Today is Veterans Day, a day we set aside to honor the military men and women whose sacrifices defend our shores and individual freedoms.
It’s not the only observance t...
High praise goes to Shane Spack, principal of Chicora Elementary School, and the entire administrative-faculty team.
Spack, under pressure of the moment, made a swift an...
After seven years of struggle, stress and difficult decisions, the Butler Area Sewer Authority has fulfilled a massive regulatory mandate.
The state Department of Enviro...
Election Day 2013 in Butler County has us dwelling on a lyric from a 1960s Elvis Presley hit:
“A little less conversation, a little more action please.”
While there is p...
For decades, talk about the dangers of drug addiction meant cocaine and heroin. Today, when people talk about drug addiction and deadly overdoses they are often talking ...
Cheers to more than 250 volunteers who helped make a success of the recent United Way of Butler County's 18th Week of Caring. Butler Rotary Club is a cosponsor.
Kathlee...
An incident this week in Clinton County demonstrates how efficiently social media can spread information — regardless of whether the information is true, false or just m...
In a practice known as “triple dipping,” some retired state employees go back to work on temporary assignments, receiving pay in addition to their pension benefits; and,...
Public pensions are again in the spotlight with Detroit’s bankruptcy. The attention is not helpful if public employee pensions are looking for public support.
It’s recen...
Lawmakers in Harrisburg have put off for several weeks action that is already two years overdue — increasing funding for transportation.
In June, the state Senate passed...
