Columns
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This Year’s Happy Valley Mom of the Year Has Helped Thousands to Breastfeeding Breakthroughs
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It was well over a year ago when State College veterinarian Erin Hartzler sent me a recommendation. According to Hartzler, I should choose a woman named Karen Foard as my “Mother of the Year” for 2023. And indeed, this suggestion was a great one. As I knew then and know much better now, Karen Foard…
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A Day of Reckoning Is Coming for College Sports
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As the federal court system continues its ongoing assault of the amateur model of college sports, the pace of change is staggering. One can’t help but know that a day of reckoning is coming. The core conflict in all of this comes from big-time college football. A proxy war has broken out to set the…
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Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Mindless Chants Have Got to Go
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Protests are messy affairs. They sprawl beyond the intentions of their organizers, attracting reformers and revolutionaries (and counterrevolutionaries); rebels with related and unrelated causes (I remember “Save the Whales” signs at Vietnam War protests); sowers and seekers of chaos; false friends intent on discrediting the protest through their excesses; and of course, “outside agitators.” With…
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Donate to Spotlight PA State College During Centre Gives to Power Vital Journalism in Centre County
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All gifts to Spotlight PA during Centre Gives, a 36-hour online fundraiser hosted by Centre Foundation on May 8-9, will benefit the State College regional bureau.
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May Is a Month for Memories
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May has always been a fun, memory-making month for many. The May flowers are blooming, the weather is getting better, and many Americans are starting to get their tax refunds so get outside and start making new memories. The month kicks off with traditional May Day festivals, Star Wars Day (May the Fourth Be with…
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College Football 2024 Preseason Rankings: Where Does Penn State Stand?
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Penn State will be in the College Football Playoff in 2024. At least that’s the way the preseason prognosticators, including the top two sports books, see it. That’s right now, anyway, with spring practice over, the transfer portal closed, spring semester completed and a paltry 118 days until Penn State kicks off its season on…
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Election Year and Economic Fears
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This year’s presidential election is coming quickly on Nov. 5, 2024 (you may be familiar with the two candidates). Elections tend to bring out passion and fear in our population. Right now, citizens are polarized on candidates and the strong feelings are leading to trepidation about the impact of either candidate on our economy. Historically,…
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The State Theatre: Looking for More Lumens to Project an Even Brighter Future
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Even with its brightly-lit marquee, The State Theatre is easy to take for granted. After all, it’s been sitting on the same College Avenue location since it opened on October 15, 1938. And in the 85 and a half years since that date, The State has avoided major modifications or dislocations — apart from one finance-based…
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Bird-Safe Penn State: How to Help Reduce Window Collisions on Campus
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Years of effort from student, faculty, staff and community volunteers at Penn State has found that University Park has a particularly bad offender for deadly bird window collisions. The good news is that there are solutions, write professors Joseph Gyekis and David Toews.
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Trash Talk: Centre Region Should Continue Current Bulk Waste Collection System
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One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That popular saying has been around in one form or another for a hundred years or more. The idea behind it is that what is useless, of no value and only good for discarding to one person could be useful, valuable and worth keeping to another. One of…