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Two Daughters, Two Memorials: A 1906 Ceremony Sheds Light on Centre County’s Civil War History
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On a hot June day in 1906, two daughters unveiled two memorials before a crowd of 10,000 people. Miss Margaret Burnet pulled a golden cord to reveal the statue of her great-grandfather, Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin. Miss Helen Fox, the daughter of the late Lieutenant Joseph Fox, held an identical cord in her hand, awaiting…
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A New Way to View ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told’
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Looking for something to binge watch this week, besides the gratuitous violence of another crime drama or another superhero movie series? Something that is relevant to the problems facing society today but will leave you with a sense of hope and encouragement? I have an entertaining and uplifting show for you to consider, regardless of…
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Nature’s Ways: One of Everyone’s Favorites — the Eastern Bluebird
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Small flocks of brilliant blue and orange birds will soon be redecorating the shrubs and sumac thickets in open areas of Centre County. The eastern bluebird is a “temperate migrant” as opposed to a “tropical migrant.” It migrates southward only into the southern states — rather than flying the entire way to the tropics or…
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Why We Should ‘Wrestle’— Not ‘Fight’— with Our Challenges
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March Matness has come and gone. That’s right, it seems like it was just yesterday the season started. And now it’s over. It culminated this past weekend when the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships were held in St. Louis, Missouri and 10 individual national champions and one team national champion were crowned For those uninitiated…
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From a Hometown Hill
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Last week, after two weeks of procrastination, I made time to head out to Tussey Mountain, throw on my skis and live a little. It was sparked recently when I caught up with a childhood friend who asked if I’d been out to Tussey Mountain this winter. Regretfully, I hadn’t. Pete is a kindred skiing…
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Intimations of Normality
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Friday, March 12, 2021. Two weeks since my second shot. I finish a midday Zoom and stick my head out the back door. One hubcap-sized slab of ice remains on the patio. It’ll be gone by sundown. Thus encouraged, I perform a strange series of actions: I slip my laptop into its sleeve, slip my…
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Ironhead Unpacks Penn State Wrestling’s Season, Offers Predictions for NCAA Championships
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Jeff Byers has served as the radio voice of Penn State wrestling for the last 32 years, and in that capacity he’s been a first-hand observer as the Nittany Lions won eight of the last nine NCAA team championships. It’s safe to say that Byers knows the look of a prospective championship team. And it’s…
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When Will You Feel Comfortable to Reengage?
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Now that spring is in the air, and with it that natural feeling of hope and renewal, perhaps you have pondered the possibility of reengaging in your more “normal” activities. “Normally” you might be attending a play, a concert, a worship service, a movie, a fundraising event or maybe dancing to a live local band. …
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Setting and Changing Financial Goals
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By Judy LoyRegistered Investment Advisor, ChFC®, RICP® and CEO of Nestlerode & Loy, Inc. For financial planning, many individuals and families have short- and long-term goals that can compete for money and time. In addition, everyone’s goals are different and changing. Some families have children they wish to put through college without loans and others…
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Getting to the Core of Getting in Shape
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Down the road from my house, each apple in the Harner Farm orchard has a core. The Breazeale Nuclear Reactor on Penn State’s campus has a core where fission occurs. Many colleges have a core curriculum program. Most skyscrapers in Manhattan have a vertical core for elevators, stairways and utility lines and wires. A core…