This week, we saw a classic example of how Congress operates, especially when it comes to reducing spending: Spend now, plan to reduce spending later — much later, unles...
A relatively low-level player in the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commisison corruption case agreed to a guilty plea Monday. While Raymond Zajicek, 68, of Florida was accused o...
Wise old sayings become what they are because — no surprise here — they contain wisdom.
Old sayings like “Too many cooks spoil the broth” explain themselves.
We wonder i...
Let’s get a few points straight regarding the federal government’s “big” $2-billion-plus settlement with JPMorgan Chase over the bank’s complicity in the Madoff case.
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Cheers to Al Vavro, John Conrad and David Korn, who are setting the correct tone — and rapid pace — in Butler's search for its next superintendent of schools.
The three ...
Al-Qaida is back.
Only three short years ago, the Islamic terror organization founded by Osama bin Laden was declared close to extinction by intelligence and diplomatic...
An unusual coalition of conservatives and liberals in Congress is working toward reforming prison sentencing, particularly mandatory minimum sentences, which have put th...
Cheers to the anonymous caller whose tip to Butler police led to the arrest of a suspected serial tire slasher.
Oscar Cosme Jr., 34, of Butler was arrested Thursday, ac...
The coming year will be a season of change for government in Butler County.
The most immediate changes — and maybe the most dramatic — will be in Butler’s city governmen...
In terms of workplace acrimony, Butler County government stands exactly where it stood 364 days ago, based on the lines of the Butler Eagle’s first editorial of 2013.
Th...
