Jay Paterno
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They’re Paving Paradise to Put Up a Parking Lot
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“They paved paradise, put up a parking lot. With a pink hotel, a boutique and a swingin’ hot spot.” –Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi.” In the late 1980s and early […]
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The Beach Week
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The start of a beach week is always special. But as your week begins, someone else’s is ending. For those heading to a familiar place each year, the annual pictures […]
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Front Porch Rantings
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“They say a kitchen is the heart of a house, but I believe the porch is its soul.” – Author Rick Bragg If that statement is true, this is the […]
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To Draw Closer to America’s Founding Ideals, We Need Leaders Who Seek Real Solutions
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On Monday night across the neighborhood, people were getting ready for the Fourth of July by shooting off fireworks. It sounded like a U.S. battleship bombarding enemy defensive positions before launching […]
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Pride Month Is a Celebration of the Pursuit for Equality and Freedom
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In June, we see the blooming of Pride flags on homes, in yards, outside businesses and on various social media platforms. It is for people to celebrate not only who […]
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Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Shows the Power of True Competition
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“If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!” –The […]
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Memories of Long-Ago Summer Days
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In the moments before dawn fully broke on Sunday, I found myself awakening on a fine spring morning. Two rescue dogs were asleep on the foot of the bed. Through […]
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Impact Awards Showcase Penn State Alumni Athletes Making a Difference Off the Field
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Penn State is the world’s leading service -oriented University. It is most evident in THON, the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. But it is also evident in acts big and small, […]
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Guns In America: The Status Quo Promises More of the Same
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Another school shooting in America, and rather than argue over politics in death’s aftermath, let’s for a few moments acknowledge what these shootings mean. More young children dead.More teachers and […]
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America: We and Us Prevails over I and Me
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For hundreds of years, people around the world have pointed to the United States as a land of opportunity. A land born with the ideals of life, liberty and the […]