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Universities walk tightrope with free speech

Free speech isn’t easy. It’s a balancing act between opposing positions: what can be said, what should be said, and what the consequences are. It is a tug-of-war Carnegie Mellon University is experiencing in different ways. The school is investigating posts by a professor that are garnering criticism. Uju Anya is an associate professor…

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Divorces

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County MERRITTS – Jill; Ryan, both of Williamsburg. Married April 17, 2025. FORNARI – Charles L. II; Stefanie M., both of Altoona. Married Sept. 10, 2018. MANCENO – Noah A.; Victoria A., both of Altoona. Married June 29,…

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Sylvana L. Berry

Sylvana L. Berry, 63, Duncansville, died Thursday after a brief illness. She was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, daughter of the late Erich and Liane (Freudenberg) Sauer. She is survived by two daughters, Jennifer Koch (Justin) and Melissa Yon (Nicholas); her grandchildren: Oliver, Lukas and Katherine Koch and Theo and Wyatt Yon; and…