There’s an old Yiddish expression: “Man plans and God laughs.”
That adage couldn’t be any truer right now. On any given day, you’ll find stories in the Eagle on plans to...
For a Burger King employee in Butler Township, a video that went viral this week could possibly be seen as a blessing and a curse.
In the video, a man is seen yelling, c...
We recently received a call from a Butler County woman concerned that her 8-year-old grandson, whose home is not connected to broadband internet service, will have troub...
We’ve previously praised the state’s Safe2Say Something school reporting system on this page — and the program’s second annual report shows that it is providing an impor...
Gov. Tom Wolf said legislation to require that state government agencies continue processing public records requests during disasters is “ill-conceived and poorly drafte...
During this COVID-19 pandemic, some of us are, for the first time, enjoying the results of a foresighted government official.
Maurice K. Goddard, who was appointed secre...
During a recent news conference about COVID-19, Gov. Tom Wolf said that the state is currently relying on residents voluntarily complying in regard to mask wearing, but ...
State officials reminded residents this week to respond to the 2020 Census as soon as possible — and we hope any holdouts will take heed.
The good news is that Butler Co...
While the upcoming election might be a source of angst for some — from voters and candidates to poll workers and elections bureau employees — the announcement that the c...
How does that Whitney Houston song go? “I believe the children are the future.” A glance at the news of recent days might lead one to hope that’s truly the case. The pas...
