From our vantage point in the county seat, the political scene up north in Slippery Rock looks much like the formation of battle lines, this time over a downtown renewal...
The General Assembly’s chronic ailments — an addiction to gambling (expansions); procrastination; and obesity (the 250-member body is the second-largest in the country) ...
Take a close look at the reactions to the weekend shooting of rookie New Kensington police patrolman Brian Shaw.
Throughout the day Sunday and Monday, there was a steady...
There is precious little good news to report in the unrelenting opioid addiction crisis. So victories, when they occur, must be celebrated.
As Erie Times-News reporter M...
Let’s blow straight past a few of the givens in the ongoing drug overdose epidemic. Some truths are too obvious to continue ignoring or denying.
Chief among these is the...
It’s been months since Slippery Rock University announced its decision to step away from administrative duties at McKeever Environmental Learning Center in Mercer County...
Retooling takes time and money. We appreciate this fact. However, when public funds are involved in the retooling, it behooves us to consider the returns on such investm...
It’s time for the Pennsylvania state Senate to step up and take action that would improve Pennsylvania’s protections for victims of domestic violence.
Last year 102 Penn...
Butler County is not the worst place in Pennsylvania to live, if your main concern is access to high speed Internet service.
Nearly 97 percent of the county’s 186,847 re...
The gentleman from Ohio is making an interesting fanfare lately — one that might hit remarkably close to political sentiments in Western Pennsylvania.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod...
