Taxpayers in the Butler School District and the city of Butler have to be wondering if Butler’s school board knows what it’s doing. The board on Monday night rejected tw...
What are you afraid of?
Answers to that question aren’t hard to come by: spiders, heights, the dark; perhaps a shrinking bank account balance?
Our fears can, like a rive...
Last week, at a hearing of the Center Township board of supervisors, Chairman Ed Latuska made a stunningly noteworthy comment. He asked for more public scrutiny.
The he...
In U.S. civics class, students are taught that elections are held for voters to choose the politicians to represent them. It’s a fundamental lesson, voters choose the po...
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It is still early in the process, but Friday’s Sheriff’s Sale at the Butler County Government Center came with good news. Deshon Woods, the parcel of land despoil...
In a welcome move Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its first guidelines for doctors dispensing powerful opioid painkillers. The prescrip...
When Pennsylvanians began paying a higher state gasoline tax and higher fees for vehicle registration, there was some grumbling. But most people accepted the higher cost...
What happened in a congressional committee on Monday has been called a “stunning admission”; a “watershed moment”; and a “milestone.”
The moment between Jeff Miller, the...
The board of directors of the Wounded Warrior Project did the right thing last week in firing the nonprofit group’s two top executives after news reports revealed extrav...
The occupants of the fifth floor of the Butler County Government Center might look to Beaver County leaders for ideas or inspiration on cost savings.
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