Opinion
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Letters: Casino Concerns; When Silence Is Complicity; Cold as ICE; the Moral Cause of Universal Health Care
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Sen. Dave McCormick’s response to the killings in Minneapolis is not just inadequate—it is indefensible. Two innocent people were killed by federal agents in broad daylight. They were not suspects, not aggressors, not threats. Video footage, viewed by millions, shows no imminent danger and no justification for lethal force. Yet instead of demanding accountability, Sen.…
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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 out the window.” “Don’t do that, they might see you.” “Maybe it’s not us they’re looking for.” “Maybe it is.” “But you’re a citizen and…
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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 “Back to the Future” sarcastically laughing out loud, “The Hoosiers? National champions in football? Yeah, like that’s ever going to happen.” It’s a Cinderella story…
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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 York Times Back when I was a no-field, no-hit second baseman for Milk Maid Ice Cream (team motto: “Win or Lose, Our Sponsor Really Should…
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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 to win a national championship this century was Oklahoma in 2000. As a geographical comparison for those of us in the east, Norman, Oklahoma –…
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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 most famous person in this city… You’re telling me there’s not one person who could stroke a $20 million check right now?” — Arizona State…
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Letter: Local Faith Leaders Speak Against Conversion Therapy
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As the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to rule against the ability for states to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy, we felt called as leaders and members of our local faith communities to speak out against this harmful practice. Conversion “therapy” is a misnomer. It is not therapy. It is widely discredited and has no basis…
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Frank: Greetings From Hellscapes of Immigrants and Couch Monsters
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I’m sitting in a coffeeshop in Portland, Oregon, on the first workday of the new year. My granddaughters have gone back to school, my daughter has gone back to work in her home office and my son-in-law is, like me, prepping for a new semester. Earlier, Nick and I hunkered down at the dining room…
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Hook: Portal Pondering
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Let’s talk about the transfer portal. Because it certainly seems like the primary topic of conversation around Happy Valley these days, doesn’t it? Which football players are leaving the Penn State team and which players are joining the Penn State team. As a “mini-expert” in the transfer portal – our son used it twice during…
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Op-Ed: The Hidden Technology Behind the Happy Valley Casino
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When a loyal casino patron signs up for a Loyalty Club card, they will be sure to use it every time they sit down at a slot machine. Bottom line why: if they spend $250 at that slot machine, they want to be absolutely sure the casino is aware of that so they can receive proper credit for…