October 2021
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Letters: Anderson ‘Highly Qualified’ for State College Area School Board; ‘Dubious’ Benefits of Proposed Casino
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As a parent with two children in the State College Area School District, I look at the Board of Directors to oversee welcoming and inclusive schools that provide a quality education, and to do it in the most fiscally responsible way. I feel like Deborah Anderson will be the right person for that job in…
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Coloring Outside the Lines
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This column will probably make every HR person, risk management professional and compliant “C” person from the DiSC behavior self-assessment cringe. It will, however, make “movers and shakers” and “disruptors” smile. Why? Because we are going to chat about folks who like to “color outside the lines” and why those of us who do, or…
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Police Looking for Suspect Who Allegedly Punched Another Person at State College Apartment Complex
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State College police are looking to identify a male suspect who allegedly punched another male in the face. The incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 near the elevators in the lobby of The Standard, 330 W. College Ave., according to a police news release on Monday. The suspect is pictured above. Anyone…
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Centre County Adds 13 COVID-19 Cases; Pennsylvania Reports 2,425 New Positives
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Centre County reported 13 new COVID-19 cases on Monday to bring its total to 20,442, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Among total cases 18,502 are confirmed and 1,940 are probable. Pennsylvania added 2,425 positives to increase the statewide total to 1,540,721. It was the commonwealth’s lowest single-day increase since Aug. 31. The county also…
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Penn State Football: A Lot of Real Things Went Into Nittany Lions’ Loss, but Perceptions Will Deal Franklin a Bigger Defeat
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It was a no good, very bad day for James Franklin this past Saturday as the Nittany Lions fell in nine overtimes to Illinois for one of the ugliest defeats in program history and maybe the worst of the Franklin era. There is a lot to unpack following a game like this but it’s also…
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Bicyclist Hospitalized with Life-Threatening Injuries After Being Hit by a Car on North Atherton Street
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A bicyclist sustained life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car Sunday night on North Atherton Street, according to a statement from Ferguson Township police. An 18-year-old man driving a Kia Spectra 5 southbound at about 10:25 p.m. “failed to see the bicyclist in the roadway,” at the intersection of North Atherton Street and North…
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General Election 2021 Voter’s Guide: Bellefonte Borough Council, Mayor and School Board
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The League of Women Voters of Centre County 2021 Voter’s Guide continues with candidates for Bellefonte Borough Council and mayor and Bellefonte Area Board of School Directors. The material in this guide was compiled by the candidates and the League of Women Voters of Centre County (LWVCC) with assistance from the League of Women Voters…
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Why Penn State Football’s Loss to Illinois Stung So Much
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This could be why so many people are not cutting Coach James Franklin much slack after Penn State’s nine overtime loss to Illinois on Saturday: Penn State was a 24-point favorite. Illinois entered the game with a 2-5 record. And in the lead-up to the game even first-year Illini Bret Bielema said many of his…
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Centre County Adds 1 COVID-19 Death, 51 Cases
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Centre County registered one new COVID-19 death and 51 more cases of the virus on Sunday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The death is the county’s 243rd attributed to COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic and seventh reported this month. The new cases bring Centre County’s total to 20,429 (18,489 confirmed and…
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Penn State Football Plummets in New AP Top 25 Poll
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Penn State football dropped 13 spots in the new AP Top 25 poll following the Nittany Lions’ ugly, 20-18 loss to Illinois in nine overtimes on Saturday. The Nittany Lions came in at No. 20 in the poll released on Sunday, falling from the No. 7 spot they held for the past two weeks. Penn…