<![CDATA[CentreDaily.com -- Opinion]]> http://www.centredaily.com/145/index.html CentreDaily.com, State College, PA en-us Copyright 2012 - CentreDaily.com Opinion 60 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:34 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MI RSS Burninator 2.0 bheisse@centredaily.com (Bob Heisse) <![CDATA[Send us your letters]]> http://www.centredaily.com/submit-letter/#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/submit-letter/ News Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:10 EDT Tell readers what you think through a letter to the editor. Submit them here using our online form.

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]]> <![CDATA[Actress, director, history teacher]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089567/actress-director-history-teacher.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089567/actress-director-history-teacher.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST Angelina Jolie’s movie writing and directing debut premiered in Washington several weeks ago at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. No vanity production to simply expand the resume of an already…

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]]> <![CDATA[Students can help to bridge religious divide]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089565/students-can-help-to-bridge-religious.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089565/students-can-help-to-bridge-religious.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST In a world torn by holy wars and ethnic divides, preparing young people to address differences in faith and belief should be a no-brainer. After all, history teaches that religious…

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]]> <![CDATA[Editor’s pick: Not so democratic]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089561/editors-pick.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089561/editors-pick.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently said that what sets the United States government apart from banana republics is not the Bill of Rights but the separation of powers: legislative,

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]]> <![CDATA[Rotarian answers call to help battle polio in India]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089560/rotarian-answers-call.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089560/rotarian-answers-call.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST A State College man dedicated to helping others leaves today on a two-week trip to eradicate the last vestiges of a crippling disease from India.

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]]> <![CDATA[Develop incentive for youth]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089715/develop-incentive-for-youth.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089715/develop-incentive-for-youth.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST In response to John Wainright’s letter Thursday: It’s not residential development; the bureaucracy involved with that is a mess and appalling. But it’s development that will keep our youth here.

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]]> <![CDATA[Choosing the next hero]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089563/yourletters.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089563/yourletters.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST I have always thought of Penn State, my alma mater, as a solid rock. If the present trustees continue, I feel our rock could crumble.

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]]> <![CDATA[Editor’s pick: Not so democratic]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089561/editors-pick.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089561/editors-pick.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia recently said that what sets the United States government apart from banana republics is not the Bill of Rights but the separation of powers: legislative,

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]]> <![CDATA[Students can help to bridge religious divide]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089565/students-can-help-to-bridge-religious.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089565/students-can-help-to-bridge-religious.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST In a world torn by holy wars and ethnic divides, preparing young people to address differences in faith and belief should be a no-brainer. After all, history teaches that religious…

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]]> <![CDATA[Actress, director, history teacher]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089567/actress-director-history-teacher.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089567/actress-director-history-teacher.html News Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01 EST Angelina Jolie’s movie writing and directing debut premiered in Washington several weeks ago at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. No vanity production to simply expand the resume of an already…

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]]> <![CDATA[Penn State student fans to get Big Macs after all]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3090055/penn-state-student-fans-to-get.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3090055/penn-state-student-fans-to-get.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:59 EST Apparently, Patrick Chambers felt a little badly about the way Saturday's win over Nebraska turned out for Penn State's fans.

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]]> <![CDATA[Controlled Burns on Scotia Barrens]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089906/controlled-burns-on-scotia-barrens.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/14/3089906/controlled-burns-on-scotia-barrens.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:27 EST GAME COMMISSION PREPARES FOR 2012 CONTROLLED BURNS ON SGL 176 Burns to preserve unique barrens habitat STATE COLLEGE – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced they plan to begin the…

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]]> <![CDATA[District 6 boys' basketball pairings]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3089170/district-6-boys-basketball-pairings.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3089170/district-6-boys-basketball-pairings.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:03 EST District 6 boys' basketball postseason pairings…

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]]> <![CDATA[Rapidly aging weapons jeopardize our security, military effectiveness]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088379/rapidly-aging-weapons-jeopardize.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088379/rapidly-aging-weapons-jeopardize.html News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01 EST None of America’s armed forces can meet all of the demands placed on them by commanders today.

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]]> <![CDATA[Restoring defense cuts will only encourage war hawks]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088376/restoring-defense-cuts-will-only.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088376/restoring-defense-cuts-will-only.html News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01 EST President Barack Obama should stay on track with his plan for a 10-year reduction in military spending of about $500 billion. We are winding down two wars, so troop cutbacks…

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]]> <![CDATA[Decency was Reagan’s legacy]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088377/decency-was-reagans-legacy.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088377/decency-was-reagans-legacy.html News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01 EST Every Republican presidential candidate claims to be the heir to Ronald Reagan’s legacy. For years, Republican partisans have carried Reagan’s memory before them as the ancient Israelites carried the Ark…

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]]> <![CDATA[Living with each other eases understanding]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088374/living-with-each-other-eases-understanding.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088374/living-with-each-other-eases-understanding.html News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:01 EST Here is an encouraging fact to celebrate during Black History Month: Residential segregation is a thing of the past.

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]]> <![CDATA[Child Support]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088715/child-support.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/13/3088715/child-support.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:04 EST Issues to consider for child support.

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]]> <![CDATA[Court should not prohibit tweeting]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087396/court-should-not-prohibit-tweeting.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087396/court-should-not-prohibit-tweeting.html News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01 EST The Pennsylvania court system took two steps forward when Dauphin County court officials allowed reporters to use their electronic devices to share former Penn State assistant football coach Mike McQueary’s…

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]]> <![CDATA[Americans want leader who is rooted, resolute]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087400/americans-want-leader-who-is-rooted.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087400/americans-want-leader-who-is-rooted.html News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01 EST At first glance, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney share some similar traits. Both Harvard Law School grads are smart and analytical. Both are emotionally…

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]]> <![CDATA[Hypocrisy and necessity in the super PAC cash-flow arms race]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087398/hypocrisy-and-necessity-in-the.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/12/3087398/hypocrisy-and-necessity-in-the.html News Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01 EST “One of the worries we have obviously in the next campaign is that there are so many of these so-called super PACs, these independent expenditures that are gonna be out…

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]]> <![CDATA[A scandalous theory worth investigating]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/11/3086343/a-scandalous-theory-worth-investigating.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/11/3086343/a-scandalous-theory-worth-investigating.html News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01 EST In the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, most of the attention has been on the late Joe Paterno and whether he did enough in handling the allegation at the…

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]]> <![CDATA[Mann’s ideology doesn’t belong here]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/11/3088649/manns-ideology-doesnt-belong-here.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/11/3088649/manns-ideology-doesnt-belong-here.html News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:00 EST On Thursday, Penn State sponsored an address by disgraced Climategate figure Michael Mann. The fact that this speech was allowed and tacitly endorsed by Penn State officials, via the university’s…

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]]> <![CDATA[Take the initiative and pay attention]]> http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/11/3086338/take-the-initiative-and-pay-attention.html#storylink=rss http://www.centredaily.com/2012/02/11/3086338/take-the-initiative-and-pay-attention.html News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01 EST My mother was a great believer in paying attention. She didn’t need to say, “be careful crossing the street” or “watch out for strangers” or “drive carefully.”

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