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What Really Killed Joe Paterno

For 46 seasons Joe Paterno was THE coach at Penn State, racking up a Division I Football coaching record of 409 wins. Then, in mid-season, the child sex-abuse scandal involving Paterno’s former assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky broke into the public’s eye. Sandusky was accused of molesting at least 10 boys over a 15-year [...]

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A Rough Time

It’s been a rough 18 months for my aging mother.  First, her younger sister died, probably before her time, of ovarian cancer.  Then her husband of 66 years (my father) passed on.  He had not been well at all for about 3 years, and so we all considered his death to be a blessing for [...]

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