February 2025
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Is Josh Shapiro Keeping Campaign Promises? Test Your Politics Knowledge With This Quiz
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Pennsylvania’s split legislature makes it tricky for Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to pass his priorities. Here’s a look at his progress.
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Penn State Men’s Basketball Snaps 7-Game Losing Streak With Blowout Win Over Nebraska
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Breathe. Penn State’s seven-game losing streak, the team’s longest since the 2018-19 season, has been snapped with a 89-72 win over Nebraska on Wednesday night at the Bryce Jordan Center. Mike Rhoades’ program went just under a month without a victory, and, prior to facing the Cornhuskers, had lost 11 of its previous 12 games.…
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Strawberry Fields Affiliates With Behavioral Health Care Provider Devereux
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Strawberry Fields Inc. in State College has joined Pennsylvania-based Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health as an affiliate in a move both nonprofits said on Wednesday will strengthen services for individuals with with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism and mental health challenges in Centre County. As an affiliate, Strawberry Fields will remain an independent legal entity and…
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Penn State TE Luke Reynolds Looking Like ‘1st Round’ NFL Draft Pick, Excited to Succeed Tyler Warren
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The memory lingered in Luke Reynolds’ mind for weeks. How could it not? His perfectly executed fake-punt rush all but iced a 26-25 victory at Minnesota, putting Penn State just another win away from the College Football Playoff. And he did it as a true freshman. It was as if a dream unfolded in front…
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Fasta & Ravioli Co. Closes Pleasant Gap Shop, Opens ‘Outpost’ at Maine Bay & Berry
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Fasta & Ravioli Co. has closed its Pleasant Gap retail shop, but its products are not going away. In fact, owner Bob Ricketts is aiming to make them more accessible. The locally made pasta purveyor launched an “Outpost” at Maine Bay & Berry Co., 201 Elmwood Street, State College, where it now has an expanded…
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Can Another Nickal Enhance Happy Valley’s Wrestling Prominence?
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With last June’s hiring of Jason Nickal as head wrestling coach, it seemed to me that State College Area High School had staked a claim to future mat transcendence. Sure, I know it’s dangerous to predict the future even with a stalwart leader like Nickal. There’s a reason why Wall Street firms monotonously say, “Past…
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Tell Spotlight PA How Pennsylvania’s Opioid Crisis Has Changed You, Your Family, Your Community and More
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Spotlight PA is investigating the opioid crisis, and wants to hear your story.
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D-E-I is D-E-D
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Dear National Science Foundation, I am in the midst of preparing an NSF grant application and, as I am sure you can appreciate, I want to make sure that my proposal does not run afoul of new evaluation criteria inspired by our 47th and hopefully last president (long may he live before passing the royal…
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Deaf Professor Alleges Disability Discrimination in Lawsuit Against Penn State
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A Penn State professor who is deaf has filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the university alleging it violated federal civil rights laws when it revoked his American Sign Language interpreters and provided him with inadequate alternatives. Joseph Valente, an associate professor of education at Penn State since 2010 and co-director of the Center for…
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Residents Near State College Airport Say Penn State, DEP Proposal for Water Contamination Cleanup Isn’t Enough
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Blasting Penn State and the state government, Benner Township property owners are demanding broader protections under a draft agreement to address “forever chemicals” found at State College Regional Airport and in their private water wells. A remediation proposal negotiated by the university and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection wouldn’t cover consequences like medical monitoring…