Monday’s 54th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech offers a prominent milepost to measure the successes and failures of the civil rights movement....
Becoming “Facebook official” has meant something to teens, tweens and twenty-somthings for a long time now. But it wasn’t until two weeks ago that it started meaning som...
Abie Abraham's life story might seem like a paradox to some — a glorious hero, defined by a soul-rending defeat.
But make no mistake. Abraham was an American military he...
There’s a good reason that earmarks have largely become toxic in American politics: they’re a nasty and counterproductive habit that makes it easier for government to be...
You could call it a tie, but you would be wrong.
We have one decision for and one against the use of confidential drug informants in criminal prosecutions this year in t...
“In Western Pennsylvania, folks go downriver for their shopping and entertainment.”
So observed one municipal politician and industrialist from neighboring Mercer County...
Add our voice to that of Aaron Steinheiser, manager of AK Steel’s Butler Works. The steelmaker in Butler Township hosted a visit last week by U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, giving...
There’s no silver lining to be found in Sunday’s front-page report about fentanyl’s direct tie to the recent rash of overdoses in Butler County.
Simply put, this synthet...
I see a bad moon arising
I see trouble on the way
I see earthquakes and lightnin’
I see bad times today
This coast-to-coast solar eclipse happening on Monday: could it b...
Forty-four.
That’s the number of people county officials know for sure have died from opioid-related drug overdoses so far this year. The real number is likely higher be...
