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School supplies 21 Dec 2012 | 10:02 pm
Things we need in every school that are not guns: * Up to date books * Books * Classroom supplies that teachers don’t have to buy out-of-pocket * Involved parents * Decent, recent technology * Healthy...
Overanalyzing "Full House": Choices are hard 26 Oct 2012 | 06:46 am
DJ Tanner's entire adolescence consisted of her Dad and uncles bursting in just in time to prevent her from making a bad decision. Her father's insecurity as a widowed parent spurred his need to liter...
The Daily Collegian at 125: Blue and white and read all over 25 Oct 2012 | 07:00 pm
Last weekend I had the joy of spending some time in State College, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the student newspapers that would come to be known as the Daily Collegian. The paper is as much ...
REWIND: The Romney bros, circa 2007 24 Oct 2012 | 10:41 pm
The last time around, when Mitt Romney was running for the GOP nomination in '07, I wrote about the Romney dude-posse for alt.campaign, a McClatchyDC project. Enjoy. Also: MySpace! The sons of Mitt ar...
Autumn is gone, and the jackals are on the scene 24 Oct 2012 | 06:06 am
"THIS IS NOT A SALES CALL!" The ink was hardly dry on Autumn Pasquale's alleged killers fingerprints when the robocall interrupted my dinner. "THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN CRIME IN YOUR AREA!" My hou...
This year's peach party winding down 31 Aug 2012 | 06:52 am
The NJ Peach Promotion Council says this year's harvest is nearing its end, with picking for another 10 days or so. The basket-toting crowd I saw at Mood's the other day were taking full advantage of ...
Write hard, read FREE 24 Aug 2012 | 08:36 pm
Just in time for your Labor Day beach reading, here's an offer you can't refuse: Today and tomorrow on Amazon, you can get Howard Weaver's "Write Hard, Die Free" book FREE for your Kindle or Kindle ap...
TODD AKIN: It's not the gaffe, it's the stupidity 21 Aug 2012 | 10:29 am
With all due respect to Cindy McCain, "rape is rape" is not enough. Todd Akin didn't mis-speak, he mis-believes. He didn't mis-state, he mis-thinks, and he uses untruths as a basis for his politics. H...
KALE TO THE NO: The smoothie scourge must be stopped #housewifeconfessional 17 Aug 2012 | 12:03 am
Y'know, I'm all for trying to be healthy and I like convenience foods as much as the next guy, but I just need to get this off my chest: NO, I do not want a fricking smoothie. NO, I don't...
Cassie and Kelsey: How two little girls tell the story of our sick healthcare system 16 Aug 2012 | 09:14 am
Since the Affordable Care Act went into effect on Aug. 1, I've heard a lot about how it will affect my ladyparts, providing coverage for things like Pap tests, prenatal care and mammograms. And while ...
