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All’s Well That Ends Well
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Most of us have at one time in our life or another started a project, a class, a sporting event or a job “on the wrong foot” but finished strong and the positive ending was all that mattered. You probably know the adage “All’s well that ends well” and you may even know that it’s…
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Penn State Football: James Franklin’s Toughest Job These Days? It May Be Roster Management
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Roster management may turn out to be James Franklin’s toughest job this season, especially in an era of NIL, the transfer portal and participation trophies — and with a roster filled with uber-talented freshmen. He said so on Saturday, after his team defeated Ohio 46-10 in Beaver Stadium while deploying 74 different players. “That’s the…
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Penn State Football: 15 Reasons to Count on Seeing a Lot of Allar vs. Ohio
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The (five) stars are aligning for Penn State football fans to see a lot of bona fide backup quarterback Drew Allar on Saturday. The Nittany Lions will face Ohio University at noon Saturday on ABC, in their home opener in Beaver Stadium as they look to go 1-0 for the second consecutive week. And for…
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Like a Good Neighbor
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The United States Code is “a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States,” and is produced in a Main Edition hard copy every six years. The most recent edition, produced in 2018, is approximately 60,000 pages long and takes up 54 volumes as prepared by the…
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Ohio University Returns to Beaver Stadium; Penn State Football Never Went Away
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At The Tavern restaurant in State College, hanging on the brick wall at the end of its renovated bar, is a relatively small photo, centered in an ornate gold frame. The Tavern has dozens of such photographs hanging throughout, and part of the joy of the place is that so many have local historical significance.…
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A Passion for College Football Rooted in Tradition and Memories
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Each year as college football begins again, we are reminded of a love rooted in tradition and childhood memories forged across decades. The first cool late August morning gets our attention. It makes us think of fall Saturdays. I was almost 5 years old with my bleacher ticket in hand headed into that first game.…
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Nature Abhors a Vacuum. So Do I
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A tuft of dry grass, possibly a scrap of bird’s nest, clung to the window screen above my bed. It had been there all summer. Abruptly, I tired of looking at it. It seemed a simple matter: Remove screen, flick tuft and, while at it, vacuum mesh. I should have known better. “Things take longer…
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Just Don’t Be a Jerk
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“Life is short. People are hurting. Don’t be a jerk.” – John Pavlovitz I want you to picture the following scenario. I bet many of you can relate. I will call it “the gas pump jerks” for the purposes of this column. They pump their gas and leave their cars at the pump while they…
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James Franklin’s Gauntlet: His Habit of Saying Without Saying Penn State Will Beat Purdue
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Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a habit. James Franklin is making it a habit to say without saying that he thinks his Penn State team will beat Purdue in its season-opener Thursday night on national television. It’s as though Franklin knows – feels it deep down, with summer drills…
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Which Education Expenses are Considered Qualified?
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As a new school year begins, now is a good time to refresh your understanding of qualified expenses for your education savings accounts. 529 plans are valuable education savings tools – they allow you to invest after-tax dollars in an account that will grow tax-deferred and can be distributed tax-free for qualified expenses. However, it’s important to…