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"This is Elk Creek Copper Ale. It's real good." Stone Man and The Philipsburg LaunchPad were out on the prowl looking for gigs in the...

Some people have been catching the great jam-band, Phish, for decades! But Phish can be SO far away from you! The Philipsburg LaunchPad...

I have an old-fashioned Netflix DVD queue that is 429 films deep. It is a wonderland! Let's explore. A few years ago, Netflix tried to...

The Jaded Lips, David Applas, Hunter Karns and Michael Wertz, are opening for The Clarks at Stage West in State College Saturday. It's a...

It's another rainy Friday night here at the Philipsburg LaunchPad and it's taken me all week to recover from the bang-a-gong sell-out...

It's another rainy Thursday here at the Philipsburg LaunchPad and, man, that rain is cold out there. I am not sure how many more ceiling...

Not much goin’ on. The game has been called off. The back deck is all wet. The budget is stuck in committee. I’m thinking of having a...

With an Unprovoked War of Aggression in Ukraine, Putin Must Be Destroyed There is only one person who wants this. Russian President...

RedMap is a gerrymandering scheme by Republicans aimed at using the U.S. Census to ensure minority control of government. What seemed...

Life is like a game of Monopoly. America is the Table. The Parable of Monopoly I think the game of Monopoly describes our society very...

Facts vs. Hype in the Case of Kyle Rittenhouse Criminal Complaint / Affidavit Wisconsin v. Kyle Rittenhouse Case 2020CF000983 Document 2...

There is a movement afoot to Defund the police and there is reason to believe such a reimagining of policing can make blue lives easier....

America has a fever. Get in line. America in Five Lines There are hundreds of cars at the Philipsburg Y At lunch and after work they...

Meet Extremophile C626 Solid: Chapter 3 Extremophile C626 moved happily along, if it could be said to be happy, in the carbon rich water....

Nick Casteel returns home from school worrying about unusually bad marks in history. Solid : CHAPTER 2 Nick entered the tower he called...

I wanted to talk to someone who went to the January 6 Trump Rally in Washington, D.C. Here's what I found. A Chat About January 6 with a...

The idea that a democratic president will take your guns is an old idea... It hasn't happened yet. They’re Not Coming to Take Your Guns I...

Follow dystopian heroine Chapel Panic on her way to school. Solid by Shawn K. Inlow Chapter 1 Chapel Panic walked out of the L.A. marshes...

A look at the day's news in Central Pennsylvania, with swear-words. 5.27.21 - I Read the News Today; Oh Boy. HEADLINE: LIMITS ON WOLF’S...