I’ve been teaching an undergraduate class for almost 20 years called “The Economics of Desire.” I always thought “desire” in the title was the attraction, but it turns ou...
An elderly Ukrainian village woman comes to her garden gate and freezes as she watches a soldier approach. Then she puts her hand to her mouth, and begins to sob. As the ...
When you hear “wildfire,” you may immediately think of the awful wildfires plaguing communities in California. But wildfires happen in Butler County.
Often in the form of...
Today it seems like any bit of information can be pulled up with the press of a button or the click of a mouse. But that’s not true. Much of the history of Butler County ...
China's economy is in trouble. The juggernaut that once looked bound for global domination is slowing down — and not only in the short run.
The Chinese economy's projecte...
It was June 2, 1953. My family did not have a TV and my mother very much wanted to see the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and so we drove to the ...
The 100-plus attendees at Butler County Remembers, the Overdose Awareness Day event on Aug. 31, were privileged to witness hope and beauty during stories of loved ones lo...
These are the best of times for Illinois’ corn and soybean farmers, as anyone driving along downstate highways can plainly see. With just weeks to go before the peak of ...
Listening to the TV during dinner, I heard how John Fetterman cleaned up crime in his home city. Then another commercial said that Dr. Oz wouldn’t last 2 minutes in Bradd...
While the eyes of journalists, Congress and the public are on the Department of Justice investigation of the classified documents that former President Donald Trump remov...
