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Support AK Steel’s aim to fight ‘dumping’ of imports

Add our voice to that of Aaron Steinheiser, manager of AK Steel’s Butler Works. The steelmaker in Butler Township hosted a visit last week by U.S. Sen.

8/22/2017 Our Opinion 0 comments

Was revival of heroin just a fentanyl dress-rehearsal?

There’s no silver lining to be found in Sunday’s front-page report about fentanyl’s direct tie to the recent rash of overdoses in Butler County.

8/21/2017 Our Opinion 0 comments

Anxieties eased

I recently underwent a Caesarean section at Butler Memorial Hospital for the birth of my daughter on July 26. I feel it is necessary to acknowledge the team of doctors and nurses who provided me with exceptional care despite my overwhelming anxieties and nerves.

8/22/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Appalling

I am appalled that the KKK and the white supremacy movement are in any way legal and becoming increasingly legitimized in the United States of America.

8/21/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Graduation changes

Regarding “Butler mulls change: Commencement might be revamped” (Aug. 15, Page 1).

8/21/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Infuriating

Last weekend, a whole bunch of neo Nazis, Klansmen, anti-government militia members and other assorted hate groups gathered under the vanilla sounding banner of the “Alt-Right” in the normally peaceful town of Charlottesville, Va.

8/19/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Challenge racism

People want to blame President Trump for the tragedy that happened in Charlottesville. I think that’s a little simplistic.

8/19/2017 Letters to the Editor 0 comments

Clean energy scores a small political victory

Government scientists worried that their long-in-the-works assessment of climate change would be suppressed. The concern hardly rates as overwrought.

8/22/2017 Other Voices 0 comments

Protect AK’s critical component

While AK Steel, often remembered by long-time area residents as Armco, has been a part of the Butler community since the early 1900s, what the community may not be aware of is that AK Steel’s Butler Works is now the only producer of high-efficient electrical steels in the United States.