Opinion
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Column: Taxpayers Are Paying a ‘Legacy Tax’ for Public Notices
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With a vote on House Bill 1291 potentially days away, Pennsylvania digital publishers are urging lawmakers to reject legislation that protects a print media monopoly at taxpayers’ expense.
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Letters: Penn State Women’s Hockey Made Us Proud; Who Does Thompson Serve?; ‘Reshaping the Media’
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The narrative that Penn State women’s hockey lost in a “heartbreaker” in the Frozen Four semifinals misses the point and does our women athletes a disservice. Penn State women’s hockey didn’t lose. They went the distance. In their first-ever Frozen Four appearance, they fought the returning champions to a draw and took them into overtime. They proved…
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Editorial: Bill Could Let Newspaper Lobby Collect Millions in Hidden Public Notice Fees
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Beyond inflating prices, HB 1291 threatens a perpetual newspaper lobby ‘tax’ on public notices.
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Paterno: Penn State Women’s Hockey Shows the Power of Ensuring Opportunities in College Sports
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Years ago, while I was coaching at Penn State, our head coach came into a staff meeting to remind us to control recruiting travel expenses. “Remember that other athletes, men and women, came to compete in their sports. They all have the same or maybe even greater drive to win as our players. They need…
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Op-Ed: 5 Reasons to Worry About How Penn State’s Board of Trustees, University Leadership Continue to Conduct Business
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I was quoted in a column in October 2024 when I stated the Penn State Board of Trustees and university leadership had lost their way. Sadly, it has only gotten much, much worse. (1) In a brazen and unprecedented attempt to circumvent and in defiance of the Pennsylvania Right To Know Law (RTKL) and in…
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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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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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Letters: WPSU a Lifeline; Casino Success No Sure Bet; Thompson Doesn’t Deliver
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Right now, the world feels unsettled. Wars abroad. Political division at home. Misinformation spreading faster than facts. In moments like these, I turn to one place I’ve trusted for decades: WPSU. For years, WPSU has been part of my daily life — in my car, in my home, in my family’s conversations. It has guided…
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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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Hook: Glorious Gossip
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Don’t make the mistake of thinking gossip trivial or unimportant. Do not dwell on the details. You wish to convey an air of knowingness, not a proof of knowledge, and by attempting too elaborate a narrative, you run the risk of getting it wrong. Somebody else in the room might have better information, and you…