Columns
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Penn State Football Best Bets and Certainties: Dawkins the Unicorn, Captain Candidates, Safety School and the Most Improved Player
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It’s difficult to come out of a media day like Penn State football’s on Saturday and boil it all down. But here we go. Let’s look at some of the absolute best bets and certainties for Penn State in 2024 that came out of countless interviews with players and coaches — like who will kick…
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Paterno: Biden Chose Service Over Self
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In a moment of selflessness and political courage, President Joe Biden showed us that how one walks away matters.
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Penn State Football Kicks Off First Day of Summer Practice for 2024 Season
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Penn State held its first official practice of its 2024 preseason camp early Wednesday evening on the Lasch outdoor practice fields. There was the good, the bad and the ugly. Working with the quarterbacks and receivers, new offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki was upbeat. “I know we’re just five minutes into it, but I like how…
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Make Sportsmanship a Priority Again
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How about some great news from the youth sports world for a change? We certainly have had our share of negatives in this era where parents aren’t content to just be fans. They’ve become their kid’s agents. Too often, they choose to promote their own children’s “brand” and emphasize the “me” over the “we” these…
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Be Diligent to Protect Your Money and Avoid Getting Scammed
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In any field, trust is important, but especially in banking and financial services. We trust that our cash is available by ATM or ACH or check. In last week’s CrowdStrike outage, a faulty software update took down airlines, stock exchanges and hospitals. CrowdStrike (CRWD) is an American cybersecurity technology company, which assists Microsoft (MSFT) and…
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Sips with a Sommelier: Moscofilero
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Even if you do not have plans to leave Centre County this summer for a vacation, you can still experience the thrill of exploring a new destination by opening a bottle of wine.
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Support Your Local Brewery
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With a diversity of flavors, products and atmospheres, Centre County craft beverage producers produce something for everyone.
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Meaningful Arts Fest Find, New Traffic Light, More PSU Students: A State College Summer Potpourri
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Diane: We’re not 18 anymore.Carol: No. We’re sure not spring flowers.Vivian: No. More like potpourri. My wife and I were looking for some family-oriented entertainment over the weekend and she came across the movie “Book Club,” which was released in 2018 and stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen. The synopsis is…
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No Decision Yet on Subu Vedam’s Plea for a New Trial
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BELLEFONTE – Having spent 42 of his 62 years in prison, Subu Vedam is probably used to waiting. After remotely watching a two-hour hearing of his petition for a new trial on Monday morning, he’s going to have to wait a little longer. Centre County President Judge Jonathan Grine listened to a prosecutor argue that…
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We’re in the Home Stretch Toward a Tough New Reality for College Sports
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For fans of college sports, these next 11 1/2 months mark the final march from the amateur sports model. Each day the system fans know receives another jolt as everyone tries to interpret what previous and future legal decisions will mean. And where that march will end remains unclear. The House v. NCAA case that…