Columns
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Suicide Prevention Month Puts Focus on Jana Marie Foundation and ‘Philosophy of Hope’ Concert
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It was certainly a privilege for me to sit down for coffee with Marisa Vicere, the founder and president of Jana Marie Foundation. Not because of our location, though I dearly love Good Day Café, a branch of Strawberry Fields that provides employment for adults with disabilities. And not because Marisa is the wife of…
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The White Out Is Special, Even When It’s a Wet Out
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September 23 was circled on our calendar for a long time. Our 10-day trip north to Happy Valley would allow us to see our two oldest children in the D.C. area, many old friends in State College and family in Danville and Pittsburgh, and to attend our good friends’ (Wendy and Ken Bachman) son’s wedding.…
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Penn State 31, Iowa 0: Don’t White Out Poorman’s All-22
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Penn State played its most complete game of the 2023 season‚ and maybe of the past few seasons, in the Beaver Stadium White Out on Saturday. The seventh-ranked Nittany Lions (4-0) blanked Iowa (3-1), in a 31-0 whitewashing that was payment of sorts for the s***show that was Kinnick Stadium when the two teams last…
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An Open Letter to State Rep. Takac on Public School Funding
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An open letter to state Rep. Paul Takac, D-College Township: Dear Representative Takac, Last Tuesday on this very website you shared your opinion about the state’s funding of Pennsylvania’s schools. I could nitpick a few items in your comments, such as: You mentioned underfunding, sufficient funding, fair funding and equitable funding for PA schools, yet…
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Penn State 30, Illinois 13: Turning Over Poorman’s All-22 from Champaign
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Champagne all around for the Nittany Lion defense. Carter, Dixon, Hardy and Miller were all bubbly after forcing five turnovers and holding Illinois to just 62 yards rushing on seventh-ranked Penn State’s way to a 30-13 victory in front of an Orange Out crowd that lacked any major juice. (Just like its…
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How Your Support of Free and Fearless Journalism Can Help Preserve Our Democracy
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Today is Democracy Day, a call to action to invest in nonpartisan efforts to keep the public informed and uplift the truth.
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Thank You for Your Patience
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Tuesday, as the dogs sniffed the dewy grass, the foggy morning sun among the mist gave the arching trees an aural glow. Some leaves have already started to fall, but they’re just a fraction of the radiant magnificence to come in October. Tomatoes are ripening each day as the late summer sunlight turns them from…
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A Chatbot Did Not Write This Column
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As you may have heard, the possibility that students are subcontracting their schoolwork to chatbots has academics in a tizzy. The concerns take two forms. One stems from the professoriate’s role as self-appointed guardians of the meritocracy. For grades and diplomas (and job offers and promotions – the whole meritocratic shebang) to mean anything, they…
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Timeless Tips for Extending the Vase Life of Cut Flowers
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As the warm embrace of late summer envelops us, the allure of freshly cut garden flowers beckons us indoors. Whether it’s the vibrant zinnias, the airy cosmos, the splendid sunflowers or the elegant snapdragons, we all yearn to make their beauty last longer once they grace our vases. Rooted Farmstead invites you to discover these…
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Takac: Now Is the Time to Invest in All Pa. Public Schools
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While rural school districts represent the majority of Pennsylvania, they’re often overlooked and underfunded. Now, it is time to ensure equitable funding for all Pennsylvania schools and invest in the communities they serve. In February, the Commonwealth Court ruled the state’s current funding system for public schools is unconstitutional. That ruling confirmed a reality that my House…