The opioid epidemic is hardly unique to Pennsylvania. Many states are reeling from the one-two punch of heroin and prescription painkillers like OxyContin and fentanyl. ...
It was clear from the moment John Collins, the director of the state Office of Medical Marijuana, refused to answer questions about the state’s application scoring proce...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the text of the U.S. House resolution that was introduced by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly of Butler and unanimously passed this week. HR 2210...
There are many things that most people cannot hope to truly comprehend unless or until they’ve experienced it firsthand. Chief among those things is the pain and sufferi...
It’s hard not to chuckle just a bit over the recent misfortune of Anthony Mastrangelo.
He’s the 81-year-old mayor of New Castle, next door in Lawrence County, which shar...
Just four short years ago, you could have been forgiven for believing that incoming State System of Higher Education Chancellor Frank T. Brogan was going to be the answe...
Sooner or later, government will learn that transparency is the best policy when serving the public good. Ultimately it’s the only policy.
The latest case in point comes...
Municipal and school officials in Butler appeared to score a victory last week when the state Commonwealth Court upheld a denial of AK Steel’s appeal on a property tax a...
Have you ever overheard a person delivering a piece of advice so brutal and honest that you’re glad it’s aimed at someone else?
That’s the kind of tough love that was la...
When two teenaged residents escaped from the Summit Academy reform school last week, residents nearby in Summit Township said they should have been notified immediately....
