... “the mortality gap between Republican and Democratic counties has really widened quite considerably.” This should not be surprising...

… America, how far hast thee fallen? How better to embarrass an American than to intimate that he is a terrorist? So, I wanted to fly...

Gold-meal winner Simone Biles before Congress: Did FBI ignore complaints because athletes were women? The most egregious sexual abuse...

Four Super Bowl Rings, NFL Hall-of-Fame, Seven times an All-Pro … who the hell is Doug Whaley? To be honest, I have never heard of Doug...

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RIP Paul Sloan: 1942 -2022 … an Irish seanchaí with a heart of gold The eyes of the Boy Scouts were wide on the warm summer night in...

Want to improve your SAT or ACT scores? Read, Read, Read … avoid the “summer slide” I have a number of students who are in AP or honors...

… fights occur because of those who have no “skin in the game" From what people read and see in the contemporary media, most Americans...

RIP: John Francis Conrad: 1928-2022 Photo taken the day before his 90th birthday Sometimes, we can recall occurrences from our very young...

… Nittany fans thrilled to see Barbour era end Penn State sports fans should be excited about the credentials of incoming athletic...

He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it Jay Gatsby quote...

Mary Finley Conrad with my dad,, Hugh B. Conrad, Sr., in 1972 … shelves were lined with books What I remember so much about the living...

… the battle against pressure In 2008, I went to a new optometrist who issued a word that somewhat frightened me. I knew that I had a...

From Cresson Lake Playhouse to best-selling author … had to deal with some rejection along the way How she captured the essence of the...

… I discovered such creative approaches that teachers are using A little more than a decade ago, I talked with a former student of mine...

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The reading list for summer starts with ending the winter/spring list. Pre-Summer Reading List Winter/Spring 2022 To Be Read / Reading...

The Testing To walk when others are running, To whisper when others are shouting, To sleep when others are restless, To smile when others...

… one is clear, the other not so much The photo is iconic, the vision of a victory by the United States over Japan in World War II. The...

… will only be used if approved by the community This time of year the nefarious little insects known as ticks take over many areas of...