Our Opinion | March 17, 2010
Refusal to resign shouldn't sidetrack E.C. council's work
If there weren't disagreements on the Evans City Borough Council over the way business is being conducted, it's unlikely that some borough officials would be calling for the resignation of the council president, or saying that he at least should relinquish the top council position.

Our Opinion | March 16, 2010
Growth in government workers' pay and benefits irks taxpayers
An analysis by USA Today found that government workers make more money than their private-sector counterparts and have vastly more generous fringe benefits, facts that will irritate — even outrage — millions of American taxpayers.

Our Opinion | March 15, 2010
State should reject S. Butler's snow days exemption request
The state should not grant a special exemption to the South Butler School District permitting the district to forgo making up four snow days.

Our Opinion | March 13, 2010
Cheers & Jeers . . .
Butler County is fortunate to have been experiencing a slow melting of last month's heavy snow. That alleviated some — but not all — of the fears about the potential for serious flooding, particularly along Connoquenessing Creek.

Our Opinion | March 12, 2010
DeWeese should have invoked 5th Amendment in courtroom
Former Pennsylvania House Speaker H. William DeWeese, D- Waynesburg, acted within his legal prerogatives Tuesday when he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the corruption trial of former state Rep. Mike Veon of Beaver County.

Our Opinion | March 11, 2010
Ethics scandals taking toll on Dems, but Republicans have been there too
For the most part, Republicans have been restrained in their response to ethics scandals surrounding Democrats, most recently House members Charles Rangel and Eric Massa, both of New York.