In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on Sept. 21, 1897. Th...
So far, the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s efforts to trace COVID-19 patients has been a miserable failure.
On a good week, 25% of the people who have tested positi...
As the world — if not President Trump — comes to grips with the reality that Joseph R. Biden Jr. will be the 46th President of the United States, we are doing some soul ...
Wednesday night’s snow storm gave Facebook doctors a needed break from spewing anti-mask and conspiracy rhetoric about COVID-19.
It seems they know just as much about s...
It’s mid-December, and we have already experienced two dreadful snowfalls. The first brought most of Butler County 5 inches. Just to aggravate snow-haters, the second on...
We are more than glad to throw our endorsement behind programs within the county that are aimed at helping friends, neighbors and co-workers.
The Butler County Tourism ...
Gov. Wolf’s shutdown 2.0 is now underway. We are hoping that it will not be as devastating to the local economy as his first effort to flatten the curve and manage the p...
Some very disturbing numbers were released last week, and they weren’t about COVID-19.
The opioid battle that Butler County and neighboring counties have been fighting ...
People moving out, people moving in.
Why, because of the color of their skin.
Run, run, run but you sure can't hide.
That is how a favorite Temptations song, “Ball ...
The holiday season is a time to help neighbors in need.
And the Salvation Army needs your help.
The Salvation Army Western Pennsylvania Division faces an expected fundra...