While commenting on the nation’s college admissions scandal, television personality Dr. Phil McGraw — of “Dr. Phil” fame — created a local scandal of his own by besmirch...
Security is a rudiment of any society. It’s why there are few things more important to fund than our police departments. In recent years, some county departments have me...
There’s this story about a doting young husband who tears himself away from his hectic job on the road and hustles home to witness the birth of his first child — only to...
For every bit of good news, there’s often bad news to accompany it. In this case, the good news came last month in the form of a report by the Butler County Coroner’s Of...
Public service is often a thankless job.
The time committed by those serving on borough councils, school boards, planning commissions and other public entities can be se...
While drunk drivers are still the most dangerous category of people on the road — in 2017, a total of 293 people died during incidents that involved drinking and driving...
Easter is a time of year that calls on all of us to reflect on our lives. What footprints will we leave on the sands of this earth? How often can we say we carried someo...
Nobody likes hearing that their taxes might go up, even slightly.
This tax season, a number of people — myself included — saw an increase in the amount that they owed t...
Being hungry for most of us means reaching into the fridge and grabbing something to snack on, or going to the grocery store to replenish the cupboards.
That may be the ...
When Memorial Day arrives late next month, it will begin the 15th summer in Butler without a municipal swimming pool.
The city shut down its Memorial Park Pool for good ...
