Patty Kleban
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History and Energy on Daufuskie
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On a recent trip to Hilton Head, S.C., I had the opportunity to visit Daufuskie Island. This island, accessible only by boat or barge, is located between the southern tip of Hilton Head and Savannah, Ga. The island is popular for visitors to the Low Country, and makes for a fun day trip and a…
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Cellphone Management 101
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I believe that cellphones are the biggest deterrent to engagement, retention and success of not only students at Penn State but at high schools and colleges across the country.
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National Harbor Could Be Inspiration for Downtown State College
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One of my favorite pieces of National Harbor is American Way. This pedestrian friendly design has creative seating and gathering areas in the middle of a street lined with shops and restaurants. American Way has a feel very similar to Allen Street in State College during Arts Festival.
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Is Justice Being Served by Jail Time for Ex-Penn State Administrators?
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In our rush to make sure that we react to the horrific crimes of Jerry Sandusky, did we overreact by sending these former Penn State leaders to jail?
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The New Normal
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From local traffic patterns, to how the world communicates, to the nature of our country’s political discourse, we’re experiencing the new normal. Our definitions of what is normal in the workplace, at home and in our interpersonal interactions are constantly changing.
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Alexandria Shooter — Not Trump or Sanders — Is Responsible for His Actions
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Unless the investigation eventually tells us otherwise, in this writer’s opinion, the man from Illinois, the one who drove to Virginia and who had been living out of his van near our nation’s capitol, is the only one in this case who took a gun to a public park with the intention to do harm.…
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Playing the Lottery: ‘So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance’
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Researchers say our decision to play is based in what they call the Cinderella complex — the fantasy that, with a wish and a prayer, our lives will drastically change in a second. With the wave of a wand or the matching of the numbers on our ticket, we can have and be all that…
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This Is the Story I’m Telling Myself
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One of the women in my book club made a statement a few weeks ago that has stuck with me. We have been discussing “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. I highly recommend the book; it is very powerful. The book is described as a guide to personal freedom through the examination of…
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A Day to Remember
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Today, this day that our country has set aside to honor those who have served and paid the ultimate sacrifice, we are called to remember.
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Political Parties Stay Out
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At the local level, there are two positions for which we will cast our vote on Tuesday that are emphatically not political but for which we need to pay attention.