Minister: Market is 'in good shape'
VIENNA — Saudi Arabia's oil minister said today that crude markets were "in good shape," boosting expectations OPEC will use its meeti...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Humans might not be the only ones guarding against swine flu by the time cold weather ushers in influenza season. The flu namesakes also could be getting...
LONDON — Gold prices rose above $1,000 per ounce today — the highest since March 2008 — suggesting investors are wary of the U.S. dollar's weakness and expect internatio...
QUESTION: My electric water heater is 18 years old, but still works and makes enough hot water. I want to reduce my water heating costs. What can I do to make my wat...
Longtime building gets update
The building at 110 Pillow St. has looked well used, as any establishment that has been home to a 74-year-old business would.
But Leonard Wa...
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College chose one of its own for the new position of executive director of workforce development.
Stephen Catt had been an administr...
NEW YORK — Shoppers limited their back-to-school purchases and stayed focused on necessities in August, resulting in the 12th straight month of declining sales for retai...
Parker, Armstrong County — Central Electric Cooperative members elected two board members at their 72nd annual meeting Aug. 28 at the Whitehall Campgrounds.
Robert F. S...
Sometimes I like to look at what I said in the past to see whether I had a clue.
In the March 8 Butler Eagle, I wrote my normal monthly column. I don't know that we can...
Health care interest groups out in force
WASHINGTON — Interest groups are unleashing a torrent of modern and old-fashioned lobbying tactics at members of Congress returni...
