Joe Battista
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Battista: Campus Memories
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Almost everyone has some fond memories of campus experiences, whether you’ve graduated from high school, trade school, college or military boot camp (well, maybe not fond memories of boot camp). […]
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Battista: Service to Others Is a Mindset, and a Gift
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We just completed our eighth year of Overspeed Hockey camps in Sun Valley, Idaho. That’s 16 weeks of service to over 700 kids predominantly from Idaho but with some coming […]
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Destinations: Dreams and Realities
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I recently became one of the newest members of the Medicare Club. My 87-year-old mother called to wish me happy birthday and said, “My baby is 65!” No way am […]
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Battista: There Is Always Hope
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If you follow my columns, you know that I gave up all of my social media, except for LinkedIn, which I have only kept for business purposes. My self-imposed digital […]
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For the Pure Joy of It
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I was recently back in Happy Valley for a few days to do a little work at our family townhouse and to facilitate a two-day Pragmatic Passion training program for […]
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The Lasting Impact of a Coach
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“You coach a person, not a sport.” — John O’Sullivan School is over or ending just about everywhere, and the multi-billion-dollar summer camp industry is about to begin in earnest. […]
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A Nod to Nonnas
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How many different names do you know for grandmother? I did a quick search on the internet (for this column I used “The Bump”) and it came up with hundreds […]
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The Baseball World Is Going Bananas
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They are billed as “The Greatest Show in Sports.” They were featured recently on CBS’s “60 Minutes.” They have a 10-game broadcast deal with ESPN networks. They have played in […]
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Springtime Becomes Hockey Time in Happy Valley
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When most Penn Staters think of springtime sports it typically doesn’t include men’s and women’s ice hockey. March Madness? Check. March Matness? Check. Frozen Fours? Uncharted territory. Until 2025! When […]
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I Am a Magnolia Man
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I am a Magnolia Man. Yes, I am, now. Say what? Well, if you are a fan of Joanna and Chip Gaines’ popular HGTV hit show, “Fixer Upper,” which spawned […]