California’s recent water windfall is a bit like somebody getting a big tax refund after years of dipping into their 401(k) to pay the bills. Any sense of wealth this sud...
On Wednesday, the Eagle reported that the Saxonburg Area Business Association is planning a festival of its own to coincide with Sprankle’s Octoberfest on the second week...
The end of the pandemic has been less like a car slamming on the brakes and more like a ship that has turned off its engines and is slowly gliding to a stop.
New York Gov...
Last spring, I decided to let native wildflowers take over a small area of my lawn. I was giddy with excitement and hopeful that my little garden would be a haven for ins...
Real world experience goes a long way.
Many colleges require or recommend internships to students. Businesses may offer apprenticeships. And the Butler County Area Vocat...
A new United Nations report comes to a definitive but familiar conclusion: We’re not doing nearly enough to prevent disastrous levels of climate change.
The report, relea...
There are places where violence can be particularly destructive. Inside a fuselage jammed with people flying at 600 mph at 30,000 feet is certainly one of them.
The Feder...
As Western Pennsylvanians, we’re no strangers to the presence of ticks, especially if you live in a rural part of the county.
On Monday, staff reported that 54% of deer ...
After interviewing teachers across the country, shadowing three of them for 12 months and taking a job as a long-term substitute in her own local Maryland school district...
For many young people, college can be tough emotionally and socially as well as academically. In today’s environment, though, things are much worse — dangerously so.
By j...
