In “Consumers encouraged to conserve energy” (July 8, online), consumers in Butler were urged to conserve power by switching off “nonessential electric items” during peri...
For decades, global warming was seen as something for our grandchildren to worry about. But with heat records tumbling relentlessly, it’s clear tomorrow has arrived. We a...
More than 100 people die from gunshots on an average day in America. In June, the surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. It’s the leading cause of ...
The Butler Farm Show is going on as planned. A live music schedule is out, and 4-H members are preparing their barnyard friends for a week of competition and fun.
This a...
NEW ORLEANS — Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commission uses to fund tele...
It’s the dog days of summer, and you’re looking for a good topic to share with your friend as you embark on a walk. You’re seeking “light” conversation.
There’s already b...
JD Vance’s Yale Law School pedigree came up at least a dozen times at the Republican National Convention. His degree from the institution gives the inexperienced Vance mo...
For most organizations, getting busier is a good thing, but for nonprofits like the Butler County Humane Society, it can be a bad thing.
In the Wednesday, July 24, editio...
President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote in a recent op-ed that there’s “no rational reason” why Americans pay the highest prices in the world for prescription d...
Something is being done at the intersection of Route 8 and Branchton Road, and while debate may remain over whether or not it’s the right “something,” we are grateful to ...
