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The ICE Man Cometh to Penn State
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Jack is an international student at Penn State. I’m not going to tell you his real name, where he’s from or what he’s studying because I don’t want to reveal […]
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Hook: Why Tax Day Is My Least Favorite Day of the Year
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Today is my least favorite day of the year. It’s April 15 – Tax Day. Today is the day when federal individual income tax returns for calendar year filers are […]
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Penn State’s Championship and Final Four Coaches: What Makes Them Great
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Penn State’s highest-profile teams — sans basketball — are on a big-time run of success. In the span of 109 days: National championships for wrestling (again) and for women’s volleyball, with the […]
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Open Bigotry on Display Today a Product of Weak-Minded People Given Permission to Act on Hatred
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Monday night on X (formerly Twitter) a guy posted a video showing a packed cruise ship pool deck filled with an overwhelmingly Black crowd dancing and having a good time. […]
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10 Reasons Why Nick Singleton Came Back for a Final Season of Penn State Football
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Just like that. One, then quickly the other. Both Penn State backs were coming back. They did so on Jan. 13 — only four days after the Nittany Lions lost to […]
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I Am a Magnolia Man
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I am a Magnolia Man. Yes, I am, now. Say what? Well, if you are a fan of Joanna and Chip Gaines’ popular HGTV hit show, “Fixer Upper,” which spawned […]
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Centre Safe Honors Sexual Assault Awareness Month With Theme ‘Together We Act, United We Change’
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As part of April serving as national Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Centre Safe will spread awareness and education throughout Centre County, emphasizing the theme of “Together We Act, United We Change.”
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James Franklin on Penn State Football’s New DC Knowles: ‘I’m Impressed’
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Jim Knowles doesn’t have to make immediate changes or a big flashy impact on his new employer right now, only 65 days on the job and just four official spring […]
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Coach Franklin’s Staff Accidentally Texted Me Their Game Plans
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Penn State football coaches included me in a group chat about its next game against Ohio State. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started getting caught for touchdowns.
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New Trash Hauling Service Begins for 5 Centre County Townships. Here’s What to Know
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This is for real. Today is the first day of automated refuse collection in the Centre Region townships (and Benner Township). After 33 years of refuse haulers getting in and […]