Russell Frank
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A Chatbot Did Not Write This Column
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As you may have heard, the possibility that students are subcontracting their schoolwork to chatbots has academics in a tizzy. The concerns take two forms. One stems from the professoriate’s […]
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Happy Birthday to Me Is Really Happy Birthday to Us
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We all know adults who belittle birthdays. At a certain point, they say, older is not better. And being the birthday boy or girl is embarrassing in all kinds of […]
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All Jobs Too Big
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If you’re familiar with “You Bet Your Life,” the quiz show Groucho Marx hosted after making all those delightfully ridiculous flicks with his sibs, you might recall what happened if […]
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Ol’ Rocking Chair’s Got Me
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I’m on my rocker. Well, not yet. My rocker awaits me in my office when I return from my summer travels. It’s my 25 Years of Service Award from my […]
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Move the Bench!
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We met up with friends on Allen Street for some arts festing last Thursday afternoon. We were between downpours, which meant it was hot and humid. The benches in the […]
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Yes, Baseball’s Faster, But It’s Also Louder
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You know you’re losing it when you yell at the TV. I’d watch a pitcher gaze at his catcher like he’s pondering “Guernica” at MOMA, and I’d say, loud enough […]
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Imagine Crossing Borders Illegally, by Yourself, at Age 14
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THESSALONIKI, GREECE — I used to balk at letting my three teenagers go on sleepovers, so I have a hard time comprehending how Omer’s and Shahzaib’s parents gave them permission […]
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Buck Wilde: The Kid from Bald Eagle Valley Who Hangs with Wolves
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Buck Wilde was dozing under a tree on the Alaska Peninsula. When he opened his eyes, Mosquito, big as a Great Dane, was staring him in the face. It was […]
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I’ve Found My Role Models
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If my wife and I manage to live long enough, I want us to be like Lefty and Connie McIntyre: full of good cheer, grateful for the way their lives […]
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Hail and Farewell, Class of 2023!
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Between COVID and, before that, maybe a touch of commencement fatigue, I hadn’t been to a Penn State graduation ceremony since at least 2018. And when I dug a necktie […]