More needs to be said about a proposed overhaul of the mutual aid agreement between Butler Fire Department and the volunteer fire departments throughout Butler County.
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Most of the people in prison today have a drug problem, an alcohol problem or a mental health problem — sometimes all three. That’s true in just about any prison in the ...
It’s no comfort to the homeowners living nearby, but the Butler Township commissioners made the correct choice Monday night when they unanimously approved a 50-unit subs...
Today Tom Wolf begins his new job as Pennsylvania governor. By pretty much everyone’s estimate, it will be a rough ride.
Wolf comes into office with the state facing a n...
Government agencies spending public tax dollars should be transparent in their decision making and open with communications. But that is not how the Department of Vetera...
Prior to Monday’s vote for consolidation, 10 people addressed the Butler School Board with concerns or objections regarding the plan to close nearly half of the district...
Overshadowed by events in Paris last week, President Barack Obama’s proposal to make community college free to students who maintain good grades deserves a national disc...
It may be years, even decades more in the making, but it’s coming.
PennDOT has announced plans to widen and straighten state Route 228 eastward from the Adams Township l...
It’s hard not to compare Monday night’s Butler schools consolidation vote to an amputation.
It’s difficult, even agonizing to conclude that the school board voted 6-3 to...
Standing in line at an airport waiting to get through security operated by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), it’s tempting to see at least some of the TSA ...