As President Barack Obama gears up for the fall election, he and congressional Democrats are planning to press for passage of the so-called Buffett Rule that would impos...
Rick Santorum defied the predictions of most veteran political observers when he won Iowa’s leadoff caucuses in January.
But even having achieved that victory, few thoug...
OK, so what other commissioner has ever received a lifetime pension before? I can see offering a pension to someone who has been in office for 30 years - that's about h...
WASHINGTON — Amelioration of today’s drug problem requires Americans to understand the significance of the 80/20 ratio. Twenty percent of American drinkers consume 80 pe...
Nice inflammatory rhetoric Cass. Our county commissioners' pay is slightly higher than average for the region. The Bell, CA example involved millions across elected offi...
Warning: Chemicals in the packaging, surfaces or contents of many products might cause long-term health effects, including cancers of the breast, brain and testicles; lo...
It’s no secret that the city of Butler is flirting with the possibility of bankruptcy or state Act 47 fiscally distressed status in only a couple of years.
The city’s cu...
The shadow of Watergate falls only lightly across the U.S. political landscape. Instead, the epic scandal is discernible mainly in the absence of the evils that engender...
WASHINGTON — Would Franklin Roosevelt approve of Social Security? The question seems absurd. After all, Social Security is considered the New Deal’s signature achievemen...
From what I have read over the past several months, Butler, PA is turning into Bell, CA. Our Commissioners make significantly higher salaries than surrounding counties,...
