Another tragedy left two people dead Sept. 2 at the intersection of Branchton Road and Rte. 8. I live relatively close to that intersection, and have traveled from each s...
To say the seasons changed in an instant feels apt this year. Leaving work on Wednesday, we emerged into a balmy summer night. Much to everyone’s surprise — and, for some...
The goal of the latest interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve? To avoid a deep recession “by acting with resolve now,” according to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. But i...
The Butler Eagle’s editorial regarding a recent audit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike missed the mark on several fronts (Turnpike is traveling in circles, Sept. 12).
The dri...
Friends, our candidate Dan Pastore of Erie appeared in Butler last week to forward his candidacy for the seat in Congress you will be voting for in a few weeks.
Dan call...
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, there was a person who, through lies and deceit, wanted to be in charge. He made a lot of noise and was given a chancellorship of a cou...
As the world hurdles closer to what we remember as normalcy, we often become a little blind to issues that have stubbornly remained. Whether this is because we no longer ...
As Puerto Rico works very slowly to restore power to the roughly 80% of the island that remains in the dark after getting smacked from Hurricane Fiona, it’s worth remembe...
The U.S. record on protecting our children is abysmal. We try them as adults. Child marriage is still happening. So is corporal punishment and child labor.
The United S...
Rushing to your gate at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, your eye might alight on a book for sale at Barbara’s Bookstore. Its title? “How to Raise Prices.”
It must...
