… earning a spot in a prestigious college helps you secure a better job Securing a spot in a prestigious college or university is still...

Overflow Church -- Altoona Mirror Photo For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to...

Coach Danny Hurley at Wagner … From high school to Wagner to two NCAA titles This was a game that I have completely forgotten, but I do...

Katie Brady Conrad in the 1930s after the death of Phil Katie Brady was leaving a country in which religious intolerance had created...

The Railroad Station, Lilly, Pa. where the KKK disembarked April 5, 1924: The night that Lilly lost its innocence By Hugh Conrad Nestled...

My dad after receiving the medal from Bishop Guilfoyle … for “exceptional service” to the Catholic Church My father, Hugh B. Conrad, Sr.,...

PSU president Neeli Bendapudi … war of trustees against the Paterno move Penn State University has some major issues to deal with at the...

… “too weak to serve on juries” I still teach students about the classical novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” despite some states banning the...

Katie Brady Conrad in the backyard of our ancestral home in Lilly, Pa. in the 1930s In 1880, at the age of eight, little Katie Brady from...

Repost: A tremendous community success story: Lilly Grade School Basketball Tournament: Recollections and a little history from my years,...

… the SAT is valuable for a number of reasons During the Covid pandemic, many universities and college decided to forgo use of the...

President rankings even by professional historians and political scientists are often said to be subjective. However, when they are done...

… “The Book Thief” reigns in America One of the joys of my young life was reading books that my parents provided to me or that I found in...

Alaska … Seward’s "Folly" was hardly accurate I first learned about the life and career of William Seward when I read Gore Vidal’s epic...

… young people more at risk The number of deaths from cancer has declined by about 33 percent since 1994, which is positive. However,...

Will Jim Harbaugh jump to the NFL to avoid "the stain"? … if the Wolverines win, Michigan may have to return its trophy like USC did for...

Not Lilly, Pa., but it is close to the 1950s -- except for the backpacks … just walking to school was a joy for us as kids This may be...

… back to the 60s The Portage Historical Society does a great job of promoting the history of Portage Borough, Portage Township, and...

… should more schools do this? Something occurred in 1999 that forced parents to start buying cell phones for their children. It was...

Mason will not be selling real estate next year … Steelers “had not scored 30 points in a game until Rudolph’s first start” Sometimes,...