Some stories are timeless . . . like the letter an eight-year-old girl wrote 118 years ago to the editor of the New York Sun.
Every year, at this season, the Butler Eagl...
WASHINGTON — Should we fight the “war on poverty” all over again?
Well, yes. That’s the recommendation of a group of liberal and conservative poverty scholars, who spen...
“In the depth of winter, when nature lies despoiled of every charm, and wrapped in her shroud of sheeted snow, we turn for our gratifications to moral sources.”
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The Veterans Affairs folks are becoming more open and engaging about not answering our questions.
Questions and frustrations about the construction of the new VA health...
Whatever happened to regime change?
Not long ago, Republicans and Democrats alike thought one of the best ways to repair the broken parts of the world was to replace dic...
Dear Dr. Ben Carson:
You probably had no idea you would be running for president of the United States when you visited Slippery Rock University 23 years ago.
The Butler ...
The holiday gift shopping season is in full frantic gear now, with millions of Americans seeking just the perfect present for everyone on their list.
Or, if not the per...
In his 1997 book, “One World, Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism,” William Greider likens the global economy to a great machine, complicated and powerful...
Sometimes just the suggestion of a change can alter a community’s perception of itself.
It rankled some old-timers two years ago when Butler’s Pullman Park changed its n...
Last Saturday, Barack Obama gained the second jewel in his foreign policy triple crown: the Paris climate accord. It follows his Iran nuclear deal and awaits but the clo...
