With the laughably-named Congressional Accountability Act revealed in recent weeks to be nothing short of a scheme designed to keep victims silent and protect the bad be...
A new commercial is airing in recent days. An apparent prelude to Gov. Tom Wolf’s re-election campaign, it highlights Wolf’s ongoing effort to impose a severance tax on ...
It’s not hyperbole to call the Connoquenessing Creek’s nomination for Pennsylvania River of the Year honors a stunning turnaround.
The waterway, which is a tributary of ...
Let’s not assume the worst. Let’s go ahead and assume it was a mix-up, that someone mistakenly drove off from the processor with a trophy deer head that belonged to some...
There’s more than one way to get taken to the cleaners this holiday season, but one scam that has seen tremendous growth over recent years is skimming.
Skimming is the p...
The prediction still seems a little preposterous, but we’ve stuck with it.
The Marcellus Shale gas revolution taking place in Butler County and elsewhere will be the und...
When was the last time you got a raise, and what did it take for you to get it?
If you’re in the private sector, we’re willing to bet you had to work — really work — for...
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...
