Columns
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Column: Penn State Women’s Hockey Has Arrived
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Penn State women’s hockey didn’t just reach the Frozen Four this season — it proved something the rest of the sport has long questioned: the Nittany Lions belong among the nation’s elite. For much of their existence as an NCAA program, that wasn’t a given. After transitioning from club to Division I ahead of the…
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Inside/Outside State College: A Trout Fisherman’s Soul
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My dad taught me to fish when I was a small boy, out the lane from my grandparent’s house on Little Fishing Creek between Mingoville and Hublersburg.
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Frank: On Not Fading Away
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Question: What do Dolly Parton, Liza Minnelli and Cher have in common? Hint: It’s the same thing that Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Donald Trump have in common. Further hint: Also Sylvester Stallone, Reggie Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, Patti Smith, Susan Sarandon and Steven Spielberg. Answer: If you guessed that all these…
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Penn State Wrestling Radio Voice Jeff Byers Offers Perspective Prior to NCAA Tournament
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Any attempt at effectively describing Penn State’s wrestling season is certain to fall short. The Nittany Lions have overwhelmed superlatives, defied comparisons and posted stratospheric statistics. But that is to be expected when a team has the nation’s best coach in Cael Sanderson, the best staff of assistant coaches in Cody Sanderson, Casey Cunningham and…
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Hook: The NCAA Doesn’t Need the Government to Fix Its Problems
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“I’m with the government and I’m here to help.” I began more than a few marketing presentations with that sentence early in my career. Because everyone immediately understood the humor, sarcasm and irony in that statement. In addition, the humor eased the tension of what the potential customer and I both knew: They had a…
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Secrecy Is Too Often the Norm in PA Government, and Spotlight PA Is Fighting Back
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This Sunshine Week, help Spotlight PA track your tax dollars and keep your elected officials here and in Washington honest.
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How To Guide Young Ballplayers? Here’s Wisdom from Dodger Dad John Edman
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Our Happy Valley air may be chilly and our ground may be soggy, yet local kids know that baseball is in the on-deck circle. But will the 2026 baseball season yield fun for the kids? Will their skills improve? Will their lives be enhanced? Or will they experience fear and frustration? The answers to those…
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Paterno: Selling War Like a Brand Is Disrespectful to Those Truly in Harm’s Way
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Each day in America as late morning approaches, families of service members stationed in the Middle East probably grow nervous as nightfall nears seven time zones away. On military bases or aircraft carriers, pilots are fueling up and taking off for missions over Iran. In countries across both sides of the Persian Gulf, civilians await…
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Battista: Farewell, Home Sweet Home
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“A house without love is not a home”— Hank Williams Most of us have heard some musical or literary version of the saying, “a house without love is not a home.” My experiences have taught me that a house is just a dwelling. But a home is a slice of life. A house is a…
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Frank: As War in Ukraine Enters Year Five, a New War Begins
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If you’re like me, at some point this winter, you complained about the relentless cold. But consider what it’s been like in Ukraine, where it was just as frigid not just outside, but indoors, thanks to a relentless Russian assault on the power grid. If you were living in Ukraine this winter, Svitlana Budzhak-Jones told…