And Cass, what about all these shooting victims? Seems like it is an everyday occurrence. Does anyone believe these people have insurance? Whether they live or die the h...
WASHINGTON — The paradox of Robert Byrd's life — and the reason his death was recognized by his Senate colleagues as so significant a milestone — is the balance he struc...
The state General Assembly acted responsibly in passing an on-time 2010-11 budget Wednesday that includes no income tax or sales tax increase. Considering the condition ...
For everyone who opposed health care reform - please explain how our health system could get any worse when a major hospital like West Penn looses so much money that the...
The world's economic powerhouses left Toronto over the weekend parroting a message they wouldn't have uttered a year ago: It's time to stop hocking our futures by spendi...
It's laudable that Pennsylvania is planning tougher pursuit of tax evaders, now that the 54-day tax amnesty period has ended.
But a logical question is why the state has...
WASHINGTON — If Bill Clinton was our first black president, as Toni Morrison once proclaimed, then Barack Obama might be our first woman president.
Phew. That was fun. N...
After his conviction on 14 counts of theft, conspiracy and conflict of interest, former state Rep. Mike Veon of Beaver County got what he deserved: prison time, six to 1...
For the second time in four years, a president has asked Gen. David Petraeus to ride to the rescue.
Having sacked Gen. Stanley McChrystal for disrespectful behavior, Pre...
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR5175, also known as the Disclose Act, by a 219-206 vote. "Disclose," you see, is an acronym for "Democracy Is Stren...