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Ceremony pays tribute to Joe Paterno

HARRISBURG — Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was remembered at a memorial Mass on Wednesday as an inspirational leader, devoted family man and someone who tried to live according to the tenets of his religion.

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JOE PATERNO

Congressmen honor Paterno on House floor

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard Township, and other members of Congress from Pennsylvania paid tribute to Joe Paterno on the floor of the House of Representatives.

12 days ago
JOE PATERNO

Paterno campus services cost $29,000; police costs of $6,000 covered by PSU

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State officials said it cost about $29,000 to hold the viewings and services on campus for the late former football coach Joe Paterno.

14 days ago
YOUR LETTERS

The ‘experiment’ worked

Joe Paterno’s Grand Experiment consisted of recruiting young men who could excel in the classroom and on the football field at the highest levels of competition.

19 days ago
JOE PATERNO

Paterno gone but never forgotten

The candles, T-shirts, flowers and other gifts that Joe Paterno fans had left around the statue of the coach outside Beaver Stadium have been collected and are being stored until the family can review them.

20 days ago
PENN STATE

PSU picks up tab for Paterno’s memorial

Penn State’s athletic department will pay the bill for the three days of public mourning events held last week for former head football coach Joe Paterno.

21 days ago
YOUR LETTERS

Paterno deserved much better

I was once a Penn State football prospect, recruited by Joe Paterno in 1952. What made this a departure was that I had already been injured, and Penn State’s offer was made knowing that. Perhaps the fact I had been an all-WPIAL selection prompted Paterno and Rip Engle to take a chance.

22 days ago
YOUR LETTERS

Knight spoke for all of us

I would like to comment on something that most of us are dealing with right now: the scandal. Actually, the healing from the scandal that we are all attempting to get through.

22 days ago
YOUR LETTERS

More than just a football coach

I have lived in State College my entire life, surrounded by the pride and legacy that is Penn State. I’ve grown up constantly hearing stories of Joe Paterno, the legendary football coach.

22 days ago
YOUR LETTERS

Paterno was a friend to many

I grew up with Penn State and my mother is from Bellefonte. Joe Paterno was a friend to me and many others.

22 days ago
NEWS

Weeklong tributes mark end of an era

STATE COLLEGE — The Spring Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is not unlike many cemeteries in small-town America. Some of the graves are marked with large, handsome headstones. Others, put there early in the 20th century, are smaller, clustered tightly together. There are military flags posted next...

24 days ago