Opinion
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17 Ideas and Questions Inspired by a Bombardment of Holiday Season TV Ads
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My extended holiday season TV watching meant seeing more commercials than usual. The results of which are the following 17 random thoughts, ideas, suggestions and questions about the televised advertising I was bombarded with in late December and early January.
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Herndon: Setting the Record Straight on ‘Misleading Statements’ About Solar Power Agreement
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The author of this op-ed is a member of State College Borough Council. President Jimmy Carter passed away this week. I’ve long respected him as a politician with true integrity […]
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America’s Future Depends on a Thriving Free Press, and It’s Time We Take It Back
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We must restore journalism to its constitutional role as an independent check on power and influence that answers to no one but the people, writes Spotlight PA President and CEO Christopher Baxter.
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Buck: Solar Power Purchase Agreement Will Do Exactly What It Set Out to Accomplish
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The intergovernmental solar power purchase agreement (SPPA) will do exactly what it set out to do. It will provide stable and affordable Centre County solar power to our local governments […]
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Portney: Why I Voted Against the Solar Power Purchase Agreement
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The author is a member of State College Borough Council, which voted 6-1 on Monday, Dec. 16, in favor of joining the Solar Power Purchase Agreement among 10 governmental entities […]
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12-Team Playoff Opens the Door for a New Chapter in Penn State Football History
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The NFL has the Super Bowl. Major League Baseball has the World Series. The NBA has the NBA Finals. The NHL has the Stanley Cup. And Major League Soccer has […]
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Local Clergy: Faith Calls Us to Love and Support the LGBTQ+ Community
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Our collective religious traditions remind us of the importance of treating others as we long to be treated. We know that this “Golden Rule” provides us with a template to […]
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In Support of the ‘Good Doers’
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I thought it would be worth stirring the pot a little by giving a shoutout to a very special group of people who I will simply call “The Doers.” You […]
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Election Post-Mortem – and I Do Mean Mortem
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The morning after the Great Debacle, I lay down in my backyard and gazed at the sky. Inside, on my laptop, was the ephemeral – politics, presidents, punditry. Out here […]
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How Will Penn State Distribute Tickets if Beaver Stadium Hosts a Playoff Game? It Should Be a No-Brainer
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Update Nov. 13: Penn State released information on the distribution of playoff tickets. Ever since the momentous decision of last Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, there has been one burning question […]