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Paterno’s statue still has a place

Symbols of shame should stand for coach, other Penn State leaders

(MCT) — It was terrible what Penn State did to the statue of Joe Paterno.

The school tore it down and dragged JoePa away with forklifts, hid him somewhere in the shadows to protect football fans, since their eyes would be burned to cinders by merely looking at the sculpture of the iconic coach.

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