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 and will always try to serve with the same honor and honesty that he did. Part of this honesty requires exposing the misleading statements that…
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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 from a Pennsylvania solar company. It has also provided our local governments a way to plan for more rooftop and ground-mounted solar as well as…
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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 in Centre County. My vote against the Solar Power Purchase Agreement centers around three things: principle, control and environmental impacts. On principle, any consultants that…
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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 the MLS Cup. Professional sports in our country have a clearly defined path every year to crown a champion in their sports. Not to mention,…
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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 be more loving and inclusive, to create places for people to belong. We include in our prayers and our holy places those in the LGBTQ+…
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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 know, people who just plain get things done. They may not be the most popular all the time, and in fact, they may be outright…
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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 was the eternal — round clouds drifting eastward, glimpses of blue in the gaps between them. A dark flock flew by, unaware that Donald Trump…
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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 on the tips of the tongues of many of my friends, family, neighbors and others here in Happy Valley. The same question that is being…