteers in Medicine Is in Need of Support
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An increase in the number of people who have or will lose their health insurance coverage is already increasing demand for services. Special events and fundraising efforts have been canceled because of social distancing and directives from the government to limit public gatherings. The increased nee