Good farm policy works for rural people by stabilizing prices, encouraging the growth of rural communities, and helping farm families deal with natural disasters. This l...
Before Merrick Garland, there was Abe Fortas. And before Brett Kavanaugh, there was Clarence Thomas, Robert Bork and Clement Haynsworth.
While higher profile in these da...
At first glance it might seem silly attempting to draw parallel between a pair of political “October surprises” — big-news revelations that fall like missiles from the s...
I’m thankful that increasing attention is being paid to the dire state of higher education in our country. Heather Mac Donald, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, has j...
The attempted political assassination of Brett Kavanaugh is bad for the country, but good for a Trumpian attitude toward American politics.
The last-minute ambush valid...
Almost a year ago, a cautionary headline appeared atop a Tribune editorial: “Beware the long reach of #MeToo.” A year later, that warning to sexual predators — who rely ...
Missouri was recently a purple state, but it’s turning Republican red. Pennsylvania went for President Donald Trump in 2016 but it’s still a purplish shade of Democratic...
Good judgment and restraint should not be underestimated as Judge Marilyn Horan is promoted to the federal bench and the process begins for selecting her successor in th...
Agriculture remains Pennsylvania’s leading industry and an important financial and cultural factor here in the Laurel Highlands region.
And farming is an industry underg...
On balance, economic news for Butler and its surrounding counties in recent years has been positive: falling poverty rates, rising media household income and a slow and ...
