October 2017
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Population Growth for Pennsylvania’s Fourth Largest ‘City’
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It’s good to see continued population growth in Pennsylvania’s fourth largest city. With Philadelphia having lost 25 percent of its population since its historical high in 1950, Pittsburgh having lost 55 percent of its population since its own 1950 historical high, and Allentown showing a small 13 percent growth since 1950, it was a positive…
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Columnist’s New Book Chronicles Life ‘Among the Woo People’
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This month, Penn State University Press published Among the Woo People: A Survival Guide for Living in a College Town, a collection of humorous and insightful essays penned by Russell Frank over the past two decades, culled from more than 1,000 columns. They’re both serious and silly, Frank says, s
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Lunch with Mimi: Retired Navy SEAL Ryan McCombie on Service to Country and Penn State
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This interview was originally published in the October issue of Town&Gown magazine. Retired United States Navy Captain (SEAL) Ryan J. McCombie began his career with a tour in Vietnam. Originally from Spangler, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Penn State’s Navy ROTC program in 1970. Upon graduation, he was commissioned into the Navy as an ensign. McCombie…
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Man Charged with Assault After Allegedly Fighting Bar Staff, Police
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A Gallitzin man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after he allegedly fought staff at a State College bar and kicked a police officer in the chest.
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Penn State Football: Meyer Not Short On Praise For Barkley
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But the fact that they motion him out and create matchup nightmares, that’s what makes this guy — he’s — I’d be careful to say this, but he’s as good an all-purpose running back we’ve seen. And that’s 30 years.
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Man Allegedly Tried to Escape from Moving Police Car
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Police deployed a Taser on a man who reportedly tried to escape from a moving police car after he was arrested outside of Beaver Stadium.
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Penn State Football: Barkley And Cabinda Pick Up Big Ten Weekly Honors
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Junior running back Saquon Barkley and senior linebacker Jason Cabinda claimed Big Ten Player of the Week honors for their performances against No. 19 Michigan.
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AccuWeather Readies Supplies for Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico
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AccuWeather staff members on Monday morning were busy sorting, packing and loading supplies that will soon be delivered to a remote town in Puerto Rico that was devastated by Hurricane Maria.
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Tesla Superchargers Installed Near Bellefonte
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Eight new Tesla Superchargers, a proprietary type of electric vehicle charge station, were installed at the Weis grocery store in Spring Township, just off Interstate 99. They’re capable of giving cars about 170 miles of range in 30 minutes, or a full charge in 90 minutes. The chargers are set to
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Penn State Diary: What Would Centre County Be Like Without PSU?
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At the intersection of Penn State and Centre County history, we wonder … what if the trustees of the Farmers’ High School (FHS) had chosen to locate their school in one of the other seven counties that offered land for it back in 1855? And then — what would Centre County be like today if…