WASHINGTON — There was a make-believe quality to President Obama’s second inaugural address, as if all that’s required to solve serious problems are the intelligence to ...
President Obama’s second inaugural address was a ringing affirmation of Democratic priorities and a resolute defense of federal safety-net programs. But there’s little c...
The issue of whether Marcellus Shale gas drilling caused well water contamination in the Woodlands area of Connoquenessing Township isn’t likely to be resolved anytime s...
Yes, it can be done. We can — and should — reduce the extravagant prices, the highest in the world, that Medicare pays for some serv-ices, before we start to reduce the ...
The House GOP seems to have extricated itself from a bind that could have damaged both the American economy and its own political future. Frustrated by Democrats’ opposi...
On the eve of Inauguration Day, White House political strategist David Plouffe promised that President Obama’s inaugural address would include a call for bipartisan coop...
A leading U.S. senator announced on a Sunday news program that the Senate intends to approve a budget.
That statement shouldn’t be news. But it is — given the fact that ...
President Barack Obama is off to a good start this year with his frank approach to gun regulation, recognizing the right to bear arms but calling out the hypocrisy of eq...
Over the past couple of dec-ades, Butler County has been enhancing its reputation as a destination for tourists and business people.
A snapshot of how far the county has...
Some lists, like Dave Letterman’s Top 10 list, are just for fun. Others, like the increasingly popular best-or-worst places lists — to retire, for singles or to start a ...
