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State College Bride 2011
Much to love in State College magazine's Bridal issue! From Hadley Spanier's 2-continent wedding to the amazing cupcake trend to a goat as a surprise wedding crasher. It's all inside...
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Biddle in the Middle
The Middle End
September 30, 2010It began at the end, and it ends in the middle.
I think it was 2004 when I started writing this column, and since it appeared on the last page of SCM, I called it “The End of the Line.” I really liked that name. It came to me...
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Missing My 'Stache
August 3, 2010Okay, well maybe it’s just a silly little tuft of hair to you, but to me, it’s a mustache. Or, rather it was a mustache. And by the time you read this, it will be a mustache once more.
It all began in April, when I auditioned...
Trouble from Fleet Street
June 1, 2010Apparently, I have unwittingly embarked on a life of crime.
A few months ago, when I checked my mail, I found an envelope from the Magisterial District Court in Bellefonte. This came as a bit of a surprise. I thought perhaps I...
Time Flies
May 4, 2010A few months ago, one of my co-workers celebrated his 31st birthday. He remarked that he couldn’t believe he was already 31. I said, “Just wait till you get to be 55. You’ll really wonder where the time went. Time just goes...
You Can’t Go Home Again. But...Can I Come Home Now?
April 5, 2010Not long ago, I joined a Facebook group called “Growing Up In Orlando Before Disney.” It’s been quite an eye-opener. If you’re a regular reader, you know that I returned to Orlando in August, after more than 20 years in Happy...
This One's for You Dad...
February 25, 2010On Dec. 27, 2009, my Dad died. Let me tell you a little bit about him.
J. Craig Biddle was born on April 9, 1924, in Elmira, N.Y. He went through the local school system and enrolled at Springfield College in Massachusetts. But...
The Lessons of 2009
February 22, 2010Two thousand nine has now pretty much flown the coop. I am not sorry to see it go and I know I’m not alone. There are many who are experiencing the same sort of situation I am: the loss of a job in a sparse job market, and the...
