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Hook: SCASD Should Rein in Tax Increases, Get Voter Buy-In
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According to their budget for 2025-2026, the State College Area School District expects to receive $204 million from local and state sources to educate approximately 7,600 students. That equates to […]
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Local Historia: The Buckshot War of 1838
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Centre County and its residents played a role in one of the most tumultuous political sagas in Pennsylvania history: the Buckshot War.
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Inside/Outside State College: Wonder and Wander in Winter
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With this tremendous recent snowfall and cold temperatures that will keep it around for a while, there are plenty of opportunities for winter activity.
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Paterno: In Minnesota, We Are Seeing the Worst and Best of America
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“I just got a text from our neighbor….There’s a parked unmarked SUV idling across the street with their lights off.” “Do you think they’re looking at us?” “I’ll go look […]
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The (Almost) Greatest Feel-Good Story in Sports History
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The Indiana Hoosiers are the 2026 College Football Playoff national champions. Let that sink in for a moment. I can just hear Michael J. Fox’s voice as Marty McFly from […]
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Frank: And the Award Goes to…Me!
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María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, presented her prize to President Trump on Thursday during a meeting in the White House. – New […]
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Hook: After Southern Dominance, Why Northern Schools Are on Top of College Football
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For the majority of the 21st century, the south has ruled major college football. With the exception of Ohio State in ‘02 and ‘14, up until 2023, the northernmost school […]
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State High Wrestling: Coach Jason Nickal Is Bullish on the Future
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Jason Nickal may be a newer name among Centre County’s high school wrestling coaches, but for anyone with the slightest awareness of local mat endeavors, his name rings a bell. […]
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Paterno: What’s Happening in College Football Is Not a Sustainable Business Model
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“We need to find one of these really rich people in this city to step up and stroke a check and I’ll do everything I can to make you the […]
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Battista: Can I Survive The Elimination Diet?
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It’s that time of the year when we give all our good intentions to complete our New Year’s resolutions another try. I can probably say I have realistically been setting […]