Much of the campaign debate is over which presidential candidate can help the economy most, but many economists suggest another view — that a president has little influe...
The future of coal mining in Pennsylvania seems bright, or at least it should. Coal production is responsible for 41,500 jobs across the commonwealth, and Pennsylvania i...
Outside the old red-brick City Hall in Manassas, Va., Dorothy Cummings was beaming. She had persuaded her son Charles to register to vote — and now she was marching him ...
Sports heroes rise, and sometimes they fall. When they do, they’re usually quickly forgotten as their names are expunged from the halls of fame, championship rolls and o...
Until the Mars School Board and Mars Area Education Association vote on Nov. 5 on a contract proposal hammered out in recent days, the outcome of the latest bargaining r...
Butler County Community College continues to have a growing impact in terms of providing educational opportunities to people of all ages. The college's expansion to Broc...
The past 12 months have been the hottest on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Throughout the nation, drought, wildfires, floods a...
The airwaves are filled with election posturing about taxes, who’s carrying their fair share and who’s not, who’s better off and who’s not. The vice presidential candida...
No one is irreplaceable, but Butler County government leaders might view William O’Donnell as a possible exception during his tenure as chief county clerk.
For county go...
You’ve heard this horrific story by now: A Taliban gunman boarded a school bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley badlands last week and shot 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai in the ...
