John Hook
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Hook: Should Fans Expect — Or Even Want — Longevity in the Next Penn State Football Coach?
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Longevity. A long continuance. That’s what I think of as this fall has unfolded. Because this is the first fall in over a decade that my wife and I have […]
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Hook: Reading the Signs
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So… that was a great weekend to get out of town, huh? Granted, we had plans for over a year to attend a wedding on Oct. 11 in western Maine, […]
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Hook: All This Stuff Has to Go Somewhere
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“He who dies with the most toys wins.” An energetic salesman spoke those words to my wife and I as we wandered around a boat show in The Altamonte Mall […]
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Hook: Show Some Kindness to Fellow Drivers on Happy Valley Roads
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A few months ago on these pages I wrote a “scootering” column after suffering a Jones fracture in my right foot. Because I was required to keep weight off my […]
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Hook: Let’s Raise a Glass to Scotch
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In less than two weeks Penn State football will be back at Beaver Stadium and many of us will enjoy a day of tailgating before the 3:30 p.m. kickoff against […]
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Pizza Marks the Time in State College
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With apologies to “Field of Dreams,” I like to think that here in Happy Valley, “The one constant through all the years has been pizza. State College has rolled by […]
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Fun and Family: How Some Sports Figures Have Illuminated What’s Really Important
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It’s the dog days of the summer. Accordingly it was a slow sports week last week. The NFL, NBA, NHL and college football are all in their offseason and had […]
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Hook: Why Tax Compromises Left Me Dissatisfied With Trump’s Big Bill
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“A good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied”― Larry David I should note that I’m not a Larry David fan, and have watched only a few minutes of “Curb […]
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Hook: Who’s Getting Richer in College Sports This Year?
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It’s Tuesday, June 24, 2025, which means there are only 67 days until the Penn State football team opens its season against the University of Nevada, Reno. Its the first […]
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From Crutches to Cruising
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I want to talk about crutches. When I say crutches I mean the physical device whose purpose is to assist you in moving around during those times when, for whatever […]