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One Dog’s Part in Life’s Symphony
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There are those, myself included, who often see life as an opera or symphony woven together by instruments and voices to complete the whole of life’s artistry. There are notes of joy, notes of sorrow, all crafting the music of life.
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The Eclipse: Words Failed Me
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The eclipse chasers who insist the only way to experience a total solar eclipse is in the path of totality are totally right. I think I said those exact words in 2017, when I was part of a quartet of State Collegians who journeyed to South Carolina for the same experience. (A crazy trip: We…
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James Franklin: Expect Penn State’s Blue-White Scrimmage to Be a Real Football Game
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Expect a reasonable facsimile of a real football game when Penn State takes the field — and both sidelines — for the annual Blue-White Game in Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The scrimmage is the 15th and final official practice of the spring — as permitted by the NCAA — and though termed a practice, Penn State head…
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The ‘Key’ to the Future
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Let’s face it, those of us who are “boomers” have believed the world revolves around us for the past 60 years. No doubt we have shaped the nation, for better or worse, during its greatest and fastest era of growth, at least in part because of our sheer numbers and the technological advances that have…
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529 Plan Options: What to Know About Benefits and Drawbacks
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Americans have expected the next generation to have better lives than them throughout our history. Overall, it’s been true, with each generation creating more wealth and opportunities. For this and other reasons, grandparents, aunts, uncles and parents want to jump start their children’s future. A popular way to save for the next generation is a…
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McGloin & de Levie: Quarterback and Lawyer Team Up as Board of Trustees Candidates
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It would be hard to find a pair of individuals who are so disparate in background yet so united in objectives. But here they are, teamed up on a two-person slate to pursue alumni-elected seats on the Penn State Board of Trustees during the April 10 to May 2 election. The first individual is a…
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For Penn State Football’s Nolan Rucci, It’s (Finally) All in the Family
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Nolan Rucci may have taken the long way home — three football seasons in Madison, Wisc.— but now he’s in Happy Valley, where both of his folks made big names for themselves as Penn State athletes in the early 1990s. It is only 124 miles from Grosh Field, home of Rucci’s Warwick High School football…
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After Ohio State Lost to Michigan, Julian Fleming’s Next Move was 50/50: Portal or the Pros?
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Julian Fleming’s last reception as a Buckeye came with just three plays remaining in Ohio State’s 30-24 loss to Michigan in both teams’ regular season finale last Nov. 25. It wasn’t pretty. The Buckeyes had exactly 60 seconds to drive 81 yards and score a touchdown, to tie The Game in The Big House. On…
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Penn State Trustees Should Disclose How Much They Donate to University
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We are now two weeks into spring and at the beginning of April, when, as the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers. Which is probably why my online weather forecast is showing rain in nine of the next 14 days. Spring is, literally speaking, the season between winter and summer. But it is also…
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Get in the Right Mindset for Retirement
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Switching your mindset is one of the most challenging things about getting ready for retirement. You’ll no longer be getting a salary. You’ll be living off the money you’ve spent your whole life saving. This change can be hard for people to wrap their heads around, and the recent experiences of inflation and market turmoil…