Opinion
-
Local Clergy: Faith Calls Us to Love and Support the LGBTQ+ Community
—
by
Our collective religious traditions remind us of the importance of treating others as we long to be treated. We know that this “Golden Rule” provides us with a template to […]
-
In Support of the ‘Good Doers’
—
by
I thought it would be worth stirring the pot a little by giving a shoutout to a very special group of people who I will simply call “The Doers.” You […]
-
Election Post-Mortem – and I Do Mean Mortem
—
by
The morning after the Great Debacle, I lay down in my backyard and gazed at the sky. Inside, on my laptop, was the ephemeral – politics, presidents, punditry. Out here […]
-
How Will Penn State Distribute Tickets if Beaver Stadium Hosts a Playoff Game? It Should Be a No-Brainer
—
by
Update Nov. 13: Penn State released information on the distribution of playoff tickets. Ever since the momentous decision of last Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, there has been one burning question […]
-
The Morning After
—
by
The world woke up as a very different place on Wednesday morning. I woke up as a white man who will be on the edge of old age when the […]
-
Praying for Our Nation(s)
—
by
“…that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the […]
-
Ain’t No Cure for the Pre-Election Jitters
—
by
I’m known as a calm guy. Where others overreact to difficulties, I under-react. Where they spin worst-case scenarios, I believe — correctly, usually; naively, at times — that nothing really […]
-
Column: ‘They’ve Lost Their Way,’ Former Trustee Says of Penn State Board
—
by
Updated 5:53 p.m. Oct. 30 with corrected attribution of a quote by a trustee. I’ve tried my best this fall to focus on Happy Valley news that really matters. Like […]
-
Letters: Casino Still Not a Good Bet; Questioning Borough Handling of Protests; Supporting Fenchak
—
by
It’s great to see College Township leadership planning to find a qualified consultant to conduct the new Local Impact Report for the Nittany Mall casino. Hopefully those elected leaders will […]
-
Paterno: My Father Believed in Building, Not Bullying
—
by
Jay Paterno can’t speak for what his father’s views might be on the current state of national politics, but he knows the values he believed in.