Why does cynicism feel like a reasonable, inevitable, even smart posture these days? I think most of us have been there … ready to write off politics as corrupt or hopele...
The Butler Transit Authority announced Tuesday a new mobile ticketing platform, allowing riders of the local transit service to now manage their trips, buy fares and vali...
When it comes to disinformation warfare, Russian President Vladimir Putin is, of course, a pro. As a career KGB agent, it’s what he knows and what he does. That point was...
You know when you’re in Mars. The space — the downtown — feels different from anywhere else in Butler County, or anywhere at all for that matter.
The personality that do...
I’ve spent most of my medical career treating people who’ve tried to take their own lives or who are at risk of dying by suicide. What I’ve learned from my patients and r...
Although President Joe Biden’s administration has pledged “unwavering support” for Ukraine, it has been cautious to a fault in practice. The latest example: supplying the...
A report from the U.S. Census Bureau tells us that in 1900, there were nearly 6 million farms across the nation, feeding a U.S. population of 76.3 million, give or take a...
As students return to school, it’s crucial to recognize the invisible struggles they may be facing, especially after the summer break. Navigating new academic and social ...
By any stretch of the imagination, the U.S. is one of the world’s biggest coal producers. Even after declining by about half since 2008, output last year was still about ...
His decision to stop at The Scoreboard in Richland Township to catch the Steelers game before reporting to work as a custodian at Pine-Richland High School on Sept. 8 lik...