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Incredible musicians I was lucky enough to know

When people talk about Indiana University of Pennsylvania, they usually mention teachers, the culinary school, maybe the football team, and hopefully now the proposed medical school. What doesn’t get said often enough is that IUP attracted and produced some incredible musical giants whose ...

OP-ED: Bill Gates reimagines climate strategy

When Bill Gates released his recent essay on climate change, the global climate community was shocked. This is the same Bill Gates who had been known for supporting synthetic beef, suggesting we stop flying and turning our backyards into solar farms. Suddenly, he is suggesting a more ...

Teens share New YearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ resolutions

I love traditions. One of my favorites is collecting New YearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Resolutions from teens! This is my 21st year asking this question. First, a quick story. In the early 2000s, our Outreach ran a program called Ambassador for Respect over several years. Each district participated in an essay ...

Making the moral case for politics

In 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt invoked for a crowd of partisan Democrats the core tenets of the Christian faith. Revealed by the apostle Paul in I Corinthians, these are faith, hope, and charity, according to the King James version of the Bible Roosevelt proclaimed, "In the place of the ...

Navigating home life during college break

Q. I’m coming home for a month for winter break. Will you please print this? My parents read your column regularly. Please tell them that college sophomores (like me) have been on their own for an entire semester for the SECOND year of their lives and they do NOT need to be asked when they ...

OP-ED: Over the river and through the woods

Christmas Eve in our house wasn’t complicated, but it was a sacred family tradition. My brother and I were altar boys, and this was the main event of church services for the year. For my brother and me, Dec. 24 meant putting on freshly laundered red cassocks and starched and ironed ...