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We know. We’ve seen the ugly face of political violence firsthand. We still mourn the cost and remember a husband, a colleague, a friend — gone in a split second from an ...
The climate emergency has produced several on-the-nose metaphorical moments lately, such as an art museum founded by oil baron J. Paul Getty being threatened by the Palis...
The Sept. 11 attacks on the Twin Towers and other U.S. institutions happened 24 years ago, but events honoring the lives lost that day are still finding new people to spe...
On Aug. 13, Buffalo Township supervisors conditionally approved two proposals for solar “farms” by two 4-1 votes.
Only Michael J. Oehling Jr. had the courage to oppose t...
It’s a tale as old as time — or at least, the past three decades. Whether Democratic or Republican, members of Congress angry with the president and searching for some wa...
Butler County commissioners were thinking of the future when they started both emergency medical technician and paramedic training programs in the county.
And, as we lear...
I recently saw a photograph of five federal agents — all in body armor and at least two from the FBI — who had questioned a couple in Washington, D.C., for parking beyond...
A few of us still around recall cherished memories of life during the Great Depression and World War II. Our immigrant parents confronted those extraordinary times, inspi...
I went to Walmart in Butler on Sept. 7 to pick up my prescriptions and ask about a COVID-19 booster.
I was very disappointed to learn that they are not available. They to...
