Financial pressures and the challenges of finding and keeping volunteers were among the factors that drove three Butler Township volunteer fire departments to plan a mer...
Is there any human impulse stronger than the urge to tell others what not to eat?
Fast food, red meat, white bread, trans fats, sugary cereals, processed foods, salty sn...
What is it about presidents’ second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments t...
Another tragedy at a Bangladesh clothing factory, another announcement by Wal-Mart about additional steps it will take to beef up worker safety, this time by inspecting ...
Normally, news that a government-related agency’s budget is growing would be cause for concern for taxpayers. But in the case of the Butler County Tourism and Convention...
In requiring the U.S. Senate to confirm presidential appointments, the Constitution aims to ensure a second level of scrutiny of the qualifications of government officia...
In Washington, as in any seat of power, most acts of folly begin with hubris. Government leaders, elected or appointed, usually don’t intend to do the wrong thing, to ov...
Across this great land, patriotic Americans are behaving subversively.
We’re quoting from our pocket Constitutions, starting reading groups to discuss our founding docum...
AUSTIN, Texas - The twin revelations of the Internal Revenue Service targeting conservative political organizations and, now, that the U.S. Justice Department was spying...
Butler School Board member Helene Abramowitz says “people spend $85 a week on beer and cigarettes. Why can't they spend $35 a year on education?” She made that statement...
