WASHINGTON — Let’s banish the budget fictions of left and right.
The supercommittee — the 12 members of Congress charged with devising a plan to close mammoth deficits —...
Butler's Main Street district is the heart of the city and the city is, in some ways, the heart of the county. For those reasons, it was encouraging to learn last week t...
WASHINGTON — Republicans aren’t mistaken when they say President Obama is declaring class warfare. He’s been working that turf with a pretty big shovel. How many times h...
When are Republicans going to get serious about their nominee for president? The fireworks show is drawing to an end.
The first skyrocket was Sarah Palin, who was unqual...
WASHINGTON — There was something fitting about Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s reckless call for a referendum on the latest rescue package for his country. Worl...
The state Department of Revenue plans to ask consumers to pay sales tax on their online purchases when taxes are filed next April. While any attempt to collect sales tax...
My apologies to the good readers of the Butler Eagle, but this message needs to get through to all the school bus drivers in the coverage area.
PA School Bus Drivers Bew...
With Tuesday’s state Senate passage of a bill making it illegal to text while driving, it looks like Pennsylvania will soon join 41 other states in trying to curtail thi...
Preferring one business who sells their product at a fair price over others who seem to price fix is whining? I am not stupid enough to do anything blindly. I consider...
I’m one of those “job creators” members of Congress profess to admire so much. Thirty-two years ago, my partner and I started a small business with $300 worth of old rec...
