John Hook
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Hook: Why Tax Day Is My Least Favorite Day of the Year
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Today is my least favorite day of the year. It’s April 15 – Tax Day. Today is the day when federal individual income tax returns for calendar year filers are […]
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Hook: Closing the Department of Education Might Have Some Financial Positives, but With a Big Catch for Schools Like Penn State
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Let’s talk about education. Education is one of those great bipartisan issues in this country in that everyone agrees it is a good thing, right? And here in Happy Valley, […]
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On Second Thought, Back to Home Viewing
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The 97th Academy Awards were on television on Sunday night. The Oscars, as many of us refer to the show, honors movies that were released the previous year. Best Picture, […]
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NCAA Should Live Up to Its Mission and Increase Athletic Opportunities
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Here’s what I’m sure is a news flash to you: Happy Valley is a sports-oriented town. We are home to the second-largest stadium in the country by capacity. And the […]
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Hook: Changes Would Improve Transparency of Governing Council That Will Pick New Penn State Alumni Association CEO
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I have been a lifetime member of the Penn State Alumni Association for well over 30 years. It’s a badge of honor I share with more than 173,000 others. And, […]
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In the Year 2525, or 2025?
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Welcome to the year 2025. For those of us old enough to remember the summer of ’69 – maybe we got our first real six-string – we know we only […]
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17 Ideas and Questions Inspired by a Bombardment of Holiday Season TV Ads
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My extended holiday season TV watching meant seeing more commercials than usual. The results of which are the following 17 random thoughts, ideas, suggestions and questions about the televised advertising I was bombarded with in late December and early January.
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Trusting the Tailgate Process and Fending Off Frostbite at Penn State’s First College Football Playoff Game
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Well, that was a fun weekend, wasn’t it? On Sunday afternoon, head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley and the Penn State women’s volleyball team won the program’s first national championship in a […]
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12-Team Playoff Opens the Door for a New Chapter in Penn State Football History
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The NFL has the Super Bowl. Major League Baseball has the World Series. The NBA has the NBA Finals. The NHL has the Stanley Cup. And Major League Soccer has […]
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Why I’m Even More Grateful for Family This Thanksgiving
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It’s late November, that time of year where we all give thanks – and eat a lot of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, gravy and, of course, cranberry sauce. In […]