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A New D.A. for Centre County

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Many of you Penn State alumni and fans who are scatteredfar and wide might have missed seeing the outcome of a little county election in Pennsylvania.

Fear not! From our friend Todd over at The Lion’s Den, comes this tidbit.

From the Daily Collegian:

Democratic district attorney candidate Stacy Parks Miller won the municipal election Tuesday over Republican incumbent Michael Madeira, taking 64.7 percent of the votes in Centre County. ??? ???? ????? ?? ???????? ??????

Todd writes:

The margin of victory is clear evidence as to how the voters felt Madeira was “doing his job.” Hopefully [Miller] will do her job and not waste taxpayer money by trumping up charges against Penn State football players to [keep] her name in the papers.

This Turkey says “amen!”

I realize that the vagaries of politics sometimes create the need for coloring outside the lines. However, one sure way not to be reelected — as Madeira so graphically illustrated (albeit ineptly and unwittingly self-sacrificially) — is to pick on the only game in town!

Chiefs Fans Petition to Keep LJ Benched

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Last week, we reported that ex-Nittany Lion Larry Johnson, Jr. was in a peck of trouble with the NFL Kansas City Chiefs for dissing his coach, insulting fans, and gay-bashing via Twitter. Johnson was told to stay away from team activities while his penance was being decided. Many speculated that this would be the end of Larry’s troublesome ride in Kansas City.

However, by week’s end, LJ’s agent had hammered out a deal with the Chiefs that would net Johnson what amounted to a paltry one-week suspension, after which he would remain with the team. On Monday, the settlement was announced. After losing a week’s pay, amounting to $315,000, and sitting out the November 8 game in Jacksonville, Larry will be back on active status.

This has pissed off many fans in Kansas City.

You see, LJ is only 75 yards from being the all-time leading rusher for the Chiefs, and a significant number of fans do not think that the pouting prima donna should hold such a lofty distinction in the Kansas City record book. In fact, they would prefer to expunge all memories of our Nittany embarrassment and let Priest Holmes hang onto the record until someone worthy (i.e., less of a damn troublemaker) comes along.

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Sports Illustrated Heisman Trophy Tour

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I was asked to pass this along to any of you who might be attending the big game on Saturday.

This weekend, the Sports Illustrated Heisman Trophy Tour presented by Nissan will be visiting the Penn State vs Ohio State game!
We’ll be setting up a huge tent with lots of activities for fans, including:

  • Opportunity to meet and get autographs from Penn State 1973 Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti as well as  Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Dan Patrick
  • Photo on the cover of a personal Sports Illustrated with the Heisman Trophy
  • Compete in one-on-one Heisman trivia challenges
  • Vote on favorite Heisman moment at Sports Illustrated Heisman Bracket Challenge
  • Check out the original “four-door sports car” – the 290-horsepower 2010 Maxima!
  • Check out features of every Heisman winner, facts and figures about the Heisman award and vintage photos and odd facts up around the tent.
  • Get a free copy of Sports Illustrated collector’s edition custom publication which celebrates 75 years of the Heisman Memorial Trophy.
  • Keep tabs on the weekend’s action by viewing other games and highlights on plasma TVs

The tent opens at 10am and we’ll be hosting activities up until the 3:30pm game. It will be located at East Halls at the intersection of Curtin Road and Bigler Road.