December 2022
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Centre County Commissioner Michael Pipe to Step Down for New Role in Shapiro Administration
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After more than a decade as a Centre County Commissioner, Michael Pipe is resigning from the board to take a job in Governor-elect Josh Shapiro’s administration. Pipe has been appointed as deputy chief of staff for public safety, according to a release from Shapiro’s transition team on Thursday. A Democrat who was first elected county…
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Beats Delaware State 60-46 to Finish Out-of-Conference Schedule
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Penn State men’s basketball improved to 10-3 overall on Thursday afternoon in the final non-conference game of the year, a 60-46 win over Delaware State at the Bryce Jordan Center. Fittingly, the game itself aired on the Big Ten’s online affiliate, BTN+, the sort of streaming service which prides itself on making sure everything can…
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Sean Clifford ‘Having a Blast’ Ahead of Final Collegiate Showdown
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Six years ago, Sean Clifford was at home watching the 2017 Rose Bowl with his family. His favorite play from that game was when Trace McSorley rolled to his right and aired one down the field to Chris Godwin for a 30-yard touchdown. At the time, Clifford was a Penn State commit gearing up to…
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Centre Foundation Awards More Than $139,000 in Grants to Local Nonprofits
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Centre Foundation recently selected 34 local organizations to receive grants totaling more than $139,000 from its annual Field-of-Interest grant program. Each September, organizations are encouraged to apply for funding from these 16 unique endowment funds, which were established by donors to support various causes and/or geographical areas in Centre County. The grants will fund a…
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Penn State Offense Employing Balanced Approach to Rose Bowl Prep
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Outside of the College Football Playoff, bowl season has taken on different meanings to different teams in recent years. While some teams see the postseason as a season finale, others use it as a building block for the future. Unlike last season, when the team was forced to field multiple backups, Penn State has largely avoided player…
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After More Than Two Decades of Pushing the Envelope, Rick Bryant Ready to Retire from Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
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By the late 1990s, Rick Bryant had been selling insurance on South Allen Street for nearly half his life. Then it hit him: “I hated selling insurance.” He had followed his larger-than-life father into the field after finishing a bachelor’s in architectural history at the University of Virginia. Joining the family business felt worth a…
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Century-Old Law Let Voters File Baseless Recount Petitions and Delay Pa.’s Election Certification
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Election experts and advocates say the Pennsylvania legislature should update an outdated 1927 law that was written for an era of machine politics.
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The Pennsylvania Legislature Is Getting a Major Infusion of New Blood This January
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The nearly 50 new members of the state House will have to navigate a messy power struggle between Democrats and Republicans shortly after they are sworn in.
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North Carolina Cornerback Storm Duck Transfers to Penn State
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North Carolina cornerback Storm Duck — a real person with a real name who has undoubtedly spent no small portion of his life repeating himself — announced his decision to transfer to Penn State football on social media Wednesday. Duck entered the portal on Dec. 8 as a graduate transfer. Duck earned second-team All-ACC honors after recording 46 tackles, three interceptions…
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Tussey Mountain Renames ‘Utah’ Slope Ahead of Penn State’s Rose Bowl Game
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One of Happy Valley’s scenic sites is getting into the Rose Bowl spirit with a lighthearted name change.