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Time to confirm a clearly qualified judge

The U.S. Senate should confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who clearly is qualified to ascend to the Supreme Court. As the first Black woman ever to be appointed to that...

April 07, 2022 Other Voices

Being a parent is a year-round responsibility

National Week of the Young Child started Sunday, and the Butler County Early Care & Education Council is planning events throughout the week to bring interactive educatio...

April 06, 2022 Our Opinion

What are war crimes, and the likelihood of prosecuting Putin

Russian troops retreated from Kyiv and the nearby town of Bucha, and new horrors of their occupation were revealed. Ukrainian forces found the bodies of at least 410 civi...

April 06, 2022 Editorial

GOP opposition to Jackson only helps further politicize the Supreme Court

The absurd chorus of Republican rationalization for opposing Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson hit a crescendo over the weekend with this comment from Missouri ...

April 06, 2022 Editorial

Giving season open in Butler County

It’s always open season for giving in Butler County. This weekend was no exception. Audray Muscatello Yost, named Soroptimist International of Butler County’s Community R...

April 05, 2022 Our Opinion

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April 05, 2022 Editorial

Biggest revelation of Disney video? Too many parents let the culture teach their kids values

FORT WORTH, Texas — In 2020, I wrote about how my family, which at the time included three preschool-aged children, opted to skip the Super Bowl to avoid the hyper-sexual...

April 05, 2022 Editorial

Black fabulousness, with hair and without it

Here’s one positive outcome of Will Smith’s unhinged moment at the Oscars: It brought global attention to alopecia. And here’s another: Jada Pinkett Smith seems to have m...

April 05, 2022 Editorial

Court rejects pension plan’s secrecy

The beleaguered Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System has made a habit of secrecy — to the point of trying to impose a gag order on board members and den...

April 04, 2022 Our Opinion

COVID pandemic's end may bring turbulence for U.S. health care

WASHINGTON — When the end of the COVID-19 pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome U.S. health care system made more generous, flexible and up-t...

April 04, 2022 Editorial

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