A few weeks ago, a lawsuit filed by state officials in Pennsylvania and Ohio over allegedly fraudulent fundraising efforts for several fire deparments in the area, inclu...
Distractions seem to abound as the Supreme Court convened Monday amid a federal government shutdown and a plethora of requests from conservative groups to reverse prior ...
There’s a right way to run a government. This isn’t it.
Americans like to brag — and they earnestly and rightly believe — that their government works better than any oth...
Ever since Obamacare’s stormy passage in early 2010, Democrats have been waiting anxiously for the program to go into effect and hoping that a dose of reality would calm...
You know Beanie Babies, those delightful little stuffed animals that were a sensation with children and collectors in the 1990s. They made a fortune for Ty Warner, a Chi...
Groundbreaking for a new development has become routine in Cranberry Township over the past decade or so. But last week’s groundbreaking for an ice hockey and sports med...
Even some of its strongest supporters concede that President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act is an imperfect law, passed in an imperfect way.
“Anytime you implement s...
A vast scholarly literature exists on the subject of leadership. The characteristics of effective leaders have been pored over, cataloged and debated. Among them, one tr...
Dumpsters and scaffolding might not beautify a city street, but they are nice to see on Butler's Main Street. They suggest progress and optimism.
Downtown jewelry shop o...
WASHINGTON — Losing a hard-fought battle confers no dishonor, but losing a badly chosen battle is embarrassing.
And then there’s ridiculous.
Into the latter category goe...
