The phrase “not in my backyard” often carries a negative connotation and implies residents’ opposition to the insertion of something or someone into their neighborhood.
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Does anyone remember the Chrysler K-car? Not the K-cup. The K-car. The series of mid-size autos, all built on the same chassis in the 1980s, in response to caravans of J...
This week, Butler County’s elections bureau weighed its options on the type of new system it has been mandated to adopt to replace aging voting machines.
Late last year,...
Today’s editorial does not carry a complicated message. It’s not a brain-teaser or an intellectual trailblazer. In fact, it’s a pretty simple and direct path that’s been...
This week, the Mars School District launched a new security system that will require adults visiting all buildings within the district to show identification that would ...
The recent enactment a state law makes our highways safer by increasing penalties against individuals who drive under the influence of alcohol. For the first time, Penns...
If someone crept onto your neighborhood school playground late at night and spray-painted dirty words on the blacktop, would you leave the graffiti there for your childr...
The South Butler School District is thinking about accepting a challenge that is well worth the effort. Superintendent David Foley said during the school district’s meet...
Tim Wendel’s baseball novel, “Castro’s Curveball,” tells how an aging minor-league catcher discovers a 20-year-old pitching ace in a Havana slum in 1947. The young Fidel...
We have dedicated copious space on this page to the opioid epidemic in Butler County, from editorials regarding the number of pregnant women using the drugs in Butler Co...
