I love biographies, but I don’t trust them. I tend to think they’re more akin to what Truman Capote called “nonfiction novels.” I just finished Joe Posnanski’s biography of Penn State’s legendary coach Joe Paterno, who was fired during the firestorm over the Jerry Sandusky child-molestation scandal. The scandal broke while Posnanski was writing the […]
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NEWS BLOG: Angry Blog part 2- Paterno
I’m still angry about the adulation and deference being given to the Penn State hero, the late Joe Paterno I’m still angry about the adulation and deference being given to the PennState hero, the late Joe Paterno. And I’ve sided with critics calling for PennState to remove the big statue to Paterno that stands in […]
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NEWS BLOG: Freeh slams Joe Paterno- with “regret”
The report detailing the behavior of officials in the Penn State child-abuse scandal is as welcome as it is shocking. And in releasing his report yesterday, former FBI Director Louis Freeh didn’t mince words. He was obviously furious about what he had learned. That’s a refreshing contrast to the reaction of Penn State sports officials, […]
